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Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 - LT285/65R18E 125S Tire
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Oct 23, 2024
sns02
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Tires

The Michelin Defender LTX M/S2 has very good grip cornering and is very quiet for a tire that has an aggressive tread design. I have only owned the tires for 4 hours but I have already put the tires on several tests, including cornering and stopping. I am very satisfied with these tires, as I have been with other Michelin tires purchased over the past 20 or so years.

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Apr 18, 2025
JetJoe
4 out of 5 stars review

Good tire, but very hard ride

I now have approx. 40,000 miles on a set of these. They are in all respects very good tires. The wear seems to be as expected, they are great on wet highways and relatively quiet although as all Michelins do, they seem to be getting noisier as they wear. What I don't like is they are as hard as rocks and with every pothole or manhole it feels like the front of the truck is getting torn off. I had the Primacy's prior to these and for us, they were a much better tire. I don't do a lot of heavy hauling and would prefer the softer ride. I think I'll be going back to the Primacy in the future.

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Sep 11, 2024
Cap Dave
4 out of 5 stars review

Smooth, sometimes slippery, loves sticking to rocks

I just bought my second set of these. Pros: Smooth, quiet ride, tread wear was even but not premature Cons: From a stop to start acceleration on wet roads sometimes the rear tires spin, gravel trapping by the tires is annoying upon driving at higher speeds on highways and hearing rocks pelt the wheel wells.

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May 30, 2024
Joe Black
4 out of 5 stars review

Superior in Confidence!

I bought them 5 months ago and put 6663 miles on them so far. They are quiet and sturdy giving me complete confidence that they will provide more miles than what they are rated for (70,000). I put them on a 2017 Lexus GX460. They destroyed my MPG ~30%. I still love them!

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Jan 8, 2024
ThatGuy
4 out of 5 stars review

Great tires but slightly under predecessor

I purchased these tires after 6 years and 30k miles on my Michelin Defender LTX M/S. I was a little leery with the UTQG Traction rating dropping to B from the previous A but with tread life listed similarly and great previous performance, I gave them a shot. I've driven 2,500 miles before posting the review. The M/S2 are fantastic on dry pavement and dissipate water very well. Unfortunately, around 35 F they become noticeably harder and break free much easier on cold or wet pavement compared to the previous M/S. With that, my initial assumption is that they have worse performance but herein lies the paradox. While they don't seem great getting moving and break free easy on acceleration, they seem hold true and stop well once in motion. Snow performance is similar to the aforementioned, but again cornering is fairly steady until acceleration is applied. The truck will still go where it's intended, but with considerably more wheel spin than the previous M/S in 2H. MPG appears to be comparable between the 113T SL M/S and 117T XL M/S2. Both ride quiet and have good feel when braking. They have a good look but not overly aggressive and don't pick up too many rocks. I would 100% recommend these for those who rarely experience snow or cold but would probably stick to swapping these out for Michelin Ice X for the cooler or snow filled months or plan to use full time AWD and the possibility of reduced tread life due to the additional slipping.

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Aug 1, 2025
Graham97
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Tires

We’ve purchased these tires for to of our vehicles now and love how the ride.

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Sep 9, 2025
Michelin Man
4 out of 5 stars review

Long time Michelin user

Nice smooth ride, seems like these tires wear out quicker than they used to!

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Aug 2, 2025
Bubbles
5 out of 5 stars review

Great Tire

Smooth ride, holds road well.

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Aug 2, 2025
Busy Deacon
5 out of 5 stars review

Stay with a winner

Second set for my 2013 GMC. Got about 5 years out my first set.

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Aug 19, 2025
Knoxcogator
5 out of 5 stars review

Great riding tires!

They're Michelin's, what more can I say. Excellent tires!!

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