255/55/R20 Michelin Defender LTX M/S

Gatorgibson · Dec 9, 2021

Anyone tried this tire and size combo> 255/55/R20 Michelin Defender LTX M/S?
I have a 2021 pp sport and want to stay with the 20's but looking for something a little more smooth and quite.
Im sure it's on the forum somewhere but wow, lots of tire and wheel post out there!

Gatorgibson · Dec 9, 2021

Gatorgibson said:
Anyone tried this tire and size combo> 255/55/R20 Michelin Defender LTX M/S?
I have a 2021 pp sport and want to stay with the 20's but looking for something a little more smooth and quite.
Im sure it's on the forum somewhere but wow, lots of tire and wheel post out there!

Or a 245/60/r20

tdenny · Dec 9, 2021

Gatorgibson said:
Anyone tried this tire and size combo> 255/55/R20 Michelin Defender LTX M/S?
I have a 2021 pp sport and want to stay with the 20's but looking for something a little more smooth and quite.
Im sure it's on the forum somewhere but wow, lots of tire and wheel post out there!

265/50/R20s for me. I get a slight rub if I crank the wheel all the way. Ride is great.

Gatorgibson · Dec 9, 2021

So the 255/55/r20 would diffently rub then.

tdenny · Dec 9, 2021

Gatorgibson said:
So the 255/55/r20 would diffently rub then.

Possibly but it could be the height as these are slightly taller and the tread on this tire is pretty beefy. Also get a slight rub on my 19 Ram 1500 with the OEM size.

Gatorgibson · Dec 9, 2021

True, i will wait for more to chime in. I have been running the Michelin defenders for decades on f150 and love them.

Steve324 · Dec 9, 2021

tdenny said:
265/50/R20s for me. I get a slight rub if I crank the wheel all the way. Ride is great. View attachment 13270

Thanks for the info! I've had several sets of these on my 08 Pilot, 16s of course. Great all around tire.
Will definitely look for these when the OE continentals need to be swapped.

Flyboyrls · Dec 9, 2021

Found this in the 2021 owner's manual concerning tires, it seems to imply that some passports have different size tires and rims?

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Flyboyrls · Dec 9, 2021

The above was on page 583 in the information section.

fx_chip · Dec 9, 2021

tdenny said:
265/50/R20s for me. I get a slight rub if I crank the wheel all the way. Ride is great. View attachment 13270

Lovely alloy wheels. What's their name/brand?

fx_chip · Dec 9, 2021

Flyboyrls said:
Found this in the 2021 owner's manual concerning tires, it seems to imply that some passports have different size tires and rims? View attachment 13271

245/50R20 on Sport and EX-L trims.
265/45R20 on Touring and Elite trims.

Gray_Beard · Dec 10, 2021

Gatorgibson said:
So the 255/55/r20 would diffently rub then.

Not necessarily, tdenny's wheels are not OEM meaning they probably have a 35mm offset (which is most common for aftermarket wheels). PP OEM wheels have a 55mm offset, which translates to the aftermarket wheel / tire sticking out 20mm or 3/4". This would cause the tire to rub the back of the wheel well at full lock. If your intentions are to use the stock 20 wheels it's possible there would be no rubbing.

Gray_Beard · Dec 10, 2021

Deleted. Double posted for some reason.

Gatorgibson · Dec 10, 2021

Gray_Beard said:
Not necessarily, tdenny's wheels are not OEM meaning they probably have a 35mm offset (which is most common for aftermarket wheels). PP OEM wheels have a 55mm offset, which translates to the aftermarket wheel / tire sticking out 20mm or 3/4". This would cause the tire to rub the back of the wheel well at full lock. If your intentions are to use the stock 20 wheels it's possible there would be no rubbing.

Thank you very much! And yes, i plan on using stock rims.

tdenny · Dec 10, 2021

fx_chip said:
Lovely alloy wheels. What's their name/brand?

Thanks. They're called Liquid Splice. I got them at Discount/America's Tire. They were 209 ea. here in Texas.

Yankeezone · Dec 10, 2021

Also the Sport and EXL had 8” rims and the Touring and Elite had 8 1/2” rims (2019-2021) On the 2022 the EXL and Elite have 265/45/20 tires and 8 1/2” rims. The Trailsport has 18” rims and 245/60/18 tires.

aman88 · Dec 11, 2021

I have a passport 2021 exl. Could I fit 255/50/20 tires on stock rims? I hate the ones it comes with…

mjsparky363 · Dec 13, 2021

aman88 said:
I have a passport 2021 exl. Could I fit 255/50/20 tires on stock rims? I hate the ones it comes with…

I just put 255/50/20's on the stock rims and there is no rubbing. I could probably have gone to 265's from looking at clearances after the install. Also remember mine is FWD so it is a bit lower ride height than AWD. I am pleased with my choice as the ride is both smoother and quitter. I put them on in Nov and just the other day was first chance to use them in the rain and what a difference from the Contie's.

aman88 · Dec 13, 2021

mjsparky363 said:
I just put 255/50/20's on the stock rims and there is no rubbing. I could probably have gone to 265's from looking at clearances after the install. Also remember mine is FWD so it is a bit lower ride height than AWD. I am pleased with my choice as the ride is both smoother and quitter. I put them on in Nov and just the other day was first chance to use them in the rain and what a difference from the Contie's.

What tires did you put on if I may ask? I’m looking at maybe A/Ts. Thanks!

mjsparky363 · Dec 13, 2021

aman88 said:
What tires did you put on if I may ask? I’m looking at maybe A/Ts. Thanks!

I went with Firestone LE3. More a highway tire. On my f150 I had oversized Firestone A/T and then same size H/T and they seemed to be the same for clearance. But that was a different vehicle

255/55/R20 Michelin Defender LTX M/S

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