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#1 · (Edited)
Going to be replacing the factory Latitudes shortly. Has anyone purchased the new Michelin Premier LTX tires? Close to $1100.00 for 4 of them installed. I called Michelin the other day and they said this is the new replacement tire for the Latitudes.

If anyone has them on there Jeep please give some feedback on ride quality / noise level etc. I've been happy with the Latitudes but at 30000 miles there almost shot! So much for a tire rated for 65000 miles.... and yes I've rotated them every 7000 miles!
 
#2 ·
I've had mine for about 5000 miles. They are excellent. Smooth and quiet and great in the rain. Waiting for winter as that will be the real test for our winters here. I did go with 255/55/20 so I could get a little softer ride and that size was quite a bit cheaper.
 
#3 ·
I don't think you can go wrong with these tires. Before my accident with my15 altitude I had a appointment to get these on a week later with only 6200 miles on the Fortera's. I pick my 16 75th up
Friday with the 18 inch wheels with the premier ltx's on so I'm happy about that. The reviews for this tire are great. Snow reviews are excellent.


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#4 ·
When I first bought my '15 GC Limited, last year, I immediately tossed the OE Michelins in favor of the Nokian WRG3SUVs, because my original plans were to drive the GC primarily in the winter. The Nokians were advertised as "all weather", but with a bias toward snow traction, and I wasn't interested in swapping tires twice a year.

I was initially very impressed with the Nokians, especially in the snow, but then wound up driving the GC on a few road trips, in the summer, and my initial impression of the Nokians faded a little, as they were less than impressive on 80* days, at 70 MPH on the interstate.

I started thinking, somewhat reluctantly, about getting a second set of wheels/tires for summer use. I stumbled on a set of 18" "take-off" wheels, surprisingly at my Jeep dealer, and started looking at tires. I found a 4th of July sale at Sears, of all places, and got a set of the Michelin Premiers, in the V speed rating, for around $800, tax included, but not mounted. So far, I like the Michelins a lot. They handle well, are very stable, and very quiet.
 
#5 · (Edited)
We had just put some Michelin Premier LTX tires on our 13 Cadillac SRX a month before trading.

I had done a lot of research and asked on the Cadillac forum for reviews, I was looking for quieter and smoother riding tires. But mostly better wet weather traction, the latitudes on the SRX were almost dangerous on wet roads.

After installing we went on a weekend trip to Myrtle beach, they were not any quieter but did ride a lot smoother. But the tires that were on the srx were pretty worn down so I can't say if I remember how they rode when I first bought the car.

The wet weather traction was 100% better, no more spinning coming onto wet roads if you had to get out there quickly. The latitudes would spin just about every time I had to pull onto the main road if they were wet.

If your looking for better wet weather traction, these are a great choice. If your hoping to have no road noise and to ride on a cloud of air it's not going to happen with these IMHO. I had some hope that they would from some of the reviews but it just didn't happen. I'll take the wet weather traction, that was the most important factor for me anyways.
 
#6 ·
Thanks for all the reviews. I also noticed that the Latitudes aren't that good on wet roads.

Going to be purchasing the LTX. :thumbsup:
 
#7 ·
The Premier LTX is the renaming of the Latitude. Possibly just a rename, or possibly also compound changes. Rated at 60K. Unlikely to make it.

The Defender LTX, sometimes called the Defender LTX MS is the renaming of the
LTX MS, one of the finest SUV tires ever. Unknown if they modified it such that it no longer merits the name. Rated 70K.
The older Michelin LTX MS used to actually hit that mark, albeit on a ligher 95 ZJ. It didn't come shouting distance of that on a '14 WK2 with the V8. Granted the wear pattern indicates excessive lead in right foot, but didn't make it to 30K, although they did still have the really nice wet, cold, and even light snow capability.

Since have moved to the Pirelli Scorpion Verde Plus, rated at 60K with similar claims for all season, cold wet, light snow... they are just as quiet as the LTX/MS but I run dedicated winter rims/tires due to occasional bad weather in the high country so won't be testing their snow capability much.
 
#11 ·
FYI--some of the 2017's I've seen in pictures on dealer lots have the Premier LTX tires on them. Looks like it's the new OEM tire for some of the trim levels...HUGE improvement over the old Goodyear Fortera that they used for a couple years.
 
