Victor_inox
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I`m not and I agree, I`ve had them on another truck and at 45K miles they were more than half left. wet snow traction was still acceptable.
Let's talk (gasp) passenger-rated tires
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I`m not and I agree, I`ve had them on another truck and at 45K miles they were more than half left. wet snow traction was still acceptable.
FrontRange4Runner
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I would do that in a heartbeat. The LTX AT 2 is a good tire. Mostly street biased, but with a little off road ability to back it up. The Michelins will likely outperform the DunFlops in every area.
On top of that, the Michelins will probably long outlast the Dunlops.
I'd absolutely pay the $120 to swap them.
philsey
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Making that swap is a no-brainer, but the real question is if you're buying a new vehicle from "they", why on earth is a small thing like that not included in the deal?
You do realize that a balance should be done too, right?
TejasRunner
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They is the service department at the dealer.
I'm trying not to nit pick my salesman too much. The MSRP for the Trail Premium I am getting is $40,724. The sales price is $37,400. That's $3324 off MSRP which is a lot more of a discount than many here got.
There's still some negotiating room left as I haven't signed on the dotted line yet, but Jeff can sell this 4runner pretty quickly at a higher price so I don't want to ruin my good standing with him. I am a previous customer and you always get preferred treatment and discounts when you stick with someone.
Regarding the balancing question, yes of course. I'm not 15 years old.
I was thinking of just using the Dunlop's for 30k miles then buying some new rubber.
Decisions decisions
philsey
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Yeah, sorry about that. :tape:
1000MPH
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Damn! I just priced them out at my local Discount tire and I got $944 with the $70 off.
Anyway, I'm digging my Defenders so far, quiet and smooth. Too bad they look kinda wimpy but so do I these days.
philsey
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Ditto. 10" last weekend, very impressed. "Looks wimpy"??? :fish:
IF QUIET... QUIETTTTT is my numero uno req, and everything else is 5th place behind QUIET, are the Pirelli Scorpion Verde on the shortlist?
Best rim size for highway use?
I didn't want to get the award for starting the one-millionth tire thread so I'm reviving this thread with a related question:
I have an '11 Trail with stock 17x7.5 rims running 265-70/17 Duratracs. Great tire. However, my wife doesn't really like them (noise, etc) and like many others here the reality is it's more tire than I need probably 95% of the time. I've decided to pick up a second set of rims & put on Michelin Defender LTX M/S tires for daily use, keeping the beefier tires for winter/offroad.
My question is what size rim should I get for best on-road performance in the stock tire size? The stock Trail wheel is 17x7.5, but I think the stock SR5 is 17x7. The stock tire size, 265-70/17 looks like it will fit on either one.
And by performance I mean keeping handling and road feel as firm as possible, not going even further down the path of extreme mushiness that the Big T seems to be embracing more and more over the last few years.
Any input appreciated!
I didn't want to get the award for starting the one-millionth tire thread so I'm reviving this thread with a related question:
I have an '11 Trail with stock 17x7.5 rims running 265-70/17 Duratracs. Great tire. However, my wife doesn't really like them (noise, etc) and like many others here the reality is it's more tire than I need probably 95% of the time. I've decided to pick up a second set of rims & put on Michelin Defender LTX M/S tires for daily use, keeping the beefier tires for winter/offroad.
My question is what size rim should I get for best on-road performance in the stock tire size? The stock Trail wheel is 17x7.5, but I think the stock SR5 is 17x7. The stock tire size, 265-70/17 looks like it will fit on either one.
And by performance I mean keeping handling and road feel as firm as possible, not going even further down the path of extreme mushiness that the Big T seems to be embracing more and more over the last few years.
Any input appreciated!
oljedi11950
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Know this is sorta old but my 2 ! Bridgestone revo dueler ii , had p285/70/17 very pleasantly surprised ran them @ 40psi & never once let me down , rain, snow , slick vegas oil streets . Ice was only one I had little to no dealings with ! Never once lost them hydroplaning ! Gave em 9
jspagna1
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Honestly between my 97 & 11 4Runner I had quite a few different tire brands and classes. From AT tires to AS tires. For the last few years I've had 2 sets of wheels and tires for both my 4Runners.
Currently for the Winter I'm running Firestone Destination AT 265/70/17 on stock wheels and for the Summer I am running Firestone Destination LE2 275/65/18 on Enkei RT6 wheels.
I have to say I have always favored Japanese brand tires in the past, but I have to say that Firestone has come a long way since the blow out days with Ford and I am very impressed with the performance and road handling of these tires. I've had the Summers for about 2 seasons now and for this past Winter I was looking at AT tires and ended up the Destination AT tires and they are awesome in the snow & ice here in CT.
Currently for the Winter I'm running Firestone Destination AT 265/70/17 on stock wheels and for the Summer I am running Firestone Destination LE2 275/65/18 on Enkei RT6 wheels.
I have to say I have always favored Japanese brand tires in the past, but I have to say that Firestone has come a long way since the blow out days with Ford and I am very impressed with the performance and road handling of these tires. I've had the Summers for about 2 seasons now and for this past Winter I was looking at AT tires and ended up the Destination AT tires and they are awesome in the snow & ice here in CT.
Got 80K out of a set on a Isuzu Ascender.....
