2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission Mileage on stock Michelin tires?

[msimmons]

I've got 22. 5K on my LTX A/S on my '03 DR2500 4x2. Looks like they will go "at least" 100k miles... . <sigh>... . I wish they'd wear out MUCH sooner as I have never found a poorer tire for winter conditions. They are nice on paved, dry roads though. I'd like to find a Goodyear A/S tire to replace 'em, but as of yet Goodyear doesn't make anything in the size/load range that my DR needs.



Mike

 

[Chipstien]

Where is the option for "Under 1000 miles"



Mine were promptly swapped for 315 BFG's.

 

[bpcasey]

My factory Michelin's lasted 55,000 however my driveway was mostly gravel and dirt... which my Big O Tire guy said was what caused their early death!!!! They accually lost small chuncks of tread,,,, They never gave me any problems just didn't look so hot! What do you expect from the factory!!!!!

 

[duaneparks]

Originally posted by loganHill02

HOW? I got 19000 on my first set...

I'm with you... I got 22K out of mine. Decided they needed to be replaced when they wouldn't divert water enough to get a bite on the road. Plus, they got me stuck in wet grass once.



Duane

 

[athompson]

I couldn't take any more than 4000 miles on mine. The truck pulled to the right, wouldn't track straight. When it rained they got worse. My MT/Rs have less wear after 17,000 miles than the the Michelins had after 4,000.



Now, my truck doesn't pull, tracks straight, and has plenty of grip when it rains. Plus, they look so much better on the truck.

 

[elamb]

My stock tires came off today with 34,140mi on them. A belt broke and it started cracking down the sidewall. They didn't have much life left to them any ways. I don't know how good they'll end up being, but so far I like the looks of the Revo's that I put on.



Duaneparks - With the stock tires everytime I got in wet grass I had to put it in 4 wheel drive.



Eric

 

[pmcnulla]

My '01 2wd is currently sitting at 42k and 265's m/s still have

3/32's tread above the markers. All are extremely even but suck on wet grass/light mud when empty. Towing with 8. 5k trailer over 50% of the time. Might go with B/S Revo's if I can find a good price on them.

 

[John - K5AWO]

Originally posted by Spoon40

How did the slightly taller 235's effect your overall gear ratio? I am going to put the same tire on my '98 12v. Thanks, John

My speedo calibration changed 4. 5 mph at 70 mpg against a GPS receiver.



Never bothered to recal the speedo. Just know that if I am showing 65, I am making 69. 5. Like it that away, good fightin' material for the coppers... tee hee



Running 235R85-16's

 

[Don Blaisdell]

I've got 56000 on two of the original on my 99 4x4 it pulls a 32 ft 5vr in the summer and plows snow in the winter and I figure that i will have to replace those by fall I don't think that is to bad cause there is not a lot of highway driving most all stop and go.





99 quad cb 4x4 auto gauges and 4" exhaust all the way

 

[mmclaughlin]

54000 miles before I changed them out for a set of M/T 285-65-16 tires. I probably had about 5-10k left on the tires, but I just couldn't stand the lack of traction I got in all conditions! The M/T's are great, and IMHO the truck looks much better with the larger tires on.

 

[2-ND TIME]

OEM tires

I would vote that the tires are good but. The ones that put the dog together didn't do there job worth a &$%@)()&*% When I got the truck the steering wheel osocilated between 10 and 2 o-clock as you drove down the road the re-re boys said that it was the weight of the truck so I showed them the weight and the weight of my 93 then they said that it was something else the story goes on and on. I put on their M/S 235/85 16's they are great in the summer and even in 4 to 5" of mud where I go hunting up about 15 % grade I was very pleased with them supose that if I was in the mud all the time that I would put some other on. but very pleased

 

[Mad Bomber]

Tires

I'm even a 2X4 and rotated every 3K, but after the comp box and DDII's the tread went pretty fast. 40K and totaly gone

 

[2-ND TIME]

Mich tires M/S

I usually get about 100,000 Km's or 60,000 miles before mine are needing to be replaced I rotate mine every 10,000 kms if I can. at oil change time.

 

[Red Rocket]

I got 65,000 out of my oem set. I had the identical truck/power levels in a 98, that truck came with good years, then I got another set of good years, then dunlops and sold it. That truck had 3 equal sets in 100,000 miles, and my second set of michelins (81,000 now) looks like they will last past 120,000. I am averaging double the miles compared to any tires I ran before. I don't mind paying when I know these are good tires.

 

[dmann]

Changed my first set on my 92 at135k.

hope I can do the same with my 2001