dburgjohn

I started reviewing tires several months ago and settled on the Continental TerrainContact A/T for my 2012 F150 SuperCrew 4x4 to replace Wrangler Duratracs. The old ones were my 3rd set of Goodyear tires, but the ride was just not like the 1st two and the noise was really loud at the end. The new tires are about 500 miles in and I love them. Firm hold wet or dry on pavement plus great traction at my work sites (construction, gravel, sand, light mud and grass). The big plus is the sound level. I can actually hear mostly the air around the truck at highway speed. They may get louder as they get older, but such is the nature of A/T tires. Every other set was at the point of not being able to have a conversation in the cab by the time theywere replaced. I really like these and am looking forward to that promised 60k miles. And even if it falls short in mileage, if they will ride like this I would not mind. My set came from www.tirebuyer.com and shipped right to an installer in my town.

Bamaman

Glad you like your Continentals. I have gone thru a few set of car tires by that brand and had no issues whatsoever.

I recently had to replace a couple of front tires on my old F250 diesel. Got tired of paying $550 a pair for Michelins. Went to the complete other end of the market and paid $110 each for Sailun LT/E tires. They're the only decent Chinese tire on the retail market of any kind. They seem to be doing just fine. Only time will tell.

Hope the Michelins on my 2020 F150 STX last as long as others report.

dburgjohn

after a triple digit trip I really feel like this was the perfect choice. I am a tightwad when it comes to spending, but if I had known for sure what a difference this would make, the old tires would have come off sooner.

dburgjohn

long coming update: three years in and the tires are still riding and wearing great. There has been no change in operation, grip or noise. These were a good choice. Great tire for long wear and performance.

jhanna

Speaking of A/T tread noise as wear builds, what's the general "rotation pattern" that most use?

Straight front to rear to front,

or

front straight to rear, rear crossed to front.

edit, I mis-spoke. I was thinking front wheel drive vehicle. My usual way of remembering is " drive wheels roll straight ". So, on my rwd truck, cross fronts to rear, move rears straight to front.

Siber Express

Actually neither of those. Cross the fronts to the rear and the rear straight to the front. The Reason for that according to my tire guy was to wear the fronts the opposite way levels the tread better and then they are already going the same way when they go on the front. Truthfully I think as long as they are crossed over they fix the tread from uneven wear on the front.

Spiky

Always cross one pair each time so they all go to each corner in turn. Doesn't really matter if it's front to back or back to front, as long as you are consistent. I was actually doing a 5 wheel rotation so I could keep an identical spare, and keep them all similar tread depth. Just went in a circle for that.

That is for non-directional tires. My winter tires are directional, so just front to back rotate on those.

jhanna

Yep, yep, yep. I mis-spoke. I was thinking front wheel drive vehicle. My usual way of remembering is " drive wheels roll straight ". So, on my rwd truck, cross fronts to rear, move rears straight to front.

But, I was wondering if the crossing of any, increased the noise level over time.

dburgjohn

this set as well as the previous three I had on this truck have been done cross front to back and back straight to front. I usually do that ever other oil change. The previous tires were Goodyear Dura Tracks. After about 25-30k they started a pattern of roaring louder at about 4k intervals. Rotation would quite them down. Nice that Goodyear designed a self notifying tire to say 'rotate me now'