Replacing Hankooks- how many miles?

[KSC 2019 XLT]

So far have 30,000 miles on my Hankook Dynapro ATM's on my 2019 Expy 4WD. Still has decent tread on them. I rotate every 5 - 7k miles.

 

[Flight-ER-Doc]

Have 27,000 miles on my 22" Hancooks and I have no confidence in driving in the rain with them and think I'm going to bite the bullet and get new tires.

How many miles did you get on your Hankooks before you replaced?

I get well over 50k on my 20" Hankooks, and find they are excellent in rain, snow and ice.

 

[jera0005]

I was never impressed with the Hancooks that came on our Expedition Max. Seems like like the tread pattern was more for mud, not rain or snow. I live in MN and they were terrible in snow. I always had to use AWD when snow was on the ground. Turning on snow covered intersections was an adventure, the front tires would slide. I switched to Michelin Defenders and that made a dramatic difference. I barely even need to AWD now and the braking and turning has also improved a lot.

 

[2020ExpyPlatinum]

28,000 and tires slip with a little rain if the pedal is pushed a little to hard.

Buying new tires for the 22" rims that aren't as low of a profile. With the pot holes in the northeast, all it takes is one good hit and those rims are bent.

I will be buying Michelin tires fir the next set of tires.

 

[HISHONOR]

I have the Hankooks on my 2018 Limited. Original with purchase. Today, hit 71,000. Still going strong. A little of highway miles. Probably 7500 more miles left on them.

 

[HISHONOR]

Fat thumbs. A “lot”of highway miles.

 

[sctom1]

I have a 19 Explorer Limited and ditched the garbage Hankook Ventas 2 under 25k miles. No confidence. Replaced with Michelin Latitude Tour HP. Huge improvement! I wish you got choices of tire like radio choice or leather color or HD towing pkg when ordering a new car. Even if there were only 2 choices and an up charge for the better tire. Better than spending >$1K so soon on a newish car.
Hey Ford, are you listening???

 

[IndyDave]

Have 27,000 miles on my 22" Hancooks and I have no confidence in driving in the rain with them and think I'm going to bite the bullet and get new tires.

How many miles did you get on your Hankooks before you replaced?

7K miles. Bought Michelin LTX. Have 2020 Ltd Stealth. I can't see anyone risking their life or family with the Hankook. Also I would have thought Ford would have listened and not installed on new Expeditions. But I guess that would make too much sense.

 

[Speed 330]

Have 27,000 miles on my 22" Hancooks and I have no confidence in driving in the rain with them and think I'm going to bite the bullet and get new tires.

How many miles did you get on your Hankooks before you replaced?

I had them for a while and did not get very many miles out of them before I felt unsafe will never use them again

 

[3rd Expyowner123]

My 22” Hankook’s were also dangerous in the rain, rear end slipping out. Had one tire with slow air leak, had puncture near sidewall, later second tire with bubble. After replacing tire with slow leak, bought new Pirelli Scorpion Verde A/S Ii.
The Pirelli’s have about 27k miles now, I’m very happy with them. Guessing they will safely give 40k miles, they have worn evenly on my 4 X 4, quiet, improved steering response, equal fuel economy, good wet traction.
Pirelli has since released generation III of this tire.

 

[BGO1]

2018 Limited - Installed Good Year Wrangler Fortitude HT all I can say Much Much Better than than the stock Hancooks which were terrible as previously noted.

 

[WoodrowUSMC]

Highly recommend Michelin LTX A/T2. Have a 2014 XLT, 4WD, and I pull a 33 foot 6,500 lb trailer and a 20 foot bass boat (not at same time of course) and the Michelins provide outstanding stability, great traction on all surfaces and a smooth ride. Tire performance is well worth the higher cost.

 

[purevw]

I think that was about what I had, perhaps a bit more. Today I am getting a set of Michelin Premier LTX put on. This will be my third set of "summers" and I am on my second set of dedicated winters. My second set of summers was Yokohama Parada Spec X. They were just OK. Tread life was not that good.

