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rj hillclimber

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I just purchased General Grabber 245/70/17 Artic snows for 2002 Ford Explorer V6.made in USA they look like Hancook IcePike . 265mm might have been better. old explorer has LSD differential,Expedition does'nt . Diff carrier bearings on LSD unit failed at 199,000 mi probably due to towing 3000lb travel trailer around the southwest. I had a used one put in and rebuildt the original that I now trip over regularly. The day is coming! Good Luck! And the tires have a no. which says no chains required. Ski car.
 

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I stick with OEM sizes and run the Michelin Defender LTX MS on most of my vehicles. Don't run LT size tires on an SUV.
 

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we have an o4 exp we bought new off the lot it had Contential on it but we have put 3 sets of Bridgestone on it and they are just fine
 
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Indiana, in other words all of the above.

It can be -10 w snow and ice or 96 and humid w torrential rain...or dry as a bone for 2 months....my favorite is this week which was 28 at night the other day and 73 as I type this eating outside in the sun w it forecasted to warm up each day day through Sunday then plummet 30 degrees. Lol.

If I wanted to blow the $, which I'd rather spend elsewhere be it kids, the house, or savings I'd probably be best served w a set of winter wheels and tires and a quality 3 season tire w great handling.
 

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I am also a Michelin guy, you can usually find a buy three get four deal. I like some of the Goodyear tires for my passenger cars, but you really have to pick the correct tire. Not a fan of the wrangler or kevlar tires. I usually look at road noise and wet performance ratings. Road noise is usually an aggressive tread design, so go with a daily commuter versus off road type and you should do well. Wet performance is compound and tread.
 

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2003 EB 4x4

Pretty much a commuter at this point with the occasional family trip when we don't want to put random miles on the wifes navigator or we know kids will get it/themselves dirty, seldom loaded, and virtually never tow.

I'm looking for something where ride quality/road noise is great to excellent with decent mileage rating due to me driving about 14k a year just for work now. I drive an 70/30 hwy/city commute of about 26mi each way. Roads around here have been essentially rebuilt so great shape, no crazy dips, rusting, etc and no gravel to deal with.

I know Michelin checks all of the boxes, not necessarily wanting an 80k tire as im unsure I'd get that out of the vehicle and not sure they're worth the premium investment. Coming up on 228k though it runs great and no current issues but you never know.

I currently have General Grabber HTS60 which came on it with about 75-80% tread, I've put 23k on them since (42k since install) and they've done pretty well and nearly perfectly worn, im down to 6/32 and just starting to notice slightly reduced performance in the cold and wet weather. They'd probably make it through winter just fine for my basic needs save for a big snow but having fresh rubber for winter wouldn't be a bad thing. I also have a co worker who desperately needs tires and could take these as they'd be considerably better than what they have on their vehicle now.

I'm probably a bit of an outlier here using this as a daily w nothing in or attached to it. I've never ran LT tires on my own vehicles, though everyone seems to say they completely change the feel of the vehicle and have great life/durability. My in laws run Big-O house brand LT all terrains and they're awful..handling, noise, and tread life. Its my only experience driving one if these w an LT tire.

What have you guys been running who have similar use cases and what do you think of them?
You posted this a while ago but if you need tires in the future I got a smokin deal on nittos I have 20" aftermarket wheels, but they kick ass
 

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Michelin AT2 probably the best tire for highway and descent off raid lil tire noise on highway


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