Michelin or Firestone
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Here's pictures of treadwear on all 4 tires (drive and steer axles) as of this morning, at 112,000 miles and counting, on a set of Michelins:
I'm needing tires as well. Should I go with the M/S or the A/T2? I haul pretty regularly and drive gravel and field but would like a quiet ride on the highway. Thx
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$1K is a bargain! It's $2,500 to re-tire our 19.5 dually with Michelins (XDS2).
(The Michelins in the photos above are Cross Terrains, on our other Ford).
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I'm going to buck the trend here and say that I did not like the Michelin AT2's that came on my F350. They were having tread blocks ripped out down the middle two rows with only 14k miles. I sold them and bought some Toyo MTs. The Toyos show no signs of similar damage with 12k miles on them.
It also looks like the pics above are not the same tread pattern as the current AT2. I will say that I had Michelin LTX MS2's on our old Expedition and loved them. I also run Michelin XPS Ribs on my 5th wheel and love them. I'm definitely not a Michelin hater, but the 275/60/20 AT2's that came on my truck were terrible.
It also looks like the pics above are not the same tread pattern as the current AT2. I will say that I had Michelin LTX MS2's on our old Expedition and loved them. I also run Michelin XPS Ribs on my 5th wheel and love them. I'm definitely not a Michelin hater, but the 275/60/20 AT2's that came on my truck were terrible.
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Good eye. Because as stated in the post just above yours, the pics are not of AT2s.
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