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Timjtitus

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Looking to go up to a 265/75 or 32inch tire. Lots of highway driving. Might see dirt and Florida trails once or twice a month. Not really considering a ko2 due to load range E only. Thoughts?
 
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I've had nothing but great experiences with Cooper Discoverer AT3's and Firestone Destination AT's, if you're looking for an AT tire.
 
I put lots of miles on my BFG All Terrains when I had to drive back and forth from Bend or Northern California every other week.

Why are you not considering them because of the load range?
 
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Timjtitus said:
Looking to go up to a 265/75 or 32inch tire. Lots of highway driving. Might see dirt and Florida trails once or twice a month. Not really considering a ko2 due to load range E only. Thoughts?
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I realize you mentioned you weren't really considering them... but FWIW, I've been running my KO2's (275/65-18's) for the last 3 yrs and they've been real good to me. I've got about 55k miles on them and they still have ~9mm tread left. Yes, they see a lot of fwy miles (my daily commute is ~60 miles)...but they also have performed really well for me in dirt, mud, snow and rocks.
 
FWIW and IMHO I personally don't think you'd notice a difference in ride comfort between load range D and E. There's been a fair amount of discussion on that if you do some thread search as well. I run Firestone Destination MT with LR E and I'm quite happy with the ride comfort and the cornering. But then again I do drive my Runner as a 4x4 and not a car. Offroad I air down to about 16lbs and they have been very good to me so far.

Timjtitus said:
Looking to go up to a 265/75 or 32inch tire. Lots of highway driving. Might see dirt and Florida trails once or twice a month. Not really considering a ko2 due to load range E only. Thoughts?
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rkntoy said:
I put lots of miles on my BFG All Terrains when I had to drive back and forth from Bend or Northern California every other week.

Why are you not considering them because of the load range?
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If you're not going to push them heavy on rock and trails, an E load tire is overkill on these rigs. Way too stiff and heavy.

That being said, there are plenty of people like yourself who run them and have no complaints with them.
 
Snowden said:
FWIW and IMHO I personally don't think you'd notice a difference in ride comfort between load range D and E. There's been a fair amount of discussion on that if you do some thread search as well. I run Firestone Destination MT with LR E and I'm quite happy with the ride comfort and the cornering. But then again I do drive my Runner as a 4x4 and not a car. Offroad I air down to about 16lbs and they have been very good to me so far.
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I’m sure they’re comfortable but in my opinion they wouldn’t be worth the extra price and the added road noise. The ko2s are more expensive than the at3s and the toyo open country that I’m looking at.
 
I had the hankook dynapro ATM's on my last 3rd gen and they were ok, rode good on the highway but the offroad traction wasn't great for an all terrain. The Falken Wildpeak AT3W in 265/75/16 is only like $123 each, I'm going to go with those on this time.
 
I give a vote for nitto terra grapplers for a good quiet well rounded tire and the hankook dynapro atm . I have had great experience with both these tires for the price they are
 
Snowden said:
FWIW and IMHO I personally don't think you'd notice a difference in ride comfort between load range D and E. There's been a fair amount of discussion on that if you do some thread search as well. I run Firestone Destination MT with LR E and I'm quite happy with the ride comfort and the cornering. But then again I do drive my Runner as a 4x4 and not a car. Offroad I air down to about 16lbs and they have been very good to me so far.
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I switched out from a set of KO E's to Duratrac C's and noticed immediately. I'll never put another set of E's on again. The difference between D's and C's are probably much closer.

Wait, we're still talking about load ratings and not...never mind. :girl:
 
Bridgestone REVO2 265/75/16 in D range are great. I ran through 5 sets over the years and got 50k miles out of each set. Look good and perform good. I will echo the E range sentiment. My 33" Firestone MT2's look awesome and perform great. But I lost 4 MPG by going both bigger and heavier.
 
Comes down a lot to personal preference and how sensitive your butt is. My butt must not be sensitive enough as at highway pressures I could not discern the difference between load ranges or a 4lb per tire difference.

I was just throwing out what has worked best for me - having run Cooper AT3, Duratracs, KO2, Toyos with similar tread pattern to the Bridgestones mentioned - in a combo high highway mileage/some offroad use. For this use I will not buy anything else again for snow/compact snow/ice/wet pavement combined with wheeling in deep snow/rocks/you name it. And at 25k on my last set of 265s I still had 65-70% tread left.

For me, the Cooper AT3 pattern and Toyos which had a similar pattern wore well but sucked in snow and were scary on compact snow/ice.

If I was to try something else I would consider the General AT2.

Off to sensitivity training for my butt.
 
rkntoy said:
Comes down a lot to personal preference and how sensitive your butt is. My butt must not be sensitive enough as at highway pressures I could not discern the difference between load ranges or a 4lb per tire difference.

I was just throwing out what has worked best for me - having run Cooper AT3, Duratracs, KO2, Toyos with similar tread pattern to the Bridgestones mentioned - in a combo high highway mileage/some offroad use. For this use I will not buy anything else again for snow/compact snow/ice/wet pavement combined with wheeling in deep snow/rocks/you name it. And at 25k on my last set of 265s I still had 65-70% tread left.

For me, the Cooper AT3 pattern and Toyos which had a similar pattern wore well but sucked in snow and were scary on compact snow/ice.

If I was to try something else I would consider the General AT2.

Off to sensitivity training for my butt.
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Wait, now we're talking about butts?!

4lbs is probably a pretty nominal difference. When I went from my E's to C's, it was an almost 9lb per tire difference, so definitely way more noticeable.

That being said, I miss my KO's all the time. Still my favorite tire.
 
rkntoy said:
Comes down a lot to personal preference and how sensitive your butt is. My butt must not be sensitive enough as at highway pressures I could not discern the difference between load ranges or a 4lb per tire difference.

I was just throwing out what has worked best for me - having run Cooper AT3, Duratracs, KO2, Toyos with similar tread pattern to the Bridgestones mentioned - in a combo high highway mileage/some offroad use. For this use I will not buy anything else again for snow/compact snow/ice/wet pavement combined with wheeling in deep snow/rocks/you name it. And at 25k on my last set of 265s I still had 65-70% tread left.

For me, the Cooper AT3 pattern and Toyos which had a similar pattern wore well but sucked in snow and were scary on compact snow/ice.



If I was to try something else I would consider the General AT2.

Off to sensitivity training for my butt.
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I live in Florida and drive my 4Runner to Georgia a few times a year
 
Jszeszko said:
I had the hankook dynapro ATM's on my last 3rd gen and they were ok, rode good on the highway but the offroad traction wasn't great for an all terrain. The Falken Wildpeak AT3W in 265/75/16 is only like $123 each, I'm going to go with those on this time.
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I really lik my AT3Ws.
 
KO2's have always stayed quiet, lasted long, and had great performance on full size trucks but I've never run them on a 4runner. I was looking at the Falken Wildpeak ( significantly cheaper)AT's but haven't seen any feedback at the20K mile mark, only the 1st thousand or 2
 
Lots of complaints on balancing with the Falkens. I wouldn't touch them.

Yokohama Geolander AT's came on my Limited & they have been awesome in rain & snow.

I also like Hankook & Cooper. The price for BFG's just hits me wrong.
 
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