Preferred Tire Type and Make

Been looking through the forums and hadn't run across this lately.

I have a 2010 Taco with an OME Hvy lift for the ARB bumper up front, other that it's stock. I have been running 265/75/16's with Good Year Duratrax for the last 70k miles and it's time for new rubber.

With the hvy lift and 10 ply tires, it's not exactly a soft ride. I've had comments on the why 10 ply on another thread, and it was because of the work discount, but most trucks in Montana love the Duratrax for the rural, snowy, muddy, sharp rock, and trail riding and they have served me well.

I am looking for new tires and as much as I do love the GY's, I was wondering what others have had good experiences with. I know GY makes a 6 ply, but does anyone have an opinion on what they are running on a similar setup. I do drive mostly hwy, but in Montana that can turn in to a flood, to a foot or more of snow and or ice. I am looking to soften the ride up a little as well.

 

I've had good luck with Falken & Cooper.

 

I’m in MD but I was actually just on a road trip driving my truck through all kinds of (literally) wild terrain in Montana.

I have General Grabber ATXs. They’re a hybrid tire so in between a mud tire and an all terrain. I love them. Mine are E rated 265/75/16. They are 3PMS rated and have a good treadwear warranty. I took them on a 5,300 mile road trip recently and they were fantastic even though they already had about 25K miles on them at the start of the trip.

My only complaint is that they have become kind of loud in between 30-40mph but I think most tires get louder with wear. Oh and they also fling rocks if you drive a lot of gravel roads.

I would buy them again in a heartbeat when this set is done; I think I will probably be able to get at least 70K miles out of these.


The E rated tires are 3 ply, not 10, and I have zero complaints about ride quality. I do a ton of highway driving so I would know if they ride rough.

I have driven them through all types of terrain (mud, snow, sand, wet, dry, rocky trails, dirt, gravel) and I’ve never been stuck. They are also studdable for the winter. I don’t see many people with the Grabbers and I’m not sure why, they’re a killer all-around tire for someone who does a lot of highway and also needs a really aggressive off road capable tire.

This set has about 30K miles on them and people that look at my truck still comment on how nice they look and frequently think they’re new. I have a review of them somewhere in the last 5 pages of my build thread if you’re interested.

 

Hi Run Cooper’s, always have and always will just a great solid workhorse of a tire. With the great mileage you get out of them

 

Any particular model, and same to Robnik?

 

Ditto with Coopers. I'm on my third set, great tires, mileage, wearability (245/75R/16) Discoverer/AT. Walmart carries these for around $125 ea.

 

Toyo M-55

 

it all depends on what you plan on doing hauling, or crawling with your truck or if it's just gonna be a mall crawler then you could go with like a normal tread for the tire, that is all gonna be on the lifestyle. The truck is going to have

 

There are some disadvantages to E rated tires but they seem to be working for you. If you do a lot of off-road, or even unimproved road driving they are probably a good choice. I'm tempted to say, "If it ain't broke....."

Like you I had a contact that could get me a good deal on a set of LT265/75/16 Pirelli tires, but only in an E rating. I used them for several years until I wore them out. Yes they rode a little stiff, and the added weight did make a difference in acceleration. But it was manageable, and there was no difference in fuel mileage.

I hate to call anything BEST. But this is what is currently on my Tacoma in a P265/75/16.

Goodyear Wrangler UltraTerrain AT | Discount Tire

Only sold at Discount Tire and the most aggressive non-LT rated tire I've found. I've had them about 2 1/2 years and they have worked well for me

 

Might be worth reading some of the previous tire discussions: https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/wheels-tires.15/

 

i always buy BFG all terrains for no other reason than i like the looks of them the best. i also like the stiffer sidewall 10 ply and my truck is a reg cab. i just put new wheels (FN Pro) and some 275/70r17 on and it looks great to me.

 

Why not just try running P-rated highway/AT tires and see if they survive? The ride will be comfortable and quiet.

Modern life has become way too much about SHTF/always get the over the top version of X thing.

 

I usually try to stay out of tire threads and oil threads but as an exception I’m jumping into this one. I speak from experience on these tires as I’ve had 2 sets on my current Taco and a set on my Tundra. I’ll give a very brief review based on 150,000+ miles I’ve driven on them. They are Hercules Terra Trac AT2’s manufactured by Cooper tire company. Over the years I’ve had a dozen different AT tires on my vehicles but I like these the best for what I do.
Highway - excellent traction and handling. Very very quiet for AT’s. Wet highway - good traction, they have extra siping and do a great job of channeling the water out. Even in heavy rain. Absolutely no hydroplaning up to 70 mph. (I can’t say the same for some other well known brands I’ve had)
Snow - not a real lot of travel over snowy roads but I have driven in snow in the California sierras, Nevada, Utah, and Montana and experienced no problems, good traction.
Off Road - I do a lot of hunting, fishing, camping and drive into some remote areas. Mostly forest and logging roads dirt, gravel rutted, rocky, rough roads. The truck and tires have always gotten me into and back out. Never any problems.
Mud - like all AT’s they ain’t mudders but they did pretty good. Most of my experience with them in mud is driving down fairly hard packed muddy dirt roads going duck hunting. They seem to clear the mud pretty darn good. Never got stuck but I didn’t take them in gumbo. If you want to play in mud get mudders (Hercules Terra Trac comes in mud tires too).
I personally have no negatives with these tires. They come with a 60,000 mile tread wear warranty and cost less than many of the other popular brands. My next set of tires will be another set of Terra Trac AT2’s.

 

Sprig pretty much nailed it on the driving I do. Mostly hwy miles, but on any given day I am on hard pack trails with sharps rocks, muddy ass roads with a lot of slip, and snow up to my knees. Also winters in Montana can be -30f with winds at 60mph, so I am all over the place on terrain. I have always put a lot of faith in Toyota's traction control system, so I don't need a full mud, but having the wider lugs on the sides like the Duratrax defiantly help with clearing the crap out of the tires.

 

I usually stay away from P rated tires for what I drive on. I agree on the comfort and quiet, but I don't want to be changing a tire going up to the lakes or in the slop.

 

You and I have a lot of the same driving in common, you put it very well. I got a quote for the tires I have now and at $300.00 a pop, I do want options and they do make a 6ply, but the cost wasn't that much of a difference. I appreciate the in depth info Sprig

 

I put on Falken Wildpeak, AT3Ws last Fall and they have been great. I'm running the same size as you in a standard P-metric weight. They've been fantastic and ride better than my Michelins, and that's saying something.
They are excellent in the snow and handle everything I can throw at them.
With that said, and I'm not a heavy 10 ply fan, if I lived out west where I encountered a lot of rocky situations, I'd probably stick with the E-rated tire. I've already had a screw in one of them and when I wiggled it around by hand, it moved enough that I didn't think it made it all the way through the tire. It did.
The carcass on these seem a little lighter than what you might want, but the ride and tread performance are better than I'd hoped for.

 

A run down of tires I’ve used:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/are-285s-worth-it.577406/page-7#post-28350484

 

That's a nice thread, thanks