Yokohama AT/S Review

[batcave4]

02 Runner Sport, 84k miles. Tires 2657016s OWLs.

Last week I ordered a set from store x due to some good reviews and the nice prices. I was concerned my MPG would drop from the 19 I was getting with the Cooper Discoverer HTS that were on it.

23MPG with the cruise set at 67 for 650 miles. Handled well in heavy rain and was quiet on asphalt and concrete.

Hopefully they hold up but as an initial impression I like em.

 

[K.C.]

I originally was debating on Bridgestone Revo or Yokohama Geolander A/T.

Someone else had a 4th Generation & said they are horrible in wet weather & in snow condition.

With that first hand experience on his end, I went w/ the Revos instead.

My next non-offroading tire will be Michelin LTX2.

 

[batcave4]

For some reason my 4th gen didnt like them either. All the reviews I read were good for the 3rd gen. Weight and stance of the different platforms cause the differences?

 

[Rock Slide]

I've heard nothing but good reviews from 3rd gen owners on the Yoko Geolanders...

 

[smallfry]

I'm on my second set and have no really complaint with them. They have done good in the sandy and rough trails of Southern Arizona to the mountains of Utah.

 

[BrianSD_42]

265x70x16 - I was concerned my gas mileage would drop

Your mileage didn't drop because 265x70xR16 is one of the factory tire sizes that Toyota used. Now if you went up to 265x75xR16, that would increase the diameter enough to make a notable difference.

 

[Martinjmpr]

I ran Geolander AT-Ss on my 04 Taco with a 5 speed and the same 3.4 that's in our 4runners. They seemed to work fine, even did well in the rocky deserts of Utah and in the mountains of Colorado. I went with a tall/skinny tire: 235/85/16.

As for your MPG, make sure you are measuring it correctly. A smaller tire diameter will make it seem like you have improved your MPG because your odometer will think you are going farther than you actually are. In the same way a bigger tire diameter will make the odometer thing you are traveling fewer miles than you are and you will see a corresponding "drop" in MPG.

I always do a couple of calculations with a GPS and then apply a coefficient (in my case, it's 1.032) to the miles driven to calculate my actual MPG.

 

[Gerdo]

I have had two sets of BFG ATs before this set of Yokos. The Yokos are smoother, handle better, ride smoother, balance better, wheel well while snow bashing/Moab rock/Colorado wheeling, on road do great in the rain and snow. They are holding up well. I have wheeled them hard and have done a couple cross country trips. I think they will get pretty high mileage.

They aren't the most aggressive looking.

 

[sal6430]

I have them on my Forester. I have just under 8000 kms on them, and they are great. The only beef is here in my city some of the freeways have grooves in the pavement for snow traction, and the tires tend to pull in the grooves. Other than that they have been alwsome. great snow traction, ok ice traction, and great in the loose stuff, and mud.