New tire recommendation for 23 Lightning Lariat - Range and Noise higher priority

[Adventureboy]

My 23 Lariat came with the general grabber hts and they were great for everything you mention..

I have the Grabber HTS60 as well, and they are decent all around. Here are my thoughts:

• Nice ride and quiet (I run at 48psi - 44 on the ER is too soft and rounds the edges)
• Grippy in the rain
• One of the better-priced tires for what they are. Good value if you don't need/want A/Ts
• They come in both 115 and 116 weight ratings. Get the 116.
• Not great in wintery weather, especially in icy conditions - OP doesn't need it for that, but it should be mentioned.

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[George D]

My truck came with the Goodyear Wrangler Territory HT and they are a good all around tire. Quiet, good traction in wet and snow, with decent rolling resistance. They are also one of the cheapest options for the Lightning.

Same here. I have been pretty happy with them. I have averaged 2.3 miles/kw for the first 31000 miles. Nice ride. Even did real well in the one snow/ice storm we had this winter. I have read so many posts about tires on all the forums that my brain is getting tired thinking about it.
So i might just stick with another set of these when the time comes.

 

[Skidrowe]

Toyo Open Country AT III EV.

 

[Heliian]

Not great in wintery weather, especially in icy conditions - OP doesn't need it for that, but it should be mentioned.

There is no hts tire that will be great in those conditions but mine worked pretty well for the first 2 winters I left them on, once the tread was getting lower I put winters on.

AT III

The op is looking for ht tires.

 

[jamelski]

Michelin hands-down best tires. Ions HT new tires are good, but not as good as the Michelins. Sometimes you gotta pay for the best tire.

You don’t go to Texas roadhouse expecting a Ruth Chris steak for example

 

[Jseis]

I went from Hanooks to Defenders. Barely got 40K out of the Hanooks (aggressive cornering ). Defenders have 16K on them, look great and benefit from not trying to hotdog the curves…. Heavy rain with occasional ice are my biggest weather issues & both brands did fine though I did round the corners on the Hanooks and thankfully the advance-trac electronic stability control got me out of a bad slide.

 

[Pioneer74]

My truck came with the General Grabbers. I got 74k miles out of them. They were a quiet, efficient tire and I would have replaced them with another set, but the Michelin Defenders were on a buy 3 get 1 free promotion, so I jumped. The Defender is an excellent tire as well. Quiet ride, just like the Grabbers.

The difference between them is the Defenders are superior in winter traction, but it comes at a cost. It must have something to with the way the rubber is compounded. The Defenders have the same summer efficiency, but take about a .2 MPK hit when the temps go below 40 degrees.

I would recommend either if you have no desire for an AT tire.

 

[MichaelCA]

Someone over at the Rivian forums did a comparison on the Defender/Ion HT. Some of the tires have crowdsourced data too if you wanna browse around the site.
https://riviantrackr.com/tire-compare/?compare=154,1

Personally I am also considering between the two but I am also considering price. Tirerack/America's Tire I can get the Hankooks but Costco runs like $80 rebates on Michelins and have free tire installation.

 

[Athrun88]

+1 for the Hankook iON for my '24 Lariat; recently replaced my OEM Dynapro AT2's for the iONs and it's a night and day difference. Ride is smoother, more responsive, stiffer, quiet. My wife commented how much quieter it was than the OEM tires. I personally do not do any off roading, the most I will do is the occasional dirt/gravel road but nothing that would require AT or off road tires, so I went with a tread that fits more my use-case. I haven't noticed a difference in range or efficiency, but that wasn't a concern since my own driving habits affect my range more than tires. Note that I do run my tires at a higher pressure (45psi) than the recommended 35psi as, in my opinion, that's too low of a pressure for a truck this heavy.

I did compare with offerings from Continental and Michelin, but went with the Hankooks because the ratings were all very comparable with the Hankooks being the most cost efficient (cheap) but not much cheaper than the Michelins. I do run dedicated winter tires given that I am in Canada, so winter performance wasn't a concern (did not need/want triple peak certification).

At the end of the day, I don't think you can go wrong with any tire that is NOT what came with the truck off the line. If you compare the Dynapros you can buy as a consumer versus what is mounted on the truck, you'll notice the tread pattern is different between the two. Most likely the compounds are different as well.

 

[Grumpy2]

I don't think you can go wrong with any tire that is NOT what came with the truck

It is amazing to me how often the tire supplier was changed during Lightning production. Our humble Pro produced in April 2023 came equipped with Michelin Primacy XC tires. They're still looking good at 36k miles.

 

[Athrun88]

It is amazing to me how often the tire supplier was changed during Lightning production. Our humble Pro produced in April 2023 came equipped with Michelin Primacy XC tires. They're still looking good at 36k miles.

Don't get me wrong, the stock Hankook Dynapros were great for me, had about 40,000km on them and still had about 6mm of tread left; could have easily gotten another 40,000km out of them before I would have to replace. What I meant by that comment was that OEM tires are usually not as good in terms of quality, life, or compound than the off-the-shelf equivilent in most cases despite the name being identical.

Reason I had to replace mine was because I hit a road hazard and left a 2in gash on the tread face. Instead of tracking down a used set or replacing with 2 new tires, I opted for the nuclear option and replaced all 4.

I never had any issues with the stock Hankooks (no uneven wear or shoulders wearing down faster) and would have kept going for another 2-3 years if it wasn't for that hazard.

 

[DavidS]

+1 for the Hankook iON for my '24 Lariat; recently replaced my OEM Dynapro AT2's for the iONs and it's a night and day difference. Ride is smoother, more responsive, stiffer, quiet. My wife commented how much quieter it was than the OEM tires. I personally do not do any off roading, the most I will do is the occasional dirt/gravel road but nothing that would require AT or off road tires, so I went with a tread that fits more my use-case. I haven't noticed a difference in range or efficiency, but that wasn't a concern since my own driving habits affect my range more than tires. Note that I do run my tires at a higher pressure (45psi) than the recommended 35psi as, in my opinion, that's too low of a pressure for a truck this heavy.

I did compare with offerings from Continental and Michelin, but went with the Hankooks because the ratings were all very comparable with the Hankooks being the most cost efficient (cheap) but not much cheaper than the Michelins. I do run dedicated winter tires given that I am in Canada, so winter performance wasn't a concern (did not need/want triple peak certification).

At the end of the day, I don't think you can go wrong with any tire that is NOT what came with the truck off the line. If you compare the Dynapros you can buy as a consumer versus what is mounted on the truck, you'll notice the tread pattern is different between the two. Most likely the compounds are different as well.

I don’t think any Lightning has a recommended tire pressure of 35 psi. AFAIK all Lightnings have a recommended tire pressure of 42 psi as indicated on the label inside the driver door frame.

 

[Athrun88]

I don’t think any Lightning has a recommended tire pressure of 35 psi. AFAIK all Lightnings have a recommended tire pressure of 42 psi as indicated on the label inside the driver door frame.

Both door and app say 36PSI for me

 

[djryan13]

Is that a 22” vs 20” tire thing? My 22 says 42 but I run them close to max of 50 hot. Better ride.

 

[DavidS]

Both door and app say 36PSI for me

Doing some more research, it looks like the sticker pressure might depend on the tires shipped with the truck. AT’s were 36 and HT’s are 42.

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