Hey everyone, first post! I have a 21 F150 4x4 crew cab. I bought it new and am just about at the point of needing new tires. I dont really want to go with what came on the truck stock (Good Year Wranglers) I havent been happy with the way the tires have worn. There are so many tire options for my truck and I want to make a good decision. The difficult part is that I use my truck for many different purposes. Although, I do baby it....

Things I have to consider and how I use the truck
Long hauls during the summer and winter, often times towing a boat during summer months. This is our trip car, not our daily driver. So on road comfort needs to be considered.
I do take it to the snow, sometimes montana where weather can get a bit dicey
Dont really do offroading but traction is important at the boat ramp and in the snow, light dirt roads from time to time.

Winter tires dont make sense for me because I dont live in a snowy/cold climate. But I go to the mountains enough during the winter that I do want something with good traction.

My dilemma is that from what im seeing, the tires with really good on road manners dont have the best ratings for wet weather/snow and the ones that look really good for slippery conditions seem to have lower ratings for on road.

Any input would be awesome, thanks guys!

 

Wrangler Terriroty ATs are just the cheap disposable junk Ford and other makes put on their trucks to get them sold at a lower price point. Upgrade to Adventure or Duratrac with Kevlar and you will not hate the word Wrangler any longer.

I am at 40,000 miles on Nokian tires with Aramid, same thing as Kevlar and wear indicators are still over 60 percen tread life left.

 

Falken Wildpeaks. Excellent wet traction, and surprisingly quiet on the highway. Best tire I’ve had on a truck thus far.

 

Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 forever. Not the best in snow but excellent wet and dry traction along with tread longevity.

 

I had hankooks on my 2016 F150 supercrew, 6.5 ft bed, thought they were terrible, wet traction awful, snow worse. Replaced them with Bridgestone Dueler Alenzas and really liked those.

 

I would also recommend these given your usage but also recommend dedicated winter tires for when you venture into the Montana snow (depending on the amount you're driving through).

Back in 2016 when we had the snowmaggedon (3 ft of snow fell in 3 days), I had to drive my FILs Avalanche which had the original LTX M/S and they performed really well especially under braking. I have to assume they're much better at clearing snow and ice in Montana so maybe you'll be just fine with the M/S2.

 

with any tire there will be give and take, you need to rank and prioritize importance. I will always recommend Wildpeaks AT3 or 4 as they are quiet, smooth on the highway, 60k warranty, great on wet pavement, great in the snow, and so forth.

You could probably get away with a more rugged All Season but that will shine on the highway a little better and do a tad worse in the snow.

 

Michelin defender all season. if you have a local Costco, you get free rotations, balancing, patching or replacement.

It sounds like you don’t need anything all terrain and not much else will be smoother riding than the Michelins.

While I don’t really drive my truck in the winter anymore, I did drive for two winter seasons in Vermont with them. With 4wd, I had no problems no matter how much snow was on the roads.

I know everyone around here likes those faulken tires, but it honestly doesn’t sound like you’d need them for your situation.

I have a little more than 35000 miles on these tires and the tread looks like it did when they were new. Ride hasn’t changed either.

 

hey boo

 

Michelin. Good ride, last a long time, adequate off road for most people.