limited tires done at 30K!!!

[UFG8R Runner]

Danny- I'm running 275/60R20 Nitto Terra Grapplers...so far I love them! I have about 3K miles on them so far.

I also have my stock Yokohamas for sale...probably would need to be within driving distance if you want them (the shipping is pretty cost prohibitive). They have about 700 miles on them, I'm asking $375.

 

[Qjake]

I've had mine balanced 3 times and they still shake the truck like an angry mom shaking a crying infant; it's ridiculous. I have 285/70/17 Cooper AT/3's. I'm at my wits-end with these tires. My stock POS's were smooth as butter. I'll give the tire shop one more chance; Hopefully they'll warranty them out if they still won't balance. Glad yours worked out good!

Try a shop with a Road Force balance machine. As mentioned in another post here, the larger the tire the harder it is to balance. you'll have better luck with Road Force but still may take a couple tries. And shaken baby? Not good :nono:

Thanks Qjake, I always run searches before posting anything. It does return something, but not necessarily what's addressing my question.

Regarding the 17's, I hear that 20's handle a little better on road. Also more of the OEM look and feel, plus the Limited comes with bigger breaks > bigger wheels.

NP DL anytime I can help :wink2: Also I believe that all models have the same brake's and brake's are not the reason the Limited has 20" wheels.

 

[Barry694]

Tire Balancing

For NHinAK - Does the place where you are getting your tires balanced use a Hunter Road Force Balancer. If not it is difficult to get a good balance with toyota rims. I have been told this by different tire shops and by Toyota and Lexus dealership service departments. In fact Toyota requires their shops to have and use these.

 

[Okki]

Thanks Qjake, I always run searches before posting anything. It does return something, but not necessarily what's addressing my question.

Regarding the 17's, I hear that 20's handle a little better on road. Also more of the OEM look and feel, plus the Limited comes with bigger breaks > bigger wheels.

Not sure about the "bigger brakes on a LE" statement. as far as I know all brakes are the same size for 4Runner.... I run 17's and love my Discoverer ATP tires.

Okki

 

[NHinAK]

The tires have been balanced 3 times; twice by the shop that did the install and once by the dealer. Not sure what type of machine they're using, but it's not cheap to get these balanced by a different shop every week. I paid the dealer to do it; they made it worse. So, back to American Tire it goes. Not sure what to do if they don't get them balanced again; I can't risk spending another $40 for another shop to attempt to balance them. They're smooth up to about 45mph; that's when the shaking starts. It's not just one tire, it's all 4 from what I can feel. My seat shakes and the stearing wheel shakes so bad I can't stay in my own lane past 50mph! I'll keep you updated on my results tomorrow.

 

[Rubberdown]

Are you guys saying OEM tires are generally lower quality than what you buy as a consumer after market?

I know on my tundra, the Bridgestone tires are actually passenger car rated tires, not truck tires. This means that they are super quiet, ride well, and have more side fold action than a fat chick into.... Well you know what I mean. I replaced the OEMs with cooper zeons and while a bit louder, I love these tires.

 

[DannyLlama]

^^A quick search on "275/60r20" returned multiple pages...^^

If you are going to change out the wheels also why not go to 17" or even an 18"? There are alot more tire choices in these sizes.

Ojake, Can I move this to a new thread? IM getting close to pulling the trigger on a new set, probabley the procomps 7098. But the tires I like are the 275/60R20's.m

I want to fish for reviews and then make a decision. wish I can edit the title at this point.

 

[Paul2012]

Softer tires provide better braking and handling, less life

My Camry had the same problem. When I purchased the car it was the quietest car I had ever had the pleasure of driving. You could turn the radio up slightly and still hear it over any outside noise. It accelerated quickly without breaking traction, braked very good as well. At about 30,000 miles they were done. I asked the dealer and they told me they were a high performance tire made of softer material. This makes it ride quiet, brake well, and not slip during acceleration or sharp turning which makes it a safer tire. They are expensive and wear out much sooner.

I then decided to go with a long lasting Michelin tire that was rated at 80,000 miles. My mistake. It is made of a harder compound to achieve the longer life. This makes it very loud on the road, slips badly on a fast takeoff and I can only assume it will slip more on a sharp turn or during hard braking if ever needed. I have noticed the Anti Lock brake system has come on a few times on a hard stop where it never happened with the original tires. In rain I have to drive like I am on snow. Never again with the "long lasting tire". I'm thinking a 50,000 might be a happy medium.

 

[CraigRoberts]

Why not pay extra 1x to get your tires Road Force Balanced instead of 10x to get them incorrectly balanced?