Highway high-mileage tires

[4Runner4Runner4]

I have the Daystar 2.5” leveling kit and would like to bump up from 30” to 32-33” tires. My biggest issue is that I do so much highway driving (50,000 miles/year) that I really need longevity. What’s a good large/larger diameter tire with great lifespan?

I have a set of 16” wheels and 17” wheels.

 

[TimeCrunch]

Bump, interested in hearing what people use.

 

[Badbert]

Yokohama Geolander. Very little road noise, great in wet weather, good price.

 

[newton22]

Are you only looking for lifespan? Changing diameter has the biggest affecting factor in getting worse MPG.

 

[Shiftless Joe]

+2 for the Geolanders

 

[ads2539]

+3 for the Geolandars. Mine are the A/T G015 in 255/75r17. I have the Daystar 2.5/1.5 lift, and I’m very happy with the tire/lift combo. The tires are 32.1” diameter.

Make sure you get a good alignment with your lift. I had a mechanic who said he did an alignment but didn’t, and the front tires got some abnormal wear. Thankfully, I caught it pretty quickly and got a real alignment done.

 

[JLTD]

If they have your size, Michelin Defender LTX are very long lived. I had a pair go 105k on a mostly highway driver. (Caveat: it was over 10 years ago)

 

[4Runner4Runner4]

Are you only looking for lifespan? Changing diameter has the biggest affecting factor in getting worse MPG.

I certainly appreciate that but it’s not applicable in my case because I solely use a company gas card (hence, 50k miles per year).


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[Trumpet]

+4 on the Geolanders. Have 60k miles on them, the only reason I'll replace them this fall is snow. Otherwise they'd probably go another 15k.

Great wear, great wet/dry/snow/ice traction. No mpg hit that I'm aware of.

 

[importman]

+5 on the Geolanders only for the quality. They were on my T4R when I got it so I'll never know how many miles they are good for but they are smooth, quiet, and they handle well. I'm totally satisfied with them. That said, when I need to replace them I do plan to go to something with an all terrain tread. 80 or more percent of my driving is on road but with us having a place in the NC mountains I do like to get off road occasionally and I want to be prepared. But if I was looking for a highway tire I wouldn't hesitate to get these again.