These Tires Have Me Kinda Scared

[chunderboy]

I have a 2004 sport v6. I want an aggresive tire that will fit the stock rims but will provide good wear and safe travels in the bad weather. I am going to go out and get them this weekend.

Any ideas of what i should get. Keep in mind, i want an aggresive tread that i can use all year round (noise i don't care about) that won't have me scared like these dunlops

 

[olliebear]

Consensus is

BFG A/T KO or the Revos. Both have outstainding reviews and veyr, very happy customers.

I would add my two cents that Toyo Open Country A/T, Pirelli Scorpion A/T have done me very well, and let's not forget the Michelin LTX MS--they don't offer the LTX A/T in our sizes. I have come across good reponses for the Nitto Terra Grapplers A/T on epinions.com.

Cost: Those BFG A/T will set you back $161 + shipping and handling from tirerack or $187 + tax at America's Tire. Yes the yare pricey, but they are available at LT tire instead of the P rated rating. Toyo Open Country is also available at LT ratings. All others are still at the P rated design. Revos and Nittos can be had for about $125-$140+ a pop.

 

[chunderboy]

SInce it is a lease, i will prob keep on the road more often than the trails. But, i wouldn't mind have the ability to do so if i desired.

i guess i want something with a more aggresive stance that won't kill the wallet. Oh, and it is a lease, so whatever i will put on i will take off to put on a different rig.

Just after reading the isth about the dunlops, i am alittle nervous about the winter. Not so worried about my driving skills (b/c i have cat like reflexes) it is becasue of the focking jersey drivers. Hate them all

So yea, i will be mostly using them on road

 

[EDGE]

how long is the lease, the dunlops are not bad, just avoid really really steep hills and go slow

 

[chunderboy]

I have the lease for 39 mths. I have already had it for 4 months and tacked on 5200 miles. I just don't feel like doing a triple linding in the snow across 3 lanes of traffic

 

[EDGE]

is your lease 12k a year or 15k a year cause your already over your limit if it's 12k a year.

as for the tires drive slow, it's an SUV but still it's no better then a FWD car, you have the upperhand when it comes to deeper snow but thats about it.

whatever you do try and make it that the 1st set of tires last for the 1st half of the lease and the 2nd set make it to the end of the lease with usable tread left or you will be billed more then you expect for new tires, remember a lease needs to be returned in like new condition, some of my friends leased cars and got billed 5000 for repairs

also whats with all the mods if it's a lease: should have bought it

 

[chunderboy]

It is a 15k a year lease with some extra at the end b/c it is a 39 mth lease.

As for the mods, they aren't like things that require and major installation just a couple of bolts. And since this is my first yota and i efing love it, they will all go on the next one, or they will make a trip to ebay.

Yea tell me about the damage part. My last car had about 1500$ in damage, but since my chase insurance gives you 2500 cap on repairs, i didn't pay a dime.

So, lets just say that i do make the tires last until the middle of the second year, should i then buy a new set, and save the rest of the tred for when i give it back??

This new car thing is kinda new to me, since the other leased car i only had for a year cuz i took it off a friend

Oh, and i tried to talk to the leasing co. and they wanted something like 9% for it to be a finance instead of a lease. They could have eatin' isht

 

[EDGE]

With the tires, you got the Dunlops so you can ride them out til half way through the lease but thats 24,375 miles cause when you turn it in it will be 48,750 so either ride out the tires half and half or put some new tires on it and just keep the dunlops in a cool dry place until the truck has to be returned and swap them back on.

I've leased and owned plenty of cars and your gonna want to buy a 2nd set of tires just cause the Dunlops will become slicks even if they appear to have tread on them, and I know with my Pathfinder when my OEM wore down but still looked good, in 2HI going around a turn in the rain the rear would fishtail, thats an eye opener, I don't know how the 4Runner does in 2HI but so far the Dunlops on the AWD are good in dry and wet weather, snow just gotta be careful.

You can probably avoid fishtailing in rain by switching to 4HI/AWD on the V6 and avoid loosing the rear, and the VSC should keep it straight, the Nissan had none of that just 4x4.

As for the mods, I know far to many people who mod the cars up and it's a lease, I had a friend with an LS1 Camaro keep in mind it was leased, he had new cams, NOS, bigger juel injectors, roll cage, racing slicks, but a friend bought the car cause the buy out was low and he had 50k worth of work in it.

I tell people all the time, ease up with the aftermarket you leased it just change the oil and do minor things, tint the windows:

Chase is cool, you gotta build up credit with them before they give you lower interest rates, the 2500 is a good buffer but you indirectly pay for that cause their lease is say 525 where other banks can give you 485 but no 2500 buffer.

