Can someone tell me when Michelin brought out the Cross-Pilot tire? It seems that they are now everywhere, including on new Mercury Mountaineers. Yet just a few years ago when I last bot tires for our '99 Explorer, I bot a different Michelin..an LTX something or other. Is the Cross Pilot something new?
Mlchelin Cross Pilot Tires
Oct 25, 2003
6 Replies
Oops, I meant CROSS-TERRAIN tires! "Pilot" is another model!
Michelin introduced them I think in the last year or 2. I got a set for my 99 Explorer back in February, and I think they are great. I can't really compare it to the LTX M/S because I never had those tires.
I guess my real question is: What is the difference (price, wear, ride, abilities) between LTX M/S tires and Cross-Terrains??????
As I recall, the Cross Terrains are a little more expensive than the LTX M/S. The Tire Rack
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should give you that information.
I put a set of LTX M/S tire on a '95 Explorer with around 100,000 on it, including the original shocks. I thought the vehicle rode and handled fine. The only complaint I had about the tires was that they howled when driven on wet pavement above 50 MPH.
I now have an '03 Explorer that came with Cross Terrains. Ride and handling is good, but I am talking about much different vehicles. The Cross Terrains don't howl in the rain like the LTX M/S tires did.
Bob...
Tony,
What is about the LTX do you prefer over the Cross Terrains?
Shane
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