Tire recommendations

[mlc2000]

Hi all,

So its that time to get new tires. Looking for recommendations for tires good in rain and snow. Not looking to break the bank either as not sure how much longer i'm going to keep it. I'm at 203,000 right now.

I was using goodyear assurance tripletred and they lasted close to 60k. They were awesome in rain and snow, but they are costly.

 

[bob3dsf]

I just put Firestone Destination A/T's on mine (265/70/17). They have a 50k tread wear warranty. They were on sale at my local Firestone shop. Might call and check prices near you. They get good reviews from what I've read. I used them on a prior truck, and I liked them. And....

Just today I drove through some heavy rain on a section of newly paved highway near home with pretty bad ponding/standing water. It wasn't obvious until you were right in it. There was also uneven pavement between the 2 lanes so it was certainly a hydroplane potential. I realized what was going on when the minivan in front of me shot up a huge rooster tail when they hit the water. At the same moment my front drivers tire got in the water building along the pavement ridge in the center and I felt it wanting to pull left fairly strongly. I thought for sure I'd start to slide. I was still running about 65 and just getting off the gas to let the truck slow down gradually. Once I got slowed down enough I put the Runner in 4 Hi for better traction (It's nice to have a center diff. One day in the, hopefully, distant future I'll miss that). I'm pretty sure if I was still on my old tires I would have slid, if not go off the road. I think the new tires did their job.

 

[Cisco Kid]

If cost is a concern, check out the Falken AT3's and Hankook ATM's. I've had several sets of the Hankook's and my current tire is the Falken. Both have been very good in the rain and snow. The last set of Hankook's had 70k+ miles on them when we sold the Jeep they were on.

 

[Rodtheviking]

I have heard good things about the Kumho Road Venture AT51, fairly inexpensive.

If you are not keeping it I would just hit up CL or the like. I have a set of Bridgestone Deulers that I took off after my lift ,if you were local I'd make you a deal. They are practically new and nobody has even tried to contact me.. lol

 

[mlc2000]

I have heard good things about the Kumho Road Venture AT51, fairly inexpensive.

If you are not keeping it I would just hit up CL or the like. I have a set of Bridgestone Deulers that I took off after my lift ,if you were local I'd make you a deal. They are practically new and nobody has even tried to contact me.. lol

Thanks for the offer. I've had bad luck with the Bridgestone Duelers. Initially they're decent in snow and rain but after 10,000 miles they started losing that decency. I could never get past 20,000 miles with them and I've had 4 sets of them. That is why I went away from the Duelers.

 

[Rodtheviking]

Thanks for the offer. I've had bad luck with the Bridgestone Duelers. Initially they're decent in snow and rain but after 10,000 miles they started losing that decency. I could never get past 20,000 miles with them and I've had 4 sets of them. That is why I went away from the Duelers.

Good call.

 

[techno]

I've just put about 1000 miles on a set of Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws. So far I'm happy with their performance and appearance. They have noticeably better wet traction than the BFG Rugged Trails I took off. They are very quite for an AT tire in a straight line, but I can hear them start to howl at little when cornering.
4 tires in P265/70R17 cost me $530 shipped unmounted, so they are a decent choice if you're on a tight budget.

 

[Woz1976-MT]

I would highly recommend Cooper Discoverer A/Tw tires. I've had mine on my '16 since I took delivery at the dealership (part of a deal I worked for my TRD matte black wheels).

I've been through several severe storms/down-pours, and a Montana winter with quite a bit of snow (including a very fresh drop of around 12-inches in Bozeman).

In the water, if you're doing 75-80 on the interstate during a severe thunderstorm, they just begin to break free. Anything under 75mph and they are very solid.

In the snow, they almost take the fun out of snow driving. I was pushing through 16-18 inch deep piles of snow in 2WD. Regular driving on snow and ice-covered roads (at reasonable speeds) is very easily done in 2WD. In 4WD, my 4Runner feels like a tank in the snow!

I have the LT load E factory size on my 4Runner; if you don't have sharp rock/gravel roads or do hardcore off-roading, the P-metric size will be fine. Probably a bit pricier than the Falkens, etc., but in my opinion they are worth every penny I paid for them.

 

[Falcon3]

If snow performance is important to you, I'd steer clear of the Cooper AT3. I had them and loved them for all driving except snow. Got 60k out of them including many thousands of miles towing, but the snow performance made me change to another tire. Probably would have gone with Cooper ATW that are just AT3 with stickier rubber and sipes, but couldn't find them around here, so I went with Yokohama Geolandar G015. It's severe snow rated and has a good AT shape.

 

[Zone zero]

I just picked up 4 285/75r16 superswamper Irok NDs from their blems listing for 125 each screaming deal.
I'm in the north east and have run swamper and all sorts of ATs and muds up here just adjust your driving to suit the situation and the tire you chose .

 

[mlc2000]

Thanks everyone for the help.

So I wound up getting new tires. After researching, I went with the Goodyear Assurance CS Tripletred. I had very good luck with them in snow and rain, they were excellent for me and what I get in my area. YMMV though.