Tire suggestions
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Gumby
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I just replaced the Hankooks at the beginning of the summer with a set of Yoko Parada Spec X in 22. They are ok. Wear seems pretty good.
I replaced my hankooks within three months with Continental terrainContact ATs. Excellent tires. Quiet, good handling, M&S rated. The other Continental “contacts” should work well if you will stay on roads and don’t get snow.
Michelin Defender LTX
I have a pair of Toyo's that are good overall, but seems like they don't last long... They came with the truck (bought at 35k miles now at ~47k) so I'm not sure how old they are. They need to be replaced soon.
Planning on trying the Michelin Defender LTX or Premier depending on the deals I find.
Planning on trying the Michelin Defender LTX or Premier depending on the deals I find.
1111ExpyEL1111
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What climate do you live in? What are your year round driving conditions?
ssmock
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Michelin Defender LTX. Great tires for all around driving and towing.
inmanlanier
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I have a buddy in the tire business; we have both raced cars and are quite persnickety about them. We both want excellent dry and wet traction with reasonable wear, and quality manufacture (Bridgestone) so they stay round. He recommended the Firestone LE2 to me (don't think the LE3s were out then). He had them on his first expedition; I'm sure that will be the ones he puts on his current expedition. We both tow 7000 lbs. or so. They've been excellent. He's NOT a Firestone dealer, but he has great feedback circles from all his customers and the large SUV customers like give him great feedback on this tire.
Dice Roll
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Know some tires have a regular and a heavy duty rated version of the same tire. Michelin for instance has a regular and a premier of the defender. Load rating is different.
UTEngineer
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Being that I am located in the northern Rocky Mountains, not sure if my recommendation would apply to Cashiers, NC.
However, we just put on a brand new set of 8-ply 20 inch BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires. Went with 8-ply to tow our 9,000 lb. travel trailer. Not sure if they offer this tire in a 22 inch size.
In my opinion this is the best all-around tire you can buy for our climate and terrain. Excellent off-road capability, 3-peak snow rating, excellent ice traction, does well on wet surfaces, and fairly quiet on the pavement for an all-terrain tire. The only downside is the softer rubber compound that gives better traction comes at the price of an accelerated tread wear rate.
But since my wife only puts on about 5,000 to 7,000 miles per year, accelerated tread wear is not a major concern.
However, we just put on a brand new set of 8-ply 20 inch BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires. Went with 8-ply to tow our 9,000 lb. travel trailer. Not sure if they offer this tire in a 22 inch size.
In my opinion this is the best all-around tire you can buy for our climate and terrain. Excellent off-road capability, 3-peak snow rating, excellent ice traction, does well on wet surfaces, and fairly quiet on the pavement for an all-terrain tire. The only downside is the softer rubber compound that gives better traction comes at the price of an accelerated tread wear rate.
But since my wife only puts on about 5,000 to 7,000 miles per year, accelerated tread wear is not a major concern.
