The other thing for me would also be how well the new tire holds up to towing. My boy works for America's Tire and I can get a great deal on tires through him. He just put the Cooper AT3's on his Sequoia and they really are a great looking tire I must admit.

When I get ready to buy another tire I also woud want to buy a slightly bigger tire to help fill in the wheel well a bit more but not too big to sacrafice unloaded milage. (if that is possible)

 

If you want AT's with the best ice and snow traction the Goodyear Duratrac is THE BEST. I just put a set on and the roads here have been very slick this week (snow and ice). I've been able to easily drive around in 2WD with these tires. Yes, they have lived up to the hype so far.
For general use I've always had good luck with BFG AT's.

 

Went ahead w/the Michelin, LTX M/S2 265/70R17 "E", Been at least 25 years since I used the Michelin tire. Discount Tire, $1032 OTD.

 

The M/S2 is a good tire. Let us know how those E Series tires ride.

 

I just replaced the stock junk Goodyear Wrangler SRA's which only made it to 32k.

I found a steal on BFG All Terrain TA KOs in LT275/70/R18 that were $839 for the set of 4 out the door. I've had these tires in the past and love them.

I was also surcharged for TPMS, it is pretty common practice now I guess.

 

The Michelin LTX M/S2 tires I priced out earlier were the passenger tire, I didn't want to go with a passenger rated tire and a max of 44psi, so I paid the extra $23ea per tire and got the Truck rated "E" Tires (max 80psi).
These Michelin's are presently at 40psi and ride smoother than the BFG Long Trails I had at 35psi for in-town empty bed driving.
The Most I could air up the BFG Long Trails was 44psi and I only did that when the Travel Trailer was hooked up and the truck bed loaded with additional camping gear or a atv.
I do very little snow driving anymore but I've learned even with street all-season tires if you take your time these tires do fine with the help of 4 wheel drive.
Most of my New Trucks in the past (All Fords) came with All-Terrain Tires, winter they were great but I wore them out quicker during the rest of the year and my gas mileage per gallon suffered too.
I'll keep you updated on the ongoing driving with these "E" Rated Michelin Tires.

 

So Tim, when you gonna buy??

 

Since I still have 6/32's and Christmas is right over the horizon, I'm gonna wait till Jan most likely.

This website is so amazing. You guys ROCK!!!!!!! I think I'm going to go with the Cooper AT3's. The P rated tires come with 14/32's of tread and the LT's come with 16 or 16.5/32's. I've read where some Michelins come with 17/32's and at a hefty price. I think the Coopers may about the best value for the buck and I really like the tread pattern.

However,

I'm still looking hard at BJ's Wholesale for BFG's and Michelins mainly because they are less expensive than around town and they have an amazing tire package with lifetime free balancing and rotation and road hazard for $15.00 per wheel. And BJ's offers instant in store discount coupons worth $50.00 on BFG's and $70.00 on the Mich's.

I know, I know, I'm waivering like a little girl.

 

I believe that COOPER also has about $70.00 in rebates as well. You can check that out on their site.

 

Yep, the same $70 rebate I got when I bought my A/T3s.

 

https://www.treadwright.com/

My truck will be getting these when the time comes.

 

I bought some treadwrights for my plow truck.


I saved $10each vs buying a off-shore brand All terrain.


had it not been my plow truck and trying to make every penny count, I would have gotten new.


treadwright needs to address their pricing schedule for their All terrain treads, and the cost of shipping is KILLING them. Why would I buy a retread for my family cruiser when another $10 gets you a brand new cooper?


I was also a bit surprised that each one took over 6oz to balance.

 

I just replaced the Pirellis on my 2014 w/ 700 miles.

 

I agree. Not on my family car or my daily driver. Certainly not on a new truck. My dad was an owner operator truck driver. The price margins are large between a retread vs virgin rubber for those trucks, yet he always opted for the virgin rubber. All he ever said was that he couldn't afford the retreads no matter how much cheaper they were. Says a lot to me when out of pocket he is paying for 1 tire what we are spending for a set on our trucks x10 because he doesn't want problems from them later to save a little now. Unfortunately he died 3 years ago, I miss that man every day.

 

Not sure if you guys are aware, but if you go to Ebay and Discount Tire Direct's store, they have instant $ off and mail in rebates... Check it out and compare before jumping on a deal. Looks like the deals end 10/15