[eurban]

I've got a 2006 with 17" Michelin Latitude, and I purchased them because at the time they were considered an "ECO" tire on the reviews I read in 2011. A trade off was that I was going to lose some traction in snow/rain, but considering I live in the desert in So. CA, so I wasn't too worried about that.

But what I realized was the "ECO" blend is as a side benefit a quieter tire.

I replaced my OEM 17" Michelin LTXs (cracked prematurely) with the Latitudes and they were indeed much quieter. It really made a BIG DIFFERENCE. They did not do as well in the snow I got about 45k out of the Latitudes before they started to crack / delaminate. Last fall (after reading the extremely positive reviews @ TireRack), I replaced the Latitudes with Firestone Destination LE2s. These are about $50 less per tire and are as quiet as the Latitudes with good snow performance. Don't know about long term wear but they are certainly an excellent tire that happens to be less expensive and will hopefully not develop the Michelin type cracking. Have fun with your new truck!

 

[fraugher]

Excellent price, I was in the market a long time and did not see that kind of price for 2012, well done !