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For those of you that had the chance to drive in the winter with the Michelin Latitude Tour tire on your 18" wheels, how do they perform in the snow? I just got my new 2014 Limited and have these tires. Most of the reviews for this tire on the Tirerack website have not been good for snow performance. Looking at the picture of this tire on Tirerack, the sidewall looks slightly different compared to mine. Mine appears to have additional tread blocks on the sidewalk. Updated?
 

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For those of you that had the chance to drive in the winter with the Michelin Latitude Tour tire on your 18" wheels, how do they perform in the snow? I just got my new 2014 Limited and have these tires. Most of the reviews for this tire on the Tirerack website have not been good for snow performance. Looking at the picture of this tire on Tirerack, the sidewall looks slightly different compared to mine. Mine appears to have additional tread blocks on the sidewalk. Updated?
I would take those in a second over the awful Goodyear Forteras that they put on my 20 inch wheels!
 
#7 ·
The Latitudes on my 2011 sucked so much in the snow. Much worse than the Forteras on my 2008 WK1. I did change to Winter tires and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
I agree. Those Latitudes on my 2011 were terrible in winter compared to other Jeeps I had with Good Year tires. So rather than putting new tires on my 2011, I ordered a 2014 Overland with the Good Year tires. Will find out this winter if they are any better. Al
 
#5 ·
I dumped the Latitudes last week for a more durable tire. Latitudes are no good off pavement and stone puncture easily as many JG members have found out! The Cooper Discoverer AT/3 gets very good ratings and is a good looking tire. I find it to be just as quiet as the Latitudes.
 
#6 ·
There just seems something blasphemous about a Michelin being punctured in the tread area. Must be using softer steel belts than the more traditional Michelins to get better claimed gas mileage.

The traction on them also seems well below that of the M+S/2, my favorite all time all season, mild trail, and moderate snow tire.
 
#12 ·
The Latitudes suck in snow. The first time I drove in light snow, the Jeep fish tailed even with light throttle at every street turns. I purchased a set of wheels/tires that came off a new 2012 JKU (Bridgestone Dueler AT I think) for winter and trail driving and they performed very well in snow. I use the Latitudes for summer driving.

Once they wear out, I will get a set of Blizzaks for winter.
 
#13 ·
Is there a significant benefit to airing down from the recommended psi when it snows (I have the fortera's)? I never did that before and didn't have to in my last car (4runner with sport package), but it seems like a good idea with these tires.
 
#15 ·
I am from Georgia and spent 2 weeks in Colorado this past January. This was my first trip to the mountains since I purchased my 2012 JGC with Michelin Latitudes. I was surprised at how solid and connected to the ground the vehicle felt. I drove in the "snow" mode and the tires never slipped or slid and I was never able to spin the tires. It definitely wasn't what I expected.
 
#16 ·
I was planning to replace my Lattitudes on my 2014 Limited but I think I'll wait to see how they perform this winter in snow. If they're bad even in light snow as some have said then I will be replacing them with Coopers or Michelin MS+2.
 
#19 ·
The Latitudes are good for 3 seasons, smooth highway use, LRR. They will get around in snow, but I found them to be scary while braking on snow-covered roads. I can't wait until mine wear out. Once they get to about 5/32nds, they are coming off. They are at 7/32nds now, 19.5k miles.
 
#25 ·
I ran the Hankook iPikes with studs in Colorado front range, where I did a lot of driving in the mountains.

They were quite good, a tad noisy and a tad "squirmy" compared to Michelin M+S.

Switched them out for Cooper studded winter, where the studs sit in little sort of cups in the tread. Just as much ice traction, better snow traction, and quieter.

This winter, on a new GC Overland, going with Nokian Hakkapeliitta 7 SUV, hard core.
 
#23 · (Edited)
I had Hankook Dynapro ATMs on my 05 WK. They are very quiet, nice looking agressive tread, very good on wet and snow. I drove on sand dunes, in one foot snow, through t-storms and they performed very well in each condition. I put them on 30k miles ago and they still look new. Little expensive but worth every penny IMO and of course a slight hit to MPG. I can recommend them to anyone who plans to replace latitudes for snow and dont want to have two set of tires summer and winter.

My WK2 is a lease and came with latitudes, will see the snow performance this winter. Hope it is good enough since I dont plan to spend any money on a lease car.
 
#27 ·
Some of us replaced the 18" Latitudes with the LTX M/S2 265/60R18 tires. I checked my dates, and mine were manufactured before the dates in the recall.
 
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