Tires?

[downtow]

I live in Oklahoma City and we got all kinds of weather. Our winter is not terrible but there is usually a good amount of snow but a ton of ice. I am looking for a good all weather tire that grips well in rain and snow. The tires i currently have on the vehicle do absolutely HORRIBLE in snow and rain, partly due to them being old and having worse tread and due to the fact the vehicle is so light. I have a 2006 4runner sport 2wd (need 4wd!)

anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Gecko123]

I live in Oklahoma City and we got all kinds of weather. Our winter is not terrible but there is usually a good amount of snow but a ton of ice. I am looking for a good all weather tire that grips well in rain and snow. The tires i currently have on the vehicle do absolutely HORRIBLE in snow and rain, partly due to them being old and having worse tread and due to the fact the vehicle is so light. I have a 2006 4runner sport 2wd (need 4wd!)

anyone have any suggestions?

Yokohama Geolanders

 

[nefarious]

I too am in OKC (Edmond actually) and just had discount tire install some Goodyear Silent Armors on my wife 2007 4R 3 weeks ago. These tires have been great in the last couple of weeks and will do absolutely wonderful in snow. I have the Goodyear Mud Terrains on my Jeep Rubicon and these are a milder model of them.

 

[ClockWork]

BFG KO's

 

[downtow]

I too am in OKC (Edmond actually) and just had discount tire install some Goodyear Silent Armors on my wife 2007 4R 3 weeks ago. These tires have been great in the last couple of weeks and will do absolutely wonderful in snow. I have the Goodyear Mud Terrains on my Jeep Rubicon and these are a milder model of them.

how much did these cost you for 4 do you remember?

 

[JB.]

You should probably focus on tire type first. There's not really a lot of difference between comparable tires. Sounds like an all-terrain might work well. The all-terrain tread pattern makes them pretty good in the snow and decent on ice. Various tire characteristics get traded off between tires -- one will be better on ice which will cost it elsewhere, probably dry traction.

From the recent Consumer Reports tests, I'd probably go with Kuhmo Road Venture KL78 which out scored everything else in the traction categories. Not great on tread wear but it's an inexpensive tire so miles per dollar should be competitive.

Dedicated winter tires would give maximum ice traction, but most people don't want to run two sets of tires.

 

[bergs]

I have not used them on the 4Runner but I bought a round of Cooper <something-or-other> CTS for my Ranger.

They are more of a road-oriented tire but I found they performed reasonably well in all conditions and I even managed to get about 60,000 miles out of them with a lot of towing and load carrying in between.

Think they were somewhere around 500 mounted and balanced

 

[downtow]

also the current tires i have are 265/65/17 is that an appropriate tire to have on my car? I am really clueless as to all this, so I thought I would come to the experts.

 

[JB.]

also the current tires i have are 265/65/17 is that an appropriate tire to have on my car?

Yes, that's stock, but you can fit 265/70/17 which might be easier to find and less expensive due to abundance. Speedo will read a couple of miles slower, if you care. BFG AT KO can harmlessy rub a little in tight turns in that size. Most won't.

 

[nefarious]

how much did these cost you for 4 do you remember?

I got a deal on them. They price matched tirerack.com @ $800 and did free install.

 

[zstampe]

I live in Oklahoma City and we got all kinds of weather. Our winter is not terrible but there is usually a good amount of snow but a ton of ice. I am looking for a good all weather tire that grips well in rain and snow. The tires i currently have on the vehicle do absolutely HORRIBLE in snow and rain, partly due to them being old and having worse tread and due to the fact the vehicle is so light. I have a 2006 4runner sport 2wd (need 4wd!)

anyone have any suggestions?

Nitto terra grapplers from me, and we have VERY similar weather here in Kansas City

 

[Lineman]

Kumho Road Venture SAT KL61

 

[scottm]

I'm loving the Nokian WRG2 on my Land Cruiser, waiting for a set to arrive for my 4R. They are very smooth on pavement, quiet on the highway, track well, quite responsive on a vehicle much heavier than my 4R. They are a high-performance street tire, severe snow rated, should do better than most all-seasons in snow. They have been sold out for a while here, as the Michigan State Police are buying them. They do a lot of research, have their own test track.

 

[MikeInNH]

I have not used them on the 4Runner but I bought a round of Cooper <something-or-other> CTS for my Ranger.

They are more of a road-oriented tire but I found they performed reasonably well in all conditions and I even managed to get about 60,000 miles out of them with a lot of towing and load carrying in between.

Think they were somewhere around 500 mounted and balanced

I've been running the Cooper CTS on my 4runner here in NH without any problems. And we get 2-3 times the amount of snow Oklahoma city gets. Their we driving traction is excellent. AT type tire is better, but not needed. Maybe if I moved back to upstate NY.

 

[bergs]

I've been running the Cooper CTS on my 4runner here in NH without any problems. And we get 2-3 times the amount of snow Oklahoma city gets. Their we driving traction is excellent. AT type tire is better, but not needed. Maybe if I moved back to upstate NY.

You mean like when we get 18" of snow in October?

:wow:

I'm in Epsom and if you don't mind me asking, whereabouts in NH are you?

 

[Calif-4runner]

also the current tires i have are 265/65/17 is that an appropriate tire to have on my car? I am really clueless as to all this, so I thought I would come to the experts.

With 2wd and NO LIFT I personally would stick with 265/65-17. I just installed 265/70-17 Goodyear Duratracs on my 2007 4wd with 2" lift and it rubbed pretty bad when in reverse going in and out of driveways. I pushed the wheel liners forward but still had to trim the plastic flarings a bit and remove the mud flaps. Not a big deal but you may need to do it. I also have Spidertrax which made the rubbing a little worse.

On the possitive side the 265/70 really filled the wheel wells nicely. Here are a before and after.

265/65-17 Passenger "P" rated:

265/70-17 "E" rated:

Good luck . . .

 

[MikeInNH]

I'm going to take back what I said about getting the Cooper CTS. I didn't read the part where the OP has a 2wd version. I'd get good snow tires or at the very least AT tires. The CTS are good tires, but in deep snow...4wd comes in handy.

 

[MikeInNH]

You mean like when we get 18" of snow in October?

:wow:

I'm in Epsom and if you don't mind me asking, whereabouts in NH are you?

I live East of Salem...And we only got 3" of snow. Girl I work with who lives in Weare got 21" of snow.