Tires for 93 4Runner

[sstatton]

I bought a 93 4runner recently with some old mud tires which are super noisy and I want to put either a relatively quiet all-terrain tire or all-season tires for the smaller p225/75 r15 size (instead of the 31x10.5-15). I'm looking for really good traction on ice (I live in Colorado) while pretty quiet. I've read on tirerack.com the reviews and the best rated tires are the Firestone Destination A/T followed by the Firestone Destination LE 2 (all season) in that order. Any feedback on these tires or other recommended tires?

I will be taking the vehicle off road in the summer up some 4wd roads here in Colorado a handful of times to get to hiking (14ers) and fishing spots at high altitude and then I go skiing in the winter. I'm not into off road for the sake of off-roading, only to get me to where I want to go so I don't have to have all-terrain tires unless they fit my objectives above.

I can get a deal on Good Year Wranglers - out the door for less than $400 but they don't get a very good consumer rating, particularly on ice and snow.

Any recommendations?

 

[truc.karl]

Check out the Duratracs. They have good reviews when it comes to mud and winter traction.

 

[Martinjmpr]

Duratracs and AT KO's seem to be the "go to" tire around here but both are expensive, relatively speaking.

So it kind of depends on your budget I think. BFG AT KO's and Duratracs are expensive but on the other hand, they last a long time, so in the long run you might actually do better spending a little more up front in exchange for not having to replace the tires as soon.

You can save money by going with a less expensive tire - Cooper AT3s and Hankook DynaPros are pretty common around here. I've never had the Coopers but I had DynaPros on my 99 T4R and they seemed to work well. I even had Yokohama Geolander AT-S tires, which are supposed to be winter/snow tires more than "off road" tires but they did fine in Moab and in the deserts of Nevada in 2009. Also less expensive than the BFGs.