All terrain tire recommendations?

I seem to have the same requirements you do and wanted to know if you have made a choice and if you are happy about it. I appreciate any updates. An important thing for me is if the tires are quite in highway driving.
Thank you all.

 

I'm hoping to put some Michelin LTX MS2's or Defenders on my '15 Limited, but I'm getting the feedback that I cannot put a larger tire on w/o a lift of any kind. Any experience or knowledge from anyone would be appreciated

 

As stated in this thread earlier, go with a 17” wheel like the TRD Wheels or after market. It is a lot easier to get tire sizes for a 17” than a 20”. Only company to make a decent off road tire for the limited is Toyo.

 

I have Michelin Defender's LT 285/70/17 MS...I am thinking about swapping them out for AT's, but my main concern is are the MS tires gonna be ok for driving on the beach (with obvious air down)? Should I leave them be and not bother with AT's for the time being? The beach will be the only off roading i am planning for the very near future. TIA.

 

Thank you all for all the help. After going through all the advice and the research I ended up with TRD 17" Wheels, and Goodyear Wrangler AT tires with Kevlar. The truck looks pretty cool, and I must say driving on the freeway is as smooth and quite as the original tires, after a couple of weeks of driving. Here's what the car looks like.

 

Does anyone have reviews of the Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S yet? I'm reading some good stuff about them but thought maybe someone here has been running them.

 

What did you pay per tire?

 

I ran Cooper Discoverer RTX’s for a year they are great!!

 

I have looked at those and really like the look, etc., but because of past experience with Good Year as a company concerning some RV tires, I wouldn't put a Good Year tire on a wheel burrow.

Bill

 

Michelin AT's are excellent for those that want an AT tire but drive on the road most of the time. If you want a smooth and quiet AT, this is a very safe bet.

 

nice looking wheels and tires. did the tires drop your mpg at all, if so how much? I need to get some winters tires or year round ATs. Not sure at this moment. Thanks.

 

I think a lot of people are hesitant to review based on the fact that they just came out and no one has been through a winter with them yet...thats at least what i picked up from a couple reviews. They look like great tires and are a great price. I dont do alot of off roading, but will be going on the sand for surf fishing (dont know if my current tires would be ok with that, even with airing down), and im concerned about the winter time as well...although the michelin multi seasons i have on now are really good tires. BUT i want to make the switch overall...i hear you on the CFO aspect! haha! my birthday is this month so between deciding on new AT's and hopefully being able to sell my MS's relatively quickly, I think it will be ok haha.

 

and YES, all the size options are endlessly confusing!

 

2nd the Falken Wildpeak AT3W

 

woah nice!!

 

also what size did you get @RingSteel ?

 

Looks great!! i am talking w my guy at the garage about swapping out mine, gonna see what price he comes back with.

 

great tire you gonna like it. ps I used to roughneck in the eagle ford

 

sadly no. but in doin well. thanks

 

Do you get any steering wheel vibes with the good year kevlars at highway speeds (75mph)?

Reason I ask- I get steering wheel vibes in my '18 Tacoma with the good years. Just wondering if it's the tires or the truck.

 

Did you end up putting the Defenders on? Pics?

 

No, I haven't made my final decision yet. If i keep the 20" wheels I am putting 275/55/20 BFGs. The decision is whether or not to do what was suggested and get the 17" TRD Pro wheel.

 

The classic a/t tire for any Toyota has to be the BFG. Old school - mounted with the white letters out, modern - blackwall out. I used them on my first Hiluxes, from 1980. Having said that, I’ve also used Duratracs, so I’m not a brand loyalist. Everyone has different needs and conditions to cope with that affects their choice. In our area of rural, central Ontario here in Canada, along with short forays into the northern wilderness, it helps to have a big coarse tread that sheds mud when you’re off road. We get a lot of snow, and so I consider these tires as summer tires only, even though you guys down south probably rate them for winter. Most drivers up here, myself included, have winter tires mounted on steelies with a true winter tire rated for cold weather. On my 4 Runner, I’m using Bridgestone Blizzaks, but there are other great brands as well including Michelin. I’ll probably install the winter tires at the end of November, and leave them on until the end of March. That’s winter in Canada! Lots of icy, cold, snowy conditions, and salt and sand that make you cringe if you’re driving a new vehicle - haha. But after the first coating of salt brine, when it’s white from front to back, you get used to it.

 

What did you think of the Duratracs? I had them on my FJ and got decent wear. They weren't the most comfortable tire and were painful to balance, but they got me anywhere I needed to go.

 

Blizzaks are the most lousy wearing tire I've ever personally experienced in my life. wore down for me like they were made of wax. I keep my tires rotated.

 

Yeah they’ve been great for me as winter tires but if you drive them in warm weather it’s true they’ll wear prematurely. They’re probably not that great at high speeds for wear either. The whole point of a winter tire is for them to be soft. I use mine in winter and pull them off ASAP in spring. They work great - unbelievable really. You can go anywhere with common sense and winter tires. I’m not a brand loyalist or a salesman for Bridgestone. I’m sure there are other brands that perform well also. It’s not the brand, it’s the fact that they’re designed to be soft and grippy in cold weather.

 

Very true. Blizzaks are awesome for what they're designed to do. They're not really intended to be put on for "the winter" in the lower 48 for the 4 slippery days a month when the roads aren't plowed and all the other days are pretty much normal winter conditions. That's what all season radials are for.

They're designed to be used ON snow and ice. Anything else will cause the tires to wear prematurely. The more you're not on snow or ice, the faster they will wear.

I think sometimes people expect them to run like an all-season tire but with better winter performance. That's not the case at all.

 

You can look in the Market place thread on this forum, sometimes there are good deals.

https://www.4runners.com/forums/marketplace-wheels-tires.10/

 

Factory width on limited is 245 and offset is 15. If you go TRD rims with offset 4 and 265/70/R17 tires they will rub

 

throwing my $.02 in for BF Goodrich KO2's.