Highway tires that look "off-road"

Michelin is a known quantity, Yokohama, not so much...

 

If you do not tow, off-road, or haul much, there is absolutely no reason to put LT tires on these trucks unless you want to spend more in tires, more in gas, and bounce around more. I've had P-rated AT tires on my truck for 100,000+ miles now and have had no problems towing/hauling or taking my truck off the beaten path to get to a campsite or the like (most of those in KS where you live, OP). I don't know much about the Yokohama tires, but I love my Hankook Dynapros.

I understand guys who off-road and constantly haul trailers up to the truck's limit getting LT tires. For the rest of us, it's way overkill on these things.

 

Not sure about the new Yokos, but I had a bad experience with the Geolanders. I would lean more to Michelin.

I agree to an extent. The primary difference is that LTs are designed to carry more weight. Really more towards hauling then towing or offroading. While most people won't carry more than a heavy beer cooler, I have been known to toss over 1,000lbs of brick or dirt in the back of my pickup. For those times, it is crucial to have weight rated tires. If you never plan to put that kind of weight in the truck, then highway tires will save you a bumpy ride and money.

 

Did you get 100k mi on the Hankook's? If not, what other tires have you ran?

Thanks

 

^This. I had 265/75/16 Toyo AT's on my last truck and they were great all weather highway tires, which were still good offroad. Plus you can get that size without an E load rating, so they weigh less and won't screw your mileage so much.

 

sweet, I think I will try the Toyo AT2's P265/70/17

 

Good choice! Great for navigating the Los Gatos in the rain. I never tried Toyos on a truck, but they do make excellent tires.

 

OK, decision made. Michelin M/S2s...... Now I'm second guessing the size. I want 265/75/16, but since my driving ts 95% highway, will the mpg hit for bigger tires (70 to 75) be worth it?

Based on other posts, I'm figuring 1-2mpg. But I've also seen some posts saying the M/S2s improved mpg. Would this offset the increase in tire size?

I currently get 17-19mpg stock.......

 

I would stay stock if I drove that many highway miles. The M/S2's have a very low rolling resistance so you might see your MPG's improve. My wife has them on her Acadia and they are a great tire.

 

I have a set of 265/75/16 Hankook Dynapro ATMs and they have been great on and off road. Fairly quiet also. ....and i'm not just sayin that...
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/wheels-tires-marketplace/343290-scs-f-5s-w-hankook-dynapro-atm-265-75-16-a.html

 

LT

 

Still looking for recommendations about tire size..........

???

 

I am going with 245/75 LTX M/S 2 myself and mine is much like yours, 95% hiway.

Unless you have or plan in the near term for a lift, stick with the factory size.

 

My stock size is 265/70/16 (have off-road 4x4)......... The question is if I should go up to 265/75/16 (the largest size you can run on stock suspension). I ran this size on my old Tacoma and really liked the look. But, I have a longer commute now with more highway miles and don't know how the 75s will affect my mpg.....

 

Currently you average 18mpg if you drop that to 16mpg over 50k you will use 350 gallons more fuel. At $4/gal that's $1400.

How about a tall skinny tire 255/?/16

 

Sorry, I just saw this. I have about 25k on the Hankooks, they will easily last another 40k. I got about 70k out of my last set of Goodyear Armortrac (Sams Club specific) tires. That being said, the Hankooks are a vastly superior tire. I have not had 1 tire for 100k miles, just meant they've all been P-rated.