Mick et al,

What makes the ATS better than the RTS??

Thanks,
Bob

 

I am very happy with the Michelin LTX-MS tires.

Great road ride, with a good enough off-road ability. Very quiet as well.

 

>Mick et al,
>
>What makes the ATS better than the RTS??
>
>Thanks,
>Bob


More aggressive tread pattern with differant compound and slightly stronger sidewall with reinforced bead area

I also recommend the following tires as I have run all of them with very favorable results (I am now passing 198,000 miles on my F150 "company car" and considering the new Michilin CrossTerrains), all were in the 265/75-16 size:

Bridgestone Dueler A/T
BF Goodrich LongTrail T/A
BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A
Michilin LTX M/S
Michilin LTX A/T

 

> I believe the tire Tim is talking about is the Goodyear
>"Fortera", it appears to be their latest SUV tire, similar
>in concept to the Michelin "Cross Terrain SUV". The
>Goodyear and Tire Rack web site has info available. I
>currently have the original Wrangler RT/S's on my '98 EB
>with a little over 50k miles. I can't wait until they wear
>out so I can justify replacing them, aside from wear they
>are the worse tires I've ever owned. Wet handling is
>terrible, and the sqeeling at 1/2 mph while turning in
>parking lots is rediculous. If I keep the truck long enough
>to replace the tires (waiting for the 3V '03 Expy) I 've
>been thinking about the Michelin Cross Terrains. Does
>anybody have any experience (good or bad) with them? Also,
>how long has everone's original RT/S's lasted?
>
>Regards, Duane
>
>'98 EB
>
>

Duane-

The "squealing at 1/2 MPH" is actually the fulltime AWD doing "it's thing" (At least, that's the case with my Expy". I'm currently running Michelin Cross Terrains, and they are really smooth and really quiet (I work at NTB, The Cross Terrain is Michelin's flagship truck/SUV tire. Expensive as hell, too). My next set is going to be some BF Goodrich All Terrains (the Cross Terrains are too "Soccer mom" for me).

Anyhow, I'm not a big fan of the Wrangler RT/S either - My mom's got them on her Explorer and my brother has them on his Expy. They're garbage.

XXL

 

 

[updated:LAST EDITED ON 21-Aug-02 AT 10:10 PM (EST)] Matt,

Thanks for the reply. My Expy (and all 98's to my knowledge) do not have the AWD setting, only 2 high, 4 high, 4 low and 4 auto.. which is sort of a cheesy AWD setting. Ayway, more recently I've been thinking I want something more aggresive (for looks if nothing else!) like BFG A/T KO's. Since you work at NTB, what can you tell me about the noise, handling etc of the BFG's vs. the horrendous Goodyears? Does NTB by chance sell the new Nitto Terra Grapplers?

Thanks, Duane

 

I'm very happy with the 17" Cooper Discover H/T's I replaced my recalled Firestones with.
Quiet,handle well,great in snow and very smooth on Hwy.

 

> Matt,
>
> Thanks for the reply. My Expy (and all 98's to my
>knowledge) do not have the AWD setting, only 2 high, 4 high,
>4 low and 4 auto.. which is sort of a cheesy AWD setting.
>Ayway, more recently I've been thinking I want something
>more aggresive (for looks if nothing else!) like BFG A/T
>KO's. Since you work at NTB, what can you tell me about the
>noise, handling etc of the BFG's vs. the horrendous
>Goodyears? Does NTB by chance sell the new Nitto Terra
>Grapplers?
>
> Thanks, Duane
>
>

Duane-

I'm planning on outfitting my 99 Expy with the BFG AT KOs. I have Michelin Cross Terrains right now, so I'll be able to give a full rundown of the differences. Personally, I can't stand goodyears - they're rough, noisy, and wear poorly. They also look like hell after about 10K miles - they just look trashy. Since Michelin owns B.F. Goodrich now, I'd trust only Michelin and BFG for my tires. From what I understand, the new generation A/T KOs are 200% better than the first generation - Michelin apparently worked their magic on them and made them "new and improved". I don't care - I just want the monster truck look!

I'll post a full review when I get mine.

Oh, NTB doesn't carry Nitto - couldn't tell you anything.

XXL