GOODYEAR WRANGLER TRAILRUNNER - Anyone Have Them?

Just looking for some input on Wrangler Trailrunners, I'll be getting new tires soon and am weighing all options. Looking for a decent AT tire thats good in snow, no serious off roading planned but I like to have that capability.

Also looking at the below:
BFG AT KO2
General Grabber AT2
Dick Cepek Fun Country
Dick Cepek Extreme Country (probably too aggressive but they are decently priced)

 

I just put on a set of Goodyear trailrunners. Of course I don't have much input yet. They have only been on a week. I know I needed new tires before the snow comes here in northern MN. My factory BFG were the worst tire I ever had on a vehicle for snow. I wasn't going through another winter with them. I did a lot of research on many sites and went back and forth on a couple brands. I almost got the BFG ko2 but decided they were to heavy. Didn't want to lose MPG. I almost got the Cooper AT but didn't like the look. I know the Goodyear Trailrunners are fairly new and hard to find any comment on them but I like the tread design and the look of the tire. I wanted a some what aggressive looking tire, very happy how they look on my truck once installed. After this first week my first impressions are. Very quite for a AT tire. Grip excellent (but they should their new lol). Cornering seems very good. I have not been in rain yet and no snow yet. I'm going to post my comments again on the tire once the snow starts flying.
On a side note I've always wanted a Tacoma finally got my 2012 off road about a year ago and love it. My only complaint is maybe a few more bells and whistles for what we pay for these trucks. Automatic headlights at dusk, doors that lock after entry, brighter interior dome lights. I know, maybe picky things but I was used to having in my other vehicles. Also really like this forum. It's great to hear comments about our Tacos. Thanks

 

Finally! Someone who has a set of Trailrunners! I ordered a 2017 Tacoma TRD Sport in Inferno this week. Factory, they come with 265/65r17 Toyo Open Country A30 tires. I believe the tires on my Honda Accord are just as tough looking. When the truck arrives in 4-6 weeks, I am going to have the dealer swap out the tires for a more aggressive and 1" larger 265/70r17 tire. I am wanting a more aggressive tire with some sidewall "tread", but I don't want to hurt MPG. I have been thinking of these Trailrunners because they are very similar to the Wrangler Adventure with Kevlar tires that come standard on the TRD Off Road versions, boasting the same MPG as the sports. I have been searching all week for information on these tires and cannot find anything. Please keep the forum updated. What are your thoughts. MPG results. Pictures Please!

 

Got the OK from the wife to get new tires and wheels in the near future, will definitely be going with either these or the Hankook Dynapros, I haven't had my truck off road in years just need a decent AT tire for snow and the off chance I do go off road. The price on either of these can't be beat.

 

I have looked at the Hankooks as well - they are a nice tire and someone at work has them on their high-end Expedition (sort of look out of place on a "luxury" SUV). They look like a substantial off-road tire and they get great on-road reviews. For me, I think it looks a bit too aggressive. My list has been narrowed down to the Goodyear Trailrunner A/T and the BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain T/A (not to be confused with the Rugged Trail which I think are garbage). I am leaning towards the BF at the moment ( http://www.tirebuyer.com/tires/bf-goodrich/rugged-terrain-t-a/p/tv100000306 ) - I got the idea for the BF's from PapaRee on here - they look good on his truck. Some of his pics attached.

 

Here's a update to my post yesterday. Just had the truck out on the highway for a 100 mile quick trip. I was curious about MPG on the new Trailrunners. So this was all highway at about 60 to 70 mph. I got 21mpg. Not much change from the factory BFGs. So I consider it good news because I don't expect much better then 21 mpg with our V6 Tacomas.

 

It's been snowing like crazy all around me for 2 weeks and finely got a little snow here (5 "). So I got to experience my new goodyear trailrunners. My thoughts. Much better then the factory BFG's. Couldn't stop with those factory tires. Best thing about the trailrunners in snow is breaking. I'm getting through the snow much better. I have about 200 lbs of sand bags in the bed and haven't use 4wd yet. Its not a lot of snow but I have a pretty good feeling these tires will be fine for winter use.

 

Any updates on them Trailrunners.. ? How was the winter handling..?
Rain..? On/off road feel?
These are one of the few tires you can get 265/75r16 in C load and it's very lightweight!!

 

I run Trailrunners on my ‘04 Taco, living in South Dakota there is plenty of snow/ice, long stretches of highway and dirt roads.
Love them and they’re also great in town!

I don’t rock crawl, but very rough forest service trails and fire roads can get sketchy and they work great even in light mud.

Different tires have different applications and these might not be specifically the best in any category - but they are truly good all around. You likely wouldn’t be disappointed.

Compared to my last tires (ko2’s 40K miles ago) I like the Trailrunners better for daily driving and long roadtrips.
That said, if you’re going to cover any hard/technical trails with sand or extended bouts of Overlanding off Highway - I’d go with ko2’s)

 

Just had 5 of these Goodyear Wrangler Trailrunner AT installed last week--on my 02 Tacoma XtraCab 4WD TRD, 265/70/16. They replaced some 9 year old BFG Rugged Trail TA that had plenty of tread, but were just too old (I just bought this truck a few weeks ago, 1 owner, garage kept, super clean, old man that didn't do much driving over the past few years).

