The problem with this tire, is it tends to develop flat spots across the face of the tire. Our local Costco sells a lot of these and I’ve seen this problem on a few of my customers vehicles that have this tire.
I can’t attribute the irregular wear to anything other than something goofy with the tread compound. I know of two trucks in particular that I rebuilt the front suspension and installed new KYB shocks on and the tires still cupped big time afterwards. And the torsion bar height was correct on both trucks. So they weren’t bottoming out and causing the cupping.
I’ve read quite a few reviews about this tire and most people don’t say anything about the cupping except for one guy down in Phoenix. Hmmm, maybe this issue only shows up in really warm climates. It’s hot where I live year round too.
Other than that, they seem to last a long time from what I’ve seen on my customers vehicles. If you live somewhere really warm, I’d pass on these and go with something else. But if you live in a cooler climate, then the Michelin LTX AT will probably be just fine for your truck or SUV.
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If you live somewhere rather warm, I’d go with the Michelin LTX AT 2 instead. They hold up just fine in the heat.
