All-Terrain Tire Recommendation

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good year wrangler silent armor or kumho road venture sat kl 61 are the two i'm looking at right now.
 
newp.

the bfg at/ko's used to have the mountain snow flake symbol as well but dont anymore for some reason.
 
newp.

the bfg at/ko's used to have the mountain snow flake symbol as well but dont anymore for some reason.
 
jca21 said:
newp.

the bfg at/ko's used to have the mountain snow flake symbol as well but dont anymore for some reason.
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Not all of them....Some sizes are and some sizes are not rated for severe snow. No idea why though.
From Tirerack....
NOTE: While most BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO tires meet the industry's severe snow service requirements (and are branded with the mountain/snowflake symbol), selected tires do not. Specific tires/sizes not meeting the industry's severe snow service requirements are identified with a "Not Rated For Severe Snow" notation on the Sizes & Pricing, as well as on Specs.

BFGoodrich*All-Terrain T/A KO
 
Take a look at nokian. Some of the best performing rubber I've ever had. Could be a bit quiter but nothing really noticeable.
 
You would do a world of good to the handling of your 4Runner by upgrading to LT tires rather than sticking with P rated tires. The 4Runner really does need a beefier tire carcass to get rid of that "at sea" ride quality.
 
pawzitiv said:
You would do a world of good to the handling of your 4Runner by upgrading to LT tires rather than sticking with P rated tires. The 4Runner really does need a beefier tire carcass to get rid of that "at sea" ride quality.
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I'll respectfully disagree. Even my P rated Nitto TerraGrapplers made that feeling go away. One can argue that running the stock tires at 35 psi also makes a huge difference.

Wonderbreadman said:
Any thoughts on the nitto tera grappler d rated tire? thinking about clicking the mouse on a set of them...
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I like the tire. The LT rated ones are likely stiffer, but last I looked the amount of weight they could carry did not go up by a significant amount. There is such a thing as too stiff sidewalls.

Neither of them have the snowflake, so they're not really relevant to the OP.

If you want an awesome snowflake tire, Nokian would be my #1 pick. I have WR2's on my Maxima, and driven it across the Canadian Rockies in February with near zero excitement. I just wish I had taken the front bumper cover off before doing that, since 9 - 12" of snow and grit really do a number on the bottom of it.
 
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i will never understand this forum and everyone wanting to run P tires on their vehicle (only truck forum i have ever seen where this is the case) I am very against P tires on trucks but you say you wont be hauling anything other than passengers so I dont think my argument is going to sway your decision.

However you may be limiting your tire choices by sticking with the P metric tire rating. like the BFG T/A KO which is arguably the single best performing all terrain tire on the market is not available in P tires as far as i know.
 
Do Cooper Discoverer AT3's have the snowflake symbol? I'm not sure and I don't think so, but these are excellent tires from all my research. Will likely be my next set soon.
 
Im putting on some AT tires next week, I researched a ton and was very torn on P or LT (load c) --265 vs 275 size. I went with the Firestone Dest. AT, not sure if they have the snowflake rating, but based on the reviews and how most say they were great in the snow....seemed like the best choice. Wanted to try to keep mpg about the same. Still torn on the whole P or LT, I told them to order P but might have time to switch. I really dont tow right now, but might buy a camper down the road (3k pounds). I like the idea of better cornering and less floating but was nervious on weight, safety at its higher limits, too stiff (more bouncy), less grip under certain circumstances, etc. Also adding 5100s so that should stiffen it up some.
 
Nokian Vatiiva A/T.

Nokian's are probably the most highly regarded snow tires in Colorado. The Vatiiva is a 4 season version for trucks and SUV's. For what you described I would go that direction. I have had a few sets on various vehicles and never been disappointed.

Edit: Looks like they added a new tire the Rotiiva that carries the snowflake if you have to have that.(replaces the Vatiiva).
 
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rebelbowtie said:
i will never understand this forum and everyone wanting to run P tires on their vehicle (only truck forum i have ever seen where this is the case) I am very against P tires on trucks but you say you wont be hauling anything other than passengers so I dont think my argument is going to sway your decision.

However you may be limiting your tire choices by sticking with the P metric tire rating. like the BFG T/A KO which is arguably the single best performing all terrain tire on the market is not available in P tires as far as i know.
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1. Look at tire weight with LT v. P
2. Look at fuel mileage loss with LT tires.
3. Realize people are logical and trying to get the best of all worlds( looks, function, and fuel mileage).
 
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