Just treat the lease like it's yours, cause damage adds up fast, little things are expensive and big things are :awais: and other then that change the oil every 5k and your good

 

[Fro-Runner]

Ride this lease out to the end and.......

then finance to purchase your next Toyota! You will NEVER regret the fact that you did even if you like switching vehicles every 4 years. If you have to stomach a lease ......then that's cool until your situation allows you to purchase. Stomaching a lease in my opinion....would give me an serious tummy ulcer! Good luck! Along with the ticky-tacky repairs they lay claim on you whenever you lease return the vehicle; be sure to watch the mileage also. The extra costs are enough to make a person go off :cursin: !

 

[EDGE]

I've leased plenty of vehicles, always sad to see the vehicle go but happier to jump into my newer better ride and they don't bill you for anything except cosmetic damage, it's a lease and they want it back looking like new.

I never gotten a bill for anything:

 

[ScottAW]

Mine is also a lease. My current plan is to take the Dunlops off (which have ~10k on them) and get the BFG's. It seems the BFG's seem to last a while, people reporting 60,000 miles on them even. I figure with my 15k/yr. lease, I'll need this next set of tires to last ~40,000 miles. I would think I could get that out of the BFG's.

Then, at the end of my lease, I'll put the Dunlops back on and hand it over.

 

[chunderboy]

Great info boys, really appreciate it. After only having the car for the 4 months i am regretting not buying it. Sure, it would have costed me another 150 a month, but it would have been mine.

Oh well. But as far as the mods, jeezus your friend def went to the hills with it. For me, strictly cosmetic things. The only things i am doing to it, is a weston bar, piaa's, tint, and thats pretty much it. I would never do anything to the engine except maybe an intake, but that is it. If g-d forbid you ef up something, it is yours to pay for, and that doesn't sit well for me.

Now my father on the other hand, owns his own co. so he gets a new car every two years. That is the sweetest deal ever.

So, in light of these latest revelations about the tires, the bfg's are a good choice. Now i just have to find a place to get them cheap enough.

 

[02SE]

Like Olliebear, I have had very good luck with the Toyo Open Country A/T's.

 

[tomhaney1]

Great info boys, really appreciate it. After only having the car for the 4 months i am regretting not buying it. Sure, it would have costed me another 150 a month, but it would have been mine.

Oh well. But as far as the mods, jeezus your friend def went to the hills with it. For me, strictly cosmetic things. The only things i am doing to it, is a weston bar, piaa's, tint, and thats pretty much it. I would never do anything to the engine except maybe an intake, but that is it. If g-d forbid you ef up something, it is yours to pay for, and that doesn't sit well for me.

Now my father on the other hand, owns his own co. so he gets a new car every two years. That is the sweetest deal ever.

So, in light of these latest revelations about the tires, the bfg's are a good choice. Now i just have to find a place to get them cheap enough.

Purchase it at the end of your lease or go finance it through a credit union or something. There is nothing that says you can't do either. In fact, on the toyotafinancialservices.com website it will tell you exactly how much the payoff is. We have bought three vehicles that way: lease for three years, finance for two or three years. The payments are lower throughout the term(s). You can actually save alot of money that way. Basically, you buy your own leased vehicle as a used vehicle. IMO it's worth looking into.

 

[Falls]

I have a 3yr , 27k mile per year lease @ 1.3 %. Buy out of $17 at the end. Don't worry about going off road , I do it all the time , but also take care of my vehicle. I had it off road @ 85 miles on the odo.

I put Revos on , great on road tire. Not a good all terrain IMO. Decent in rain , lt. snow , nice ride quality.

My suggestion would be to go with BFG AT 265/70/17 in a "C" rated LT tire.

I've have had both and would go BFG hands down if your dealing with snow, some lt. mud & trails ect....

Both are good tires , but depends on your needs/wants.

 

[kurt1011]

if it the Revo's you choose, check out the local firestone shop - i purchased on 11/1/06 with the buy 3 get one free deal. The other tire dealers did not offer this.

 

[tomhaney1]

I have a 2004 sport v6. I want an aggresive tire that will fit the stock rims but will provide good wear and safe travels in the bad weather. I am going to go out and get them this weekend.

Any ideas of what i should get. Keep in mind, i want an aggresive tread that i can use all year round (noise i don't care about) that won't have me scared like these dunlops

Dude, I know what you mean about being scared with the Dunlops. I was driving home tonight, hit the brakes firmly, the tires screeched, the damn ABS kicked on and started to shutter the whole truck! I took my foot off of the brake, reapplied the brake and the same thing happened again! That wasn't even the hardest I have hit the brakes. I didn't know what was going on. I only have about 6600 miles on the vehicle but I think I will get some different tires, and soon You know what, I think I am going to complain about these damn tires too!