I've decided to replace the OEM Michelin LTX M/S2 tires on my F-150. The Michelin tires have a little over 55,000 miles. They have become questionable in wet weather and have fallen off in other areas. After much research, I have decided on Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast H/T tires. Their reviews are pretty good. Also, the price is fantastic. I will be getting them installed on Thursday.
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Ford has a deal going where you buy 3 Goodyear tires, you get the 4th tire for $1.
I always get better deals on tires at my local Ford dealership.
If they let me use my Ford Pass Rewards, it will be even lower.
Agreed,
2020 ram was 13xx.xx for toyo RT's (in that exact size iirc)
that's a great price.
Tirerack gave those pretty positive reviews for everything(handling, ride, noise etc) except overall traction.
I looked at the Tire Rack reviews, along with other's reviews. Overall, the reviews were generally favorable. I just couldn't see putting out a lot more money for Michelin replacements. The original LTX M/S2 are pretty good tires. However, I don't find them worth their price. At 5 years old , 55,000 miles and a little less than 6/32 remaining tread, they have lost their wet performance. I don't feel safe driving on them.
I highly doubt that I will ever buy another set of Michelin tires. The Michelin Primacy Touring A/S, on our new Escape, are mediocre.
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Been using Walmart tires online that are on sale. 1st thing I do is check the research the name on the internet. You'd be surprised how many of these wacky named tires are actually owned by Michelin, Cooper, Goodyear, etc. They scoop up these tire companies for dirt cheap, leave the name, and send Q&A teams to the plant to oversee operations. After all, the buck stops with the owner, so they make sure they are made properly. Then, if a reputable company bought out the defunct company, I purchase the tires dirt cheap and have them delivered to my house. Then take the car to a tire shop to swap them over. Never got a bad set yet. Always fresh by just a month or two.
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Nice, that tire is similar to the Goodyear Wrangler Workhorse HT I installed on my F150 about a month ago. Replaced Michelins just like you. The goodyears were so much cheaper. I paid about the same.
Best way to buy tires -
Find the lowest price in your area -
Sign up for a Discount Tire (or America Tire) account.
Sign in and do a found it cheaper price match.
DT matches the price by lowering the tire price enough so that with their other costs staying at the standard cost - it is overall lower than the other price.
They even gave me 4 TPMS for $18 each because I could buy them at Amazon for $19 and Sam's would install them for free.
I would not want to deal with Sam's installation - NO WAY I would buy from Walmart. Read the reviews on these web sites -
Tire are great - the service was horrible.
It took 4 hours
I had to go back 4 times for rebalance
They lost my locking lug nut
They refused to install because I bought a larger tire
But use Walmart to get a lower price on my resent spare tire purchase - sure.
IDN about buying tires from a Ford dealership - it would be better than Walmart or Sam's but it took DT less than 45 minutes to install my tires last week. As luck would have it my TPMS warning light came on the next day. Same thing last time I had them rotated something is starting to mess up inside my system - I stopped by DT and 5 minutes later I was on my way with them reprogrammed. Try that at Walmart.
Find the lowest price in your area -
Sign up for a Discount Tire (or America Tire) account.
Sign in and do a found it cheaper price match.
DT matches the price by lowering the tire price enough so that with their other costs staying at the standard cost - it is overall lower than the other price.
They even gave me 4 TPMS for $18 each because I could buy them at Amazon for $19 and Sam's would install them for free.
I would not want to deal with Sam's installation - NO WAY I would buy from Walmart. Read the reviews on these web sites -
Tire are great - the service was horrible.
It took 4 hours
I had to go back 4 times for rebalance
They lost my locking lug nut
They refused to install because I bought a larger tire
But use Walmart to get a lower price on my resent spare tire purchase - sure.
IDN about buying tires from a Ford dealership - it would be better than Walmart or Sam's but it took DT less than 45 minutes to install my tires last week. As luck would have it my TPMS warning light came on the next day. Same thing last time I had them rotated something is starting to mess up inside my system - I stopped by DT and 5 minutes later I was on my way with them reprogrammed. Try that at Walmart.
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Your post in my thread helped push me to the Workhorse tires!
The Steadfast are rated above the Workhorse - I would jump on that deal - or get DT to beat it.
The closest Discount Tire is 45 minutes away. The local Ford dealership is 12 miles away and right across the street from a Walmart Supercenter. I trust the Ford dealership over Walmart any day. Besides, the Ford dealership has Hunter road force balancing. Walmart has never beaten their prices.
Better yet, if you don’t need tires urgently, shop Walmart online and wait for deals on name brand tires. I got a set of Nordman Solstice 4 for my CR-V for $81 a tire back in April and a set of Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain Plus for my Suburban last week for $114 a tire. I was expecting these to be old production dates at these prices, but both sets were fresh. At the time I purchased these, they were among the cheapest tires available in their respective sizes.
I would not buy tires from Walmart. I get the lowest price then Discount Tire beats that price.
I just use Walmart - or Sam's to get a better price from DT.
I wouldn't drive 90 minutes to save $50 - I have 2 DT within 10 minutes from home.
Does Ford do free tire rotations if you buy tires from them?
I use to do them myself - but as I got older it just seemed easier to let DT do it for free.
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There's an independent shop about 2 miles from my house and he rotates for $10.
I put the Steadfast HT on my 2016 Chevy Colorado last October. Prior to this I had All Terrain tires (Hankook AT2). The Goodyears are MUCH quieter, but some of that is probably due to All Terrain vs highway tread. I haven't had the goodyears in any severe winter westher, but they ride nice and perform well on wet roads. Seem to be wearing OK so far, but I am only at ~10k miles on the tires.
I bought direct from Goodyear online and had them shipped to and installed by an authorized local installer. They were running some nice sales / rebates at the time.
I bought direct from Goodyear online and had them shipped to and installed by an authorized local installer. They were running some nice sales / rebates at the time.
I've driven about 25 miles on the new Goodyear Wrangler Steadfast H/T. They are very smooth riding. Small road imperfections aren't as noticeable as they were with the Michelin LTX M/S2. Driving on rural stone and asphalt roads isn't as noisy. They aren't near are rough over railroad tracks.
Tomorrow, I will adjust the air pressure and install new Gorilla lug nuts.
Tomorrow, I will adjust the air pressure and install new Gorilla lug nuts.
I did your Walmart strategy in 2023. I snagged a set of Nokian One (225/55/19) for $135 each. They were at that price for only a few days. When my tires were between 3 and 4/32 nds, l started monitoring prices every few days. This deal surfaced about a month later. I had them shipped to Walmart and scheduled installation online. I was in and out within 40 minutes. The same tires are now $235 each on their website. Tires are still going strong.
