Tire talk

[Romer]

same as my 285's on my 200 series. Toyos are pretty quiet in my opinion

 

[Corbet]

More tires. Picked up the new Outback winters for Marianne today. Yokohama IceGuard G075. I like the look of these. I think they will do great in the wet/slush stuff and ice. Deep maybe not as good as others. But that’s not where the Subie struggles. 225/60/18 for record. The fleet is prepared for winter.

 

[Nay]

Mickey Thompson Baja Boss AT is the current standard bearer for an aggressive hybrid tire in winter. I have the Hankook Dynapro XT in 35” on a 2008 Sequoia and it is an outstanding snow tire. I have the Toyo RT Trail on another ‘08 Sequoia in a 37 (long story) and that tire is baller, we will see about winter.

Nothing round is good on ice.

 

[DanInDenver]

This is a useful tool for me, to help visualize and understand the differences in sizes.

275/70-R16 vs 285/75-R16 Tire Comparison - Tire Size Calculator | Tacoma World

285/75-R16 tires are 1.67 inches (42.5 mm) larger in diameter than 275/70-R16 tires and the speedometer difference is 5.1%

www.tacomaworld.com

 

[PabloCruise]

I mentioned my new Kenda Klever RTs last night…

Haven’t had a chance to put them through their paces yet, other than city driving. I can say that they stop great - I’ve had several bozos pull out in front me and had to slam on the brakes. Well last night in the rain on the way home from the meeting they did excellent. Very sure footed in corners at both high and low speed. A 2F can’t really “peel out”, but with my new diff gears it has a little more get up and go. I couldn’t get the tires to break traction taking off from a stop light.

We’ll see how they do on the trail Saturday. After that I have to wait for snow for the final test.

These are the 33x9.5x15 size. They measure a hair over 32.5” with the weight of the truck on them, so much closer to true sizing than BFGs. Got them at Coloradoland tire in Ken Caryl. There are a few of those stores around town, and they started in Kansas (Kansasland Tire). The whole chain is owned by a cruiser guy - he showed up to Solid Axle Summit towing his 40 with a 200. I had a great experience there, the techs even listened when I told them I wanted the lug nuts hand torqued.

How did these do on the trail?

 

[Cruisertrash]

How did these do on the trail?

Really well. @Capriblue45 was behind me most of the day and said he didn’t see any wheel slip. Conditions were dry and rocky, typical Front Range. Couple of small water holes with rocky bottoms too. Heading out for three days in the Flat Tops next weekend, so I’ll get some more trail time on them.

 

[PabloCruise]

Really well. @Capriblue45 was behind me most of the day and said he didn’t see any wheel slip. Conditions were dry and rocky, typical Front Range. Couple of small water holes with rocky bottoms too. Heading out for three days in the Flat Tops next weekend, so I’ll get some more trail time on them.

Thanks!

I will be watching for updates.

How did they balance?

 

[Cruisertrash]

Thanks!

I will be watching for updates.

How did they balance?

There isn’t an excess of weights on any of them - I think just two smaller ones on each - so I think they balanced well. I certainly don’t feel any vibrations.

Ran them around again last weekend in the west Flat Tops. It was pretty dry dirt roads with a few mud holes, and one rocky stretch with ledges. Oh, and the I-70 drive there and back from Denver.

Did great on everything with one exception: a really dry sandy off-camber side hill spot. I was crawling along slowly, the back end started sliding off the hill and I had to punch it. Low stakes: the “hill” was only 10-15 tall and there were trees all around. We were at maybe 25 degrees and heavily loaded including a bunch of stuff on the roof rack. 16psi in the front and 18 in the rear. So was it the conditions or the tires that caused the break in traction? Not sure.

 

[Cruisertrash]

And FYI, that was a little offshoot side trail about 100 yards long. Nobody else went down there so I don’t have a comparison.

 

[PabloCruise]

There isn’t an excess of weights on any of them - I think just two smaller ones on each - so I think they balanced well. I certainly don’t feel any vibrations.

Ran them around again last weekend in the west Flat Tops. It was pretty dry dirt roads with a few mud holes, and one rocky stretch with ledges. Oh, and the I-70 drive there and back from Denver.