#12 · (Edited)
To say the Premier's are a huge improvement over the old Goodyear "Forterribles" in still an understatement. Those Forteras were the most MISERABLE excuse for a tire when it was anything but dry. Hydroplaned like crazy - and snow/ice - may as well drive 5 miles an hour since the only floated over top of all of it. Got 30,000 miserable miles out of them and just put the Premier LTX's on two weeks ago. Dry pavement yields smooth, quiet ride.

Hoping like hell the Premier's are good in snow/ice. Almost ended up with the Defender LTX tires, hubbie has them on his truck and loves them. But at the last minute I decided to go with the Premier's, hoping I don't regret the decision.

Premier's do look nice on the Jeep too not that it will affect how they grip. :thumbsup:
 
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Same here had the Defenders put on few weeks ago, excellent tire and offers a good mix. Smooth, quiet and a bit deeper tread depth than the Premiers, premiers have 8.5/32 and Defenders have 12/32. Both great tires, Premier is more of an on road cruiser and Defender is also good on road manors but ok off the beaten path a little also.
 
#14 ·
Put Defender LTX M/S on today after 55,000 miles on the Latitude Tours. Way too early to provide a review, however everything I read about these tires has been positive.


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#15 ·
I have about 3,500 miles on a set of Premier LTXs. I was between them and the Scorpion Verdes. Went with the Michelins due to reputation and it being carried by the best local tire shop. I find they handle noticeably better. As others have said they are outstanding in wet conditions. I remember hitting a puddle going 75 on the highway a week after I had them put on. Powered right through the hydro plan and the tires kept me in control. In the fortress that would have been a much shakier experience.


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#19 · (Edited)
Best price I've gotten so far was at Tire Kingdom OTD $1098.00 for MICHELIN Premier LTX P265/60R18

From my understanding the Defender LTX M/S and the Premier LTX are similar tires, but the Premier has more of a focus on ride comfort and is intended for SUV/Crossover vehicles, while the Defender LTX M/S is more of a light truck tire with an emphasis on mud and snow performance.
 
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I paid $1100 for the Defenders on the stock 20s. Plus another $100 for a good road force balance which i recomend, they were smooth first time out the door. Mopar will sometimes run buy 3 get 1 free at the dealers but they wernt running that when i bought few weeks ago.

Jim just reminded me about the rebates i forgot to include. So mine were actually $1130 OTD including the road force with the Michelin $70 rebate
 
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Hi guys, thanks to the JeepGarage , I bought my 1st overland 4 years ago , in 2012 . And now looking for new tires . I drive long distances on HWY , also need it to be good on rain and snow ( since I ldrive a lot to the mountains) and be able to do light off road . Looks like I narrowed it down to Michellin defender, Pirelli scorpion all season Plus, Yokohama and Bridgestone dueler. I am getting different recommendations from Discount tire and jeep dealership . Would appreciate any advise . Thank you , Cleopatra
 
#36 ·
Defenders are good choice for the needs you described. Also check out Goodyear adventure at


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#41 ·
Thank you everybody , Discount Tire recommends #1 choice Michellin defender, #2- Yokohama , #3 - Pirelli scorpion verde all season Plus, #4- Bridgestone dueler. They are saying that Pirelli is not good for light off roading , because "it's soft and more freeway tire" . Also , do I need to do an alignment after installing brand new tires? Discount tire says I don't need to , but Jeep dealer says its a must .
Cleopatra
 
#43 ·
Thank you everybody , Discount Tire recommends #1 choice Michellin defender, #2- Yokohama , #3 - Pirelli scorpion verde all season Plus, #4- Bridgestone dueler. They are saying that Pirelli is not good for light off roading , because "it's soft and more freeway tire" . Also , do I need to do an alignment after installing brand new tires? Discount tire says I don't need to , but Jeep dealer says its a must .
Cleopatra
Go with the Defender, you won't regret it. If your Jeep is 4 years old, definitely go ahead and get the alignment after the new tires are on. Btw, based on my own experience, I would put the Dueler (AT Revo) at #2, as I had them on a Pathfinder at one time and they were great.

Also, FYI, the day my Jeep was delivered to the dealership, I had the brand new Pirelli Verdes replaced with Defenders. That's how much I wanted those tires!
 
