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Michelin or Bridgestone tires??

Old Nov 20, 2007 | 03:01 PM
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Time to replace these worn out Goodyear tires on my 04 4X4. I have been looking at either the Michelin LTX AT2 or the Bridgestone Revo tires. Either one will be a LT265 70 17 load range 'E' tire. Can anybody recomend either of these tires over the other? The price is pretty close on both of them and I would like any input from people running these before I make my decision.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 03:03 PM
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Time to replace these worn out Goodyear tires on my 04 4X4. I have been looking at either the Michelin LTX AT2 or the Bridgestone Revo tires. Either one will be a LT265 70 17 load range 'E' tire. Can anybody recomend either of these tires over the other? The price is pretty close on both of them and I would like any input from people running these before I make my decision.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 04:31 PM
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Good luck finding anyone with a 4x4 running either of those tires...
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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Bridgestone Revos were extremely nice on my last truck. If they made them in 20s they'd be on this truck. Check out the reviews on the Tire Rack site - they're the highest rated of that style tire.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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I have a set of the bridgestone Dueler revo's on my 2003 QC 4x4 offroad and love them. They are 285 / 70 / 17 and ride extremely well and are very quiet on the highway. I have had them in the sand, mud and rocks in a creek and went anywhere i wanted to go. This will be the first winter with them and i am waiting to see how they do in the snow and ice.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....ler+A%2FT+Revo


 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 06:22 PM
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Seeing that Bridgestone is owned by Firestone now I would choose Michelin.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 07:03 PM
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My truck had Bridgestone Alenza 265/70x17s on it when I bought it in August. They have good grip, they're quiet, and they have a treadwear rating of 600. I like Michelin tires, but they're viciously expensive. He's strictly a pavement prowler. The only off-road is when I have to go onto the shoulder to get by some genius who can't figure out how to make a left turn.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 07:46 PM
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Had 3 sets of Revos on my Jeep Cherokees, great all terrain tire.
 
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Old Nov 20, 2007 | 10:51 PM
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Save yourself the headache and get mickey thompsons
 
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Old Nov 21, 2007 | 12:21 AM
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It depends on what you're looking for. If you want heavy duty offroading, that's not your tire. If you want a tire that can handle typical "truck" usage that doesn't make noise on the highway, it's the choice for you. Good handling, acceleration, and braking performance with far more ability than a SUV-type tire.

My old 92 GMC 4x4:



It handled everything I threw at it, including towing. There's a reason those tires are ranked #1.
 
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