My first set of replacements were Michelin Premier tires. I bought them because they were "performance" tires. I found out too late that "performance" tires are made from softer compounds to get more grip, which means less life, plus generally have no treadlife warranty. My Michelin Defenders have a 70,000 treadlife warranty and I have no complaints of any kind. I run Hankooks on my old Ranger and love them. Typically get excess of 70,000 before the tread is worn enough for concern. My wife's 2017 Edge has OE Hankooks, which I am not at all proud of. She has 17,000 on the vehicle and I estimate over 50% treadwear. It might be possible that OE Hankooks and off the shelf Hankooks are different or not as well suited for heavier vehicles. Just to be sure, she'll get Michelin or at least something with a minimum of 70,000 warranty.

 

[Gumby]

My first set of replacements were Michelin Premier tires. I bought them because they were "performance" tires. I found out too late that "performance" tires are made from softer compounds to get more grip, which means less life, plus generally have no treadlife warranty. My Michelin Defenders have a 70,000 treadlife warranty and I have no complaints of any kind. I run Hankooks on my old Ranger and love them. Typically get excess of 70,000 before the tread is worn enough for concern. My wife's 2017 Edge has OE Hankooks, which I am not at all proud of. She has 17,000 on the vehicle and I estimate over 50% treadwear. It might be possible that OE Hankooks and off the shelf Hankooks are different or not as well suited for heavier vehicles. Just to be sure, she'll get Michelin or at least something with a minimum of 70,000 warranty.

I hear ya. I was comparing the Premiers and the Defenders as well as Pirelli Verde AS. My tire place didn't have stock on the Pirellis so it came down to both Michelins. You are right about the softer compound, I feel the Defenders appeared a bit stiffer. I run separate winters so these Premiers will never see snow. So far happy with them, then again they are Michelins! The Premiers offer a 100,000 kms warranty and the Defenders are 115,000 kms.

 

[charlespsu]

I just came back from a 600 mile trip with my new Michelin Defender LTX M/S and its a completely different vehicle!! Handling, surefooting, noise reduction...its like I have a new damn car!! Had rain for a few hours and its night and damn day. I'm in love

 

[TX-EXPMAX]

I just came back from a 600 mile trip with my new Michelin Defender LTX M/S and its a completely different vehicle!! Handling, surefooting, noise reduction...its like I have a new damn car!! Had rain for a few hours and its night and damn day. I'm in love

I couldn't agree with you more! I picked mine up last week after having the defenders put on and have driven a few hundred, but what a difference. The ride quality is back, steering is easier (both in slow turns and at speed) and quieter too. Couldn't believe the difference these have made. I realize any new tire probably would have made a difference given how worn the stock ones were but these are living up to the hype so far.

 

[sjwhiteley]

I put a set of Continentals Terrain Contact's on mine, because the Michelin's were just a little too much of a road tire for me. My continentals are beautiful, ride smooth, silent, and yet they will dig in the snow and dirt a little bit more than the Michelins. I was afraid of the Michelins smooth road tread because the damn Hankooks were soo smooth and slippery with their road tread.

Old Thread, but this had a comment about the Continental Terrain Contact. @Deadman, did you put on the H/T or the A/T tires?

The A/T are more aggressive looking (all Terrain?), ant the H/T more 'highway' tires. I'm deciding between the two, at the moment, so if anyone has input on these tires it'd be appreciated.

 

[3rd Expyowner123]

I ended up putting on pirelli scorpion 3s on and they have been great

I’m very happy with my Scorpion 3’s!

 

[3rd Expyowner123]

Same experience here. If you enjoy throwing around the rear of a high riding, 6,000 lb vehicle, they're great for that.

Yep! I made a left turn on a 30mph residential street on wet pavement and felt the rear end breaking loose. Couldn’t believe it. I am now a happy camper with Pirelli A/S 3’s.