Just joined all you 4runner owners, what tires?

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Im the proud new owner of a 1998 Toyota 4runner, ive had it less than 24 hours :)

Its a limited, V6, 300,000 kilometers on the clock, timing belt being done as I type was part of the deal I made with the dealership I purchased it from.

Seems to be stock height, suspension doesnt seem to be sagging at all so what size and more importantly what tire specifically should I go with?

I think for now ill stick to stock size, its got 265/75/16's on it so im assuming that's stock?

Will for the first year anyways just be a offroad weekend warrior, I have another car to daily drive which while the car has 390,000kms on it is running strong currently :)

So should I go super aggressive Bias tire like a TSL? or more tame radial such as a Goodyear MTR or BFG MT?

Also has a rear factory locker if that makes any difference as far as tire selection.
 
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Your intended driving habits will dictate the tire you want to use.
"Offroad"?
Like hard core hill climbing or just gravel and trials?
 
wc11 said:
Your intended driving habits will dictate the tire you want to use.
"Offroad"?
Like hard core hill climbing or just gravel and trials?
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Gravel,trails,mud,rocks

Pretty much all conditions available around here, im not going to be entering any hill climbs or rally racing or crazy stuff like that.

Just used to explore some of the local backwoods beauty around here.

For what its worth I owned a full size chev for a few years and wheeled the shit out of it and broke more things on it than id care to admit, so will be taking it considerably easier on the runner as I want it to last. Had radial mud tires on the chev they served me well the only place I felt they failed me was with large rock traction.
 
You'll soon find that you don't have to take it easy on the 4Runner. Things that break the Chevy are a piece of cake for the 4Runner.:bounce:
 
Buy radials. For what you are describing there is no reason to even consider a bias ply IMO.
 
Rifter said:
I think for now ill stick to stock size, its got 265/75/16's on it so im assuming that's stock?
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Actually, 265/70/16 is the stock size. 265/75/16 is what is considered the largest you can fit with a stock suspension without rubbing. This is probably the most popular size around here and is what I run.
 
98OzarksRunner said:
You'll soon find that you don't have to take it easy on the 4Runner. Things that break the Chevy are a piece of cake for the 4Runner.:bounce:
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True but it was a old worn out 84 chev when I bought it, and it was cheap to fix, hell I replaced the motor in one night with a friend and got the used replacement motor for free lol.

I learned mechanics years ago before fuel injection was super popular so am a lot more comfortable working on a carbed chev 350 than the maze of wires and vacuum lines under the hood of my new runner.

To be honest im a little intimidated by the apparent complexity of the motors in these things. I just hope when it breaks on a trail I can at least patch it together enough to drive out.


So out of the BFG MT KM2 and the Kumho Road venture MT(KL71) what do you guys think is a better tire?

Ive had very bad experiences with goodyear car tires(feathering, uneven wear, side wall blowouts) so am not considering them at this time unless someone can convince me the MTR's or duratrac's are really worth it over the above mentioned tires.
 
ARC said:
Buy radials. For what you are describing there is no reason to even consider a bias ply IMO.
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This a million times. Please don't by bias play, they will make it handle like a turd rolling on powdered donuts on the road. But a more agressive a/t tire until you know what you need.
 
Paperjam said:
This a million times. Please don't by bias play, they will make it handle like a turd rolling on powdered donuts on the road. But a more agressive a/t tire until you know what you need.
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I have driven trucks with bias tires, they can be not bad to horrible, seems to really depend on the tire and luck of the draw and how often you balance(or attempt to lol) to balance them. But you are right I am going to go with some radial MT's just trying to decide which ones.
 
Rifter said:
So out of the BFG MT KM2 and the Kumho Road venture MT(KL71) what do you guys think is a better tire?

Ive had very bad experiences with goodyear car tires
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Depends on your driving. I've had Goodyear Fortera's on my T4R for years. Pulled some awesome mileage out of them and they wore evenly. Just installed "P" rated Toyo AT 4ply 285/70R/17's (I'm lifted) weekend warrior but also spend a lot of miles on the highway. I wanted a softer ride but more stability so went with the 17 inch wheel and a passenger rated tire. I think the KM2's will be too much of a tire for the occasional off roading you're going to be doing with a standard suspension. Buy something cheap off of CL until you've done your research and know exactly what you want to do with your new toy! Have fun!!
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2001 4Runner SR5 Sport Package 311K miles (not km!)
Airaid, Deck Plate mod, Toytec Coilovers, OME 890 Rear Springs and OME Sport Shocks, SPC Performance UCA's with a 1" diff drop, Weathertech, PIAA Lights, B&M Transmission Cooler, LC Engineering Equalized fuel injectors
Budbuilt Skid, Tundra Brake Upgrade, CBI Sliders, Level 8 MK6 Bronze, -10 offset with Toyo AT II's 285/70R/17
 
Welcome! I'm from South Surrey myself. I'm running 285.75.16 treadwright guard dogs. They are pretty cheap out of the states (maybe not the best time to buy now though) and I find the tread pattern to be absolutely awesome for our wet muddy BC conditions. It's much better than the duratracs that most people run and swear by. They definitely aren't silent on the road but I don't find it bad at all.

265.70.16 is actually the stock tire size so your tires are slightly bigger than stock already.

I'd get a set of 265.75.16 in the tread pattern of your choice. Paired with your rear locker, you could have a very capable rig and go a lot of places.
 
Goodyear duratracs seem to be a popular tire on here. If your on the Facebook you might want to look up BC toyota 4wd or BC runners. Those guys should be able to tell you what works in your neighbourhood.
 
im no longer a fan of the mtrs mine just blew up doing 30 down a sandy wash, but until then i was fairly pleased with them.

ill be getting some cooper st maxx, sounds like you should look at the cooper stt or what about a hankook dnyapro mt.



I really like the km2 though, just trying to give you more options.
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4x4runner2002 said:
ill be getting some cooper st maxx, sounds like you should look at the cooper stt or what about a hankook dnyapro mt.
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I ran the Dynapro MT's for a while on my old truck, they were good and I didn't have any issues with them except on rock, and I think the 4runner will see more trails and rock and less mud than my truck did this is the only reason I haven't already got a set of dynapro mt's again.

It is hard to say though how a 2000-3000lbs lighter vehicle will perform with them they might be ok on rock on a 4runner, my chev was all 1 ton running gear so wasn't exactly lightweight..
 
Tracked down a set of the dynapro MT's for pretty cheap(love my mechanic, don't go to him much myself but whole family has gone to him for 30 years) $210 CDN a tire and he will throw in 4 wheel alignment for free, pretty good price, get them installed Monday. Will post back with review of how they are on the runner in a few weeks, thanks guys.
 
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