Just put a new set of Michelin Cross Terrain's in 255/70/16 on this weekend. Great improvement over the RT/S's. Much smoother on the highway. I'll be traveling quite a bit for work now and this will make the drive's a little more tolerable.

If anyone is looking for a great replacement tire, give this one a shot. Although they wern't cheap. Clocked in @ $699 with road hazard, mounting and balancing.

John

 

Check back in 20,000 miles and report how much tread is left.

 

The Michelins are fabulous tires. I had Goodyears on the Sport Trac which began cupping badly. Rotated, balanced, etc. Every thirty days, back for a rotation. Gave up and tossed them out with about 25K on them. Put the Michelin Cross Terrains on and haven't had one speck of trouble for 25k miles now. Actually rotated them only once so far. I'll bet I still have more than half the tread left. I expect about 60K out of these easy. Smooth, quiet, good road manners. A great tire!

 

I also have the same tire, in 265/70/16. I've had them on for about 10 months & 13,000 miles.

Much quieter and far better traction than my OEM General 255/70/16. The Michelins are far superior on wet roads (the Generals sucked in the rain). I run at 35 psi.

Michelin tires generally last a long time, so I'm not worried about wear.

These tires ride great. The sidewall is soft (I checked before I put them on the truck), so I'd be reluctant to do serious offroading with them, but that's not a problem for me. For a street driven truck, the Cross Terrains are a great tire, IMO.

 

Just got back from my first trip with these. Did about 150 miles each way on some not so up to date Interstate. They were GREAT!!! Also was raining like crazy today and had to hit the brakes hard a few times. Absolutely no slipping or sliding. I stopped with no slippage of the rear and no nose diving.

I've never had an issue with wear on Michelins either. My wifes Outback has the MXV4 Rainforce's. We put on @85K, they now have 112K and look like new. I had a set of original MXV's on my BMW and got 60K of hard mile out of them. The Goodyears held up pretty well (about 45k and could've got another 10), I was just ready for a change and wanted something a little smoother for my travels, especially with winter approaching. Was actually considering buying a sedan before I got these. But I love my truck too much and these new tires made the decision easy for me. Now I have a Truck when I need it and a smooth rider for the highway.

Someone at the office was asking why I was considering trading my new truck in. When i told him it was 7 years old he couldn't believe it. I guess it pays to take care of your investment cosmetically and mechanically.

John

 

I'll have to agree with you - I just put 265/70-17s on my 2000 F150 that I just purchased. I merged on a slick highway once with the Wilderness AT's that were on there when I bought the truck and that was enough for me! I don't do any off-roading - I live in Michigan and need the snow traction. These tires are rated as some of the best for snow and rain. Great ride, too! I have Michelins on all of my other cars and always get great wear out of them. I expect the same of these.

John

 

I remember 35 years ago when Michelin had one of the first radial tires marketed in U.S. My uncles were using them on farm vehicles on gravel roads and the difference with the other tires of the day were dramatic.

I put 185/60-14 MXV4's on my GTi after running through the lousy "North American formula" Pirelli P6's in 20,000 miles, and again the difference was dramatic. Those MXV4's were scary on that GTi - car was rated for a full 1g side acceleration on the P6's and you could get considerably more with the MXV4's in a sharp turn. Made you wonder just when they would ever let go. They wouldn't even squeak. I did not like the handling on standing water or snow what with the big footprint and light car (1700 lbs) however. I gave the car away with 40,000 miles on them and plenty of tread left.

I'll consider Michelins to replace the 285-60/17 Long Trails that came stock, but reviews of the Michelins in that size on Tire Rack site are mixed.