Can't decide: Michelin LTX A/T2 or Goodyear Trailrunner

I need the people of TacomaWorld to help me decide which tire to get. I'm looking at the following two tires:

GOODYEAR WRANGLER TRAILRUNNER:
$542+tax after rebates, 55k mi warranty, A traction rating, 36 lb tire, tread 12/32, better rating.


MICHELIN LTX A/T 2:
$584+tax after discount, 60k warranty, A traction rating, 40 lb tire (heavier), 14/32 tread, best rating.

I think the Trailrunner looks a little bit better, but the LTX seems to have a little bit better stats and reviews online. My local store doesn't have either one to look at in person, but they'll order one for me to see. I'm almost 100% pavement, except for the occasional field or dirt road. It snows here 5-10 days per year.

Any pictures or feedback yall have is appreciated.

 

I looked at both of these at Sam's Club today. If youhave one close I think it might be worth the membership cost just for the tires.

 

For what it's worth, I can share my experience with Michelin LTX M/S tires on my Dodge Cummins 2500 4x4. I only did mild off roading in that truck, on hunting trips. 99% of the trucks time was on pavement. The truck came from the factory with a set of LTX M/S tires. After 8 years, the original tires had 108,000 miles on them, and were only about 1/2 tread depth. The sidewalls were showing signs of cracking, so I replaced them with another set of same tires, as I was about to go hunting in an area with very rocky roads, and I was concerned the tires might blow out a sidewall just from bouncing up and down with the truck loaded heavy with hunting gear. That 2nd set of tires was still darn near brand new when I sold the truck at 145K miles (that set of tires had 37K+ miles on them).

So, if you are looking for tires that will never wear out on the pavement, Michelin will be a very safe bet.

I can't speak for Goodyears, the OEM Wranglers on my Tacoma OR are the very first of that brand I have ever owned on any vehicle.

 

Thanks for the input. There's no doubt from reading reviews that Michelins seem to last forever.

 

I ran two sets of Michelin LTX AT2s on my '02 Taco SR5 4x4. I likes them so much, I almost flipped the expense to take them off that truck when I sold it to put them on my new '16 Taco. That should tell you how much I like those Michelins.

 

I like both tires but I’d only go with the GY if it was substantially cheaper. It is not so buy the Michelin’s and don’t look back. I had that tire on my second gen and it was the roundest most easy to balance tire I’ve ever run. Generally Michelin tires are made out of a single piece mold as compared to other tires being sectioned together. This results in a consistently rounder tire. They are not great off road but you are looking at very light AT tires so that’s not an issue. I would add that mine were better than I thought they’d be on slipper trails.

 

I was told today that Michelin is about to discontinue the Michelin LTX A/T 2 in size 265/65/17. They can order it for me, but there may not be a replacement if something happens to one a few years from now.

 

Can attest to the LTX M/S going forever. Ran them on my 1st gen for 200k miles. 100k each set and I loved those tires. My vote for your use is the LTX's.

All I ever carried was a plug kit for mine. No replacement needed.

 

I’ve never had any issues with one of mine but if you are prone to road hazards then this is something to consider. If they do discontinue that size I’m sure they’ll have something similar (AT3?) but no one wants mismatched tires on a nice truck.

 

Here's the latest prices I got today for 4 tires, including a Labor Day sale and mail in rebates:

Hankook Dynapro ATM RF10- $418+tax

Cooper Discoverer AT3- $533+tax

General Grabber APT- $444+tax

Michelin LTX A/T 2- $584+tax

Goodyear Wrangler Trailrunner- $542+tax

These prices end Saturday. Decisions, decisions.

 

I paid $367.20 for my Falken Wildpeak AT3W. Great tires.

 

There was an eBay 15% coupon I used on a discount tire eBay listing for the Hankooks. $391 shipped and an additional 10% mail in rebate. The discount tire deal is going on til Tuesday.

 

That was what made the difference for me when ordering mine. That eBay coupon finally got me to pull the trigger.

 

Post pics when you get them mounted!!

 

Will do!

 

I ended up going with 265/70/17 Yokohama Geolandar G015 tires. I got 70k miles out of my Dunlop Grandtreks, and they were at about 4/32". I could actually tell that my truck sat 1/2 - 1" higher when I got in, believe it or not. The tires are completely quiet, and my truck rode a little bit smoother (probably due to having more tread). I'm happy.

The only negative from this experience is that Discount Tire didn't clean my tires before giving my truck back. I had white goo on the tires and rims from the mounting process. I thought a tire shop should do that.

 

Here's the "Before" picture with my 265/65/17 Dunlop Grandtrek tires. I think they were decent tires after 7 years and 70k miles.

 

I just purchased Michelin Defender LTX M?S and love them. I went with the stock 245 for mileage and so far I have been pleased. You can't go wrong with these tires.

 

Yeah every one shits on these but I’ve got 40,000 still tread left not bad.