Why all the "dislike" for Dunlops???
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rockwall
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I'm glad that they worked out for you, but 90k is way more then any tire can ever expect. In my case, I bought my truck used with 32,000. I have had Dunlops on other vehicles and they seem to be a soft compound tire. The stock Dunlops were bald and two tires picked up screws and went flat in my first week of ownership. I replaced them with Michelin Cross Terrains and they have been awesome.
The Dunlops are also not very rugged in design so I think a lot of the guys here are not high on them.
The Dunlops are also not very rugged in design so I think a lot of the guys here are not high on them.
Wow, I can't believe you got 90k out of the Dunlops. They came with my Tacoma when I bought it new and they last 45k. That was with 80% highway driving and they were down to 2 mm of tread remaining when I replaced them. The Dunlops on my 4R have 32k on them and only have 6mm left.
Difficult to say precisely how many kms are on mine since I have winters as well but I would guess I have around 65-70000kms and they are ready to change this spring. They are a cheap tire given the price of the vehicle - that's the gripe of many - it just smacks of short changing
Jeff T
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I was getting a new truck so the 4R went to my wife. If I would have kept driving it the miles would have been higher!!
zerowkul98
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My '03 had stock Dunlops on it....barely got to 30k, then a friggin piece of WIRE went through the sidewall of one of the tires! A LITTLE WIRE!!!!!!!!
Got BFG Rugged Trail T/A's after. 83k on the '03 now, and there's SOOO much rubber still on em!
Got BFG Rugged Trail T/A's after. 83k on the '03 now, and there's SOOO much rubber still on em!
the4Rdan
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I had an '03 Tacoma before my current '07 4R. That came with BFG Rugged Trails, which rode well, but were kind of a glorified street tire. I replaced them with Firestone Destination AT's. They improved the ride and grip in all terrains dramatically, and actually were quieter than the Rugged Trails.
When I bought the 4R, it had 39k on it, with the original Dunlops. Based on the depth of tread remaining, I estimated I could get 15K out of them still. After a month of driving the vehicle, I'd definitely picked up on how vague the 4R felt, especially compared to the Tacoma. I had issues with the traction control coming on making turns in the rain, and I'm not a wild driver. After 2 months with the Dunlops, I'd had enough, and bought my Revo's. It's completely changed the handling of the vehicle for the better. I think the Dunlops are a poor choice for a vehicle that expensive; ironically, the sales manager said the same thing. His Sequoia had the same tires, and he replaced them prematurely for the same reason. They offered to put new tires on for me, or discount the cost of tires from the selling price (or so they phrased it). I opted for the discount, so I could take some time to research what I wanted.
I think my experience is a similar sentiment to others on this forum, even those doing mild off-roading.
When I bought the 4R, it had 39k on it, with the original Dunlops. Based on the depth of tread remaining, I estimated I could get 15K out of them still. After a month of driving the vehicle, I'd definitely picked up on how vague the 4R felt, especially compared to the Tacoma. I had issues with the traction control coming on making turns in the rain, and I'm not a wild driver. After 2 months with the Dunlops, I'd had enough, and bought my Revo's. It's completely changed the handling of the vehicle for the better. I think the Dunlops are a poor choice for a vehicle that expensive; ironically, the sales manager said the same thing. His Sequoia had the same tires, and he replaced them prematurely for the same reason. They offered to put new tires on for me, or discount the cost of tires from the selling price (or so they phrased it). I opted for the discount, so I could take some time to research what I wanted.
I think my experience is a similar sentiment to others on this forum, even those doing mild off-roading.
Jeff T
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I have nothing to gain by spreading false truths... Don't work for Dunlop, sorry if you can't accept it.
Part of the reason I started the thread, I had great luck.
BTW - Original plugs 110k and I've never had an alignment. Currently rolling 136k.
the4Rdan
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Forgot about that...I had the same problem too.
g8r4runner
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My old Tundra and my wife's Camry came OEM with Dunlops, had to buy new sets at 20-30k, will never purchase them by choice.
When I bought my '03 new, it came with Dunlops. They sucked. Hard. Straight-line tracking on the highway was non-existent. I spend the majority of my time on the road as well, so I'm not a rock hopper. After only about 20,000 miles, with lots of tread on the tires, I replaced them with Michelin CrossTerrains - a much better tire on the road. Better ride, better tracking, better handling, and less noise.
Jeff T
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Interesting, mine tracked well until they tossed a weight, I could tell immediately!
Some complained of dry rot, my 4R never sat still as I accumulated all those miles in 29 months!
SkylineGTRracer
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The only good thing the factory dunlops are for drifting so you don't ruin your good tires. I had the dunlops and they had HORRIBLE wet weather traction. And they wore way to fast for me, I know I'm hard on the tires but the Bridgestones I have on now are so much nicer in every respect. I have two spares with dunlops so you can guess what I do with those. :lookout:
JB.
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Pretty impressive.
I can imagine a scenario where you'd get that many miles and, of course, that scenario includes the miles being nearly all highway, but I'd have to also guess that you ran more than 32psi, don't drive aggressively, and that it was mostly interstate mileage between cities.
How'd I do?
galactic_04
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I swapped mine out at 100k miles. I don't think they were original. The problem I had was when it iced here (no salt around here) the traction control was going crazy. I asked my brother (mud tires on his) if he saw this and he said it barely kicked in on his. IT's not like I was trying to spin them, they just didn't have much grip left and really we're impressing me. I'm loving the grip on the new ones.
Thats gotta be some kind of record.
