Michelin LTX M/S2 265/70/17

[johnward]

I am thinking of putting Michelin LTX M/S2 265/70/17 on my 2005 4X2 Quad Cab Diesel. I rarely go off paved or gravel roads. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

 

[rbattelle]

In my opinion it'll be a very nice long-lasting quiet tire with good traction primarily for highway use. Slightly more aggressive tread than the Michelin A/S, but not much.

My Michelin A/Ss are approaching 100k with lots of life left. There's a good chance I'll replace them with Michelin M/S when they're through.

-Ryan

 

[CSkal]

I just recently put these on my truck (M/S2), about 5k on them so far. No real snow in my area yet so I have to reserve judgement from that aspect. So far, I am happy with them. Quiet, smooth ride, seem to handle well on both wet and dry pavement. This is the first time I have put something other than the OEM tire on the truck. They were a little more money, but any reviews I saw had no negatives, only praise.

I also spend 99% of my time on paved roads.

 

[TomBrady]

I have them on my truck. 50% of the time I'm on dirt, gravel roads. I'm well pleased. This is the second winter with them, and they are very good in rain and snow.

 

[TomBrady]

Oops,should have put my glasses on. I see now you are considering the M/S not the LTX.
Never mind.

 

[BDaugherty]

Too bad you aren't closer to GA. One of my customers is selling the stock Michelins off his brand new 2500. The only have a few thousand miles and he's asking $100 each.

 

[johnward]

Thank you for your response. WOW!!! That is definately my loss.

 

[goodguys75]

they are great... run them on ambulances and driving hard and jumping curbs, never had an issue... . i would run them if i ran that style of tire on my truck... . no doubt

 

[HBarlow]

I started buying Michelins about 18 years ago and have used nothing else since then. If Michelin makes a tire for a car, truck, trailer, even motorcycle that is what I buy.

 

[DaveHess]

I have the M/s2's and love them!

 

[Mark31]

I got 103 k out of the oem Michelins and replaced them with MS2. I've got about 19k on 'em and I can't see them lasting near as long as the A/S. My buddy Chris has them on his always loaded (9200 lbs?) '03 3500 longbed srw and they are cupping. I wonder if balance masters or centramatics would help him. Unless these SB2 s surprise me by making 80k, I might go back to oem A/S. But then, in 3 years, I won't be able to buy $20 a gallon fuel, so it won't really matter!! Mark

 

[HBarlow]

Soft worn shocks and imperfectly balanced tires can cause the cupping.

Yeah, you're right about the $20/gallon fuel. Michelins will soon be $400/tire but one set will last a lifetime if we can only afford to drive 100 miles/month.

 

[mwilson]

I started buying Michelins about 18 years ago and have used nothing else since then. If Michelin makes a tire for a car, truck, trailer, even motorcycle that is what I buy.

Same here, only replace with Michelins. Even Gizmo got a new set when I bought it.



Mike.

 

[HBarlow]

Mike,

Have you put gizmo back together again yet? I think last I read you had sent the injection pump out for rebuild.

 

[Bill Stockard]

Same here, only replace with Michelins.



Mike.

X2...



Bill

 

[Bob4x4]

I started buying Michelins about 18 years ago and have used nothing else since then. If Michelin makes a tire for a car, truck, trailer, even motorcycle that is what I buy.

Michelins were the best handling tires I ever ran on my Italian racing bike too

 

[mwilson]

Mike,



Have you put gizmo back together again yet? I think last I read you had sent the injection pump out for rebuild.

Yes, he is back on the road. I will update my thread in "other vehicles" later today. I forget that I left everyone hanging.



Mike.

 

[TLane]

I've always been a Michelin fan, so when the A/S tires that came on my truck started weather cracking, I replaced two of them with same size MS2 tires. The new tires are on the rear, and driving empty it seems OK. But when I hook up my travel trailer, it handles like your driving in a 20mph cross wind, even when there is no wind. And when there is a cross wind, it's a constant PITA. The truck constantly tries to follow every ridge or groove in the road. I had heard that Michelin tires were bad about this due to soft sidewalls, but never experienced it myself before. I'm going back to the dealer to get something else. Maybe Goodyear?

 

[NIsaacs]

I've always been a Michelin fan, I'm going back to the dealer to get something else. Maybe Goodyear?

Give them time to cure, also maybe a hitch adjustment is in order. You might need more weight on the hitch.



Nick

 

[HBarlow]

Michelins don't have soft sidewalls. Perhaps yours are underinflated for the load carried.