New Tire Advice

[King31]

I am in a situation where I am not sure what to do with my truck and hopefully INGO can voice some opinions. It is a 2011 F150 and I have had it for about 20 months. When I bought it there were brand new Michelin M/S2's on the front and over 1/2 worn Michelins on the back. Fast forward to now and the back tires are just about done for. What would everyone do if they were me? Luckily I only drive 12-15k miles every year on my personal vehicle. My options as I see it are:1. Buy 2 Michelin Defender M/S and run on the front. (They quit making M/S2)2. Buy the 2 cheapest tires I can find and run on the back to catch up with the Michelins on the front. Buy 4 new tires in the future once they are bald.3. Buy an all new set of 4 tires now, and try to sell the 2 good Michelins on ebay/craiglist/in person. I am looking at Michelin A/T2 or BFGoodrich T/A K02 currently.Help! Opinions?

 

[daddyusmaximus]

4 new KO2s.

 

[SSGSAD]

JMHO, I would put 2 new ones on the front, and rotate the current 2, to the rear .....

 

[CampingJosh]

JMHO, I would put 2 new ones on the front, and rotate the current 2, to the rear .....

Agreed. This is the appropriate plan.

Used tires have very little value; I wouldn't even bother with trying to sell them.

 

[WebSnyper]

What do you use it for? Any offroad, or all highway, or mix, etc. Are you going for a certain look, etc? The Defenders are good tires, I have them on my wife's AWD SUV... that said, I have BFG KO2's on my 4WD.

 

[SMiller]

Agreed. This is the appropriate plan.

Used tires have very little value; I wouldn't even bother with trying to sell them.

I just put 285 KO2's on both vehicles, sold my used tires for $250 and the wife's for $100 not to mention the $50 each mail in rebate as well as avoiding the $24 tire despisal fee.

 

[pute62]

Buy a Chevy. Lol

 

[MCINDIANA]

I would buy 2 new tires and have them installed in the front and place the present front to the rear. In 6 months, have your tires rotated and get the new tires rotated to the back for better traction in the winter. What condition and size is the spare?
If it is new, maybe you can get it into the mix and only buy one matching tire.

 

[nra4ever]

KO2's with out a doubt.

 

[WebSnyper]

JMHO, I would put 2 new ones on the front, and rotate the current 2, to the rear .....

http://www.discounttire.com/learn/replacing-2tires

Might want to check this...

 

[hopper68]

2 or 4wd? If 4wd, go with 4 new tires.

 

[thunderchicken]

2 new tires on the front rotate the decent old tires to the rear. BUT if it is automatic 4wd any more than 1/4" difference in the tread thickness (new tire vs old) it can cause issues with the 4wd

 

[TB1999]

I got a sweet black Friday deal on tires this year. That doesn't help you but works out pretty good for me.

 

[King31]

More Info

The truck is a 4WD, automatic 3.5L Twin Turbo Ecoboost. I'll generously say I have an aggressive driving style as time is usually of utmost importance. The truck is mainly used for highway, but I do drive gravel roads and some offroad while fishing/hunting. About 90/10 I would guess. I have the Defenders on my work truck and they are almost the same as M/S2. Only reason for going A/T is wanting a different look. Tire size is 275 65r18 if that matters. Thanks everyone so far!

 

[Old Dog]

I did the 2 here, 1 there crap in the past and was always dealing with tires. I now go with 4 new tires no matter what. Different brands of tires, different tread wear on the same brand, all cause handling issues when you push them hard. 4WD especially needs all 4 tires of the same circumference. Go with 4 new now and get the alignment checked at the same time.

 

[Bennettjh]

I run Rugged Terrains on my daily driver Jeep. Excellent tire, not terribly aggressive and no noise, will buy them again. K02's are a good tire as well. Anything BFG is good in my book.

 

[thunderchicken]

With the new info. I would just suck it up and buy 4 new tires. I like the Goodyear silent armor A/T

 

[ruger1800]

Michleins are junk get some big o tires

 

[w_ADAM_d88]

Do you already have a full size spare tire? If not buy 4 new tires and keep one of the 2 and make a full size spare. If you already have a full size spare I'd still vote for 4 new tires, then don't forget to rotate them frequently.

 

[Bigtanker]

Do a few smoky burnouts, then rotate the tires. Do a few more smoky burnouts then buy 4 new tires.