i don't about off road, but in the rain and snow those michelins were great.
during the winter i had 180 lbs in the back with those tires and hardl
ever spun the tires or fishtailed in the snow. i only have a 2wd, so i
don't really go off road, but have been on some fairly muddy dirt roads and
no problems at all. the cost was a bit high (around $120 a tire), but i
think for a mainly on road tire they are awesome. go for it!! you won't
regret it... go with the 235/75s though. they look great on my truck,
looks much better than the old 215/75s...
mike k
94 slt, cc, v6, 2wd, stuff...
90 talon about to be torn into..
>From: "Kyle Kozubal" <grndak4x4@home.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>Subject: Re: DML: Re: Michelin LTX M/S Tires
>Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2000 15:57:43 -0500
>
> > >In my opinion, you can get a lot better tire than those, even if you
>are
>not
> > >interested in 4wheelin'. Especially when you look at prices, with
>Michelins,
> > >you are paying for the name......paying too much at that. I have pulled
>out
> > >about a handful of 4WD Vehicles(very offroad capable vehicles) with
>these
> > >tires, but thye chose the wrong tire/tread. The tread design is just
>too
> > >'street oriented' for any type of non-paved surface.
> >
> > I appreciate your comments but I don't think the price (just over $100
> > each) is excessive for 80K mile tires. I've owned many sets of Michelin
> > tires over the years and have gotten outstanding wear from them all.
>
>Mike,
>True Michelins do wear excellent, and if that is what you want and if that
>is what you want to spend.......they buy em. I wouldn't buy them if they
>lasted 100,000 miles. I have have 3 sets of tires now on my Dak. First were
>the factory Goodyear Wrangler ATs which wore out bald at 30,000 miles. They
>did have some nice traction though. Second set were Hoosier Radial ATs($265
>for 4, mounted, balanced, lifetime rotation, etc) which lasted about 45,000
>miles....these had really good traction. I am now running Dunlop Radial
>Rover RVs($275 for 4, mounted, balanced, lifetime rotation, etc) which have
>about 45,000 miles on them and still have about 15,000 miles(atleast) left
>on them. See there is a sacrifice to be made......more aggressive AT tires
>have larger voids, or spaces in between the treads, which means they have
>better offroad traction but they wear faster. 'On-road' AT(street biased
>tires) have small voids between the voids which allows the tread to wear
>alot better, but the traction just isnt there. I would say go with what you
>think you will do with your Dak and what road conditions you will dirve on.
>I will put any of my previous tires up against the Michelins any day, but I
>demand I good offroad all terrain tire which can handle a wide variety of
>'road' surfaces/conditions.........something I THINK the Michelin LTXs are
>not. Good Luck on whichever tire you end up buying, and please dont read to
>see how Consumer Reports rated AT tires!!! :)
>Kyle
>93 Dakota 4x4 V6
>
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