Random Thought Thread

For anyone looking at tires for SUV/Trucks, I replaced my Michelins on my Yukon with Nokian Outposts and could not be happier. The brand is very popular here for winter tires (I have run Nokian Hakkapeliitta’s for studded winter tires the last 20 years). The Outposts are made in TN. Much cheaper than Toyo or Michelin with great warranty and have been awesome in the rain, quieter than my Michelins. They are siped and rated for winter as well.


For off road, Cooper STT’s are amazing and what I run on my F250 for going to the cabin. Some guys in the Jeep club here are running the Outposts and really liking them.
 
I run Cooper at3 4s and have been happy with them

That's what ^ my son put on his 2023 Ram 1500 Longhorn Limited. Great tires.

I have Michelin CrossClimate 2 on our Subaru Ascent Touring (20") and on my Forester XT Touring (18"), but I also have a second set of wheels for the Ascent (18") with Yokahama IceGuard, and a set of the same tires on 17" for the Forester. My wife did drive last winter on the CrossClimate 2 without swapping wheels, and they did well so she's arguing with me against switching to "noisier less grip on warm day" tires.

But I also have an extra set of 18" Michelin X-Ice Xi3 from my daughter's totaled Jeep Compass that I may use this winter on the Forester (after Thanksgiving). My IceGuard are down to 6/32" and don't do well in slushy snow at 5/32 or below, while the X-Ice are at 8/32" I think. They're the same size as the Forester stock tires.
 
I've been running Nittos for years on multiple different vehicles and love those tires. Last truck had 37/13.50R22 Trail Grapplers and those were $750 a tire.....X6 cause it was a dually 😂 yeah that was fun.

Now I've got a F-150 and if I have some extra time tomorrow I'm going to level the front and put 275/65R20 Ridge Grapplers on it, basically a 34" tall tire.
 
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"When you can draw your beverage and take the shot without spilling a drop, it will be time for you to leave."
 
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