Revo's installed today

[G.I.G.]

Well after going back and forth about a hundred times on tire size, brand, and type, I settled on the 265/70/R17 Revo's. Below are a few pics.

I've only driven around town (no highway) this afternoon. Here are my first impressions....

The Revo's have a smooth, quiet ride. That was one of my initial concerns going to an AT tire, but those concerns have been put to rest. The ride is a bit more bouncy and "truck like", for lack of a better term. I had them inflated to 38psi which is probably one factor in that. I just let them down to 36psi (which is what I kept the Dunlops at) so I will see if that improves a little. Also, cornering and steering response are a bit sluggish compared to the stock Dunlops. Again, this was to be expected, especially when going to a taller tire. I am probably a little overly observant of everything right now, but overall nothing has changed drastically regarding on-road driving. I expected there would be some compromise going to a larger AT tire, and so far I don't feel like I gave up too much in return.

I definitely like the look of the bigger tires. Some people have said it took a little getting used to, but I was immediately impressed with the beefier look to the truck.

Obviously, it is too early for me to comment on MPG's, but I don't expect it too change much, especially when you factor in the 3% further travel on the larger tires.

I'm taking a trip up in the mountains this weekend with plenty of highway time and hopefully a little 4-wheel'n. I'll let everyone know what my thoughts are after I log a few more miles....

 

[G.I.G.]

Before pics.....

 

[icantsee]

Simply Gorgeous!!

I've never seen pictures of Falls' truck, but now I have a reference. Since he has a Galactic Gray Sport Edition as well.

I'm going to be in the same boat soon.

Thank you for posting Before AND After pictures!!

Did you do (4) tires or (5)?

 

[G.I.G.]

Simply Gorgeous!!

I've never seen pictures of Falls' truck, but now I have a reference. Since he has a Galactic Gray Sport Edition as well.

I'm going to be in the same boat soon.

Thank you for posting Before AND After pictures!!

Did you do (4) tires or (5)?

Thanks. Yeah, Falls e-mailed me pictures of his 4R last year with the 265/70/R17 Revo's and that was my point of reference (thanks again, Falls!).

I did all 5 tires. I figured I'd pay a little more now and do it right, and just keep the 5th as my spare (I only do a 4 tire rotation). Discount Tire gave me a $40 credit towards the unused spare. Not much, but it's something. All told I was out about $1,069.00 for 5 tires including tax, lifetime rotation, balance, road hazard, etc.

 

[Falls]

Hey..... that looks like my truck.

Nice job , that one inch size bigger tire makes a huge difference in looks IMO. The before/after pics are like WOW !!

Nice choice and nice look.

I had to do quite the evaluation of the Revos. I was initially very disappointed with them because of the way over hype they got on this board at one time. I tried different pressures,ect.... I also kinda kept a log to see what conditions of snow and temp's had on the tire grip.

All in all a decent compromise of an AT tire with good road manners.

 

[G.I.G.]

Well, over the weekend I got to do quite a bit more driving with the Revo's in all kinds of conditions including rain, hail, and even snow!

I left my house Friday afternoon to go camping and headed up I-70 to the mountains in an absolute down pour. I was curz'n along at around 70mph and the Revo's did great. With as much hype as these tires get regarding their wet weather traction, I wouldn't expect anything less. They certainly did well. After it dried out a bit I did notice just a tad more road noise at highway speeds with the radio off than with the stock Dunlops, but I expected that and probably wouldn't even notice if I wasn't paying strict attention to it. Saturday morning when we decided to bag the camping trip early, it started to snow. Granted, the snow wasn't really sticking to the dirt road that much, but it made for a sloppy mess that the Revo's did great in.

I also did a quick 4-wheel'n jaunt Sunday afternoon with my fiancee just outside of Idaho Springs. The Revo's didn't flinch. We did a moderate trail, but with all of the rain and snow the mountains got this weekend, there were quite a few slick and muddy spots. ATRAC only kicked in once, briefly, while going up a steep hill. Below are a couple of pics....

Overall I am very pleased with my decision. I think Falls sums it up well and that the Revo's are a good compromise of an AT tire with good road manners. The only other test they need to go through is a good sized Colorado snow storm. If they do even a little better in the snow than the Dunlops, I'll be satisfied.

 

[eskimochaos]

WOW, fantastic pics. How did the stock Duncraps do in the snow?

Were they at least decent?

 

[G.I.G.]

WOW, fantastic pics. How did the stock Duncraps do in the snow?

Were they at least decent?

Yeah, the stock Dunlops got me around just fine. I've heard a lot of people complain the the Dunlops are death traps, but I don't think they were that bad. The only way to get superior snow traction is to go with a true snow tire IMO. I'm fine with a good AT or all season tire.

 

[J.A.]

The 1" larger size really makes a difference. I bought 5 as well and do the 5 tire rotation. You should consider doing that as then all the tires will wear evenly, especially improtant with the full time 4WD. The black wall out looks better, imho, as well.

I really like the Revos as an all around performer too. Practicality speaking they are probably the best tire for me all around and that is why I went with them. But at times I wish I would have went with an M/T in the 275 size for the beefier look.

I run them at 40lbs as I prefer the firmer ride.

Good luck with them!

 

[afx604]

Did you purposely choose to mount them white letters out? I thought it would look cool when I mounted my Toyo's but am now regretting it..when it fades it looks ugly. Next tires BLACK WALLS OUT!!!

 

[Falls]

Did you purposely choose to mount them white letters out? I thought it would look cool when I mounted my Toyo's but am now regretting it..when it fades it looks ugly. Next tires BLACK WALLS OUT!!!

After about 20k I went and got my tires flipped to blackwall out instead of white letter out.

I unfortunately can't do a 5 tire rotation because my spare rim looks like crap !!!! On this set of Revos I rotated every 5k and got a good 50k out of them . Can't complain about that.

 

[Border411]

Did you purposely choose to mount them white letters out? I thought it would look cool when I mounted my Toyo's but am now regretting it..when it fades it looks ugly. Next tires BLACK WALLS OUT!!!

Exactly! I had the White letters out on my Revos when I had them, but when I just got my Michelins I went white letters in. What a pain in the @ss to keep those clean!

 

[G.I.G.]

Did you purposely choose to mount them white letters out? I thought it would look cool when I mounted my Toyo's but am now regretting it..when it fades it looks ugly. Next tires BLACK WALLS OUT!!!

You might be looking at the before pics with my old Dunlops. I chose to have the white lettering facing in when I got the Revo's for the same reason you mentioned. Also, I think the solid black is a cleaner, sleeker look than the raised white lettering.

 

[afx604]

You might be looking at the before pics with my old Dunlops. I chose to have the white lettering facing in when I got the Revo's for the same reason you mentioned. Also, I think the solid black is a cleaner, sleeker look than the raised white lettering.

Yeah, curbing your tires accidentally white letters out also didnt help me

 

[Falls]

What a pain in the @ss to keep those clean!

Exactly why I did it , besides I like the blackwall look .