#44 ·
I always do alignment when new tires go on if it hasn't been done recently for other reasons. It's not that expensive and gets you started without anything amiss that could cause extra wear early.
 
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I agree with the Defenders and the alignment. I did Defenders and alignment few weeks ago. Actually at the dealer for a redo on the alingment as they screwed it up ghe first time.

Was actually funny because when i drove into the service bay today to have them redo the alignment again for cocked steering wheel, two posts started flashing in the bay as i drove by. A tech hands the service advisor a piece of paper with a failure alignment and a picture of my jeep and the failed specs, ghey can check this in seconds now as you drive in. Service advisor says with a smile your jeeps out of alignment i said i know thats why im here you guys aligned it wrong a few days ago, he says oh are you sure we did. I say yes im sure lol.
 
#46 · (Edited)
I actually went to discount tires 2 days ago and got the Michelin Premiere LTX which are M&S rated for 265/50/20.
Driving in the Buckley area (lower land), Pacific Northwest,

Highway riding about 70%
Elevation riding about 5000 ft about 20%
City 10%
Maybe 1 or twice a year I will go on a fire trail...

Cost OTD (tax, mounting, Old tires, etc etc) was 630$ (I am including the $50 rebate card I will get mailed back to me)

BTW..I am curious , when there defenders tire depth gets worn to 8/32 will the that mean they will have less traction than a new michelin premiere LTX in the snow ?

Thought that was a pretty good deal...

Figured if i ever need to go out in the snow and play, or stuck I would get class-s chains...

Much better than the goodyear and quieter at all speed levels. Handles better in the turns, and decent enough in loose gravel.

All kinds of different types of snow out there. Wet, Dry, Hard packed..If I was going to be doing lots of snow driving i would opt for the winter tire myself...and use for that purpose...enjoy the salted roads and be careful!
 
#47 ·
BTW..I am curious , when there defenders tire depth gets worn to 8/32 will the that mean they will have less traction than a new michelin premiere LTX in the snow ?

Greetings,

Both tires use different compounds. The following might help you answer your question.

The rule of thumb is, depending on the tire, after certain amount of wear, you do loose traction. For winter, they say depending on the manufacture once you past 40% of tread wear you start loosing and by the time you reach 60% the effectiveness of the traction is gone. The key element in tread wear for snow, if still have the siping as it was designed for, then you still have some sort of traction griping. The other element not be over look is tread depth. If your tread depth is low, then you need to judge how deep or even how light snow to drive in.

As for the other 3 seasons, tread wear becomes issue for wet conditions. The tread depth is very important. The danger becomes hydroplaning. To me, hydroplaning is just as dangerous as ice. You really do not want to be floating on water. This were tread depth becomes a factor here for the water to evacuate.

The Defender is a harder compound than the Primer which uses a softer compound for improved gripping power. I believe it is very similar, but improved over the Michelin M/S2. Many here have or had the M/S2 and got great mileage out of them with excellent results in all seasons. Your tire, the Premier, is technically new, but it is a vast improvement over the Latitudes. Personally, I think of it as the next version with a new name.

I have not seen any reviews with high milage and how they handle in the snow as of now. For now, it looks like the only thing to go by is Michelin's specification information.

Best for now.:)
 
#48 ·
The points that 1stJeepCC brings up are also the reason why "nobody" every can safely get the "full" stated tread mileage life that tires are typically marketed with. Once you get beyond 50-60% of the tread life, the performance gets degraded to the point that it's literally a "different tire". So while those "long life" specifications look great when you're buying, don't think for a moment your tires are going to last anywhere close to that long unless you only drive straight on a perfect surface for every mile. :D
 
#51 ·
I have to say even though I only had my 16 75th laredo a week. The premier ltx's on it are pretty damn impressive. Smooth, grip the road really well. It's night and day from the Fortera's on my 15 altitude. Looking forward to the winter to see how they handle snow.


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#52 ·
I noticed at my local tire shop they have like four Pirelli scorpion verde all season tires. Two say plus and two don't and seems they have a t and v speed rating version. So when people mention pirellis Which tire is everyone talking about? I drive a 2014 overland with 20" wheels btw.


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#54 ·
The "plus" is the current version of the tire. The ones without are the prior version of the Pirelli Scorpion Verde. I don't think you want to mix and match the two.


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