CrimsonCountry
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After much debate and too many hours researching tires I finally made a decision and got the P265/70/17 Dynapro ATMs installed yesterday. Got them for $620 OTD at a local Discount Tire. I feel like I got a great deal and am extremely happy with them.
WARNING: Below are my thoughts, impressions, and general ramblings so skip ahead to the pics if you want. It is long but just want to help out anyone else obsessing over tire choices.
I decided to go with the ATM based on their excellent reviews online. My decision was made for the following reasons: 1)These tires are fairly light-37lbs 2)Great tread life with a 50k mile warranty 2)Awesome in dirt, snow, and rain due to the generous, deep siping 4)Fairly quite on road despite aggressive tread design. 5)Although extremely popular online, I never see them around my area so the "different" factor was also attractive.
I have only driven 100 miles on these so far. However, I can add the following:
-Road Noise: These tires are very quite on the road and seem to live up to the reviews I've read online. True, these tires are new and will get louder but i see no reason the tires will howl as some all terrains do. Which brings me to the only "negative" I've found online...they get noticeably louder at around 20k miles. This seems to be due to the staggered lug structure (rock ejectors??) causing the lugs to get larger as they wear.
The only time I could even try to hear any noise, and this was really trying, was at very slow speeds such as decelerating for lights, taking off, etc.
-Rock Retention: They seem to pick up less small rocks than other similarly designed all terrains. I went down a gravel road with lots of small rocks and only heard one or two loud pings from thrown rocks. This is not a big deal but still an added bonus.
-Appearance: I will admit, I was worried that these tires wouldn't be aggressive enough in person. The only ATMs I've seen in person where on much larger sizes. IMO, tires always look better in bigger sizes. My main area was the lag of gap between the outer lugs as this is the side most visible. However, I was pleasantly surprised when they were installed. The outer "flame"(or whatever you want to call them) side lugs really add to the look. I was worried these would look cheesy in person, but again, no issue there.
The only "complaint" I have is the tires tread appears to be noticeably narrower than the widest parts of the side walls if that makes any sense. They are a little less "square" relative to their total size. Make no mistake, these are very aggressive and are in no way rounded on the outer lugs, the tread itself just seems a little smaller in width compared to other ATs i've looked at (Terra Grapplers, Falken Wild Country, BFG AT, etc)
-Responsiveness: I realize this is fairly subjective but I was sure to make a mental note this week while driving my older, more street friendly tire's mannerisms in order to make an accurate comparison. From what I can tell so far, these tires feel just as much if not slightly more responsive on quick turns. I did not experience any tire roll when turning. But then again, I don't drive the 4runner like a race car either so all is well here.
Discount Tire aired them up to 32 but I had them bump it up to 37 psi as I like the stiffer sidewall feel.
-MPG: Again, I realize that I have only driven 100 miles and have no were near the required data to make a 100% sure assessment. However, I know how my tires did given my driving style and these did just as well on the way home. This including city and highway miles. I don't think I will lose any MPG despite their tread design because my previous 265/70 were noticeably wider than these tires and a hair shorter.
Now on to what you've all came here to see...the pictures! Again, I have taken several(aka too many. lol) pics as I'm always wanting more when I'm looking at tires. Enjoy:hungry:
WARNING: Below are my thoughts, impressions, and general ramblings so skip ahead to the pics if you want. It is long but just want to help out anyone else obsessing over tire choices.
I decided to go with the ATM based on their excellent reviews online. My decision was made for the following reasons: 1)These tires are fairly light-37lbs 2)Great tread life with a 50k mile warranty 2)Awesome in dirt, snow, and rain due to the generous, deep siping 4)Fairly quite on road despite aggressive tread design. 5)Although extremely popular online, I never see them around my area so the "different" factor was also attractive.
I have only driven 100 miles on these so far. However, I can add the following:
-Road Noise: These tires are very quite on the road and seem to live up to the reviews I've read online. True, these tires are new and will get louder but i see no reason the tires will howl as some all terrains do. Which brings me to the only "negative" I've found online...they get noticeably louder at around 20k miles. This seems to be due to the staggered lug structure (rock ejectors??) causing the lugs to get larger as they wear.
The only time I could even try to hear any noise, and this was really trying, was at very slow speeds such as decelerating for lights, taking off, etc.
-Rock Retention: They seem to pick up less small rocks than other similarly designed all terrains. I went down a gravel road with lots of small rocks and only heard one or two loud pings from thrown rocks. This is not a big deal but still an added bonus.
-Appearance: I will admit, I was worried that these tires wouldn't be aggressive enough in person. The only ATMs I've seen in person where on much larger sizes. IMO, tires always look better in bigger sizes. My main area was the lag of gap between the outer lugs as this is the side most visible. However, I was pleasantly surprised when they were installed. The outer "flame"(or whatever you want to call them) side lugs really add to the look. I was worried these would look cheesy in person, but again, no issue there.
The only "complaint" I have is the tires tread appears to be noticeably narrower than the widest parts of the side walls if that makes any sense. They are a little less "square" relative to their total size. Make no mistake, these are very aggressive and are in no way rounded on the outer lugs, the tread itself just seems a little smaller in width compared to other ATs i've looked at (Terra Grapplers, Falken Wild Country, BFG AT, etc)
-Responsiveness: I realize this is fairly subjective but I was sure to make a mental note this week while driving my older, more street friendly tire's mannerisms in order to make an accurate comparison. From what I can tell so far, these tires feel just as much if not slightly more responsive on quick turns. I did not experience any tire roll when turning. But then again, I don't drive the 4runner like a race car either so all is well here.
Discount Tire aired them up to 32 but I had them bump it up to 37 psi as I like the stiffer sidewall feel.
-MPG: Again, I realize that I have only driven 100 miles and have no were near the required data to make a 100% sure assessment. However, I know how my tires did given my driving style and these did just as well on the way home. This including city and highway miles. I don't think I will lose any MPG despite their tread design because my previous 265/70 were noticeably wider than these tires and a hair shorter.
Now on to what you've all came here to see...the pictures! Again, I have taken several(aka too many. lol) pics as I'm always wanting more when I'm looking at tires. Enjoy:hungry:
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