I need to get fricken tires
- Thread starter Falls
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How many of you guys use dedicated winter tires? I'm sure in unpacked snow or slush the all terrains work pretty good, but for ice or hardpacked I 'm sure a snow/ice tire would always outperform. I just recently bought a 2003 Limited V8 and installed blizzak's on it like all my vehicles. I couldn't imagine using anything else in the winter. How do you like the Revo all terrains? The dealer just put new Michelin Cross Terrains on but I'm trading them for Revo's.
RonMAIDEN
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Dedicated snow tires would be nice but most of us realistically still see a lot of pavement and snow tires will wear like crazy on the street. We see maybe a week or a little more of snowy roads every month and my Nittos do quite well and are my year round daily driver tire.
magnumfan
New member
switching summer and winter tires
Is in my opinion the VERY best option - if real performance is what you want.
but for most of us its not.
I am considering having off road and then a set of on road tires and just swapping back and forth since I do so much on road travel
Joe
Falls said:
Is in my opinion the VERY best option - if real performance is what you want.
but for most of us its not.
I am considering having off road and then a set of on road tires and just swapping back and forth since I do so much on road travel
Joe
Thai
Elite Member
Re: Re: switching summer and winter tires
Then, stick to the big guns...you apparently made a mistake and went with the REVOs in the past...now you need to sit down and do your research. You off-road. You go in snow. You off-road in snow. You use your 4runner for daily drives. IMHO, there are only 2 true all-terrain tires that fit your habits: Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor and BFG AT KO. If you don't care too much about the snowflake symbol, then i would try Michelin LTX AT-2.
I got a feeling that you're going to be indecisive about this as you are about the 1" front lift!
Falls said:
Then, stick to the big guns...you apparently made a mistake and went with the REVOs in the past...now you need to sit down and do your research. You off-road. You go in snow. You off-road in snow. You use your 4runner for daily drives. IMHO, there are only 2 true all-terrain tires that fit your habits: Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor and BFG AT KO. If you don't care too much about the snowflake symbol, then i would try Michelin LTX AT-2.
I got a feeling that you're going to be indecisive about this as you are about the 1" front lift!
veloindy
New member
Ok, back from Steamboat.
The Cooper's performed great. The first test was Rabbit Ears Pass. The road was slushy, with ice under. The ATR's handled it without a problem. Once in town, all roads were snow packed, traction control didn't kick once all weekend. That was a big change from the Dunlops. My wife even noticed a huge difference in the way the truck performed. That was probably the biggest endorsement the tires could get.
So, I'm sure that report doesn't help. The tires are perfect for what I do. Drive the mountains in winter, and fire roads in the summer. I don't take the truck off-roading. I'm sure the tires can handle it though.
I looked at the Goodyear SA's, but couldn't justify the gas mileage hit. Even the tire shop said he had complaints. I'll report on the gas mileage of the Cooper's once I get town/highway numbers. My mileage over the weekend was down slightly, but I was in 4WD all weekend.
I'm not saying buy Cooper's. I'm just saying they're working for me. Let me know if you have a specific question, I'll try to answer. Oh, the tires look awesome on the truck too!
The Cooper's performed great. The first test was Rabbit Ears Pass. The road was slushy, with ice under. The ATR's handled it without a problem. Once in town, all roads were snow packed, traction control didn't kick once all weekend. That was a big change from the Dunlops. My wife even noticed a huge difference in the way the truck performed. That was probably the biggest endorsement the tires could get.
So, I'm sure that report doesn't help. The tires are perfect for what I do. Drive the mountains in winter, and fire roads in the summer. I don't take the truck off-roading. I'm sure the tires can handle it though.
I looked at the Goodyear SA's, but couldn't justify the gas mileage hit. Even the tire shop said he had complaints. I'll report on the gas mileage of the Cooper's once I get town/highway numbers. My mileage over the weekend was down slightly, but I was in 4WD all weekend.
I'm not saying buy Cooper's. I'm just saying they're working for me. Let me know if you have a specific question, I'll try to answer. Oh, the tires look awesome on the truck too!
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Even Steven
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veloindy said:
Told ya so!
Unfortunately, the Discoverer ATR is a "hidden" gem because Cooper tires aren't sold at TireRack, so they don't have any user ratings. But we both know just how good they look/perform on the 4Runner!
Re: Re: Re: switching summer and winter tires
Yes I already know it will between those 2 GY / BFG.
Not indecisive about leveling 1" kit , I have it on my desk .....lol . I can get it put in by someone , but would rather do myself and time is an issue. Would I like a bigger kit , yes , practical for DD , not really and I know if I did that I would want new rims ( like the 18" TRD's , just fricken love those rims) . I would like to get the kit in before the tires , especially if I go BFg with the bigger side lugs. I am really curious to try the GY's though , since I've had many , many BFG's.
Thai said:Then, stick to the big guns...you apparently made a mistake and went with the REVOs in the past...now you need to sit down and do your research. You off-road. You go in snow. You off-road in snow. You use your 4runner for daily drives. IMHO, there are only 2 true all-terrain tires that fit your habits: Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor and BFG AT KO. If you don't care too much about the snowflake symbol, then i would try Michelin LTX AT-2.
I got a feeling that you're going to be indecisive about this as you are about the 1" front lift!
Yes I already know it will between those 2 GY / BFG.
Not indecisive about leveling 1" kit , I have it on my desk .....lol . I can get it put in by someone , but would rather do myself and time is an issue. Would I like a bigger kit , yes , practical for DD , not really and I know if I did that I would want new rims ( like the 18" TRD's , just fricken love those rims) . I would like to get the kit in before the tires , especially if I go BFg with the bigger side lugs. I am really curious to try the GY's though , since I've had many , many BFG's.
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4Runner1371
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What's DD?
MikeinCincy
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4Runner1371 said:
Daily Driver
MikeinCincy
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Falls, like you, I have narrowed down the tire decision process to the BFGs and the Silent Armors. For me, I think the Silent Armors will be the winners. I have read excellent reviews about them in the snow (which is important to me), and I'm sure they are good off-road. Better than my stock Bridgestones at least. Anyways, I would LOVE to get the BFGs, but I don't want to fork out the $ for a lift to prevent rubbing and I haven't heard the best things about them in the snow. Let me know what you decide.
