My sister is taking my 100 to Minnesota and needs new tires. I had michelin LTX M/S2 but they changed it to defender line and got negative reviews from the original LTX. I loved my original LTX M&S, what do I buy that gives impeccable handling in all conditions especially snow?
Best tire for stock 16" wheels for COMFORT & snow/rain HWY (1 Viewer)
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I would still go with the Defenders. I've heard nothing but good things about those and we run them on our F150 and they've been great. Handle all weather decently well, especially rain at highway speeds.
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Has anything better come out?
Trunk Monkey
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I'd be looking at Consumer Reports.
BFGoodrich all terrain TKO's checkmate
Cooper Discoverer AT3 LT or XLT. I've had a couple sets of these, first on a Land Rover Disco II and the a Chevy Silverado. I was very pleased with their performance and would purchase again if I didn't need a more aggressive off road tire.
I'll second the Discoverer AT3 LT recommendation. I'll also mention that in 265/75-16 they are available in C-load rating and are just over 40 lbs so you won't notice any changes in acceleration/braking. Don't expect them to be great on ice (nothing but a dedicated winter/studded tire will be) but in deep snow, packed powder they are very good.
I run Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S on my Sequoia and they've also been great. Would definitely consider them again. Seem to be a mix between a highway and AT style tire (Defender would still be the smoothest on road for sure).
Michelin Defenders would be my first choice. However, they were back ordered for many months in Jan 2022, or were unavailable even to order. I ended getting Yokohama Geolanders instead and have been very happy.
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I ended up ordering Michelins but in 265/75 R16. Was that a bad move? They had 200 pcs in stock of this size, whereas the normal 275/70 R16 were 8-12 weeks back ordered. This is for my sister who is a normal driver on the highway. I got the normal ply as to make the ride softer.
They tried to sell me on yokos but didn't want to spend the next 12 years wishing I had bought the michelins instead. The sales rep said it should only make less than a 1mph difference on speedometer.
They tried to sell me on yokos but didn't want to spend the next 12 years wishing I had bought the michelins instead. The sales rep said it should only make less than a 1mph difference on speedometer.
Nope, no worries with the 265/75r16.
94SRUNNER
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That is a nice size and you wont be disappointed.
GTV
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Because they look a little dinky in the 100’s large wheel wells.
