Good thought process on what tire meets your needs.Mighty Dodge Ram said:The wife and I headed up to the cabin several days ago, a 2-1/2 hour trip up with 2 hours of freeway driving and the balance on a twisty mountain road. The Toyos were howling (48k miles on a 50k warranty) and the wife was not impressed, so on went some new shoes yesterday. As reported earlier, I’ve been wrestling with a choice between the latest Toyo AT3s or Michelin LTX M/S. After much hand wringing I bought the Michelins. I really liked the look and offroad performance of the Toyos but an objective analysis of my current driving habits with this truck (vs my former Dodge) really pointed to the Michelins. The VAST majority of miles are highway and my current offroad ventures are mainly FS roads, etc. Lowering tire pressures should make something like the Mojave Rd doable with these tires. And if I can pick up a bit of fuel efficiency…bonus. Thanks for all the input and I’ll report back.
Addendum: I ended up buying the tires at America’s Tire, which is where I originally bought the Toyos. They matched the discounted Costco price and had me outta there in about 45 minutes.
not funny, but kind of funny how all our experiences are different... I got 37k on the LTX without a camper, hated them.. Cooper discoverer AT3 got about 40 k... super happy with the KO2 so far, about 15k on them and they still look brand new...Taku said:have run Toyos and Michelin LTX on our 05 Tundra with Ocelot camper. got 60K on the LTX and had tread left. Toyos were good too. Running Cooper on the 21 Tundra with a Cougar and happy so far. Also, did have a set of KO2s inbetween the Toyos and Michelins on the 05 and they crapped out at 25K.
IMO the make and model of truck we drive, along with the balance (front or rear weighted) are a big factor in wear for a particular tire. Along with other factors like driving style (passive vs. aggressive), roads driven (winding, abrasive), . . .BBZ said:not funny, but kind of funny how all our experiences are different... I got 37k on the LTX without a camper, hated them.. Cooper discoverer AT3 got about 40 k... super happy with the KO2 so far, about 15k on them and they still look brand new...
PM sentteledork said:Should I get an E rated tire?
Yes. I think so.teledork said:Should I get an E rated tire?