I will be needing new tires in a couple of months, I think. She currently has Goodyear AT Duratracs. It’s been a hot minute since I last took a deep dive into tires; what’s the new hotness these days? She’s mostly a pavement princess, but I live in the cold northern province of Cheeseland (Wisconsin), and my job requires I show up for work even if I have to drive through the snow at 2 AM.
Michelin Defender LTX M/S 2. Just put these on my 2022 XLT SuperCrew. A bit pricey but worth it. These are honestly the best tire if you are mostly on pavement.
Whit said:
Michelin Defender LTX M/S 2. Just put these on my 2022 XLT SuperCrew. A bit pricey but worth it. These are honestly the best tire if you are mostly on pavement.
This is the way!
@Jessie
Ditto. With proper rotation, you can expect 75k+ out of these. I’ve heard of guys pushing them to nearly 105k! I won’t go with anything else.
Chen said:
@Jessie
Ditto. With proper rotation, you can expect 75k+ out of these. I’ve heard of guys pushing them to nearly 105k! I won’t go with anything else.
I’d love to know how!
I am on my third set, and I’m religious about tire rotation and keeping up with pressure. 55,000 miles and I’m down to 5/32 and looking for new rubber because by that time, they ride like rocks.
@Shay
How many miles do you typically drive in a year? Where I live, most of us drive 20k-30k since we’re in a pretty rural area. So we rack up miles on tires that aren’t too old and hard. I’ve never had a problem with Michelins getting too hard; Goodyears sure, but not these. I have a set of Hankook Dynapro ATs on one truck, and they are easily the hardest tire I’ve ever come across, while I can dig my nails into my 2023 date code Michelins.
@Chen
My experience with the brand isn’t great. First set was defective, and the tire shop could never get them balanced. Second set (Costco) wore out quickly at 55,000. Rode horrible, dangerous on wet roads—warranty denied. FYI, Costco is not your friend here. Third set is much better than the previous two. Prior to that, I used Bridgestones, but they finished even faster. I used to drive 20,000 miles a year, but now I’m down to 12,000, I guess.
@Shay
WTF, that’s the complete opposite experience for me. My first set of these back in ~2016, I put 8k on the tires and got a 6” lag bolt that went through the rear. I never even noticed it; my dad did. Took it in, and they replaced it at Costco for free. I didn’t buy their road hazard package or anything. Costco has always been good to me; I’m sure each tire center is run a little differently. Man, your experience is just like mine with Goodyears. Terrible ride, incredibly dangerous in the rain, and rock hard after a year or two. I hope your newest set lasts long! On a semi-related note, these tires are a popular upgrade for Rivian R1T owners. Those trucks are considerably heavier than F150s, damn near 1500 lbs heavier. I’m curious to see how many miles they are getting out of these tires.
Whit said:
Michelin Defender LTX M/S 2. Just put these on my 2022 XLT SuperCrew. A bit pricey but worth it. These are honestly the best tire if you are mostly on pavement.
I put these on my '19 SCrew and I love them. Way better in the snow than the original Goodyear Wranglers.
Mine is wearing Falken Wildpeak A/T 305 55 R20.
Gale said:
Mine is wearing Falken Wildpeak A/T 305 55 R20.
Those are great tires, but a pavement princess compromising road noise, MPG, price, and ride quality for capabilities it doesn’t need. If you go off-road or on gravel, though, those triple mountain peak snow-rated tires are very high on the list, if not all the way on top.
@Shiloh
I’m in Florida. No snow here, but up there in Wisconsin…
Gale said:
@Shiloh
I’m in Florida. No snow here, but up there in Wisconsin…
I’m in WI too 
My truck came from FL, though. The previous owner snowbirds bought a new one one of the times they were back up this way.
Continental TerrainContact HT. Specifically the HT, NOT the A/T. Best snow and wet performance from a highway tire without being overly expensive and with good durability. I did lose 1 MPG from the stock Hankooks that came with the truck. Very slightly more road noise; only noticeable with no other noise source in the cab.
I live in the same state as you. I also live on a 7-degree slope. Backing out of my driveway, starting from a dead stop up that hill in the slop (I live off a county highway, so I’m very low on the list to be plowed).
My truck is RWD with the electronic diff lock. I normally have sandbags in the back, but the snow took so long to show up and kept going away so quickly that I never got them in there. Last year, with the sandbags and old highway tires, I was stuck on the hill repeatedly, had to back down and get a running start. This year, no sandbags, diff lock on, t/c off, go.
@Shiloh
I forgot to mention—mine is also a 2018 XLT SCrew. Small worlds.