98% driving on paved roads. But I do have some property south of here and is off road. And the roads leading to it are a combination of gravel and dirt.

The truck is a 2023 F150 4 door, if that matters. It's still got the tires on it when I bought it. They're not off road. The truck is a "Sport" model. Whatever that means.

But, the speed on the speedometer is faster than the actual speed of the truck. I need tires a wee bit larger?

And suggestions appreciated.

Michelin LTX AT2 if top of the line tires are in your budget, GoodYear Duratracs are also great.

I can't speak to what would work best on a ford, but I LOVE Goodyears Wrangler Silent armor's (I'm pretty sure they're called Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure's with Kevlar now). Unfortunately, they were not available in my current tire size, but I'm on my second pair of Wrangler Duratrac's, and the re-designed Duratrac's are definitely nicer than my original Duratrac's.

Take a look at the Nitto line for 4x4, they get good reviews. My Jeep was running the Ridge Grapplers, hybrid A/T, quiet and good for forest and desert trails. They have milder tires that I'll consider for my 4Runner when it need tires.

Just went through the same thing. I have a 2016 Expedition 4WD. I had Cooper highway tires on that lasted about 40K. Once they got wore down a bit I had to go into 4WD auto to get traction on a flat hard pack ice/snow surface. So it was time for some new tires. I wanted something more aggressive but didn't want to sacrifice the low road noise of the highway tires. My daughter in laws family owns a large auto repair shop and they sell lots of tires.

They recommended Falken. I went with Falken Wildpeak A/T4W. They ran me $270 a piece but I'm very happy with them so far. Aggressive tire without the road noise. Looking forward to seeing how they do this upcoming winter.

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Originally posted by Biker_dude:
98% driving on paved roads. But I do have some property south of here and is off road. And the roads leading to it are a combination of gravel and dirt...

Where is "here"? Will your off road generally be dry dirt, often wet with mud, snow and ice to deal with all winter?

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They recommended Falken. I went with Falken Wildpeak A/T4W. They ran me $270 a piece but I'm very happy with them so far. Aggressive tire without the road noise. Looking forward to seeing how they do this upcoming winter.

The Falken Wildpeaks are very good tires.

For a little less money, the Cooper Discoverer and the Maxxis Bravo Series AT-771 are both good too.

Never had any issues with Michelin LTX Defender
Highway tire, but we have had similar. Majority highway with some gravel/dirt roads on our property in S TX.

I was looking at the Wildpeak when I still had my Explorer.

I was not a fan of the Nitto highway tires that were on our Flex, nor the Pirelli that were on my Explorer.

Also, for the OP, the Sport' on the F150 is a cosmetic pkg. Body color bumpers, different grille, black interior [typically].

I put Michelin Defender LTX M/S on my 4runner, and they've been through gravel, dirt, deep beach sand, and deep snow. They have excellent road manners, both wet and dry. The only reason I'd go A/T is if I was going in deep/sticky mud. Otherwise, these LTXs have handled everything easily.

Plus they seem to last forever.

Nitto Teragraphler 2 or one if the other Graphler models depending on your off and on road use.

Michelin LTX M&S have been my go-to for truck tires for decades. Smooth, quiet riding, but good off-road and great on snow. I got 60K mostly city/highway miles out of my last set of them, on a `97 F-250.

My new truck (`22 Ram 1500) came with Goodyear Wranglers on it and they've been pretty good tires.

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Originally posted by Biker_dude:
98% driving on paved roads. But I do have some property south of here and is off road. And the roads leading to it are a combination of gravel and dirt.

Driving infrequently on dirt/gravel roads is not really off-roading.

I have the Continental TerrainContact H/T on my truck as I'm 99+% driving on paved roads. They're top-tier in head to head for snow, rain, and dry. So far, they're the best set of tires I have ever owned and so glad I replaced those POS Michelins (Michelin discontinued model as everybody getting 50% of published tire life).

If I needed more offroad capability, I wouldn't hesitate to buy Continental TerrainContact A/T.

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Originally posted by Biker_dude:
But, the speed on the speedometer is faster than the actual speed of the truck. I need tires a wee bit larger?

The most technically accurate way to do this is look up the OEM tires and their "revolutions per mile" (revs/mi) and then look up the revs/mi of the new tires you're considering. The closer the better.

For example, my OEM's were 683 revs/mi and my Continentals are 681 revs/mi so there is zero noticeable difference in my speedometer as long as the tires are properly inflated.

Cooper Discover All Terrain...

I live in rural American and daily drive an F150 around 25K miles a year. I drive a mixture of paved and dirt roads and live where we get ice and snow. I also do a bit of forest service road driving to get to places where we fish, camp or travel to work ARA races.

My last 3 trucks have worn Cooper AT3's. Very happy with the durability vs cost of them. I get about 45K miles from a set.

I used to drive on Michelins. But they got to be pretty pricey and for $100 bucks more a tire, I switched to the coopers and never looked back.

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Originally posted by Appliance Brad:
I used to drive on Michelins. But they got to be pretty pricey

This is the downside to Michelin. They're definitely for a budget option.
I had Pilot Sport AS3+ on our Flex & loved them.
Went to put them on my Mercedes & got hit with sticker shock. Ended up with Bridgestone Potenza that were 90% of what the Michelin were for $300 less installed.

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Originally posted by ridewv:
Where is "here"? Will your off road generally be dry dirt, often wet with mud, snow and ice to deal with all winter?

Oklahoma. Not a lot of snow. Often ice, which means I just stay home. Mostly. Considerable rain combined with OK's notorious clayee mud. A truck coming out of that looks like an adobe hut with wheels. My current tires (25,000 miles/still good-ish) would not be able to handle that very well.

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Originally posted by Biker_dude:
the speed on the speedometer is faster than the actual speed of the truck. I need tires a wee bit larger?

The most technically accurate way to do this is look up the OEM tires and their "revolutions per mile" (revs/mi) and then look up the revs/mi of the new tires you're considering. The closer the better.

Thanks! I never knew that.

I put Nitto Terra Grappler G3’s on my LX570 and have been exceptionally happy with them in all conditions

I've been very pleased with the Continental Terrain Contact A/T tires. Actually on the 2nd set on my 1500 GMC 4x4. They are not super aggressive for off road but they do have enough traction. They have large channels for water on wet roads. And, they are quiet on the highway. 60K mile warranty. I've got the 22" 285/45R22. Not sure what size wheels you have.

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I think Firestones are good tires and a great value too.