Tires&Tires?

[John 333]

95 XLT Explorer I'm looking to replace my tires and would like to know what you people would reccomend. I use my Explorer mainly on a rural mail route in the winter when the snow flies. I have a set of Nokia's on it now. These are great winter tires but are noisy for everday highway use. I would like to get a tire that is less noisy but also has good winter/snow traction. I have heard good things about the Cooper Discovery tire. I can get a set of them for $70 a tire. The Nokias were $95 a tire 4 years ago. So what tires do you people like? Goodyear,Michelin,Bridgestone,etc.?

 

[Robb]

You will probably get a bunch of opinions on this subject. I have always used Michelins, and haven't had any problems. You may want to check out tirerack.com, they do a good job of comparing tires and giving customer's opinions.

Also, in that price range. I have Dunlop Grandtreks on my F-150, and Dunlpop Radial Rovers on one of my company Xs. I have only used them for about 20K, but have been really impressed so far. I could get those locally for about $78 a tire (mounted and balanced).

Was anyone else used Dunlops? What did you think?

RObb

 

[Skugga]

I like the Michelin M/S tires I have on my X now. They ride nice and on the highway. I can't hear any noise from them over the wind noise. I never had any problems with them in the snow but we didn't have a really bad winter since I got them.

morrisey, do you take your X wheeling? I like the tires I have now but I want to go wheeling this summer and was thinking about get ATs. I wanted to find out if the Michelins are good or if I should go with BFG.

Carl

 

[Robb]

Carl,
I don't do much rootin' except for the occasional rough construction site. I don't have any experience with BFGs.

BTW: HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Robb

 

[Jason_25]

I think the best tire for a "daily driver" explorer is definitely the Michelin LTX M/S, it's a fine tire.

 

[rvitek]

My X came with BFG Radial Long Trail T/As and I must say, I can't break them when wet or dry, and only when I drive like an idiot can I break them when it's snowing out. They're quiet, and look sweet too

Believe it or not, Consumer Reports rated it 2nd right behind the Toyo M410s, but the difference between the two is over $20 a piece. But then I guess, when your life is literally riding on them, what's an additional $80?

Good luck!