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Why did they stop using Michelin?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by 1Tundra5, Jul 17, 2022.

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May 4, 2023 at 2:41 PM

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I wondered about the switch to Falkens, too. I'm not knocking Falken and don't think they make a poor quality tire, but every one that I've looked at has been considerably heavier than most any other reputable brand in the same size and category. The guys that I know that run them say they all get noisy and lose considerable traction as they wear. But I have no direct experience with them. I'm told the one's that come on the tundra lighter but also thinner skinned than what you get a tire store.

I actually really liked the OE tundra specific LTX AT/2's from Michelin. I picked up a pair of takeoffs from a pro several years ago and ran them though everything. They did feel a little soft but I've been running E rated tires on my truck so I expected as much. The michelin's put up all of my heavy loading and towing, off-pavement job site access, forest road flogging, snowy slushy icy muckety winter driving, etc, and didn't let me down. My only gripe was that they only lasted 30k. But, being an OE tire, that's what I expected; my OE Rugged Fails only lasted 26k and were 26k miles of not-awesomeness. And I don't run tires down to 2/32's of tread cuz I like to not die because I wanted to save a few bucks by running them down to nothing. I agree that most guys that pitched them did so aesthetics rather than function.
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I put falken wild peak’s on my on my truck and after about nine months put the Michelin AT2 on. The wild peaks looked great, but they are a heavy tire. Once I put the Michelin‘s on the truck just seemed to handle better and was much quieter of a ride. I actually like the look of the Michelin‘s

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