Can't Wear 'em Out! Michelin LTX A/T

[rrausch]

I bought my '95 2500 in 2000 with Michelin LTX A/T's on it. I just ordered 2 new tires, after having had to replace the first 2 due to front end problems about 6 months ago.



Those last 2 Michelin's have over 95,000 miles on them! And I am replacing them not because the tread wear indicators are showing but because of cracking in the sidewalls!!



Man, those are some long-lasting tires! I remember when I was buying non-radials for my old '54 Chevy 3/4 ton, I would be lucky to get 20,000 miles out of a set! I'd be buying a set every year or so.



The only thing is that Michelin is a French company, however the Michelins on my truck do say, "Made in America", so I feel a tiny bit better.

 

[Jeff Clark]

I like the LTX M/S, but I have good luck with the A/T's too. I'm about to put a set of M/S's on my wife's Suburban.

 

[TomGolden]

I hear you. I am still on my original Michelin M/S tires. 83,500 miles on them to date, and they still have more than 50% tread life in them.

 

[Guest]

never liked michelins til I had a diesel truck with them on it, they are killer tires for wear and load capabilities.

 

[Fred Swanson]

Ahh, I remember my original Michelin's on my 2000. But I only got 25K miles out of them. Had to quit doing burnouts. But then every other set I put on only lasted about the same.



Seriously, they do last if you can drive without trying to kill them.

 

[ndurbin]

I wore a set of 50% trend LTX's out in about 15,000 miles.

 

[KWentling]

I'm not having that "problem". I've got about 45K on my MS and they will need to be replaced before winter. A bit better than the original Goodyears, but not much. Probably has something to do with the limited slip. Don't do burn outs or try to spin them. Keep them rotated every 5,000 or so. Wear is nice and even. I'm disappointed in them. Not sure what if any would be better.



Kim

 

[rrausch]

I did a fair amount of burn-outs in mine, when I got my Performance Trans 2 years ago and they STILL lasted! Can't burn 'em off either!

 

[cyborg]

I have a set on my jeep cherokee. Best all around tire I've found.

I never even thought about them for the CTD, now I will.

 

[Cummins4Life]

My LTX M/S's were bald in 20k, wonder what went wrong lol.

 

[Deezul1]

Funny how mine wear great on the front and poorly on the rear, you would think with all that weight up front they would wear faster. The limited slip doesnt release enough on the rear during turns and I can sometimes hear them chirping even on light acceleration.

 

[Bill Lins]

I've got 60k on my LTX-M/S's & they'll probably go another 10k or so. For those who wore theirs out early, are y'all's Load Range "D" tires or are they P-metrics?

 

[dresslered]

Maybe I'll try them next

With my commute and driving habits, I have just ordered my 30th tire in 62,500 miles. I'm willing to try anything! This time around I went with the Michelin XPS Rib from the Tire Rack.

 

[CrewCabDiesel]

I have got a set of Michelin M/S AT on my dually and they wear like iron, but traction SUCKS. The tires have over 40,000 miles and have more than 50% of the tread left. I know a dually spreads the weight over 4 tires but on dry pavement when I do a burn out the tires do not smoke and leave 4 white streaks behind on asphalt (not black). Forget about trying to accelerate on wet pavement, I can easily spin the tires at 65mph in 5th gear sending the truck sideways (comp set on 2 for economy). As for snow, 4X4 on slush is required let alone real snow fall like we get here. As for off road, don't go there, winch gets lots of use even with an AT rated tire. Michelin makes a great tire for highway use and high miles, but as they get more miles on them the rubber compound gets harder reducing traction. I will be replacing them before this winter and will be doing lots of research on the next set of tires before I purchase a new set which WILL NOT be Michelins again. I prefer traction and safety over tires that never wear out. But hey, that’s my two cents worth.

Kyle

 

[ndurbin]

The Michelin's I had did alright in the mud. Usually only got in trouble with them when I tried going down a road that had a bunch of tracks where somebody had already been.



It still doesn't do so hot with the BFG's I got on there now. But I'm not in the mud that often.



Nathan

 

[rrausch]

CrewCabDiesel, you point out an interesting trade-off. I hadn't thought of it that way, but the two old ones DO seem harder than the 2 new ones. Hmmmmm!

 

[RACE427]

Japanese Bridgestone

Back in 1983 I bought a Mazda B-2000 5 spd pick-up it came factory equipped with Japanese Bridgestones, gave me 150,000 miles of tire life. Had to replace them as they cracked around the sidewalls and one tire lost it's tread, peeled completely off the steel belts on the I-495 doing about 60 mph. There was still plenty of tread life left to pass state inspection. Too bad they cracked, I would have enjoyed seeing how many miles they could have gone before they were worn out!!

 

[I-6DZL]

crewcab



May i suggest the BFG All terrain, or the Pro Comp A/T.



I've had both on both my trucks (96 dodge ctd, 92 F150 4x4) I love the way both tires wear, tread characteristics (as far as noise), the BFG's do tend to ride harder than others (but it's a 1 ton, who cares in my opinion) My family currently has 4 vehicles with pro comp A/T's on them including my dads truck (see sig) My truck has had the BFG A/T's on it for 42,000 miles and 5 years, with 2 years of them sitting stationary (dad totalled truck, now fixed and i'm driving it)



These are my 2 suggestions for the "best" over-all tire that i've found.



Hope this helps



Curtis