After I stopped kidding myself that I needed quasi "off road" tires on my SUVs I put a set of Bridgestone Dueler H/L Alenza tires on my '02 Explorer about 18 months ago before my daughter took it to college with her 330 miles away and across the Alleghenies. I knew she'd be driving home a few times during school breaks as well as driving in the Pennysvania countryside around Gettysburg College.

The excellent ratings of this tire and her experiences in local driving and coming home via the Pennsylvania Turnpike in all weather conditions have put this tire at the top of my list for the Expedition sometime this year as the truck nears 40,000 miles.

They ain't cheap, though! Even from Tire Rack.

(In the quasi off road the AT Duelers ran very nice albeit a bit noisy. Much better than the Michelien OEM tires.)

-- Chuck