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05-24-2021, 12:29 PM #11
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I've had both good and bad results with Michelin on different vehicles. On my 2018 F-350 CC Diesel dually, I am saying good luck. I have about 35K on the originals by rotating them from rear to front. 15K intervals since it involves dismount/mount. I am expecting 45k out of the set which from what I was told by others , will be about 15K past what is normal.
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2018 F350 4WD CCLB Dually Diesel
2010 FLHTCU and 2021 Explorer
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05-24-2021, 01:55 PM #12
Fundamentally, you are not going to get tremendous longevity out of dually tires towing heavy unless you are committed to doing what it takes to rotate properly (breaking them off the wheels and cycling around). Ditch individual balancing and run Centramatics at all corners to handle that, and Crossfires on the rears make a huge difference in wear. Also, the more luggy the tire, the more the fronts will scallop. Speaking from experience... Many a truck with Michelin, Bridgestone, and have Nitto EVO Grapplers currently on the dually.
Rob & Nikki + Cloverfield
2020 Grand Design Solitude S-Class 3350RL
2015 RAM 3500 Longhorn Laramie Crew Cab, Long Bed, 4x4 Dually Cummins/AISIN
Mountains of Pennsylvania
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05-24-2021, 02:19 PM #13
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Your dilemma was my dilemma, Michelin LTX or Cooper. Third time replacing tires on my Chevy 3500 pulling 18k trailer. I really really liked the info on the Coopers, but chickened out and bought Michelin's one more time, just because they were good tires, for me. Hopefully in a few months of towing you will post a review of the Cooper's. My new truck has 19.5 tires on it, probably have to change them out this fall before our winter travels.
Dallas
2017 Momentum 376TH, 2019 Ford F450, Dual Rear Wheel, 4x4, diesel.
2015 Harley-Davidson Street, XG750
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05-24-2021, 02:26 PM #14
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2016 F350 CrewCab Dually
2018 Momentum 394M...Heavily Modded!
2023 Suzuki GSX-S1000 GT+
Excessive Payload is a Wonderful Thing
"If it ain't fast....It ain't Fun"
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05-24-2021, 03:26 PM #15
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05-24-2021, 11:34 PM #16
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Backpacker and tent camper all my life, including BSA as a kid and adult.
Motorcycle trips across the USA with a tent - 1978 to Present.
02-10-2005 - 2002 F350 SWD PSD and 2003 Citation 10'8S mostly for Crater Lake Ski Patrol.
10-29-2015 - 2016 Grand Design 380TH. It's HUGE compared to a camper.
10-19-2018 - traded truck for a 2016 Ram 3500 DRW Laramie CC 4 X 4 Long Box.
03-16-2019 - Traded Momentum for a New 2018 374TH-R Solitude
FULL TIME RV'er Nov 2021
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05-26-2021, 12:37 PM #17
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Ahh, I love the smell of new rubber.....and there is LOTS of rubber to smell. Six tires total, plus a pic of my homemade valve extender hose bracket....
Front tire..
Rear tires....
And my homemade bracket. I tried to buy something to hold the Stainless Extension hose from the inner wheel to the outer wheel, and everything that I looked at just seemed like junk or wouldn't fit like I wanted it to. So, a couple of years ago, I bought some 1/8" thick by 1" wide aluminum and made my own. I figured out a length that would work, bent the inner and outer pieces to fit the curvature of the wheel, then drilled holes and bolted the two pieces together inside of the slotted holes of the aluminum wheels. The back piece has a hole big enough for the stainless hose to fit through easily, and the front piece is drilled just large enough to slip in the end of the hose extension, then put the nut on it to hold it in place. If I'm not mistaken, I made these in late 2017 or early 2018 and they have not moved. Yesterday, when I had the new tires put on, I left the bracket on the outer wheel, and had the tire guy duct tape the end of the valve extension hose to the inside of the inner wheel while they were balancing the tire/wheel. That way, the entire thing was balanced and no surprises when the wheels got mounted back up and installed on the truck. It's as smooth as a baby's butt......
2016 F350 CrewCab Dually
2018 Momentum 394M...Heavily Modded!
2023 Suzuki GSX-S1000 GT+
Excessive Payload is a Wonderful Thing
"If it ain't fast....It ain't Fun"
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05-26-2021, 01:02 PM #18
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2018 F350 4WD CCLB Dually Diesel
2010 FLHTCU and 2021 Explorer
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05-26-2021, 02:24 PM #19
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They are very quiet....I really can't even hear them. As far as the corrosion around the valve stem....no leaking issues so far. I will say that there is a Class Action Suit against Ford right now that involves that very issue......dissimilar metal reactions AND causing a leak. I have not joined that as I am not having any leakage issues. If I'm not mistaken, it involves 2016 (my model year) and goes up through 2018. And it might be even earlier than the 2016.....but I'm not sure of that.
2016 F350 CrewCab Dually
2018 Momentum 394M...Heavily Modded!
2023 Suzuki GSX-S1000 GT+
Excessive Payload is a Wonderful Thing
"If it ain't fast....It ain't Fun"
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05-27-2021, 07:34 PM #20
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Those Coopers look great Xrated. Stock size or did you go larger? 34K miles on my factory Michilin's and they still look good. Like the more aggressive tread on the Coopers.
2018 Grand Design Solitude 377MBS
2017 Ford F-350 Lariat DRW...FX4...4.10's...White Gold/Caribou with Black interior. Curt Q20 hitch. BakFlip MX4
Reflection swivel table question
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