Aggressive looking tires that handle highway use?

I'm driving myself crazy! I want an aggressive looking tire (basically with side lugs) that drives good on the highway. I'm not going hard core 4 wheeling, but I do drive gravel roads often. Mileage will be more important than mud grip and we seldom get snow. Stock suspension, 2 wheel drive, 05 Tacoma. Size will be 265/70 R17.

I saw a Tacoma the other day with BFGoodrich K02's that I really liked. I went to the shop to buy a set and my tire guy suggested I look at the Hankook DinaPro MT or MasterCraft MXT's. I walked in knowing what I want, walked out scratching my head.

What's your guys's experience with tires? I "want" something that looks like Superswampers but know that I need drive-ability. This truck sees the highway 98% of the time.

And yes, I know there is a search function. I've about searched myself out! I've spent more nights on Google trying to figure this out than I care to admit! Lol, I'm hesitant to hit send as I know you guys are tired of this question.

 

Cooper ST Maxx

 

Welcome aboard

 

Found this article pretty good

https://www.tireagent.com/blog/the-truth-will-all-terrain-tires-kill-your-gas-mileage

was looking at the Kumho road venture AT51

 

interesting the note on DC Extreme Country's. I have also read they are the lightest off road treaded 33" tire

 

Check out Cooper's Discoverer line of truck tires. RTX, ATP or AT3 4S

 

This thread's pics/info might help out:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/need-new-tires-suggestions-please.619344/

My c-range grabber X3's see a ton of highway use, a very streetable offroad tire.

 

BTW I'm in the same boat as you and having had a set of General Grabber AT2 on my previous truck (heavy and tough as hell) that killed my fuel economy I'm going to stick with factory street tires and look for a cheap set of off road tires to play with. Unless you just want the look, then buy one of those listed by the other guys.

 

My first response will always be “Michelin defender ltx m/s....”

But... hankook dynapro’s are very light and have an agressive thread. I ran them in the beginning when I had to have a “cool” tire.

 

Falken Wildpeak AT3W.

 

I just ordered a set of 35x10.5r17 kenda klever RT. They look really good from what I've seen online and really cheap right now.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Kenda-Klever-R-T-KR601-35-10-50R17-121R/857733786

They also have narrower options in 33" and 35" sizes which should work out great for the tacoma.

Here's a pic I found of a Tacoma with them.

 

Cooper AT3 4S or the AT3 LT

 

If you want something that is not super loud then I would look at something more like the nitto terra grappler or falken atw3. I can tell you from experience that having a mud terrain looks sweet BUT when you go on road trips all you want to do is stab your tires because of how annoying they get lol

 

Go with what you set out to get... the BFG K02s. I've run them on many different trucks, suvs and even on a Subaru Forester. I also had the Cooper equivalents but they wore far quicker the any BFGs I ever had. The BFGs give you a good ride on-road and in my experience last for many miles.

 

Cooper STMaxx

 

Go with ko2 in c load. You'll be happy with those.

Do not go with an MT for on road. You'll regret it.

 

If you aren't going to use them they're a PITA. They tend to be heavy so your mileage will drop, they usually don't handle as well on the road (especially wet conditions), they wear faster and they're typically loud, some very loud, which gets annoying quickly on trips and contributes to driver fatigue. Lots of good tires out there though, you might check with your local off-road clubs and see what they like for your area.

 

I have the Cooper STT Pro's in 265/75r16 on my truck now and will be going to the Cooper AT3 next in 285/75r16.

 

My Nitto Ridge Grapplers do great on the highway and in rain and snow. Quiet too...

 

Coopers are a great choice i was originally going to go with them but I went with the duratracs because they were lighter. And cheaper