Tire time - options sought

octanejunkie

octanejunkie

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Hey team, long time no post. Hope everyone is doing well!

My Hankook Dynapro's are on their last legs and we are looking at some winter driving this year on the 16" rims, for which I have chains sized, so I'm in the market for new tires.

These will be on/off use, favoring weather driving: rain, snow and of course trails.

Found some pretty great sales going on so here's what I'm looking at. These are all in 265/70 R16 AT class :

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Would value your opinions, ladies and gents.

Thanks!
 
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I’ve had both the Firestones and the Toyos, and both are great tires. I haven’t owned the other three, so I can’t comment on them. I would say that the Toyos are better than the Firestones in the snow. My Toyos are 255/80r17 (33.1”), the Firestones were stock 265/65r17 (30.6”).

Tire rack has great data on all the tires they sell, and also reviews from verified buyers. It’s worth a look.

The Toyos are in my pic below.
 
Hancooks are severe duty rated. Can't soak to the others. Can't beat that rating in snow except with a dedicated Snow tire.
 
I run the Terra's on the Tacoma and the Toyo AT III's on the wife's 2009 4Runner. Both are capable snow tires. I've had the Terra's in the snow dozens of times. They are one of the best non-studded snow tires I've run. I work up in Mammoth so snow is just part of getting to work in the winter. They handle slushy snow, hard snow and iced snow equally well. The Toyo's I've only had in the snow once so far and they did very well.

On the trail the Toyo is by far the better tire. The only tire I would advise you against is the Destination AT. The compound is really hard and they don't do well in the snow or on the trail.
 
I've had dynapros (good long lasting stuff), wrangler duratracs (good yet noisy above 40 and one flat at deerlease) and now Michelin LTX AT2s (nothing negative has occurred here, long lasting on a light Runner).

those I like most, silent on road yet handle anything offroad, ice/snow easily and have nice side snipes. Not cheap but hey its where its at mang...
 

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I run the Terra's on the Tacoma and the Toyo AT III's on the wife's 2009 4Runner. Both are capable snow tires. I've had the Terra's in the snow dozens of times. They are one of the best non-studded snow tires I've run. I work up in Mammoth so snow is just part of getting to work in the winter. They handle slushy snow, hard snow and iced snow equally well. The Toyo's I've only had in the snow once so far and they did very well.

On the trail the Toyo is by far the better tire. The only tire I would advise you against is the Destination AT. The compound is really hard and they don't do well in the snow or on the trail.
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Hey Matt, nice to hear from you. You guys are getting some weather right now and it's not gonna stop.

I have older Firestones on my 59 Chevy, they seem fine for that truck.

My only hesitation with the Nitto is zero warranty, whereas the Hankooks are 60K mile warrantied and the be been running my current ones for over 80K with no issues.

I really like the Terras but I'm cautious of no manufacturer mileage warranty/statement

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octanejunkie said:
Hey Matt, nice to hear from you. You guys are getting some weather right now and it's not gonna stop.

I have older Firestones on my 59 Chevy, they seem fine for that truck.

My only hesitation with the Nitto is zero warranty, whereas the Hankooks are 60K mile warrantied and the be been running my current ones for over 80K with no issues.

I really like the Terras but I'm cautious of no manufacturer mileage warranty/statement

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I've got about 50K on the Terra's. Maybe 5/32's left. There not quite bald but there getting there. Even with most of the tread gone they still handle snow great. If I had more time with the Toyo's I'd be able to give you a better answer on those. They just went on last month so plenty of meat left.

As far as the weather goes. We're gonna get storms starting Tuesday and lasting through New Years and beyond. I similar pattern set up in FEB 2019. It didn't stop snowing until March. That was some crazy shit. I was leaving work during a blizzard. CalTrans shut down 395. CHP was enforcing it on the 203/395 ramp.

I pulled past a bunch of cars and asked the cop if I could get on Sherwin Creek Rd. He gave me that "I know what your doing look" but also realized I was local and told me to go ahead. So, I took Sherwin to 395. Got on 395 in a literal whiteout. There was at least 12" of fresh powder in the road. I made the drive all the way back to Bishop without issue. The tires that got me home? The Terra's. lol
 
Of those options I would go with the falkens or toyos. Check Walmart.com for prices. Sometimes they have a rollback on what you want.
 
Doing the same right now and leaning towards Goodyear Ultraterrain AT (only Discount Tires sells them). Only negative thing I've seen about them so far is the tread throwing rocks like crazy. Still trying to decide what load rating to get.
 
I have had a set of the Falken Wildpeaks on mine for almost either 1 or 2 years now, and I really like them. I haven't had them in snow yet, nor any heavy offroading, but I think they would do great in either situation. I know they are great in the rain, road noise is quite reasonable and wear seems to be good. I have never been more pleased with a set of tires in the 14 years I have owned my T4R. And the bonus is that they were about $200 cheaper than a set of Michelins.
 
I’m also looking into tires. I’m trying to choose between the Falken Wildpeaks or the General Grabber AT/X. I’ve had the Falkens before and really liked them but I’m a little broke atm. I’m currently running the Duratracs now and am super unhappy with them. They are noisy hard to keep balanced and I had a sidewall blowout during the elk hunt. In my area it’s about a $200 difference between the sets for 285/75/16.
 
If I remember correctly the Falken's are the only option of yours that have the three peak winter rating. I have had mine for three years and counting and they have served me well from summer trail time in Ouray, dedicated winter driving in Denver and trips into the mountains during the winter regularly.
 
Good to see that you are doing well. I would put yokohama Geolander in the hunt as well. Great wet snow tire and pretty good off road at a good price point.
 
Another vote for the wildpeak AT3’s... 55k warranty though you’ll never need it based on how mine are wearing


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I bought a set of Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor a few years ago and I will recommend them to anyone who gives me the soap box. They have been absolutely fantastic in every way.

Tread wear: fantastic
On road manners: solid
Road Noise: dead quiet
snow driving: superb

When I first got them (before the pandemic) we went on our annual snow trip to Tahoe. This trip includes Jeeps, AWD Subees, pickups, etc. I was the only one who didn't get stuck at some point during the trip, in fact I was purposefully going into the snow banks to test them. The tires (and of course the 4WD) ate the snow for breakfast, lunch, and dinner and didn't ask questions.

Give me a star rating system and I'll add more stars to it for these.
 
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