Recent content by kingskot

Actually, I was wondering about this, thanks! This isn't the first time I've blown a tire off-road, I guess I was hoping that a new TE 4runner would come with beefy enough tires, but next time out I'll give this a shot with the new wheels.

OK, some great info in here, thanks everybody. After reading all of this, I'm leaning towards a heavier tire and taking the (hopefully modest) MPG and highway noise hit (although I care less about the former). It sounds like if I drop the "deep mud" requirement my options open up a bit (which...

I agree with this, and I definitely fall into the latter category from your first paragraph. Thanks for the link and allowing me to benefit from your work.

Yeah, I'll try to survive the "heartache", thanks. My request for advice was about tires, not about how to search an internet forum. When I answer a forum question on something that I'm an expert in I either answer the question or provide an actual link to a resource that I think is...

The "mountain of knowledge" is exactly the problem. I've never understood the philosophy that one shouldn't ask a question just because there is a ton of information that one can sift through. I'm happy to ignore the usual forum hall monitors and tough guys to get some useful responses that...

I got a brand new 2013 trail model 4runner in July. I'm pretty happy with it, although on a recent canoe trip I blew a tire traveling on some pretty hairy logging roads in northern Maine. In a nutshell, I'm not much of a "car guy", I just want a truck that will run and be able to handle a wide...