Stock tires suck

So I was doing a little scouting trip in the White Mountains sunday for a camping trip coming up this memorial day. My front tire went flat on the way home (still running stock goodyears) so I took it in to discount tire yesterday and to my surprise it was caused by an impact break right in the center of the tread. I haven't called Goodyear yet to see if they will warranty the tire but part of me hopes they won't because I'm less than impressed with these tires. Anybody else experience this?

 

The white mountains are the best thing about AZ. Oh, and you're not the only one to have issues with the stock OR tires.

 

It's amazing up there.

 

They've been great for me in AZ. I have been very hard on them. I have 25k miles now

See my review at 22k here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...dyear-kevlar-still-great-after-22k-mi.431366/

 

Some people like the factory OR tires, but I'm not one of them, one of the first things I replaced; 245/75-16 general grabber at2's. Plus I bought another factory wheel for the spare and put another grabber on that.

 

Impact issue should be covered... maybe even by the dealership??

 

The wildlife in the blue primitive area is nothing like anywhere else I've been in AZ. Coatimundi, turkey, wolf tracks, bear tracks...just awesomeness.

 

you could bring it back to your dealer.... its obviously a wear item but that sounds like a defecet.

 

Usually people here seem to want an excuse to put a tire that "looks" better on their truck so I think you find a lot of folks trying to rationalize to themselves and seek validation that the stock tires suck so that they can justify spending $800 to $1200 on newer bigger more aggressive looking tires.

If I changed out I would go to Duratrac most likely because I've had several sets of them and they perform all around on Pavement, Snow and in Mud better than any other All Terrain (in my experience). They are perhaps considered a hybrid All terrain/mud terrain IIRC.

KO2s look cool so "it seems" most people run KO2s, which to me just further reinforces my theory on looks over function; driving the tire choices here.

 

Tire warranties go directly to the manufacturer, Goodyear in this case.

 

My stock Hankook's get me back and forth to Walmart.

 

This is the second flat I have had with these tires (10,000 miles) first one was a nail, that one was understandable.

 

I ran Duratrac on my old XJ, and went KO2 on the taco to see what all the fuss was about. Honestly, I think I liked the Duratracs better. They were a little softer, so they chunked more, which probably means shorter lifespan. But I also feel like they gripped better, and they didn't pick up as many rocks as the KO2's do.

 

I've got $220 in both my new wheels and tires, toyo A/T all the way.

 

Duratrac will outperform the KO2 in mud, no question. I feel the Duratrac does better on wet pavement and in snow/ice conditions as well...

There are not many times where you need a mud tire in AZ, but when you're in that situation you really want something a bit more mud-reliable than a KO2. I've been out on San Carlos reservation hunting 30+ miles from pavement, loaded down with equipment and dogs, the rain starts coming down and the top 3 or 4 inches of the roads is a silt type material that just turns into owl snot when it gets saturated. It is difficult to keep the truck from sliding into the ditch and it will literally just follow the ruts -- steering wheel all but completely useless. That is where a tire like the duratrac really comes in nice.

 

Yeah but no flexing at the mall bro.. you could break one.

Edit:

K-bro-2's ftw

 

On my old 08, the Factory Rugged Fails started splitting apart at the 1st or 2nd tire rotation. Toyota Dealer got me 5 new Yokohama's free of charge under warranty.

 

We had a decent tire discussion going on in the thread below for a "one up" size and more aggressive tire in a C rating which may be a bit tougher than the standard load tires. Honestly, after waiting for weeks and researching until I'm a bit tired of it, I'm thinking my gut first choice is the way to go all along and that is Duratracs. I have never had anything but good luck with my GY tires.

Also, I agree with the others on here that you have yourself a warranty issue with the tires so see what they will do.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-aggressive-at-c-load-range-265-75-16.483185/

 

Off the top of my head, I don't think there's a difference between SL and C load tires except an additional sidewall ply - so not much to be gained for tread protection.

*I reserve the right to be recalling this inaccurately.

 

The stock tires on my OR were great, I had no issues with them. I did some light wheeling in them and drove through heavy snowstorms in Mammoth. 2-3 feet of fresh powder weren't an issue.