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Got a set of Michelins and they roll smooth and quiet. Amazingly so, will coast 50 percent further than my winter studs. Wear is also quite good considering there's lots of forestry and boondocks "roads" under them.
Up hills slow,
Down hills fast
Tonnage first and
Safety last.
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Michelin Defender LTX M/S 2 have been great tires for me on our Toyota Highlander. Got over 90,000 on first set and have over 70,000 on the ones on it now and they will go to 90,000. Relatively quite and do very well in snow. Not so much in mud.
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I've got 45,000 on a set of Defenders on my 1/2 ton Ram. Still look and ride new. Very good in snow and rain. Also very quiet.
When my wife's '21 Durango needs tires, Defenders will be going on it.
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I had Michelin Defenders on my last truck. Great tires ,wet traction snow. no flats. Had 90,000 on them when I traded it. Just put a set on my Wife's Toyota SUV today. When I buy tires for my truck they will be Michelin.
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Just bought a set of the Continental Terrain Contact H/T for the wife's Highlander to replace the junk coopers the dealer had installed and am very happy with them. i was in same boat as you but i did a search comparison of the Michelins vs Continentals . For the price the Continentals are as good as the Michelins and some tests rate them higher. Heres a tire rack one just google it you will have days or reading . https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testDisplay.jsp?ttid=300
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I’m pleased with my Firestone Destination AT2’s. Good quiet ride on the ride and aggressive enough for snow and mud.
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OP looking at 4 highway tires. 3 recommendations for AT tires and one recommendation that's not one of the 4 on the list. We may not be a very bright group, be we sure are unhelpful. The IQ level here has dropped immensely over the past five years or so.
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I put Michelin Defenders on my Tacoma about a year ago based on the advice of several folks I know. I’m very happy with them. They ride smooth and quiet, showing no wear. Great on wet roads.
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I'm running Michelins and Coopers on all 6 of my SUVs.
Defender LTX M/S on 5 different vehicles and Cooper Discoverer HTP II on 1.
I gave up on Firestone, General, Goodyear, and Kelly Springfield.
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I want highway tires that are QUIET.
Micheline Defender LTX M/S 70,000 mile warranty Michelins are expensive for a reason, they are the best tire made. Michelin does not make a great off road tire, but for hiway use, they last longer, more miles have fewer failures, flats/blowouts. Agree. I’m mostly an “on road” driver, and have used Michelins with very good results.
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I want highway tires that are QUIET.
Micheline Defender LTX M/S 70,000 mile warranty Michelins are expensive for a reason, they are the best tire made. Michelin does not make a great off road tire, but for hiway use, they last longer, more miles have fewer failures, flats/blowouts. Agree. I’m mostly an “on road” driver, and have used Michelins with very good results. ^^^This^^^
"Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston
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Nokians are equal to Michelins... FACT
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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Go see what your Hankook dealer has. I’m gonna be one more of those unhelpful people. The OEM Hankook Dynapro HT tires are still on my ‘19 Frontier, 85,000 miles now no problems, 6/32” was still on them at 80,000. I’ve had them rotated and balanced every 5,000 with each oil change. All highway miles. I’m looking to switch them out soon. I could be talked into Michelin Defenders but there hasn’t been a thing wrong with these Hankooks.
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
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ElkSlayer91 was a tire expert...
What ever happen to him?
If you are not actively engaging EVERY enemy you encounter... you are allowing another to fight for you... and that is cowardice... plain and simple.
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I just had a set of Goodyear Workhorse AT's put on my 2 wheel drive chevy pickup. I had the highway tire on before these. I am not hearing any difference in noise between the 2 sets and the last set were highway tires while the Workhorse AT's are definitely more of an off road/mud and snow tire. The downside is the Workhorse AT's are guaranteed for 50,000 miles and the former highway tires were guaranteed for 60,000. I have only owned the truck for 30,000 miles and they had some wear on them before I bought the truck. So, I don't know if they would of actually made it for 60,000.
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Defenders if it's all on road BFG Ko2s if you're doing some off roading.
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Geolander A/T 015. Best light truck tire out the there. I had these on my '16 Frontier, great tires for my needs (2WD, but I drove it a lot in snow, never a spin, relatively quiet, and a LOT better than the OEM tires). My new '23 Frontier has Hankooks on it, they're the quietest tires I've never heard, they may not be great off-road (haven't tried them off-road yet), but they are super quiet on the highways.
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OP looking at 4 highway tires. 3 recommendations for AT tires and one recommendation that's not one of the 4 on the list. We may not be a very bright group, be we sure are unhelpful. This what makes tire threads so great. You never ask about a specific tire. Cause everyone is going to tell you about their tires. It's fabulous and encapsulates what's great about forums.
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I run full throttle 75MPH on the highway pulling the ponies and cows.
(Ace)
Depending on the washboard, 30-60MPH on the gravel.
(Sam)
Toyo MT's, nuff said.
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Nokians are equal to Michelins... FACT I believe Nokian and "Vativa" are the same tire, made in Finland. I have run them exclusively for the last 20 years and absolutely love them. I will continue to buy them until I can't get them anymore. The wear great, ride great, are excellent in Minnesota winters and were considerably less than the other brands mentioned. My dealer turned me onto these years ago and he still runs them himself. Seriously, give them a hard look.
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