New tires time

[Mcginnis]

Asking thoughts on tires. I have the nitto 420z now. They wore out pretty quick. Looking at michelin or should I save some cash and get Toyo proxes st III. ?? 285/45r22.

 

[diymirage]

See if kenda makes a tire in the size you like

Ive ran nothing but on my trucks and love them

 

[Mcginnis]

Just mainly wanting something that rides smooth and stays balanced. I’m all highway miles

 

[Scottly]

Just mainly wanting something that rides smooth and stays balanced. I’m all highway miles

I never had bad luck with Michelins or Bridgestones for highway tires.

 

[CanuckRam1313]

If you're all highway, look at the Michelin LTX M/S tires.

Great to balance, fantastic in the wet and heavy rain, quiet, excellent warranty, long tread wear characteristics.

edit - I went with LT295/65R20's all around.
Albeit though, I do have 5100's all around with the stock springs and the fronts raised to 2.1"

 

[Mcginnis]

I’m leaning more towards the Michelins with the high tread life but I’m wondering how they’ll look on the Ram Rt wheels lowered.

 

[Dan Topp]

I’m pretty amazed at the Michelins I got on my 19 they have amazing grip not too noisy and capacity is better

 

[Jeepwalker]

If it fits your uses and budget, you can't go wrong with a set of Michelin's. They generally run out real smooth.

Hint: Make sure the shop has a Hunter Road Force Balancer and get a top balancing job. I would work it out with the shop when you buy them so they build "Rim-Matching" into the quote if need be. Lot of shops which have a Road Force balancer don't actually take it to the next stage and do Rim-matching...which can really reduce the number of weights. It's an especially good idea on a larger heavier truck tire. It takes more time to do for sure...so that's why you need to work it out in advance. And if it was me I'd stand there looking through the window and make sure it actually gets done. It's worth it.

A good balance job will compliment a high-quality set of tires

 

[turkeybird56]

Michelins LTX or like Toyo ATs be fine. Ran Toyos on wife’s F150 wore well.

I am a lil more aggressive and run Falken Wildpeaks AT3Ws on my 2019 but I need more aggressive tread for bring in fields towing loaded trailer.

 

[dhay13]

Have Toyo Open Country AT3's on my 2500. Have about 6000 miles on them so far

 

[BenWade]

Best I've ever had -Pirelli Scorpion A/Ts
2nd Best - Cooper Discoverer A/T
Best Value (currently on my truck) - Kenda Klever

I'm a Pirelli fan boy. Just put a set of their Scorpion All Season IIIs on our Expedition and they're

 

[David H]

I'm a Pirelli fan boy. Just put a set of their Scorpion All Season IIIs on our Expedition and they're

How about a pic of those AS IIIs? We have the IIs on our mid SUV. Really like them and good in the snow as well.

 

[Dan Topp]

If it fits your uses and budget, you can't go wrong with a set of Michelin's. They generally run out real smooth.

Hint: Make sure the shop has a Hunter Road Force Balancer and get a top balancing job. I would work it out with the shop when you buy them so they build "Rim-Matching" into the quote if need be. Lot of shops which have a Road Force balancer don't actually take it to the next stage and do Rim-matching...which can really reduce the number of weights. It's an especially good idea on a larger heavier truck tire. It takes more time to do for sure...so that's why you need to work it out in advance. And if it was me I'd stand there looking through the window and make sure it actually gets done. It's worth it.

A good balance job will compliment a high-quality set of tires

I had mine up to 110 so far with balancing and tires from discount tires the alignment was done at Firestone.Boosted and unlocked. Just didn’t like the floatee feeling I got with a truck. But Michelins are great and came on my 24 caddy.

 

[brad byron]

If it fits your uses and budget, you can't go wrong with a set of Michelin's. They generally run out real smooth.

Hint: Make sure the shop has a Hunter Road Force Balancer and get a top balancing job. I would work it out with the shop when you buy them so they build "Rim-Matching" into the quote if need be. Lot of shops which have a Road Force balancer don't actually take it to the next stage and do Rim-matching...which can really reduce the number of weights. It's an especially good idea on a larger heavier truck tire. It takes more time to do for sure...so that's why you need to work it out in advance. And if it was me I'd stand there looking through the window and make sure it actually gets done. It's worth it.

A good balance job will compliment a high-quality set of tires

TH

 

[brad byron]

this is fantastic advise. Road Force balancing makes a ton of difference in ride quality...really makes a big difference on low profile tire/wheel conbos, as well.....too many shops either say that they do it(and don't really know what is) or have no idea what it is....................

 

[TC Retired]

Put Michelin Defenders on a couple Thousand miles ago. So far have only driven in the dry and rain with no issues. Supposed to be the best option from my research. Happy so far. Hope the life of them are good as well as they are supposed to be. Used to buy Michelin's all the time but they got expensive. Now days they're all about the same price unless you find a good deal somewhere.

 

[Regcabguy]

I never had bad luck with Michelins or Bridgestones for highway tires.

Either one's fine.

 

[TC Retired]

Only got 25,800 out of the Bridgestone Duelers (stock tires) mine came with. Otherwise, I liked them. They were noisier than these new Michelin's.

The Truck was out of alignment from the factory. Strongly suggest you get it aligned once new Tires are mounted.

 

[Dusty]

I’m leaning more towards the Michelins with the high tread life but I’m wondering how they’ll look on the Ram Rt wheels lowered.

Figure out your priorities. If you're concerned about appearance you may find conflicts with other tire dynamic attributes.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 117211 miles.

 

[Dusty]

I've only had Michelins on two vehicles in my life, both sedans. They were excellent tires in all respects, and I got more than 80K on one set. That was back in the '80s.

My son put a set of Michelins on his wife's Rogue and they are not happy with them. Maybe Michelin is taking advantage of their reputation?

I found it frustrating chasing for a tire that is perfect in all categories. Manufacturers usually ship a vehicle with a tire that is intended to enhance the model in some respect. My '19 came with Goodyear Fortitudes HTs and they have performed very well: quiet, good ride, and decent mileage. A known quality for me so that's what i recently had installed.

Regards,
Dusty
2019 Ram 1500 Billet Silver Laramie Quad Cab 2WD, 5.7 Hemi, 8HP75, 3.21 axle, 33-gallon fuel tank, 18” wheels. Build Date: 3 June 2018. Now at 117211 miles.