Tire advice

[kravi]

So I've got a 2019 4wd 4runner, and I've just about worn out my current tires, some Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs. I'm looking for a different set of tires to replace them with.

I chose the Duratracs because I like to offroad occasionally, I desperately want great snow rated tires for winter, and I like being able to get anywhere I want whenever I want. I often have to travel in crappy weather for work, and am often on some gnarly dirt roads too.

However, the problem with the Duratracs is threefold:

• They handle poorly on pavement
• They're really loud on pavement
• They wear out super fast

So I'm looking for a replacement that handles roads a bit better, but still is "acceptable" for a bit of offroading (light to moderate trails). Oh, and they have to be great in the snow (for non-dedicated snow tires) Any suggestions based on these criteria?

Cheers!

 

[johnnygraphic]

Falken Wildpeak AT4W is a great tire. It’s an update to the AT3Ws. There are a lot that will fit your requirements imho. The BFG KO3 also just came out too.


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[Offroad Alliance]

Falken Wildpeak AT4s are nice, the KO3 (KO2s newer version) are wonderful in snow and ice, Toyo AT3 ride really smooth and are good in snow and on wet pavement and the Yokohama Geolander ATG015 are good. But all of these are nice allterrains, the Duratrac is actually more of a hybrid, similar to the Toyo RT and Nitto Ridge Grappler. Personally the Nitto Ridge Grappler is my favorite of the hybrid tires for overall ride comfort, offroad traction (overall in all terrains) and overall wear longevity. I ran duratracs on my 14 and they are fine until they cup or wear unevenly. Once they go, they were gone for me. The RT and Ridge Grapplers wear consistently and are correctable if you notice some uneven wear (from lack of rotations).

 

[kravi]

Thanks for the tips, folks. The Falken's are looking good as I'm leaning towards an AT rather than an RT, I think.

 

[Xeynon]

Toyo AT3. Wearability and noise is much better than my previous Duratracs.

 

[3ToyGuy]

I'm with you on the Toyos. The set I have on are great on dry, wet, snowy, icy etc pavement. Next set will be the same, or the next generation, if they're out by then.

Have fun all!
Pat☺

 

[15Limited]

If you have a Limited and you just want a nice 20" tire for the highway, the newer version of the LTX, the Defender LTX M/S2, has been great over the last 20K miles.

I realize that these don't give much of an off-road look, but they seem to be wearing well and doing well enough in all types of weather (Missouri).

I really wanted to try the new Defender LTX Platinum version as I liked the sidewall compared to the M/S2, but those were not widely available yet when I needed tires.

BTW, Costco beat everybody with price at the time. Of course, I walked around and spent $200 in the store though....

 

[Hungryhawk]

It is my understanding that tire weight is part of the suspension engineering. Tire weight (considered unsprung weight) affects how the tire responds to hitting a bump-the suspension absorbs the impact by compressing as designed. Then post bump the suspension rebounds as designed. So the weight (mass) of the tire & wheel is essentially a integrated component of the suspension.
This is easy to tinker with on a quality mountain bike with premium suspension. Adjustment made to compression & rebound are immediately noticable when you ride over a particular track.
With stock suspension 4runners I choose tires close to the factory stock weight. My current AT tires are about 5% heavier than the stock All Season.