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Do you know if these tires are H rated? This only matters for the cyberbeast as the AWD tires are S rated. It sounds like yours is the cyberbeast.
They are S Rated, I'm fine with that, I'll never have the CT on a track.

https://www.michelinman.com/auto/tires/michelin-defender-ltx-platinum
Excellent! How did you decide which to get? The Michelin website shows no tires available for cybertruck if you look up by make and model.
They have an exact replacement for CT Stock Size which is LT285/65R20.
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Obviously price will vary but how did you find it compared to direct replacing the stock AT tires?
also, since these are 70k mile tires is there a prorated warranty setup that’s valid for a Cybertruck?
 
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Obviously price will vary but how did you find it compared to direct replacing the stock AT tires?
also, since these are 70k mile tires is there a prorated warranty setup that’s valid for a Cybertruck?
I didnt price them versus the Stock Tires. Warranty is always specific to the tire, you'd need to research that to your own satisfaction in this case.
 

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So, these Michelins are Load Range E. What is the Load Range on the stock AT tires? (Sorry, i am a prospective buyer.)
 

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So, these Michelins are Load Range E. What is the Load Range on the stock AT tires? (Sorry, i am a prospective buyer.)
There are three models in their parts catalog.
TIRE 285/65R20 PIRELLI SCORPION ATR
1250241-00-A
TIRE 285/65R20 GOODYEAR WRANGLER TERRITORY RT
1250242-00-A
TIRE 285/65R20 GOODYEAR WRANGLER TERRITORY RT
1250242-00-B
Here is the Cybertruck Owner's Manual page for Wheel and Tire Specifications:
https://www.tesla.com/ownersmanual/cybertruck/en_us/GUID-9284C9F2-A2F2-4604-83BF-6599F47766B7.html
 


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This is the thread on this Tire I would have like to have read but not much is out there. A couple kind members here have them and I've enjoyed reading their notes. The AT's were great through the winter for me but they are noisier than I'd like on the interstate. Most of my driving is City/Interstate with only occasional off-road. The Truck is so quiet I wanted more of that. I wanted to soften the ride a little, /possibly/ increase Interstate speed efficiency, reduce the noice considerably and perhaps have a little better traction than the AT's. I decided to give the Michelin Defender LTX Platinums a try on the stock wheels. Over all I like the way they look, still aggressive but with a more traditional sidewall. I've had them mounted since March 4th, they were properly Road Force Balanced by my local tire shop I've had a long relationship with.

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Findings after 3 weeks and 725 miles driven on the Michelin Defender LTX Platinums:

  1. Right out of the gate they were quieter than the AT's
  2. My steering squircle was not centered (ever so slightly left cocked) after getting the vehicle back from the tire shop. They did observe the proper lift points (I printed out the manual page, handed it to them and showed them where to lift). I drove it on the lift myself and put it in Jack Mode. They did NOT attempt to align it on my request. Tesla did align it at the service center and all is well ($295 bucks later).
  3. The ride is softer than the AT's
  4. When tuning these tires for quietness, Air Pressure matters. They roar at 47 PSI and at 53 PSI but tends to be most quiet dead nuts on 50 PSI. Oddly though, temperature swings affect this tire more than the AT. 47 PSI at 45 degrees Fahrenheit and 53 PSI at 80 degrees Fahrenheit on Blacktop. I haven't tried it at 60PSI like another member here mentioned. The tires still have a little roar / roar/resonance/warble but not as much as the AT's. Something like half the noise of the AT's which is nice, I hear the Tesla motors more with these than I did with the AT's.
  5. They don't (at least at this time) seem to have as good of dry traction as the AT. I notice it in hard cornering and Beast Mode launches. Hoping this will improve as they break in a little more, but doubt I'll see much difference. Not a deal breaker but may cost you a Tenth of a second or two on blacktop in a Bestmode lunch.
  6. Wet performance seems to be very good.
  7. The Michelin's appear to be more energy efficient than the AT's.
  8. Stopping seems great, no issues.

I have a Tessie Subscription and posted a few metrics. In this case on the first two images, I've filtered out all city/short trip driving and showing only interstate drives. If you know Tessie better than I do, by all means suggest other metrics:

Michelin Defenders - March 14 below is a 160 mile round trip. FSD most of the drive kept around 73mph

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Stock AT Tires - March 3rd below is a 170 mile round trip of interstate, FSD at around 73 mph.

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Below is all drive data for the entire month for the last 3 months.



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Thank you for putting this together/sharing.
These tires are the ones I’m 95% confident I’ll be replacing the stock AT’s with in a few weeks.
In my research, it’s either these or KO3’s. (Knowing the KO’s will be better in deep snow, but these LTX’s will be better outside of that situation generally.)
 
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Thank you for putting this together/sharing.
These tires are the ones I’m 95% confident I’ll be replacing the stock AT’s with in a few weeks.
In my research, it’s either these or KO3’s. (Knowing the KO’s will be better in deep snow, but these LTX’s will be better outside of that situation generally.)
I had 4000 miles on my AT’s so I kept them thinking perhaps I’ll put them back on for the winter. We’ll see, they were fantastic in the snow
 

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Updated TireRack video on All Season Truck tires:


They don’t include the Platinum tires, but another Defender tire.

Tesla Cybertruck Review - Michelin Defender LTX Platinum Tires - Cyberbeast IMG_1578
 
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Adding more data. I've been doing a LOT of driving around in beast mode lately and doing "demos" but looks like Michelins are proving to be at least more than 10% more efficient than the AT's. Yesterday on an FSD Drive about 70 miles away with 78 mph top speed I was getting in the 390-410 Wh/mi range. All tires at 50psi. I'm pretty happy with that. I can confirm (as I did in the OP) the LTX Plats don't have quite as much traction on a beast launch, but it's a small trade-off for a bit more range, comfort and lower noise.


Tesla Cybertruck Review - Michelin Defender LTX Platinum Tires - Cyberbeast Screenshot 2025-05-12 at 9.30.28 AM
 
 








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