[robn30]

I'm at 44,500 and need to replace them. I have treated them very poorly too, not rotating them like I should have. I'm actually shocked to have gotten this many miles out of them. I'm looking at the Yokohoma Geolander G015 and Perelli Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II. Tire Rack rates the Perelli's very highly and so do the consumers. Does anybody have the Perelli's in the forums? I see folks on here that have the Geolander G015 and like them. Price on the Perelli's is fantastic as well.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

The Pirelli were the worst of four I had on my previous vehicle for tread life; Michelin Defender LTX were the best.

 

[TuRkey]

27k...3/32...I pointed out that they seemed to be wearing unusually at each oil change. No one seemed to be concerned and rotated. Indicated steering wheel was starting to shimmy and wanted it addressed.

 

[robn30]

The Pirelli were the worst of four I had on my previous vehicle for tread life; Michelin Defender LTX were the best.

Were the one's you had the Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II's? Seems the they might have remedied the tread life issue. I was also looking at the the Defender LTX M/S, they just look more truck like.

 

[Percy Garris]

I had the scorpions on a Volvo xc 70 in my case, and one of my other European cars that was all wheel drive but I don't remember. I may have had them on the gls 450 before I put the defenders on it.

Admittedly this was about 4 years ago but I just won't try the scorpions again because of all the problems I had. Also to robn30, Do you live in an area, or do you drive under conditions where you will need more all terrain capability? If not I would suggest going with a more carlike tire as long as it meets the load requirements. I went with Generals ( I swap out Winter tires so I don't need the 4 season capability they offer) and they are so much better than the Falkens in every regard. The only drawback is that I don't think the tires are any quieter than the Falkens, but I don't think they're any louder either, it's just a different sound.

The Ascent handles much more like a car than an SUV or a truck, so it made sense to me to put more carlike tires on it, especially since I don't off road like Robert, or some of the other forum members. Although it really does look like fun. I also don't want to give my son any incentive to offroad the car if he ever were to drive it. I remember what my best friend and I did to his parents S10 blazer when we just got our licenses, and that was only rear wheel drive. Luckily we never got that thing stuck on any of the dirt roads/ off roading we did in the Berkshires.....

 

[robn30]

I had the scorpions on a Volvo xc 70 in my case, and one of my other European cars that was all wheel drive but I don't remember. I may have had them on the gls 450 before I put the defenders on it.

Admittedly this was about 4 years ago but I just won't try the scorpions again because of all the problems I had. Also to robn30, Do you live in an area, or do you drive under conditions where you will need more all terrain capability? If not I would suggest going with a more carlike tire as long as it meets the load requirements. I went with Generals ( I swap out Winter tires so I don't need the 4 season capability they offer) and they are so much better than the Falkens in every regard. The only drawback is that I don't think the tires are any quieter than the Falkens, but I don't think they're any louder either, it's just a different sound.

The Ascent handles much more like a car than an SUV or a truck, so it made sense to me to put more carlike tires on it, especially since I don't off road like Robert, or some of the other forum members. Although it really does look like fun. I also don't want to give my son any incentive to offroad the car if he ever were to drive it. I remember what my best friend and I did to his parents S10 blazer when we just got our licenses, and that was only rear wheel drive. Luckily we never got that thing stuck on any of the dirt roads/ off roading we did in the Berkshires.....

The Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II's are a somewhat new design so I'm a bit skeptical to go that route. The Defender LTX M/S are rated very well especially for longevity of tread life. They seem to be a fairly solid performer while not being the best at any single category, except tread life, they seem to win out there. They are also a highway tire as I don't need a legit off road tire. I've also used Michelin's on my previous Foresters and had great luck with them.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

Were the one's you had the Scorpion Verde All Season Plus II's? Seems the they might have remedied the tread life issue. I was also looking at the the Defender LTX M/S, they just look more truck like.

Since it was a number of years go, they were not what is the current version. The LTX is absolutely a more truck like tire...the LT stands for light truck. But they are also comfortable tires for a heavy midsize SUV...and they wear like iron. I'd be running them on my Ascent "as we speak" if they were available in OEM size for 20" wheels. But they are not currently produced in 245-R50/20

 

[robn30]

Since it was a number of years go, they were not what is the current version. The LTX is absolutely a more truck like tire...the LT stands for light truck. But they are also comfortable tires for a heavy midsize SUV...and they wear like iron. I'd be running them on my Ascent "as we speak" if they were available in OEM size for 20" wheels. But they are not currently produced in 245-R50/20

I went ahead and went with the LTX M/S. They're getting put on tomorrow. Based on the wear ratings of the LTX they are actually cheaper per mile than the Perelli's. I've had Michelin's in the past and they were excellent. I'm hoping these will be awesome as well.

