I put these same CrossClimates on my 2001 Ford a bit over a year ago. I love them! I also noticed a difference in ride and noise. I had Toyos of some kind on that I replaced because they aged out, way out, and was I worried about the towing also. So someone is going to get some nice new tires when I sell the Ford. I went back and forth about whether to immediately replace the Transforce that are coming on the new Ram. Lots of people complain, others say they were OK. I don't really go off road, just gravel Forest Service road type stuff. And I have always had a second set of wheels with winter tires for my truck. Not sure if I will do the winter tire thing with the Ram. Just having a bit of a time making up my mind. I think I have decided to just try them for a while at least since even when new, it does not seem like I would get much credit for them if I took them off. Who knows, may still change my mind though.It rained the other day and the tires spun pulling out into traffic. We’ve got camping trips planned for each month from May to October and I didn’t want to chance an accident pulling the trailer. So with 14,700 miles I had Discount Tire replace the Transforce AT’s with Michelin Agilis CrossClimates. I noticed an improvement in ride immediately, smother and more quiet. I measured the AT’s when I got home - they’re all at 8/32” or half the original tread depth.
Can’t wait to try them in the rain and towing. Bonus: Discount Tire will rotate them every 6-8K miles for me - no more driveway shuffles!
Sounds like you waited at least 14,000 miles too long before scrapping them.It rained the other day and the tires spun pulling out into traffic. We’ve got camping trips planned for each month from May to October and I didn’t want to chance an accident pulling the trailer. So with 14,700 miles I had Discount Tire replace the Transforce AT’s with Michelin Agilis CrossClimates. I noticed an improvement in ride immediately, smother and more quiet. I measured the AT’s when I got home - they’re all at 8/32” or half the original tread depth.
Can’t wait to try them in the rain and towing. Bonus: Discount Tire will rotate them every 6-8K miles for me - no more driveway shuffles!
Ha! That is exactly what I am debating right now. It is just hard to justify scrapping brand new tires without giving them a chance. Especially when it seems like they are worth next to nothing to the place you buy the replacements from.Sounds like you waited at least 14,000 miles too long before scrapping them.
I see differing opinions on this which is what makes the decision hard. Some say they are fine for their use of mainly highway towing and also say they are fine in the rain as long as there is weight on the rear tires. Others say they are not.So how bad are these tires if you are not off roading or going in the snow? I am considering these because I like the Night Edition but have not heard great things about these tires. Are they going to be ok for just highway driving and towing for the most part? Do these have a rough ride and/or are they noisy on the road?
My thoughts exactly - I wanted them to work out but after two winters and spinning the tires in wet, I did not want to chance it. The Michelins and others mentioned by others handle adverse conditions better than the Transforce AT’s.Ha! That is exactly what I am debating right now. It is just hard to justify scrapping brand new tires without giving them a chance. Especially when it seems like they are worth next to nothing to the place you buy the replacements from.
So how bad are these tires if you are not off roading or going in the snow? I am considering these because I like the Night Edition but have not heard great things about these tires. Are they going to be ok for just highway driving and towing for the most part? Do these have a rough ride and/or are they noisy on the road?
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Lol these tires are hot garbage. Slight incline driveway. Rolled the steers back against the curb and gave it like 10% throttle and it was like driving on glass. Put more rubber down in a slight spin than John Force.
More reason the 4x4 Off Road sticker was so cheesy. With these racing slicks?
HTs are 'highway' tires...I almost got stuck in sugar sand once.........aired the tire down to about 20 lbs and gave her hell. Bucking bronc ride, but I lived to tell the story. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the tires were Transforce HT’s.
On my 2018 Ram tradesman I got about 23,000 on them...... They have no mileage rating Pure Junk. I had BF tires before Junk. I replaced the Firestone with Cooper A/T I go about 10.000 on them close to the wear bars on the tires.... To think they are rated at 50 or 60,000 miles.... I know I drive like I have a sports car and have a car trailer moving 2 Big Garden tractors to more 3.5 acres... I'll keep going back to where I buy them and get the prorate out of them......... More people need to do that and maybe then they will make a better tire!!!!