Treadwright vs. BF Goodrich.

[ChildrenOfBodom]

Even cooler, some 17"s from a 4th gen.

TOYOTA 4RUNNER,SEQUOIA 17 INCH ALUM. WHEELS

For $200, that's a STEAL!

BFG A/T 265/70/17 sells for about 200 ea, so $800... or you can still get the other brand. I personally paid $640 for mine brand new, homie hookups

Or, since you don't wheel, 265/65/17's are even cheaper.

 

[michael833]

thanks for all the input guys. i was looking at the warden a/t by treadwright and the bfg all terrains.

as far as why i've narrowed it down to these two, they are aesthetically pleasing to me.

I think if you're going to go through the trouble of changing tires, change to at least a 16" rim.

With all that tire, you'll want some stoppage. Tundra brake upgrade can't happen with a 15" rim.

Plus, you get better tire selection (metric, thank GOD)

:thumb3:

Sets of factory 16" wheels can be had on craigslist usually for cheap. There's a set on OC craigslist for 200 right now, with used tires.

X2 on bigger rims and tundra brake upgrade.

I have been trying to find the same style rim but in 16's. I've also looked for the Sequoia/Tundra rims. I saw these rims on eBay and the little size thing says they won't fit. Whhhhat??? why not? i'm off tomorrow and i think i'm gonna hit up this place called Asian Auto Salvage. i called today and they said they had plenty of runners... we shall see. maybe they'll have some sequoias, tundras, rims, who knows?

also my brakes are squeaking quite badly. how often should one get the brakes changed?

 

[Clemsonfan15]

Have you seen the Goodyear DuraTracs?

 

[brian2sun]

There's no time interval to follow for brakes because it soley depends on your driving habits. I know women that go through brakes in 4 months, but I go 4 years/50-60K on a set of pads. Downshifting when you can plays the biggest part I think.

 

[michael833]

Have you seen the Goodyear DuraTracs?

i completely forgot about those! i do like them.

also, the folks over at the FJ Cruiser forum seem to like the Treadwrights.

 

[OLD YOTA]

I was recommended Tread Wrights as I wanted an aggressive M/T on a spare set of Tacoma 16's and have LT4's for daily driver. The TW Holwers should be in on Saturday and have a wheelin trip in 2 weeks, so I'll let you know how I like them.

michael833, Someone posted about the Firestone Destination A/T's. Those are fantastic tires and street wise I'll take them over the BFG's any day. I do like the BFG's but the Destinations seem more at home on the street, while being surprisingly capable off road as well.

 

[RonMAIDEN]

I haven't read any real evidence retreads are bad and if you are on a budget I could see buying a set but you have only a 2 year/24,000 mile warranty and the one big issue is most tire places won't repair fixable holes in a retread.
I personally like a warranty for the life of the tire which I pay a little extra for through Discount.