Tire recommendations for 22"

[Calidad]

I’m in CA do sierra trips to the snow but also do lots of hot highway high speed long trips. I needed a 3peak but with good highway manners. BFG and Michelin come out of the same shop. Think of the Michelin tires as the softer East coast lower temp tires. Think of BFG as the west coast higher temp (compound tires)

The latest new designs are A/T hybrid tires for SUVs where mileage, highway speeds and snow traction with durability matters. BFG came out with the Trail Terrain in 2021. I just put a second set on after 60,000 miles. Could have gone longer but I had to haul a big boat and didn’t want to push my luck. Definitely the best tires I’ve ever had on any of my SUVs.

 

[rick619]

Ended up buying her Cooper Discoverer HTP II. Never had these before, but they were priced decent at the time. I had Coooper Discoverer STT Pro on my Jeep and those were wearing well and ride smoothly.

 

[LanceExp2025]

IMHO, the tires off my lawnmower would be a significant upgrade from da Kooks

I know alot of people who have had serious tread reliability/sidewall failure issues with them over the past several years...

BigOleFordFan: Yes, you are surely correct about those terrible Hankooks. I had a new Econoline E350 that came from Ford with Hankooks on it. After a little over 20K miles, one of the rear tire treads separated from the tire casing and slapped the bottom of my quarter panel so hard and so many times before I got it pulled over, that it folded up this panel, almost to the rear bumper (and it was an extended van - pretty long panel). The dealer offered to replace the tire "Free of Charge" but just blew off the extensive body damage ($940 repair bill). I filed small claims suit against the dealer that sold me the van and the judge dismissed the suit because he said the dealer did NOT install those tires on my van, Ford did. So, sue Ford. I tucked my tail between my legs, paid the body work bill and went back to work. But, NEVER AGAIN for any Hankooks, for me! Junk tires and NOT an honorable company, in my opinion. Just my experience but, you decide. Lance

 

[Mr Big]

Ended up buying her Cooper Discoverer HTP II. Never had these before, but they were priced decent at the time. I had Coooper Discoverer STT Pro on my Jeep and those were wearing well and ride smoothly.

I had Hankooks on my Excursion 2 times. They wore terribly, never stay balanced and they would not stand behind the warranty, because I had 22" rims and 285/45/R22 tires, not standard for the Excursion. Now I am sold 100% on Michelin Defenders. They are a bit pricey, but they ride and wear excellent, not to mention the miles I get out of them.

 

[LanceExp2025]

I had Hankooks on my Excursion 2 times. They wore terribly, never stay balanced and they would not stand behind the warranty, because I had 22" rims and 285/45/R22 tires, not standard for the Excursion. Now I am sold 100% on Michelin Defenders. They are a bit pricey, but they ride and wear excellent, not to mention the miles I get out of them.

YEP! Me too, w/ Michelins every time on every vehicle now, for many years. Have had flat Michelin tires occasionally from nails or screws but NEVER a Michelin tire failure (blow-out) nor tread separation. All my Econoline E350's have had Michelins (once the factory tires wore down to 50%) and it was always loaded to weigh 8500# - 9300#, with tools and parts. Even with those loads, I would get 40K-50K miles before they needed replacement. They would have maybe gone another 10k miles but why take a chance and suffer the inconvenience of being stranded out in the Tooley's somewhere. Now I have a 2023 T350 Ford Transit Van 148 LR (same load) and once the Continentals wear down a little more, it's getting Michelins.

The same is true for our 2024 Expy MAX Limited. Once the Perrelli Scorpions' get worn down a little more, they're off and on go Michelin 22's. I have thought of going with 18" or 20" wheels but my wife and I both like the Limited 22" wheels, a lot. And, yes, I am very biased about Michelins but, that is only what I have learned from many years of experience with other lesser quality tires. Lance

 

[Left Coast Geek]

I recommend replacing the 22" wheels with 18" or 20", THEN find some tires. huge fan of the CrossClimate2 on my wife's car, and I loved the BF Goodrich AllTerrain KO2's on my last two trucks, so I'll likely be getting KO3's on this one. With 18" you run 35 PSI instead of the 39 PSI of the 22", makes for a quieter smoother ride.

 

[Left Coast Geek]

BFG and Michelin come out of the same shop.

Michelin may own BFG, but they are different factories making entirely different products.

 

[zeecarr]

Just turned 30,000 miles on my 2023 Expo and needed new 22 inch tires. I had the original Grabbers for this whole time and they probably had at least 10,000 more miles in them. They were definitely not great tires though as they got older they started riding a lot more smoothly. Rotating really makes a difference... I decided to have Michelin CrossClimate2 installed at the 30,000 servicing because I'll be spending more and more time in the mountains and wanted something snow rated. These are also great for the monsoonal rain we have here in Florida.
All I can say is these CrossClimate2 tires are noticeably better than the Grabbers from day one. Despite the more aggressive snow rated tread, they ride both smoother and quieter than the grabbers and the handling is superb. The Ford dealer had the best price. Their quote was cheaper than Tire Rack. One final bonus: THEY LOOK AWESOME! The tread pattern is really cool. I've had compliments from the very first day from complete strangers.