Michelin tire question

When I read that I thought to myself, "COC, ??? as in the rock band Corrosion of Conformity"??? LOL ...then I saw the link to the conduct deal. Ahhhhhh, I get it. LOL. I'm a bit slow on the up-take. Yeah, I just read the 'COC' for the 1st time, doesn't seem too heavy handed to me. Seems like the political deal accounts for the lions-share of offenders. Weird, cause there are so many other sights that have pages specifically for people to duke it out, just go on one of those and throw your hat in the ring if that's your jam. I come on here for Gen-1 stuff strictly and have learned a ton, I've also saved a lot of money thanks to the platform and members. I wouldn't risk the boot for some dumb post. . . . at least not sober anyways. LOL. Sorry for the thread jack . . . back to 'Tire Talk'.

 

I'll add endorsement for the defenders. I've had them on every truck I've owned since the late 90's (probably 10 sets or so in total), and every time I put them on from the OEM or prior tire, they've made a significant difference in driving comfort and lower noise.

I did have a set 15 years or so ago on a Jeep Cherokee that the sidewalls started cracking, but they were quite a few years old by then (8?) and I attributed it to use of tire dressing and normal life expectancy (was on a vehicle that only saw 8k miles a year or so). On my one-ton Econoline (E-350) I could never get them balanced, but I think that was due to a hub/rotor/bearing problem which is a common issue on those vehicles. Only once (or maybe twice?) did a michelin not last the warranty mileage, and ended up with a really decent credit towards a new set. Otherwise I've never had a failure and only one flat (which was repairable).

For the ride quality and extended life, I think they're actually a decent value. I just put a new set on my 4WD Sierra this month in 275/50-22's, and at $1300 out the door I didn't that that was too bad.

 

How do the combo ride on your Sierra? I'm assuming with 22's, you have a newer body style. My other truck is a '18 Silverado 1500 LTZ that I am wanting to put some 22's on it but cannot decide on tires quite yet.

 

It should be where the drivers side grab handle goes.

Rumor also has it that @Jack McCarthy got a new tattoo in his honor.

 

I am on my second set of Michelin Defenders on my 2002 Tundra 4.7 WITH 281,000 miles on the clock. I have had many tires in the past 20 years and the Michelin Defenders are by far the smoothest and quietest tires I have ever had. I do not drive in an aggressive manner and seldom exceed 70 MPH. I love a smooth and quiet ride. I normally replace tires at about 30,000 miles, even though the tires may be good for many more miles. I used to favor Cooper tires but the Michelin's are much quieter and smoother.

 

Thats a tattoo you wouldn't want to see when visiting a proctologist.

 

I run the Hankook Dynapro ATMs. On my second set. Slightly more aggressive looking tread. Has a nice sidewall bite pattern to give it a more rugged look, but it's more street than mud for sure. Got 55k miles out of the first set. On my second set now. Very quiet, for an all-terrain rated tire. Available in E rated or regular P rated. I paid $114 a piece for 265/75/16 size in the P rated. I'm mostly commuting with the truck, no need for E rated.

 

"Doc! Can you take off the Superbowl Championship ring?"

"I'm not wearing any rings!"

 

Oh and Mitchalyn gud.

 

I have the 2018 Sierra, so same chassis as yours. I hated the factory 285/45 Bridgestone Duellers... the 275/50 is much (MUCH!) better, but still stiffer than with my prior vehicles. The taller size gives almost an additional inch in tire height, and surprisingly almost an additional inch of sidewall cross-section. The 285/45's were like riding on rubber bands. If the 22's hadn't come as stock from the factory, I would recommend 20's over the 22's... and 18's if you do any off-roading at all. I almost switched to 20's, but couldn't find another OEM rim that I really liked that looked right on the truck (Denali Ultimate package). So far the new Michelins seem to be a good compromise solution. I think they look a lot better too. PM me and I'll send you some pics for reference... so we don't hijack OP's thread. ;-)

 

Probably get hammered for saying this, but I actually like Hankook tires. Like others on this page, I too have owned a couple Sierras, sold my '98 not long ago, and dropped new Hankook Kinergy on them for the last thousands of miles I had it.

Stylized CoC though. Haven't listened to them in ages. And totally fitting reference for a tire thread considering what their mascot would do to some tires.

 

What's wrong about that? I had the same Hankook all terrain and it was a great tire.

 

I've encountered a wild array of Hankook hate at other forums out there on the intertrucks.

I dunno why. They make great tires. I started using them in my VW days, their low-pro 25s and 35s mostly. Loved them so much for their bang vs. buck, I've put pairs on most of my vehicles over the last 15-20 years. Wife has some on her Highlander today.