One of the nicest thing about a V10 Superduty is the quiet, smooth ride they deliver and the Continentals that came on my truck being a true summer tire in looks and poor off road traction, are certainly quiet and smooth. They are useless in snow and I had to get rid of them.
I finally found a set of the new Michelin LTX A/T2 18" and these tires have the 3640 LB rating I need to keep my 7000 LB rear axle rating and my 11200 GVWR. I would have preferred the stock size 275/70 18 but these are all on back order as everyone is taking off the Continentals. I found a set of
285/65 18 which are only slightly lower, change my gearing to 4.17s .
Michelin also makes these tires in a 275/65 but they have a lower weight rating. The good news is how nice a riding tire these things are and even my wife who has good hearing says the truck is as quiet as the Contis.
Much better traction on wet pavement and I can give more pedal without the tires breaking loose. Haven't had them on dry pavement or snow yet but they are a nice loking tire. I put the blacks out because I don't like cleaning white letters. Anyway, good to see some heavy duty tires for the 18" wheels.

 

Thanks Don

It is hard to find good tires in 18" that can carry the weight those of us with SRW need.... I like Michelin a lot, but they sure are proud of them---- if you know what I mean...

 

When I was putting 18" tires on my 2003 I did not want to go to the popular 275 70 because I have the 3.73 gear. I wanted something real close to the 285 75 16 that I put on. So the 285 65 18 was a perfect size. Too bad VERY few tires are made in that size. Basically I had BFG TA/KO's, Nitto Grapplers, and Toyo Open Country A/T's to choose from.. I picked the Toyo's. While I am happy with them, they took some getting used to. They drive way different than the Bridgestone Revo's that I had. Weather that is due to the different tire size with alot less sidewall or just the composition of the tire....who knows? About 6 months after I got the Toyo's I saw that Michelin came out with that tire. Wish it was around at the time I baught the tires. I have never heard anything bad about Michelin tires in general. Usually they are high on the price side but for the 285 65 18 it was what I paid for the Toyo's.

Hope the tires treat you well.

 

I've looked at those a couple times but wanted something more aggressive. They look like a great alternative to the stock tires though.

 

Wench those will be my next tire as well. I had a set of the old LTX's on my 150 and countn't say enough good about them. I just got a set of Toyo AT's last summer, but you can be sure when they wear out (which won't be long with the speed they're wearing) I'll be getting some ot the LTX's as well.

On a side note I'll be heading out to your part of the world next summer on a Kayak trip to the Broken Islands.

 

Boxcar I just seen your post about the AT's. Did you find they were very slick when you first got them? I found mine were like driving on ice for the fist while. I almost had the rear tires go into a skid when passing at about 75 mph. I lowered the air pressure which helped and after about a week ath problem seemed to go away. I have the 285's as well. They are in my gallery.

 

I have LTX ATs on my Explorer and on my Ranger that I recently retired. I also can't say enough good things about them. They just seem to last forever. I have about 45k miles on the ones on my Explorer and they still have half tread left easy. A buddy of mine at work ran a set on a 1/2 ton Chevy and when he got rid of it they had around 80k miles on them and still had decent tread.

I'll be getting a set of LTX AT's for my SD when the Pirelli's wear out.

 

Super08, Yes it is like driving on ice. The rear tires seem to sway when making lane changes. If you just rock the truck back and forth with the wheel you can feel the rear keep swaying one you return the wheel to center. Even hard braking the front tires seem like they hunt to around to keep straight. While it has gotten better. It is still there to a extent. On a scale of 1-10 I give them a 7. Satisfactory.

 

Exactly how mine were. I find they are very pressure sensitive. With my diesel I run them at 60 front and 45 ~ 50 rear when empty and only pump them up when towing my fifth wheel. As the tread wears down you will find they improve.

Sorry to hijack the thread for a bit Wrench.

 

If the Michelin LTX A/T2 is anything like the LTX M/S that are on the van I drive for work they will do GREAT in the snow. Against my better judgement, I drove up a steep hill last year that had a few inches of snow on the road and it never lost traction at all which really amazed me. The snow was still fresh so that helped some.

 

I purchased a set of LTX a/t2 about three months ago and have been very very happy with them. A great ride on the highway, extremely quiet and they are also very good in snow and ice. I was a little concerned in buying them because they are a brand new model and it was difficult to find reviews from owners about how they performed. I took the leap and couldnt be happier.