09-30-2021, 09:59 AM
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Sooo…. I eventually had an epiphany about the same as you. 95% of my miles are on pavement. My 4runner is not only my daily driver and weekend warrior wagon, and may see a lot of highway miles just getting to an rough adventure. Much of what I do tends to be pretty rocky and I’m running solo more often and in worse places (with worse weather) than I should. But no Moab, rock crawling, magazine worthy stuff.
Anyway, what I’ve been running for a few years now is the 32” Cooper AT3 LT 235/80/17. It weighs in at 42lbs iirc, so just a tad taller and a few pounds heavier than stock. I also run them at high psi of 55lbs (less wears them outside on the tread). I almost went with 255/75’s (and may try those out next time) but thought I’d take a try at these.
As for manners, road noise is nonexistent and traction is fine in most all road conditions. Nothing freaky or scary, yet. Mpg’s can be anywhere from 19.x to 23.x depending. Off road, aired down, these have done everything I’ve asked and more.
BUUUUT, they are admittedly tame looking compared to MTs and others. And yes, they ride kinda hard, but that seems to be well offset by the added weight of my rig but being E ply tires I’ve not flatted out once, and that has inspired some confidence at times. About the only other negative I got so far is that the higher psi takes more air to puff them back up. I use a Powertank so that’s my solution there.
Happy decision making!
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09-30-2021, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Old3Tow
Sooo…. I eventually had an epiphany about the same as you. 95% of my miles are on pavement. My 4runner is not only my daily driver and weekend warrior wagon, and may see a lot of highway miles just getting to an rough adventure. Much of what I do tends to be pretty rocky and I’m running solo more often and in worse places (with worse weather) than I should. But no Moab, rock crawling, magazine worthy stuff.
Anyway, what I’ve been running for a few years now is the 32” Cooper AT3 LT 235/80/17. It weighs in at 42lbs iirc, so just a tad taller and a few pounds heavier than stock. I also run them at high psi of 55lbs (less wears them outside on the tread). I almost went with 255/75’s (and may try those out next time) but thought I’d take a try at these.
As for manners, road noise is nonexistent and traction is fine in most all road conditions. Nothing freaky or scary, yet. Mpg’s can be anywhere from 19.x to 23.x depending. Off road, aired down, these have done everything I’ve asked and more.
BUUUUT, they are admittedly tame looking compared to MTs and others. And yes, they ride kinda hard, but that seems to be well offset by the added weight of my rig but being E ply tires I’ve not flatted out once, and that has inspired some confidence at times. About the only other negative I got so far is that the higher psi takes more air to puff them back up. I use a Powertank so that’s my solution there.
Happy decision making!
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Why so skinny? Better in snow? MPGs? So many good options in lighter loads in the OE 265/70r17 size that are about the same weight. Curious as to why you chose them.
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09-30-2021, 12:07 PM
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Have you looked into the Michelin LTX A/T 2?
They seem to have a slightly more all terrain design than the Defender but still have great reviews for highway, ride, quiet, good balancing, etc…
Also, I am not sure what this is all about, but I noticed what looks like a new Michelin AT tire in some of the promo photos for the 2022 Tundra. The “LTX Trail”. I can’t find ANYTHING about it online anywhere. But if it’s a Michelin and in the LTX line it will probably be good. I am guessing it must be a replacement for the AT2 (which is an older design now), but can’t say for sure or when it will be released.
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09-30-2021, 12:18 PM
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Have you looked into the Michelin LTX A/T 2?
They seem to have a slightly more all terrain design than the Defender but still have great reviews for highway, ride, quiet, good balancing, etc…
Also, I am not sure what this is all about, but I noticed what looks like a new Michelin AT tire in some of the promo photos for the 2022 Tundra. The “LTX Trail”. I can’t find ANYTHING about it online anywhere. But if it’s a Michelin and in the LTX line it will probably be good. I am guessing it must be a replacement for the AT2 (which is an older design now), but can’t say for sure or when it will be released.
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Good find. They do appear to be very new, and only overseas right now.
I will always buy Michelin if they offer what I need. Hopefully these come out soon in the US.
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09-30-2021, 12:26 PM
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Michelin (Defender) LTX M/S, which has been around forever, is wonderful - never slipped for me in slush or snow, I have them on my old 1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee. They are able to sipe deep slush without floating. (I have the 30x9.5R15).