The truck also has the original springs/shocks, and those will all be replaced later this week. (truck has 100k miles)

INITIAL IMPRESSIONS: drove them 10-15 miles home, on the highway up to 80mph, and the cornering was significantly better. Then a few days later drove them 150 miles, mostly highway, and my impressions of greatly improved cornering was confirmed. No noticeable drone/noise at all. They feel significantly more supple/sticky than the hard, tired, old BFGs.

I chose these tires because I like the Wrangler Duratracs but don't need/want a heavy/stiff LT tire. At just 37 lbs each, these fit the bill nicely. 90% of my driving is road/highway, but the tread on these Trailrunners seems perfect for the off road driving I do here in California. Main areas we'll get off road are Mendocino, Tahoe, Yosemite, and occasionally Lost Coast and Death Valley.

 

Thanks for posting this. I asked about these tires last week and largely got nowhere.

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-come-these-tires-dont-get-more-attention.589314/

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/goodyear-wrangler-ultra-terrain-at.569035/

check these out

 

My pleasure. Seems like they are somewhat newly released models since I also couldn't find a ton of reviews/info when I was shopping the web. I'm very happy with their pavement performance, and they look great on the truck. Gnarly enough to turn heads, but not as gnarly as the Duratracs.

I want to add a bit about my purchase/installation experience. I used Goodyear.com to buy and chose a local installer a couple miles from home. Bought the tires on a Friday for $950 (5 tires, installation/balance/disposal all included), and chose the following Tuesday for my install appointment. I received an email confirmation that said I was good to go, and that someone would contact me within 24 hours if there was any conflict with the appointment time/date I chose. Fast forward to Monday and no one had called or emailed me, so I assume I'm all set. Nope. Made arrangements to be off work Tues for the appointment, but the installer did not have my tires. I called Goodyear.com support multiple times and after some bad noise I finally spoke with someone useful who knocked my price down to $650 and set me up for an appointment the very next day at a different installer 12 miles from home, an actual official big blue/yellow Goodyear facility. I made arrangements to be off work again and showed up to get my tires installed. Nope. They ordered the wrong tires. The manager there admitted his staff were the ones that ordered the wrong tires, but refused to help me out in any way and basically told me it wasn't his problem because I ordered the tires online. I had to make arrangements to be off work for a 3rd day that week, and came back 2 days later (Friday) and finally had them installed. The manager was in a better mood and gave me a decent discount on my alignment, which is handy because it's guaranteed for 3 months, unlimited alignments--and this week I'm installing new shocks/springs so I'll pop back in there and get another alignment afterwards.

TL;DR = be prepared for nightmares while trying to get your tires if you go this route. The discount I received did make things a bit easier to swallow, but doesn't quite add up to 3 days pay.

 

Please keep us informed on how they do off-road. Or in snow.

 

@JNG @2001 4x4

I've now got a few hundred highway miles on them, and maybe 6 miles off-road.

Highway: traction, stability, and cornering are all improved--even in heavy rain. Running them at 26-27 psi (265/70/16) the ride quality is very good. Easily doing 90+ mph without even noticing. No hum/noise.

Off Road: got out on some Big Sur backroads this weekend, and it's a very wet winter here in California. So much so that the 10 mile road I was trying to enjoy was actually closed due to storm damage (locked gate, no way through). So I only did two miles in, two miles back out, then went around to the other end and did 1 mile and 1 mile out after finding another locked gate. What we did drive ranged from damp hardpack to 4"-5" deep mud, and was fairly steep at times. Never had to use 4WD, and the tires only slipped once while climbing through some very sticky "peanut butter" mud. I was nowhere near ever NOT being able to climb. Always under control and cruising along comfortably, although slowly at times due to large wash outs and ruts.

I still haven't been in any snow yet. I'm heading to Death Valley end of March and I'll need to cross the Sierra near Lake Tahoe, so maybe I'll get into some snow out that way (if not sooner). They're getting absolutely DUMPED ON this year. Many many feet of snow. Excellent news for our drought-stricken fire-damaged state.

(this is the damp hardpack, by far the most friendly terrain we encountered back there, but the scene was too good not to capture)

 

@2001 4x4 non-existent. Totally quiet. Mine are 265/70/16 (not the LT version)

 

Thank you for the continued updates. These Trailrunners look like they would be the best compromise between a highway and an offroad tire for me (and likely 99% of other folks as well if they could get over the "non aggressive" looks!). If you have any further updates in the future please post them!

 

UPDATE: went to Hollister Hills SRVA this weekend (off road vehicle park). The tires performed very well off road, but I got one puncture. It was a very tiny slow leak that I just plugged today, but I felt I needed to come back and post here for full disclosure. I drove less than 10 miles off road, and was aired down to 19-20psi from the normal 26psi (road).

I'm trying to take advantage of Goodyear's 30-day guarantee and exchange/upgrade them to load-C Duratracs since I'm going to Death Valley next month and I no longer trust these tires. I realize any tire can be punctured, but I'm disappointed that it happened during the first off road adventure with these brand new tires.

The Trailrunner AT performs great on the road, and they performed admirably in loose/dry dirt (and in light/moderate mud), but I have doubts about the off road dependability when traveling anywhere with sharp rocks, etc.

 

Thanks for the update. A small puncture would not dissuade me from using the tires. Large and or repeated punctures would though.

 

See I am in a different situation. The only thing that I encounter on a regular basis that will puncture tires is black locust thorns. And they WILL puncture ANY tire tread or sidewall.