I'm going to be putting new tires on my truck in the next few weeks. Not considering price, which ones would you go with?

Michelin LTX® M/S2

or

Goodyear Wrangler with Silent Armor

or

Goodyear Wrangler SR-A


My truck is an FX4 with the stock 20" wheels (Tire Size: P275/55R20). The top 3 must haves for me are
1. All Season
2. Quite Ride
3. Handling / Smooth Ride

Do any of you have experience with these tires. I've always bought Goodyears in the past but the Michelins that I listed are supposed to get 20,000 more miles of life out of them. The truck has Pirellis now, and they suck. If you know of better tires I am all ears.

 

The new Wrangler I bought for the wife has a set of the SR-A's on them and them seem to grip quite well in the snow and are very quiet on pavement. Ive only had the Jeep for a little over a week now but I feel they will be a good tire. The real test will be this summer on the camp road, see how well they handle high speed loose gravel.
My brother has the Silent Armor on his work E-150 van and he has nothing but goos to say about them. They grip very well both in snow and loose dirt. They are a bit more noisier and heavier but if your more offroad the thicker tyre will be better

That's just my 2 cents

 

People will swear by the performance of the Michelins, but keep in mind that Michelin is also not very bashful when it comes to pricing their tires!

A lot will also depend on how you use your vehicle. For example, because I tend to put relatively low miles on my vehicles in any given year, I have found that a 50,000 mile treadwear warranty is usually about perfect for me. If I moved up to a 60,000 or 70,000 mile treadwear warranty (not uncommon on many Michelins) I would likely end up replacing tires for age rather than treadwear, since I don't feel comfortable pushing a tire beyond five years of service life.

On the other hand, if I had a vehicle that I was routinely piling 50,000 miles per year onto, then I'd be alot more interested in the longer treadwear warranty that is offered by Michelin on many of their tires.

 

I don't have any experience with either if these tires but I just got wheels and Nitto Terra Grapplers from my local Discount Tire. I'm not affiliated with them in any way, just had a very good experience. They will beat anyone's price including websites and eBay. They didn't even want to look at the price I found they just beat it. Maybe it will save you a few bucks!!

 

on my mothers 04 expedition we put the goodyear silent armors. my dad did the same on his ram shortly after. very quite ride considering the still decently aggressive tread. the expedition feels a lot more sure footed with the new tires. they've been on it for about 15,000 miles now and still have a lot left in them. all hwy miles.

 

I've heard mixed things about the SR-A's especially in the dry handling department. I like the Goodyear Wrangler AT/S but they no longer have it in that 20" size. I have Pirelli's on my truck now and they are "ok" in the snow. In my in-laws driveway i never had to go to 4wd to pull out in 2-3 in of snow with the Wranglers and with the Pirelli's I had to. I plan to do Silent Armors in 45k miles.

 

I am very happy with my silent armors. No complaints on noise either.
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Mine are 60-series so they probably ride better than the stock 55-series too.

 

Not considering price, those Michelins are the best out of those 3 tires.

However, aren't you the one complaining that your truck is a POS? If that's the case and you just need tires for it till you can get rid of it, go buy some cheapies. Sam's Club has Goodyear Eagle LS2's for under $150 each.

 

While Silent Armor's are a Decent Tire the SR/A is a much smoother riding tire they would be My choice unless your Truck is a 4x4 then I would do the silent armor or AT/S

 

If you're going to be keeping it on paved roads at least 90% of the time, and price doesn't matter, then Michelin all the way.