Best Tire option

[duneslider]

My experience, in my area, is that with 4wd and all terrain tires I am fine for the conditions I experience. However, having driven with dedicated snow tires, they are very worth it if you see a lot of ICE. We don't see a lot of ice in utah, it will get snow packed and icy but not like ICE I have experienced in other parts of the country. I rarely feel my mud tires and 4wd don't get the job done just fine where I am.

 

[Plati]

Wow thanks. Did not know. I might have once known and forgotten since I've tuned into my particular needs and tuned the big picture out! Appreciate the reset.

I guess tires are like sneakers in that there are generalized models and very specific purpose oriented models

 

[scottdm]

I guess tires are like sneakers in that there are generalized models and very specific purpose oriented models

Very true! Studded snow tires are very specific purpose oriented. I used to run studded tires, but they are so noisy. They also tend to fling gravel on tarred and chipped roads since the studs pop the stone chips loose and fling them at your vehicle. They also stop poorly on wet pavement since the studs tend to slide (metal on wet asphalt).

 

[Kmdcolo]

I just installed these. I haven’t had them in snow yet. I drove my F150, also with new tires instead during our most recent snow storm.

 

[JS2295]

Are those the hybrid tires that have half winter tread and half regular tread? Would be curious on the tread wear rating since most winter tires are soft enough that they don't have a tread wear rating.

Sorta, the WRG3s had two variants. One with the hybrid(asymmetric) setup like you mentioned and the other was directional(suv tire). They are winter tires adapted for all season use. They are considered an all-weather tire. Tread wear is great. My mother's Escape has 40k on a set of wrg3. Planning to replace with the new wrg4. Also researching Michelin crossclimate+ suv.

 

[Oklahoma Jim]

Which Continentals are those? I had Conti's on a BMW and liked them a lot. They were quiet and long wearing.

 

[Kmdcolo]

Which Continentals are those? I had Conti's on a BMW and liked them a lot. They were quiet and long wearing.

Continental Terrain Contact A/T

 

[Oklahoma Jim]

Thanks. Let us know how you like them on your Expy.

 

[Meeker]

Full winter conditions (lots of snow and ice) this week in Calgary, and yesterday the dealer had tires "at cost" so I put on Michelin LTX AT2 LT275/65R18 (load range E) tires. I've been looking to get these on to help with towing, and I had the P version on my previous Expy and was very impressed with the winter performance. I have to say they are night and day better than the Primacy that the Expy came with in these conditions! I can't tell yet if the ride has changed (which probably means it isn't a serious difference).

They did put them at 40psi ("because they are LT tires") - is that necessary? Could I run them at the door sticker pressure without issue?

 

[Plati]

Full winter conditions (lots of snow and ice) this week in Calgary, and yesterday the dealer had tires "at cost" so I put on Michelin LTX AT2 LT275/65R18 (load range E) tires. I've been looking to get these on to help with towing, and I had the P version on my previous Expy and was very impressed with the winter performance. I have to say they are night and day better than the Primacy that the Expy came with in these conditions! I can't tell yet if the ride has changed (which probably means it isn't a serious difference).

They did put them at 40psi ("because they are LT tires") - is that necessary? Could I run them at the door sticker pressure without issue?

I did a lot of research on this (lots of posts on this Forum) when I got my first light truck (LT) tires. Absolutely advised to run higher pressure. I run 45 in my Kumho Road Venture AT51's and my Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws. There are engineering tables to show you what pressure to run or you can do various "tire patch to the road" methods to show you the right pressure.

 

[Meeker]

I did a lot of research on this (lots of posts on this Forum) when I got my first light truck (LT) tires. Absolutely advised to run higher pressure. I run 45 in my Kumho Road Venture AT51's and my Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws. There are engineering tables to show you what pressure to run or you can do various "tire patch to the road" methods to show you the right pressure.

Thanks - yes, now I remember the tire patch methods I read about on this forum somewhere...

 

[freitz]

Looks like the Defenders LTX M/S are best all rounder for everything I'm in maryland but travel north during winter so will run into slow but this seems like it should handle just fine.

 

[freitz]

Costco Has great deal on the Defender LTX M/S right now 150$ instant rebate. Good time to buy. Just ordered mine.

 

[Calidad]

Tires are also very region/weather type specific. No argument that snow tires are best in snow. But many of us are smart enough to not live where its icy and snows 3-4 months out of the yr lol - kidding aside...

In my California use case solid quality brand name All Seasons work best. I put a set of those BFG Advantage T/A Sports on my Subaru 45,000 miles ago and trust me 2 Subarus and 20 yrs I tried em all. These BFGs were awesome. So I put them on my heavy Sequoia and put 10,000 miles on them before I sold it to my dad. Again super impressed with those BFG Advantage Sports. No hit to mileage, no impact to ride quality. Great durability, good mud and Snow performance, good road performance. And great wear.

Michelin and BFG come out of the same manufacturing plant. Both brands offer some of the best tires available. Especially for bigger heavier vehicles.

I’ve tried pretty much all the other stuff Continentals were always mehh and consistently ended up with out of round tires and marginal life. The worst tires I ran on the Sequoia were those geolanders I had so many leaky tires and flats they were horrible.

 

[Gumby]

Figured I'd revive this topic. I'm getting ready to get a new set of tires (I'm running on Blizzaks right now) as one of my OE Dynapros had a blowout right at the perfect time to winter swap them in the fall.

Now I need to choose correctly. I do not need an AT tire, looking for something a little more perf oriented / summer set up since I have winters.

What do ya'll think of these on the OE rims?

• Toyo Proxes S-T or ST III
• Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus
• Continental Premium Contact 6
• Yoko Prada X PA02
• Michelin Premier LTX (I know not really summer / perf oriented)

I wish Extreme Contact DWS was available in 22...

Any others that should make the list?

 

[caplanm]

Figured I'd revive this topic. I'm getting ready to get a new set of tires (I'm running on Blizzaks right now) as one of my OE Dynapros had a blowout right at the perfect time to winter swap them in the fall.

Now I need to choose correctly. I do not need an AT tire, looking for something a little more perf oriented / summer set up since I have winters.

What do ya'll think of these on the OE rims?

• Toyo Proxes S-T or ST III
• Pirelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus
• Continental Premium Contact 6
• Yoko Prada X PA02
• Michelin Premier LTX (I know not really summer / perf oriented)

I wish Extreme Contact DWS was available in 22...

Any others that should make the list?

I had 22" Scorpion Verde's on my 2015. They wore like iron, and were quiet on the highway, unlike the Hankook Dynapro's which so noisy.

 

[Dice Roll]

I always have good luck with Bridgestone. Might compare them at Costco to the Michelin’s

 

[Uturn]

I am looking at the Toyo Proxes ST myself. Especially since the can be had on Amazon here in the States for $129 each for the 275/55R20 117V rating. Don't worry much about snow and ice here.

 

[joethefordguy]

My point exactly...god forbid they make 77% profit instead of 78% on this truck.

that's a week of work for someone working a 20/hour job...

 

[StealthyBulldog]

I had the Nitto Nt420s 's on my Escalade for summer tires with no problems. Always seemed solid, tread life was good for my 20-24k kms per year. I had them I think 3 years and still lots of tread left (using as a summer only tire). I read tons of reviews, one guy said they were great in snow and had a picture of his truck in about 1-1.5' of snow! They are 'technically' an all season, but don't do great on ice, although that day drove my FIL's Ram with BFG AT and it sucked too