Did great on everything with one exception: a really dry sandy off-camber side hill spot. I was crawling along slowly, the back end started sliding off the hill and I had to punch it. Low stakes: the “hill” was only 10-15 tall and there were trees all around. We were at maybe 25 degrees and heavily loaded including a bunch of stuff on the roof rack. 16psi in the front and 18 in the rear. So was it the conditions or the tires that caused the break in traction? Not sure.

I will be curious if you try them in any wet conditions; rain/snow/ice.

 

[Cruisertrash]

I will be curious if you try them in any wet conditions; rain/snow/ice.

Drove them in the rain a few weeks ago and they did great. That was both highway and surface roads. Waiting for the cold stuff.

 

[KC Masterpiece]

Update after a year and change.

I have had Micky Baja Boss MTs on the 80 for around 10k now. Need to rotate them and cycle in the spare. Mine are in 315/75/16

Loud on the road. The asymetric tread pattern was advertised as keeping noise down, but its an aggressive MT.

Surprisingly good road manners. No worse than the Duratracs I had before except in snow. They are better in the snow than I expected but the 80 sees little snowy road use now so I do not have a ton of time with them in those conditions. Below 20mph it feels like you are driving on cobblestones and you get the vibration feedback in everything.

Offroad they are just stupid good and have handled everything we have thrown at them. I have done two trips out to Utah that went through mud, gravel, rock, clay, and snow. Dramatically better than the Duratracs they replaced. Almost zero chunking.

And they look mean!

 

[Corbet]

After nearly sliding off my road with the OEM tires this morning I got the Toyo Open Country WLT1’s mounted up this afternoon. Night and day difference. Initial impression is fantastic. One size up helps fill the wheel wells.

 

[Cruisertrash]

Time for a Kenda Klever RT update I suppose.

Great in the snow. Didn’t really encounter any ice, but so far they hold traction great.

 

[Shuksan]

We are due for tires on our F150 (I know, I know - but its been good so far). Regardless we could pretend its a Tundra. Looking to replace with same size 275/70/r18. Currently running some Terra Grappler G2s that I got partially used, fine but probably moving to something else.

Discount has some KO2s left in this size on sale. Trusted AT, good snow performance. I was happy with them when I had them on my land cruiser. Still keep one as my spare.

The other option I am considering is the Michilen Agilis Cross Climate (https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/michelin-agilis-crossclimate/p/86817), which is an all weather LT tire. So maybe not quite as hardy, but I really don't drive this vehicle "off road" that much. Some dirt trails to access camping, but this trucks main purpose is driving on highways. My wife commutes with it and we tow a ~3000-3500 lbs trailer. An all weather with 3 peak snowflake rating could be a nice year round option here. Probably better comfort, fuel economy, and quiter.

Thoughts? Other options? Geolander G015 or other mild ATs?

 

[Telly]

My Tundra will need tires in the near future. General Grabber's were on the truck when I bought it one year ago and they have been good for traction and wear. I use my Tundra the same as your F150 and I'm strongly considering the Michelins as well for the exact same reasons...comfort, fuel economy, and quiet road manners. Michelins last forever too. I plan to purchase from Costco the next time they run a sale on them.

 

[Corbet]

No reason to run offroad tires on a truck that doesn’t go offroad. All your doing there is compromising the other qualities you need like quiet ride, MPG, tread-wear.

 

[Shuksan]

My Tundra will need tires in the near future. General Grabber's were on the truck when I bought it one year ago and they have been good for traction and wear. I use my Tundra the same as your F150 and I'm strongly considering the Michelins as well for the exact same reasons...comfort, fuel economy, and quiet road manners. Michelins last forever too. I plan to purchase from Costco the next time they run a sale on them.

Yeah if Costco had a Michelin deal right now I would probably go today

 

[Corbet]

Bridger’s Impreza got new rubber today.

Cooper Evolution 215/55r17. Couple sizes larger than stock. Car has 1.5” spacer lift.

 

[PabloCruise]

Time for a Kenda Klever RT update I suppose.

Great in the snow. Didn’t really encounter any ice, but so far they hold traction great.

I appreciate these updates!