When I bought my new-to-me 2003 Limited back in 2008 it came with Michelin Cross-Terrains and I was very impressed with them. When it came time to replace them, and the C-Ts were no longer available, I went with the Michelin LTX M/S2 and again was impressed.

When I bought my new-to-me 2011 Limited (with the 20s) back in 2016 it came with Yokohama Geolandars, which did not impress me. I ran them for the summer then got Michelin Premier LTX (one of only a few brands that make the recommended 245/60R20 tires).

I certainly would recommend the Michelins for all-around (city/highway) driving comfort. They are pricey, yes, but worth it imo.

I recently put a set of Nitto Dura Grappler's on my truck. About a 1300 miles so far, no complaints. I had the Terra Grappler's before, but were a little noisy. Plus I do all highway miles. So far the Dura Grappler's have been great in the rain and quiet on the highway. I would have liked to get the Michelin's but the price of the Nitto's were much more affordable. $680 total installed. Here's a photo.

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I've got a limited with the 20" wheels that in a couple of weeks will be switching out to the SR5 17" wheel and getting P265/70 R17 Michelin Defender tires.

I've ran them on all my trucks and the traction cannot be beat. Work great in snow and rain and even light off-roading. Used them on gravel and some mud, a little tricky but they work.

Todd

I had Michelin LTX MS/2 on my 2010 Trail until March, when one of them had a complete sidewall blowout after 44,000 miles. I replaced them with a set of Nitto Terra Grappler G2 load range E tires, and have been extremely happy. Not noisy at all, do well in the rain, and were really good when I towed a trailer for a Scout troop into the Ozarks, with a 2 mile long steep dirt road into the camp. No problems at all. Climbing back out was easy as well.

Firestone Destination AT. A good aggressive tread for mud and snow and not too noisy on the highway. Have Firestone Dueler AT's on the Tundra which work well too. Both sets were purchased and installed by Tires Plus.

Bridgestone Dueler d684 came on my 2018 4Runner.
Was excited to see 6 inches of snow in the street until I drove on it.
Checked tirerack and they were rated next to the bottom.
Checked this forum (and joined) and not a good word about them, but plenty pointed to the number 2 pick on tirerack Michelin Defender LTX
So, got a great deal at Discount Tire, two rebates and they purchased my used Duelers.
Truck tracks straight and I don't have to get up on top of the steering wheel on two lane roads. Waiting for more snow!!!
Thanks forum/members!!

I got 30k only out of my Dueler's and one was defective and had to be replaced at 24k. Needless to say, my opinion of them is not good.

Kumho Crugens are also highly rated on tirerack.com. I put a set on my last Tacoma before traded in for a 2019 4R TRD Off-Road Premium. The Crugens road great and gripped well in the rain. I always used Michelin LTX's before that and these were comparable at about 25% lower cost.

Good timing on this thread. Wanted to switch out the stock Dunlop's on my 2018 ORP for Michelin Defender LTX. Did some shopping this morning and noticed Tire Choice Total Car Care was open (New Years Day) so called for price and they had a great new years day special on Michelin Defender LTX MS 265/70-R17 all four installed with lifetime Balance and rotation for $779.94 - so I pulled the trigger. Very happy to be rolling on these Michelin's once again.

You will get the best mpg on those, awesome price I think I paid $840 from Costco back then. I like how they sit fat on the T4R

Great price on those.

I'm about ready to put Defenders on my 2016 - with the raised white letters on the inside. The Duelers have 24k on them and look okay, but I'm tired of them. They're okay so far on the road and great on the beach.

I took my wife's 2016 Avalon to Discount Tire Thursday to buy 4 Michelin Premiers. Her Touring uses 225/45-18 and they had a new set that was just a couple of months old. I'd never been to Discount Tire and they were great. (The original Bridgestones were toast at 25k miles - 3/32" and chunks of tread missing. She's 63 and doesn't drive it that hard.)

They agreed to price match Tire Rack and then... they called Costco while I was standing there and checked their deal. The price was the same as Tire Rack, but they were having a sale of some sort that included installation and balancing, etc. for 1 Cent per tire. Okay, I paid the $.04 and state tax. And got a $70 Michelin rebate taken off the total I paid. And was out the door in less than an hour. I went down the street to a Firestone dealer and got an alignment done in less than 60 minutes, so it wasn't too bad a morning.

The Toyota dealer had tried to sell her 4 Michelin Primacy MXM-something-or-other for $1060 plus the 4-wheel alignment. Oh really?

What I learned... Neither Costco or Discount Tire do alignments. WHAT KIND OF TIRE SHOP DOESN'T DO FREAKING ALIGNMENTS?

When I was a kid...

Recently installed Cooper AT3 4s. Best tire I've ever owned. It's better than anything I've ever driven in the rain. No comparison. It's passengar rated but outperformed the Wildpeaks in a lot of off-road comparisons.

PS to this ? can anyone tell me if the Michelin's Defender LTX in 255/75/17 which is supposed to be a lighter version - fit and look proper for 02 Runner ?
Greetings -Wanting to buy the Michelin LTX for 2002 Runner Sport that currently has OEM 16" and am going to 17" Toyota wheel and need to know proper tire size so no rubbing occurs. Please advise

I recently got the Continental TerrainContact A/T tires.

Most of my driving in my TRD Pro is on streets and highways. These tires are 100 better for my driving than the Nitto’s that came oem.

Check the reviews and road test result on Tirerack. Price wasn’t the driver, but the bonus was they were $150 per tire .