Michelin XML

[84sloth]

Hi fella's im looking into runnin 325/85 16 michelin xml tyres on my 2001 f250. Seem to be quite hard to come across. Ive had a quote from a truck tyre store on these. and they reckon $1300 each i couldnt believe it! Does anybody on here know of any kicking around? New ones are On backorder for over 18months from michelin. be good to get a decent set of 2nd hand ones.

[MJ80]

Why ? AFAIK these tyres are useless as shit for a 4wd despite a few decent trucks having tried to run them. Extremely hard and tough military/agricultural compound and almost no give in the walls, designed for roadworks and a few military vehicles. Comparable to running a military spec Goodyear MTR, sounds cool but would be shit to drive on and give no traction due to compound and construction.

Edit: just read your looking to run them on an F truck, so assuming they aren't really for off road use anyway ? why dont you buy a normal road tyre ? This is not the correct application for these tyres.

[simkell]

These tyres are excellent when run a heavy vehicle. Having spent a lot time with the above vehicle and the tyres, I would not recommend them for general 4wd use. They are very expensive, road noise is massive, little to none side traction, and not the best wear rate. There has always been a long wait for these tyres due to large amount defence procure. A set of maxxis are cheaper and probably a better tyre suited to 4wd use.

[turps]

Try and find someone that buys a shit load from Defence. As there always getting rid of them. Never seen a LAV get anywhere near the wear marks before they get a new set of boots.

[simkell]

defence don't sell them the last time i checked.

[84sloth]

I've been trying to get a 37 inch tyre for my ute. But not many choices on 16 inch rims there's the interco m16 but just can't justify the price for them. And the rate in which they wear. There's bfgs I can get but from states.. Closest tyre I can get is Mickey mtzs In 36 x 15.5. But then I might get 50k if that out of them. Been reading up on these Xmls for a little while and the yanks reckon theyre a good hard wearing all round tyre. Being the f truck weighs 3.2t empty I should think they would work well. It's not like I'm rock hopping in this. Just after some meaty MUDs that are hard wearing. Army disposals in states are sellin me for 300 a set. Has anybody on here worked with Xmls and regrooving them.

[Guy]

Their is a set on eBay ATM

[Guy]

Oops their 20's

[SIM79]

The SSR Series of Super Swamper Radial/TSL tires is the next generation of light truck radial tires. 37x12.5 16R
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[evanstaniland]

You might not be able to get everything you want out if a tyre!
Going 37s has limited it so the options might not give you the kms your after!
Compromise I guess?

[Lepa]

a fair while ago now, someone (i cant rember who) was constantly trying to sell a set of 39 xml's off a f-truck in the classifieds. i personally have had no dealing with these tyres but anyone reading this may remember the seller and you can get onto them as it would be a similar set up. lep

[turps]

a fair while ago now, someone (i cant rember who) was constantly trying to sell a set of 39 xml's off a f-truck in the classifieds. i personally have had no dealing with these tyres but anyone reading this may remember the seller and you can get onto them as it would be a similar set up. lep

Crushu or similar was the seller. He used them on a F-100 show truck. Had them for sale for ages.

defence don't sell them the last time i checked.

They want sell you a set. But they will sell you 40sets. So what I am getting at, 84Sloth needs to find one of these people.
I can even tell you there is a couple of pallets of brand new tyres that are up for disposal in the next 12mths. As there past there use by date. There are some other tyres there also but there to suit a 20" rim I think.

[84sloth]

Be good to find out who had these for sale. Il search crushu but I've found a set of em 5 of for $1000 and still bout 60% tread. Best thing is I can regroove 15mm into em . Turps can u hurry up the pallet that the defense are goin tO dispose of. How would be The best way to get into contact. I also price a set from Netherlands from a army disposal company called vrakking. The will sell me a set that are near new for €250 each but freight would be exxy as!

[turps]

Some mates and I have tried to follow there disposal system before. It was to hard. But will see if I can find out who the buyers have been for the tyres.

[84sloth]

:finger:got me a set of 5. 2 basically brand new 2 at 80% and a spare thats bout 50%. for a absolute bargain thanks to broken80 for the hookup. trying to figure how to mount the spare tyre! drives beautifully no shakes or wobbles. little bit noisy but im not too fussed

[SIM79]

Tough!

[crankycruiser]

Good work man,


Fek the doubters

[womb@t]

Big truck Great tyre choice, they'll get you a far as you need get in a f250

[GRIMACE]

Surely that needs more lift and bigger flares!!!

[84sloth]

pleeeenty of lift grimace! infact could do with some 25mm wheel spacers to push them out a bit.. just get a scrub on leaf spring on lock