I need to buy a full set of 265/65R18s for a Ford F150 4x4.

I live in Florida, and while the truck is a 4x4, I use it modestly for road driving, hunting, shooting, fishing, etc. I am not hard core off-roading it. No lift, nothing fancy, just utility 4x4.

I have had Cooper Hercules and Falken Wildpeak recommended by local tire stores, but thought I would ask around a bit as well.

Originals were Goodyear Kevlars, which have gotten kind of spendy.

Thoughts?

Thanks all.

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Many previous threads.

Michelin LTX LT are wonderful.

Nitto Terra Grapplers are amazing.

I also have a Ford F150, 4 x 4, platinum, with a 4 inch lift on it. I’m on my second set of Toyo Open Country AT tires. I love them. They’re a bit bigger than yours, being a 20 inch rim size. My first set, I got over a 100,000 miles out of them and still had lots of tread left. They just aged out. Great traction in the rain, too. Going around corners they would slip much less than what came from the factory…... and since I pull a large/heavy boat every single week, they offer plenty of grip on a slippery boat ramp. Braking has been wonderful, and they have a quiet ride too. Highly recommend, if your budget allows it. Trust me you will get many, many more miles than advertised, since the tread depth is more than what is typically offered from competing tires. Be sure to factor that in when you’re thinking about price/longevity.
Best tires I’ve ever had on my trucks.

Falken wild peaks are a great choice.

I switched to them two trucks ago and they have been a great tire.

Rain, snow, mud, off-road… all good.

I was always a BF goodrich AT guy, but found they were a bit difficult in rain and packed easily in snow.

The wild peaks, however, seem to be a good all-around tire for everything

Michelin Defender LTX MS2 - Pricey, but durable & great on road and in rain.

275/55-20 on our 2wd Expedition
IIRC, they were around 1200 installed when I did them.

Quick look on tirerack shows about 1200 before install.

LTX AT2 are about the same price, with a lower treadwear rating, if you want a more A/T than highway tread pattern

Those Kevlars were my go to for my F350, but got too expensive. I actually bought a set of DuraTracs I haven’t used yet for not much more than the going rate for the Wranglers w/Kevlar.

I got a good deal on a set of Pirelli Scorpion AllTerrain Plus for my 20” wheels. I’d buy them again. I had 3 sets of the Wranglers and I’d buy them again if the price was right. I wouldn’t buy the Toyo highway tread tires again. They were quite possibly the worst tire I’ve ever had on any vehicle. The Continental highway tread tires were OK, but the more open tread of all terrain type tire pick up the gravel in our driveway and spit them back out for the next 20 miles.

The stock Michelin AT2s chunked bad on gravel roads and lasted 25,000 miles. I have not seen the need to pay a premium for them. Michelin calls them all terrain, but they’re more of a highway tread and didn’t like sugar sand. Michelin owns BFGoodrich which has real all terrain tires.

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Originally posted by P250UA5:
Michelin Defender LTX MS2 - Pricey, but durable & great on road and in rain.

These are what I have, been very happy with them.

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Originally posted by Patriot:
Falken wild peaks are a great choice.

I switched to them two trucks ago and they have been a great tire.

Rain, snow, mud, off-road… all good.

I was always a BF goodrich AT guy, but found they were a bit difficult in rain and packed easily in snow.

The wild peaks, however, seem to be a good all-around tire for everything

I prefer the Falken Wildpeaks over the KO2s I had also. Saved about 400 over the BFGs too.

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Originally posted by 4MUL8R:

Michelin

They're all I've used for years.

Just got a set of Wildpeaks on my Taco. Haven't been off road yet, but I love the way they ride on the pavement so far.

I have Falken Wildpeaks on my f150 also. No complaints.

Been running Cooper Discover AT3's for a long time on my 2010 F150. It has the 18" wheels. I get about 60k miles from a set. Great all around performance on pavement, dirt or snow. I rotate at every oil change (7k miles with Mobil 1)

I previously ran Michelins but they got spendy for 4 of them.

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Originally posted by Appliance Brad:
Been running Cooper Discover AT3's for a long time on my 2010 F150. It has the 18" wheels. I get about 60k miles from a set. Great all around performance on pavement, dirt or snow. I rotate at every oil change (7k miles with Mobil 1)

I previously ran Michelins but they got spendy for 4 of them.

This or any of what I call "job site goodyears" any of the light off-road tires you'd see on a construction site. like the Wrangler workhorse AT.

I have that exact size on my Colorado. About a year ago I went with Armstrong DuraTrac. I have about 10,000 miles on them now and I really like them.

I see no wear at all on them and they are very quiet on the road and they were designed to eliminate hydroplaning. They are M&S rated. I ordered them thru Walmart and they are very reasonably priced.

After resisting Michelin for nearly 20 years, I finally put a set of Defender LTX on my old SUV.

The Lovely Girlfriend isn’t “a car gal,” but she asked one afternoon: “Did you get new tires? This rides so much better!”

Truly, they made a difference. Snow performance has been good (as in, good enough to get me home in the snow), and the mileage (as in, longevity) has been great.

At this point, I’ll say, “they were expensive, but not without reason. I shouldn’t have resisted for so long."

I have been using BF Goodrich ATs on my Excursion for years with zero problems so far. I had them on my Silverado for years as well. I think they are a good tire.

Another vote for Michelin Defenders.
I have put them on my last 2 Ram 1500 and just put them om the rear of my current Ram.
I went with them because of how good they are in rain but they served me well in snow once up in PA.

Again, Mich Defenders. The idiots at Ram put Goodyear Eagle Touring shoes on at the factory on my Limited diesel. 8k miles, swapped for Mich.

Michelin Defender 2. Currently on sale at BJ Wholesale. On sale next week at Costco.
Tire rotation and road hazard included.