Michelin LTX M/S's....

[RT66DOC]

Thanks for the input PK. What Load Range did you have on the Sub tires?

 

[PKleine]

You're welcome! They were load range E.



PK

 

[MLimpert]

I had the LTX M/S stock on my 02. They were nice and quiet in the dry, and somewhat slick when unloaded in the rain. I liked the extremely long wearing tread, however I replaced them before they wore out due to an embarrassing incident involving some snow. I tried to be the good samaritan and pull a stuck car out of about 4" of snow on the side of the road. After I got the car unstuck, I became stuck in the snow myself. That is not something I ever plan on happening again. Luckily I was not stuck badly and the driver of the car I pulled out gave me a little push and I was free. Long story short: Be wary of the M/S Michelin in the snow. They are really pretty horrible in anything but fair weather. I run the BFG A/T TA in 285/75-16 now, and they are great in all conditions, but wear a little faster. Overall a better choice if you ever see snow in your parts.

 

[Ol'TrailDog]

I replaced the Wranglers with LTXs on my 02 because winter was coming hard and fast. Fine summer/road tire and I'm somewhat biased toward Michelins, Toyos, and Bridgestones. However, I did not think the LTXs are a very good snow/ice tire. In fact, I think my 04 dually with Goodforayear GSAs did a better on snow and ice.



imho, where is that little two cents smile

 

[MChildress]

I'm On My Second Set Of Ltx M/s. 1st Set 235/85/16 Put 55,000 On Them And They Are Presently On My Horse Trailer With Pletty Of Tread Left. went A Little Wider With 265 In Load Range E Now On My Powerstroke And Love Them. just Wish The Made Them In 17's For My New Dually. going In Monday To Replace All 7 Goodyear Gsa With Only 5000 Miles On Them With Weather Cracks In Side Walls. might Be The Last Tires I Have To Buy For This Truck If I Get Them Replaced Every 5000 Miles.

 

[John - K5AWO]

I need a tire that's good on the highway - dry and WET. .

Here is one tire that satisfies all of your requirements, and it is available in Load Range E for the 235R85-16 size.



It is very quiet, sticks in the wet like glue, and dry traction is excellent. I have had 3 sets of these and buying another set to put on my dually next week.



Big O Dual Groove http://bigo.com/item.asp?id=198

Michelin LTX http://www.michelinman.com/catalog/index_6.html



and this thread talks about them...

https://www.turbodieselregister.com/forums/showthread.php?t=110354



I have owned two sets of Michelin LTX tires. They are very good, long wearing. The Big O Dual Groove tire is rated at 520 tread wear and the LTX is rated at 500, so they are pretty close. But the Big O is $20/tire cheaper w/lifetime warranty vs 1 year on Michelin.



However, is quiet is what you want, like me... . then the Big O wins hands down and you still have all the features of the LTX. Both are excellent in rain and good in mud.



The Michelin link is neato. Lets you compare all of the LT tires just by moving the mouse or the tire name.

 

[Fireman Dave]

I was pretty happy with my stock LTX A/S Michelins. When they wore out, I replaced them with the LTX MS, and I've been happy with them so far too. I haven't had any problems in snow with them (4 wheel drive helps a lot). The best price I found was from TireRack.com. Even with shipping, they saved me a lot over what anyone around here wanted for them.

 

[Duane George]

guess i'm one of the few that hated my mich ltx m/s. could not wait to get rid of them. terrible traction. put on bfg's at kos 285-75-16. rum them on stock rims on my 99. they work for me.

fwiw

Duane

 

[Forrest]

I have them on my 2500. When I first got them, because I pull a large Fifth Wheel, I put the tire pressure at maximum, or 80 lbs. I soon figured out that was too much considering the strength of the sidwalls; my truck wandered all over the road, especially pulling the trailer. I experimented with lower pressure and ended up at about 65 lbs. This gave me a good foot print on the road and the sidewalls just barely bulge. Now, the truck runs true.



These are great tires, and they wear very well.

Just remember to avoid running too much air. In this case, more is not better.

I'm running 265x75's & set the rears @ 65lbs towing the 5'er, 50 solo. Great wear & one of the best snow/ice traction tires I've owned. I had a set of 235x85's, wore just a good too. The 235's looked great on the 8" rims too. Was told that the 235's wouldn't tow good & would be squirrely, the weren't ... worked great.



The 265's just took a huge price jump @ Costo. I wonder if it's the same elsewhere?





Forrest