Almost time for new tires, what are you planning on getting after the stock tires wear out?

[ccough]

Only a couple hundred miles so far on the dueler ascent, but so far I like them. Better look, just as quiet, and efficiency seems to be very close to stock. Durability is still an unknown.

Thank you for the update; that is good information. Leaning a bit more in that direction...

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[scruvs]

Thank for the info. We actually had a set installed at the Costco in Billings today. Almost impossible to believe but we had a third tire go flat today about 20 miles from Costco. Took three hours to get there after the flat (about 7 of the Neely tire worms, and ten stops to air up. Total nightmare. Ford should be ashamed for putting such crap tires on the Lightning.

The Defenders are by the far the best AS tires I've ever had. The five miles of gravel and then three miles of damaged road up to our place was night and day with the Defenders.

I have no idea why the Grabbers failed. Three ruined tires in two days. My last flat in a car was over 30 years ago. And no idea why the Neely plugs didn't hold. I've never had a problem with them. It seemed like the belts in these tires were separated not allowing the plug to hold.

I need some help from the Michelin supporters on this thread with questions about Defender LTX vs. Primacy XC.

My ‘23 XLT SR came equipped with Michelin Primacy XC 275/65r18. I loved the ride. I’m at 30k miles with 3/32 and 4/32 on the tires.

I live in Florida, so I’m only concerned with heat and rain. After not hydroplaning, I prioritize range.

I’m leaning towards the Michelin Defender LTX M/S 2s from Sam’s club. I don’t really think I need a mud/snow tire but I’ve seen it described as an All Season tire on some sites. I think I might be confusing mud terrain vs all terrain.

Does anyone know how the Defender LTX M/S 2 will compare to the Primacy XC in terms of 100% road driving occasionally in torrential downpours.

 

[scruvs]

Before I order tires, is there anything specific that a shop needs to do differently to maintain tires for an EV?

Just have a 4-point lift? Anything else?

 

[Mach Turtle]

Although it's been mentioned elsewhere before, perhaps it's worth mentioning that where they put the lift is really important - frame rails where the little arrows point yes, battery case no. Techs who aren't used to EVs often seem to have difficulty discerning one from the other.

 

[Peddyr]

I need some help from the Michelin supporters on this thread with questions about Defender LTX vs. Primacy XC.

My ‘23 XLT SR came equipped with Michelin Primacy XC 275/65r18. I loved the ride. I’m at 30k miles with 3/32 and 4/32 on the tires.

I live in Florida, so I’m only concerned with heat and rain. After not hydroplaning, I prioritize range.

I’m leaning towards the Michelin Defender LTX M/S 2s from Sam’s club. I don’t really think I need a mud/snow tire but I’ve seen it described as an All Season tire on some sites. I think I might be confusing mud terrain vs all terrain.

Does anyone know how the Defender LTX M/S 2 will compare to the Primacy XC in terms of 100% road driving occasionally in torrential downpours.

I can't speak to the Primacy XCs, but I've had the Michelin Defenders that I got from Costco for almost a year now. Excellent tire. I'm averaging about 32k miles per year on my Lightning so I'll likely need new ones come spring time. I will probably buy them again if a better EV model still isn't available.

 

[BlueLightning]

Thinking of few options, and also front and rear bumper. Just drive few miles in town each day so range loss isn’t an issue…biggest hit will be the cost. LOL!

 

[BlueLightning]

Oh LOL, that’s just example tire look, that’s not my vehicle. But yes it is gone on that truck. Someone here will claim it.

 

[WildBlue]

Only a couple hundred miles so far on the dueler ascent, but so far I like them. Better look, just as quiet, and efficiency seems to be very close to stock. Durability is still an unknown.

I just put a set of these on 18" wheels (265/70 standard load) and they are great! These have the outline white letters, which looks really awesome against the Carbonized Gray of the truck. As for the tires themselves, they are nearly as quiet as the stock Hankook Dynapro AT2s. However, the Bridgestone's do ride slightly firmer over bumps I have felt, even though they are on 18" wheels vs the 20" factory wheels. Slightly more vibration felt in the steering wheel which I suspect are the tread lugs (it's much higher frequency than a tire imbalance).

Going to run them for a while and if I end up not liking them, will fall back to Michelin Defenders.

Edit: added picture of my current setup for reference.

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