All Terrain Tires for New 4runner

Great Reviews. I am currently running stock OEM GEOLANDAR G96B. Very decent on Dry and Rainy Situation.

Yet to experience deep snow driving. That's my major area of concern. if caught interstate with a sudden Snowstorm.

 

I’ve not run the A/T-2’s and I did consider them due to the fact that I love the Defenders but if I recall correctly, I couldn’t find the stock size in SL load. My goal at the time was to drop weight on the 4 corners which is why I purchased a set of RRW RR7 wheels. I dropped almost 3 lbs at each corner and I didn’t want to give it back with a non SL AT tire. I am very happy with what I ended up with.

 

Michelin defender but which sub-model please

 

Thanks for all the responses. I ended up going with the Toyo Open Country A/T3’s in SL. The shop had to order them but I’ll be getting them put on soon and looking forward to taking them off road.

I was a bit torn on whether to go with the SL or 10-ply, but the 10-ply seemed like it might be overkill as I don’t plan on towing anything and I don’t expect a lot of sharp rocks on the trails here in Michigan.

 

I love my AT3’s and I think you will too. My are SL load on 0 offset wheels. They ride and look great.

 

Those are great tires, ran them on my Tacoma and now my Sequoia.

 

Best tire I've ever ran. Aired down to 20 psi and did some serious off-roading in the AZ desert today.

 

What conditions do you expect to encounter in your off-roading ventures?

Keith

 

I can vouch for the MICHELIN DEFENDER LTX M/S. Before the Defender moniker, I ran MICHELIN DEFENDER LTX M/S tires on numerous 4wd vehicles with no complaints. I cannot vouch for them in bad mud as I pick my battles when not running mud tires. Also, I've not done any rock-crawling.

IMHO, the wet pavement performance and tread life are going to be hard to beat. They are my choice for the way that I drive. There are definitely "cooler" looking options out there if that's what you need.

Keith

 

I just drove through a snowstorm yesterday on a 25 mile trip through a mix of country, and busy suburban roads that had lots of intersections (lots of stopping). Most had not been touched by plows, with about 4inches already down. The Snow was dry, but dense. The roads I used were lightly traveled, but they were packed down and slick a bit near intersections. With fresh snow accumulating at a good clip.

It’s what I would consider as fairly intensive “snow storm drive”, but my K02’s were really good! I thought they were very predictable, and gave good traction on the variety of snow I drove yesterday. Makes it hard to risk getting a different brand next time around.

To the OP, consider load C tires if you want tires that are a bit tougher than passenger rated tires. A bit heavier, but worth the piece of mind.

 

I did run them as my year round tires for the first 10 months I had the 4R. I switched them out due to the road noise and now just live with it during the winter months. Right now I get about 17 MPG, 18 MPG in the summer with the KO's, so not much difference. I only drive 10K a year so it's hardly noticeable. I also have a set of Defenders that I swap on if I am taking a long highway trip that get me close to 20, but the real appeal is how quiet they are.

 

I really needed a tire that was good in the rain and snow here in CT. So after talking with a bunch of plow guys and work truck owners that highly reamendid Good Year Duratracs I decided to go with them. I probably have around 30k on them and they are beasts in the snow, good in the rain and only are worn maybe 25%.

 

In many places winter gasoline is blended differently, I believe this impacts mileage in a negative way as well.