My '16 Tunda 2 - wheel drive Crew Max will be needing a new set of tires here in the not so distant future.

It's mostly a daily driver for me. Just some good, long life all seasons that handle wet roads well.

Curious to see what y'all are using currently and what other options you might consider.

Thanks!

Well I don't drive a Tundra, but this Tuesday I'm having a set of Michelin Defender LTX put on my truck. I've had good luck with Michelins

^^^^Same here. Only Michelins for years now. I just wish I could get them to last.

I switched the Factory Bridgestones that came on my 2013 tundra to Michelin LTX's after I had 2 sidewall blowouts on the Bridgestones.
Was very happy with the Michelin LTX

4th & 5th for the Defender LTX. had 2 sets of LTX MS on the older truck, put the defenders on my 15 sierra at 25k because I had 2 GY wrangler SR-As that couldn't be repaired & the others weren't wearing great. Just put a set on wife's Terrain 2 weeks ago.
The price sucks, good luck getting out under a grand. They ride good, have good enough traction (not a mud/snow tire) & wear like iron. I've never regretted buying or selling Michelin (sold tires for 3 years in college). You get to know the tires you're going to see back.....

Besides the Michelin's, I'm considering some Firestone Destination LE's for our truck. I just need 2, for '3 season' since I have dedicated snow tires.

I've had Destination LEs before, quiet, long wearing. They are usually a bit lower cost than Michelin.

Currently using Rugged Trails. When these are done I'm going to Michelin LTX- AT2. 275-70-18s.

Glad to know I'm not the only one that had problems with the Bridgestones. Mine were dry-rotted to the point that I didn't dare run them before 20,000 miles.

I was on a road trip in Ohio at the time and my host recommended replacing them with Master Craft Courser AXTs. Much more aggressive tread, but quiet and can't tell any difference in the ride.

15,000 plus miles later, they still look like new, tread-wise.

Minchin mtx m/x. 10 ply. Good in the rain, quiet, stable and will embarrass some off road tires.

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Originally posted by PHPaul:
Glad to know I'm not the only one that had problems with the Bridgestones. Mine were dry-rotted to the point that I didn't dare run them before 20,000 miles.

I was on a road trip in Ohio at the time and my host recommended replacing them with Master Craft Courser AXTs. Much more aggressive tread, but quiet and can't tell any difference in the ride.

15,000 plus miles later, they still look like new, tread-wise.

My wife had one OEM Bridgestone Dueler sidewall blowout with under 2000 miles on the truck. She was so proud of herself for changing the tire on the side of I-95 in Miami, that I almost felt bad reminding her that the truck came with 3 yr, 36K mile roadside assistance. Almost.
I had another sidewall blowout on the same set of tires at around 14K, (Toyota/Bridgestone wouldn't do anything for me they claimed sidewall damage or improper pressure- neither was true) so I bought 4 new Michelins on my dime and ran them til I traded the truck at 70K on a new 2017. Which has. Bridgestones. Ugh.

Hard to go wrong with Michelins

I think there's at least a $70 rebate for a set of 4 right now.

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Originally posted by jjkroll32:
Hard to go wrong with Michelins

I think there's at least a $70 rebate for a set of 4 right now.

Costco had $70 off with mount and balance for $.01

I have a 2012 F150. I currently have a set of Michelin Defender LTX A/T2 tires. The previous set were Michelin LTX MS which lasted about 70,000 miles and handled well in all conditions. The current LTX A/T2 tires are noisier and are not as stable. When these wear out, I am going back to the Michelin LTX MS as most of my driving is on highways.

I have a Tundra and was driving about 32K miles/yr, mostly highway. I got 70K miles from the OEM Bridgestone's, 90K from Yokohama Geolanders, and 150K miles from Michelin LTX M/S2's - I admit I pushed it a bit to reach the threshold. In addition, they were quieter, more comfortable, handled as well, and stickier in both wet and dry conditions than the others. Not great in snow, but otherwise damn near perfect. I replaced them with identical tires, and had to search to find them since they were being phased out for the Defender LTX, and I was concerned they wouldn't be as good.

I just changed the factory tires on my 2014 Tundra Crewmax TRD. They were Michelin LTX A/T2s, and I put Michelin LTX A/T2s back on. I only got 46k out of them, but the ride was good, snow, wet, and dry traction was good, and I found a good deal on them (and I am waiting for my rebate right now).

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Originally posted by CaptainMike:
I switched the Factory Bridgestones that came on my 2013 tundra to Michelin LTX's after I had 2 sidewall blowouts on the Bridgestones.
Was very happy with the Michelin LTX

Michelin LTX's were the best set of tires I ever owned on a heavy suv. (2008 expedition). I did replace them with goodyear wrangler fortitudes which were MUCH cheaper, and they're almost as good as the Michelins, but I have just under 5k miles on them so it's tough to tell.

The Michelin LTXs look like the way to go.

I'll do some further research into them.

Thanks for the recommendations!

I always bought Michelin LTX A/T for my 2005 Tundra.
Had good luck with them.

My 2014 Tundra came new with 285/55/20 BFG KO tires.
Almost 40K miles on them and I'm shopping for new tires.
I need/want a more aggressive look than the Michelin tires with this truck.

I'm looking at BFG KO2s or Toyo Open Country AT or RT this time around.

I have BFG KOs on my tundra and have had great tire wear, traction, etc with these tires.

When I have to replace will go with BFG KO2s

I have had Yokohama Geolanders on the following:
Chevy Silverado Z71
Ford Explorer
Toyota Highlander
Toyota Tundra (Father in laws)

Nothing but a beast of a tire, very quiet, great wet, snow, and mud traction.
Only other that gets you a bit more mileage is the Michelin LTX but they are big money compared to the Geolanders. When I priced them for my Explorer they were twice as much.