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09-30-2021, 02:25 PM
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Why so skinny? Better in snow? MPGs? So many good options in lighter loads in the OE 265/70r17 size that are about the same weight. Curious as to why you chose them.
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Sure, it was a little of all that really. My rig had 285/70/17s when I got it and I hated how lethargic it felt and 15mpg was about as good as it got. I tried stock tires (take offs) through that summer and mpg was indeed better as was acceleration, however a couple catastrophic punctures off road had me both needing a new set and wanting for a more durable tire.
Anyway, when I found out these Coopers we’re about the same weight I thought I’d give them a try. Id had really good luck with Coopers AT tread on a prior truck. As for the skinny-ness, mpg was a big motivator plus my experience with other trucks and Jeeps has reinforced the skinny tire theory, at least that it is better for what I do when I do it.
For example snow. They’ve been great on snow packed roads the last two winters then off road in the snow they do dig down and Im good to at least 12” of new snow. More snow than that and/or steep snowy inclines off road and I’m chaining up the rear anyway. Sand I don’t do, and mud holes are few and far between. Sticky-sticky-heavy Mud on the high plains/desert is my more plausible scenario, and these AT3 Coopers do just fine so long as there is a bottom.
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09-30-2021, 02:38 PM
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These are the BFGs you need.
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09-30-2021, 06:22 PM
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Great read. Even better tire.
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09-30-2021, 07:52 PM
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I agree with him. I've owned every version of the LTX M/S tire since the early 90's. Every version of the BFG A/T since the 80's. And too many other tires to count.
I would've gone with the Defender LTX M/S tires on the 5th gen, but I wanted more snow traction, and more durability on 4wd trails. The tires I went with are nearly as quiet, do as well in the rain, and better in snow. I don't know how long they'll last, but they will be replaced due to age, likely long before they wear out.
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10-01-2021, 09:42 PM
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We’ll, I got one part of the wheel/tire equation taken care of today. I ordered a set of TRD Pro wheels. They’re on back order, so it’ll be a while before they land at my doorstep.
Once they’re here, it’ll be a set of Falken Wildpeak AT3w’s in stock size.
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10-02-2021, 01:12 AM
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I am running Discoverer AT3 E load tires on my Ram 1500. I have had them on for a couple years now and they are an amazing tire! Quiet and traction in all kinds of road conditions, on or off. I drove on them for over a year in Idaho, before moving after retiring from the Air Force. My commute, one way, was 62 miles. Mostly highway. I had to endure hard rains, snow, sleet, slush, you name it. I also went on winter adventures where I was driving in 8+ inches of snow. The tires never missed a beat. They are a tad stiff but that is too be expected with the E load rating and my truck is also running a 20 inch wheel.
I liked them so much that I am getting a set of them in 275/70/17 put on my 2018 4Runner Off Road Pro tomorrow morning. These are a bit bigger than the 265/70/17 stock size but not big enough to where I have to cut anything.
I have also looked into this and I can tell you that the feedback on this site has been great with these tires as well.
Hope this helps a little. Good luck in your search.
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10-02-2021, 01:57 AM
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- if you live in an area that you have to worry about ice, a Subaru with blizzaks will serve you better than a 4runner. Sorry.
- be honest with yourself, do you want your truck to look badass with aggressive tires? Or are you truly being functional. TBH, if you were truly functional you'd have a Subaru.
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A Subarau does not outperform the 4Runner in winter conditions and they are not more functional. I'm curious why you think that.
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10-02-2021, 02:44 AM
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We’ll, I got one part of the wheel/tire equation taken care of today. I ordered a set of TRD Pro wheels. They’re on back order, so it’ll be a while before they land at my doorstep.
Once they’re here, it’ll be a set of Falken Wildpeak AT3w’s in stock size.
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Depending on how back ordered those wheels are, you may want to look into the FN f(x) pro wheels. 0 offset and 8" wide future proofing you in the event you want to upsized. Plus 0 offset just looks better.
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10-02-2021, 06:01 AM
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For what it's worth, I just replaced my Falken AT3Ws with Toyo AT3s. Got over 50K miles out of the Falkens and they were great tires except the fact that they got feathered despite 5K rotations (allignment in spec), and stupid loud. I had another 10K miles left probably thread wise but I could no longer take the noise. In comparison the Toyos feel like a street tire (that will likely change as they age tho) noise wise, and are 6 lbs lighter than the Falkens.
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