I agree, the ride is incredibly smooth on these tires and from past experience with the prior generation I am expecting them to last damn near forever before showing wear.

I just rotated my MS2's again today after 20,000 miles since October. I have driven half way across the country, driven through heavy rains, light mud, and a lot of the deep snow we got in the northeast this year. I am no tire expert, but believe these to be the best I have owned. They are better on snow/ice than my old CT's. I also find them to be a bit more quiet. As someone else mentioned, they seem to be just a little more stiff than the CT's, but I wonder if that could be related to the aging 4Runner instead of the tires. Regardless, the tires have been great and showing very little wear.

Any updates on the LTX M/S2?

I would like to chime in with my review. I've had these tires since Jan and have put about 8k on them. All I can say is I absolutely love them!! I do mostly highway driving but have mixed in mud, snow and fire roads. My truck is totally stock but I feel I can get through pretty much and condition out there. This year in the bay area we had some horrible rain storms and this truck felt so solid on the feeway it was unbelievable. Btw even with this 8k they look brand new! If these ever wear out, I know I'll want to lift the truck and I just hope they make this in the size I want when I'm ready. I really encourage everyone to take a look at these they are worth every penny!

Josh

Anyone have pics of M/S2's with a lift preferably on a 4th Gen?
Thx.

How about some pics with them shined up?????

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Just got these on my truck. Super quiet, and I really like the updated sidewall. The MS1's were very generic looking and the MS2 looks the part. Much smoother than the Duellar HL's I had on there.

Just had my new Michelin LTXs rotated and balanced in Vancouver, Washington. I always ask them to adhere to the recommendations on the door panel with regard to air pressure. By the way, I got these a few months ago, and they performed superbly on the drive from Southern California to Oregon. Anyway the guys at the tire place tells me that they put 35psi in the tires, which is several psi above what Toyota recommends. He said this particular tire, when put on a 4Runner performs best at 35psi. Has any out there heard about this?

Had LTX MS tires previously. Sold vehicle with 57,000 miles and tires still had enough tread for another 20 to 30 thousand. Handling in all kinds of weather was superior. I lived in Northern California then and traveled through the Sierra Nevada mountains in winter with no problems. They handled well in the hot valley on the freeways flawlessly. Just purchased a 2011 4RUNNER, and it came with Bridgestone Dueler H/T. They do not handle well at all and in my opinion are an unsafe selection. Sold them to a dealer and purchased Michelin LTX MS2 tires and they seem great. Have a 70,000 mile warranty.

FWIW, I'm running 38psi on my Cross Terrains.

Purchased new 4Runner 6 days ago. Pulled off the Bridgestone Dueler H/T the next day and sold to a tire dealer and replaced with the Michelin MS2. Terrific difference as soon as I left the tire shop. I had Bridgestone before and never liked them. Had the standard Michelin MS before and they were terrific. The MS2 is also a smooth riding tire. I own a Lexus sedan with the RFT's and the 4Runner runs quieter than the Lexus with the RFT's. I have put 400 miles on the new Michelins this week and could not be more pleased with my decision.

A few years ago, I was trying to decide between Bridgestone Revo's and Michelin LTX MS tires for my 1999 4Runner. I went with the Revo's. Turned out to be a mistake. With only around 1500 miles or so, I pulled them off, sold them at a slight loss and bought some Toyo Open Country tires from a trusted local tire shop. I think that wasn't a good choice either, but I kept those tires for about 4 years/40k miles and they were pretty much worn out. Wet traction was never great and by the time they were expired, they were ridiculously slick. So, I looked for the Michelin LTX MS again and found they now have LTX MS-2. About a grand later, and I had all four on the car, aligned and with road hazard coverage.

To sum up my experience with these so far,... "WOW!" I'm the original owner of my 4Runner and between the BFG Rugged Trail, Bridgestone Revo, Toyo Open Country tires I've had on my car, these LTX MS-2 are significantly different in wet traction! It used to be that when accelerating in a turn that the inside wheel would almost always spin on wet roads. Now I can't even get them to spin at all! The ride has smoothed out a bit too. On top of that, they even look better than the Open Country tires I had before. They weren't cheap but I am very pleased so far and it sounds like they tend to last a long time based on others testimonies.

It's Tire Replacement time for our 2008 T4R. The Dunlop's have seen better day's... They were scarey on slick road's at 30,000 miles I can't imagine 40K with Winter's along Lake Erie.

I've narrowed it down to two different brand's; either Michelin LTX M/S 2's or Nokian WRG2SUV's. Having a hard time deciding between the two... I'm hoping to get some input since this is a Michelin Tire thread and maybe others are looking for some new tires for the up coming Winter.

Our 2008 SR5 4-Runner is driven 80% Interstate and City Expressway's. Another 10% in the City on Slick Winter Road's and slushy intersection's. Another 10% on Country Road's. It's not really used off Road just some light towing in the Summer and maybe loaded up with Firewood and Misc. stuff every once in awhile.

We went through two set's of Michelin's LTX M/S's on our 3rd generation 4 Runner. Never had ANY issues with them once we found someone to balance them properly. They did seem a little stiff though and after talking with the Tire shop I would air them down to 28-30 lb's in the Back during the Winter that helped.

I talked with a high end tire place and they said I might consider Nokian WRG2 SUV's. I never heard of these Tires and was told they should provide a smoother Highway ride then the Michelin's and even better traction in the Winter. I read several review's but not enough to make my mind up. I guess they won't last nearly as long and some said after a year they start to get loud on the highway. The Nokian's are about $300 less then the Michelin LTX M/S 2's but in our climate I'm not skimping on tires especially putting 25K a year on the vehicle.

Any input greatly appreciated.

I own the Michelin LTX M/S 2s, what the optimal PSI for front and back?