Hey team, long time no post. Hope everyone is doing well!

My Hankook Dynapro's are on their last legs and we are looking at some winter driving this year on the 16" rims, for which I have chains sized, so I'm in the market for new tires.

These will be on/off use, favoring weather driving: rain, snow and of course trails.

Found some pretty great sales going on so here's what I'm looking at. These are all in 265/70 R16 AT class :











Would value your opinions, ladies and gents.

Thanks!

I’ve had both the Firestones and the Toyos, and both are great tires. I haven’t owned the other three, so I can’t comment on them. I would say that the Toyos are better than the Firestones in the snow. My Toyos are 255/80r17 (33.1”), the Firestones were stock 265/65r17 (30.6”).

Tire rack has great data on all the tires they sell, and also reviews from verified buyers. It’s worth a look.

The Toyos are in my pic below.

Hancooks are severe duty rated. Can't soak to the others. Can't beat that rating in snow except with a dedicated Snow tire.

I run the Terra's on the Tacoma and the Toyo AT III's on the wife's 2009 4Runner. Both are capable snow tires. I've had the Terra's in the snow dozens of times. They are one of the best non-studded snow tires I've run. I work up in Mammoth so snow is just part of getting to work in the winter. They handle slushy snow, hard snow and iced snow equally well. The Toyo's I've only had in the snow once so far and they did very well.

On the trail the Toyo is by far the better tire. The only tire I would advise you against is the Destination AT. The compound is really hard and they don't do well in the snow or on the trail.

I have been incredibly impressed with the Pirelli Scorpion All-Terrain Plus, which are also severe snow rated. They can be found in your size for around $150-$170 per tire. If you have a Sam's Club membership they're $150. I'm currently running them through their paces. See more info below.

Few Pics - 2002 SE - Thundercloud - Black SR5 Wheels - Pirelli Scorpion All Terrain +

I've had dynapros (good long lasting stuff), wrangler duratracs (good yet noisy above 40 and one flat at deerlease) and now Michelin LTX AT2s (nothing negative has occurred here, long lasting on a light Runner).

those I like most, silent on road yet handle anything offroad, ice/snow easily and have nice side snipes. Not cheap but hey its where its at mang...

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Hey Matt, nice to hear from you. You guys are getting some weather right now and it's not gonna stop.

I have older Firestones on my 59 Chevy, they seem fine for that truck.

My only hesitation with the Nitto is zero warranty, whereas the Hankooks are 60K mile warrantied and the be been running my current ones for over 80K with no issues.

I really like the Terras but I'm cautious of no manufacturer mileage warranty/statement

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I've got about 50K on the Terra's. Maybe 5/32's left. There not quite bald but there getting there. Even with most of the tread gone they still handle snow great. If I had more time with the Toyo's I'd be able to give you a better answer on those. They just went on last month so plenty of meat left.

As far as the weather goes. We're gonna get storms starting Tuesday and lasting through New Years and beyond. I similar pattern set up in FEB 2019. It didn't stop snowing until March. That was some crazy shit. I was leaving work during a blizzard. CalTrans shut down 395. CHP was enforcing it on the 203/395 ramp.

I pulled past a bunch of cars and asked the cop if I could get on Sherwin Creek Rd. He gave me that "I know what your doing look" but also realized I was local and told me to go ahead. So, I took Sherwin to 395. Got on 395 in a literal whiteout. There was at least 12" of fresh powder in the road. I made the drive all the way back to Bishop without issue. The tires that got me home? The Terra's. lol

Falken is an option, too


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I’ve never had a set, but I’ve read good things about the Falkens on this forum. It’s at least a few years away, but they might be my next set.

Falken the best for the money got mine on Amazon. No complaint.


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Of those options I would go with the falkens or toyos. Check Walmart.com for prices. Sometimes they have a rollback on what you want.

Doing the same right now and leaning towards Goodyear Ultraterrain AT (only Discount Tires sells them). Only negative thing I've seen about them so far is the tread throwing rocks like crazy. Still trying to decide what load rating to get.

I have had a set of the Falken Wildpeaks on mine for almost either 1 or 2 years now, and I really like them. I haven't had them in snow yet, nor any heavy offroading, but I think they would do great in either situation. I know they are great in the rain, road noise is quite reasonable and wear seems to be good. I have never been more pleased with a set of tires in the 14 years I have owned my T4R. And the bonus is that they were about $200 cheaper than a set of Michelins.

I’m also looking into tires. I’m trying to choose between the Falken Wildpeaks or the General Grabber AT/X. I’ve had the Falkens before and really liked them but I’m a little broke atm. I’m currently running the Duratracs now and am super unhappy with them. They are noisy hard to keep balanced and I had a sidewall blowout during the elk hunt. In my area it’s about a $200 difference between the sets for 285/75/16.