 

[robn30]

New Michelin Defender LTX M/S shoes are on. What a difference from the worn Falkens. Now that the new tires are on, should I be concerned about getting a four wheel alignment? I just had one done about 10K miles ago.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

You'll enjoy the LTXs. Given your last alignment was so recently, I doubt you need to be concerned about it unless the tires you took off had uneven wear.

 

[dennis boone]

I have 45,230 miles on The original set of Falkens. Checked them during an oil change today and found

the threads coming through on the insides of both front tires..They deteriorated quickly after the last oil change/tire rotation. I am putting a set of Michelin Cross Climate2 on Wednesday, at @$280 each, installed/balanced... Highly rated, great reviews, but somewhat expensive. I think if you get 40,000 out of the original Falkens you have done well. I will give you my impressions of the Michelins after a few months of use.

 

[mtmra70]

Mine have 27k miles and I'm getting new rubber next week. Not bad!

 

[Hankdog]

You make me miss my 06 Xterra. I replaced it for my Crosstrek. I don’t miss the gas mileage but I do miss the pure functionality of the vehicle.

My son replaced his ‘08 Terra with a ‘14 xTrek hybrid also … not that the trek isn’t a good car, but he misses his terra a lot.

 

[Zeke NY]

I have 45,230 miles on The original set of Falkens. Checked them during an oil change today and found View attachment 14525
the threads coming through on the insides of both front tires..They deteriorated quickly after the last oil change/tire rotation. I am putting a set of Michelin Cross Climate2 on Wednesday, at @$280 each, installed/balanced... Highly rated, great reviews, but somewhat expensive. I think if you get 40,000 out of the original Falkens you have done well. I will give you my impressions of the Michelins after a few months of use.

Wow! Looks like an alignment issue. Looking at getting Cross Climate 2's also. Have 25K on my originals and wearing well actually. Please let us know how they work out.

 

[xydadx3]

I have 45,230 miles on The original set of Falkens.
I think if you get 40,000 out of the original Falkens you have done well. I will give you my impressions of the Michelins after a few months of use.

You've done VERY well getting 40k out of the original Falkens. You've done EXCEPTIONALLY well getting 45k out of them! Well done finding that excess wear before you had a blowout too. Did you have the alignment checked just in case?

I have so many questions about your driving habits to get that many miles out of tires. Like how are the roads where you live/drive, how fast do you have, how fast do you accelerate, how much do you slow down for corners?

 

[Jim_in_PA]

the threads coming through on the insides of both front tires..They deteriorated quickly after the last oil change/tire rotation. I am putting a set of Michelin Cross Climate2 on Wednesday, at @$280 each, installed/balanced... Highly rated, great reviews, but somewhat expensive. I think if you get 40,000 out of the original Falkens you have done well. I will give you my impressions of the Michelins after a few months of use.

Make sure you get an alignment done as something clearly is amiss and you don't want to kill those new tires quickly.

 

[Argent55]

Not really a fair response to the "How many miles?" question, but I've got 16K on my tires & I'm changing them out this Friday. I've got maybe 5/32" left on the tread. It can get really slippery/snowy around here & while I didn't have much problem accelerating from a start I was really starting to slide while stopping. Going with the Michelin Crossclimate2s.

 

[ShadyT]

I swapped out my OEM Falkens at 18K miles last December. I was done to 4/32" with a New England winter approaching so decided to make the swap earlier than I had hoped. If it had been 4 months later I would have waited until the next fall/winter as I was hoping to get close to 25K miles on them.

I had the Yokohoma Geolander CV G058 tires installed. I've had Yokos on other vehicles and been happy with them. I don't really off-road so I preferred a tire that could perform well on roads. I've been happy with them; a little quieter, better at handling road imperfections, and very good traction during torrential downpours. Haven't really pushed them in ice or snow since I WFH and can usually wait to go out until the roads are clear.

 

[Steve70]

We are new here with our 22 Ascent Limited. We also live in heavy snow country. I'll be very curious to assess the snow performance of the Falken OEM tire when brand new. What's a little odd is that at Tirerack this tire isn't rated, but has been around for a few years?

Running a tire to the wear bars is not something I typically do. I'd be more inclined to do so in climates that are always dry and see little rain. 6-7 32nds on a tire like this is cause to seek a new one when winter rolls around here. I've been a dedicated snow tire guy for many of our vehicles since 1994. A FWD or RWD vehicle with SC/TC and dedicated snow tires will outperform an AWD vehicle for steering and stopping on ice and snow....and even traction in some icy situations

 

[Jim_in_PA]

We also live in heavy snow country. I'll be very curious to assess the snow performance of the Falken OEM tire when brand new.

It's not a great snow/winter tire by its nature of being an "all season" rather than an "all weather" tire. Brand new it's probably "ok" for non-extreme winter conditions, but the colder and snowier it is, the less effective they will be.