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Old 10-31-2019, 03:07 PM #16
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are those modifications for the aesthetic? any significant off-road excursions in the plans?

need vs. want
I do a fair bit of beach driving in some fairly remote locations.
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I agree with previous post that stock duelers are fine for highway use but if you live in a rainy, and/or cold ice/snow area, dump them!
Go to some of the others mentioned on here or try as I did, Michelin Defenders LTX, REALLY like them after two years worth.
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What do you do with your vehicle that renders the Dunlops useless? I can understand that they're probably not ideal in Central Florida offroad muck and sand. On pavement and in today's snotty snowfall up here on the frozen tundra, I'd say they performed pretty admirably for stockers. Certainly not an aggressive tire by any means, that's for sure.
My 3rd or 4th Gen and now my 5th gen came stock with the Dunlop AT20s. I frequently drove in snow with the 3rd and 4th gen and the AT20s were pitiful. I didn't care for them in the rain, either. I've been running Michelin LTX M/S, Firestone Destination LE and LE2s and a General (can't recall the model) and found them hands above the AT20s in overall performance.

Check the AT20s rating on Tirerack. They're at the bottom of the class.
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Be thankful. My '19 TRD ORP came with the Dunlop AT20s. What a waste of rubber...
They aren’t bad tires by any means. Mine are wearing evenly, balance without issue, and handle just fine on the road/ mild off road excursions. Would I rather have some knobby aggressive tires? You bet, but these will do just fine for the first 40,000 miles of my vehicles life.
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Check the AT20s rating on Tirerack. They're at the bottom of the class.
I'd seen that when I was checking out tire options. It's a pretty darn low rating. I mean, like, really really low. And they cost 25% more than the "fancy" brands.
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They aren’t bad tires by any means. Mine are wearing evenly, balance without issue, and handle just fine on the road/ mild off road excursions. Would I rather have some knobby aggressive tires? You bet, but these will do just fine for the first 40,000 miles of my vehicles life.
I understand and I intend to deal with them until end-of-life (the tires, of course...) since I no longer deal with snow with any frequency and I'll spend that money on ammo... and fishing gear... and wine for my wife (although she goes thru ammo and tackle as much as I do).
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Sell them. I bought a 2020 ORP and put mine with the old rims for sale for $400 on craigslist, and got a lot of hits - almost instant - telling me the price was too low. They did have less than 100 miles on them, but they literally spent 45 minutes in my garage and were gone. I would ask $500 for the set and be done.
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