Michelin Defender LTX M/S

Just tossed my Wranglers (which I hated, hated, hated) for a set of LTX M/S (same size: 265/70 R16) and ride is like night and day. Truck handles 100% better, road noise decreased, and handling in the rain has changed from "omg, I'm driving my 1990 Ford Ranger again and am going to die" to "actually reasonable and predictable." I had a set of these on my last truck and kind of took it for granted. I'll never stray again, except maybe I'll look at the AT if the grandpa truck look starts to bother me too much.

 

The Michelins are proving to be a great tire.

 

Had to really get on the brakes today for the first time with the new tires. I was how quick they stopped. I have also noticed they don’t skip as much as the stick tires on snow or the loose gravel the city throws down for ice.

 

Put the Michelin Defenders to the test in Vermont ski country, on various levels of snow covered roads. Awesome.

 

What is a good reduced tire PSI for running Michelin Defenders on gravel forest roads ?
Thanks.

 

My truck came with these on it and I guess I will keep them for a while and possibly consider getting a set of offroad steelies with more aggressive tires to swap out

also curious on air pressure for sand since Ocala National Forrest is pretty much sand and clay

 

Can anyone comment on how quiet the Defender LTX is compared to something like a Cooper Discoverer AT3?

 

Does anyone have a pic of these in 255/75 r17? Curious how it looks in 32" on a taco