Dunlops are very prone to Hydroplaning!!!!
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Just got rid of my Dunlops
Those things were scary in wet weather. I went for the REVOs in the original size. I do not off road but we do deal with snow here in WV. My son has REVO's on his rig and raved about them in the snow. I Took a 1,000 mile trip soon after I got them and had no complaints at all - they were a little louder than the Dunlops but very stable and steady.
Hope this helps
Jim
Those things were scary in wet weather. I went for the REVOs in the original size. I do not off road but we do deal with snow here in WV. My son has REVO's on his rig and raved about them in the snow. I Took a 1,000 mile trip soon after I got them and had no complaints at all - they were a little louder than the Dunlops but very stable and steady.
Hope this helps
Jim
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When I first picked up my 4Runner, I had to drive about 260 highway miles to get it back to my house. I was caught in one of the worst rain storms I had ever driven in. It was actually quite the sight --- lightning was slamming the trees in the median less than 100 feet in front of me. Anyhow, I was quite unimpressed at the performance of the stock 17 inch dueler ATs that came on this thing. The truck felt very "squirrelly" when the road was wet.
boston_kevin
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Koz said:
I haven't driven on the Revos yet, but the Michelin LTX M/S do not suck on wet or snow. I run these on my wife's Denali and these things bite well in snow and heavy rain... Not to mention that I got almost 70k miles out of the first set... They are expensive, but the ride quality, low noise, and traction are excellent. Even tirerack gives them an excellent rating from user reviews, with a couple of outstanding ratings for tread wear and dry traction.
Don't forget, these tires are also designed for 2 different things... Revo's are an off-road tire, LTX is an on-road tire. The on-road ride quality should be better (softer, more compliant to road imperfections, and stickier) on the LTX.
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Koz
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boston_kevin said:
Yes, the LTXs will last longer and are quieter then the Revos but they don't come close to the Revo in rain or snow. My experience is with a 2WD pick-up, where tire traction is the difference between moving or getting stuck. I had 20K miles on the LTXs and moved the truck to the street, to remove snow (approx 8") in the driveway. I could not get the truck back in the driveway after I removed the snow. The truck would not move. The LTXs were pretty good in the snow for about 10K miles, after that they were like bologna skins. I had to put 200 lbs. of sand in the bed to ride in the rain. They also would hydroplane easily. Now the Revos are incredible. No sand, no hydroplaning ever, and are great in the rain and snow.
You can't compare the LTXs to the Revos for wet traction. If you are driving mostly highway in decent weather the LTXs may be the better tire. If you want a tire that can do it all; "GO REVO".
At one time I would not use anything but Michelin, but after having a set of LTXs, I was forced to try something else. Because of my vehicles need for the best tire traction possible I researched all the tires available and took a chance on the Revos because of the overwhelming reviews from Revo owners.
Koz
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Offroader said:
Hey there I have had a bunch of trucks and the best tire in IMO is the Uniroyal Laredo, now called the Cross Country. excellant tire and decent price. I've had them on a T-100, Toy 4WD (before Tacoma) my 2000 Tundra and four 4Runners, been to Alaska and the UP of Michigan in ALL kinds of weather and they will be on my 2003 4Runner as soon as these get close enough to take off. (unless someone local to me wants to buy them cheap?) give them a look. CSM-H
seancgn68
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How does Toyota/Dealers, or whoever makes this decision decide what tire to provide stock? My one month old '05 T4R Limited came with Dunlop Grandcraps on them. I was surprised to see that others got Bridgestone Dueler H/T or Michelin Cross Terrain. Those are pretty high quality tires IMHO compared to the junk I got. Do I have a gripe to take back to the dealer? I didn't even think to look at the tires when I picked it up... not sure why.
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