I need new tires on 16 tacoma sport. Any thoughts to a good all season tire. Thanks

Need new tires on 16 tacoma. Any thoughts to best all season / snow tire. Live in midwest winters

 

Maybe check out the wheels & tires forum, lots of good posts in there.

Edit Just saw this, https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cooper-stt-pro.539214/

 

Stt pro if you want more of an MT. It's siped so good in rain. AT falken wildpeak. I've run both in the northeast and wheeled with both all conditions and great tires

 

If you need a snow capable tire (something with that three-peak mountain snowflake “3PMSF” symbol) and don’t want to run a second set of dedicated winter tires, the it’s worth looking at the Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S....they’re an all-terrain with great winter capability

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cooper-discoverer-at3-4s-review.557727/

 

I just bought Cooper AT3 4S, I usually buy winters and summers but I'm going to try them out this year. (Calgary AB)

Other good all weather choices are the Falken AT3W and the Yokohama G015, all 3 are snow flake rated. Not too aggressive, so its not noisy or hard on fuel. All are considered All Terrains so you can beat them up on gravel/logging roads no issue.

 

3PMSF rating, BFG KO2, or my choice Duratrac.

 

I had Duratracs on my 16 and they kicked out a lot on the wet, let alone ice. I actually ran winter tires because the Duratracs were so loose. I feel like they need a lot of weight to get the best bite.

 

Bf goodrich all terrain ko2s

 

thats cool, I have had zero issues with them but I get that everybody drives a bit different and what not.

 

Nitto Ridge Grapplers

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Not a snow tire.

 

Still performs well in the snow though.

 

Its tough to beat the Falken AT3 Wildpeaks for the price.

 

General Grabbers

 

There are so many factors in tire choices that you really have to narrow your choices down. Just remember that you get what you pay for. Falken and Cooper are on the bottom end of the price point and while they may allow for a few more dollars to remain in your pocket, they do so at a compromise of ride quality and longevity. On the other end of the spectrum you have Michelin and BFG (owned by Michelin). These tires while costing more will last longer (if maintained properly) and give you a smoother quitter ride. Dollars per mile the higher priced tires tend to be a better value, but if you plan on getting rid of your truck in 30,000 miles it may not make as much sense to buy a tire that will last you 60,000 miles.

What you find with the lower cost tires is that the risk of ride quality issues is higher. You will hear of more problems with vibrations and performance issues because in order to keep the price down, they can't have the same quality tolerances and standards. This doesn't mean that you can't get 4 perfectly round Falkens, you can, but you can also end up with 4 tires that would never pass Michelin's QA. Of course there are other advanced technologies that you see in higher priced tires. Think of it like the differences between a Yugo and a Toyota.

 

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Mostly agree with this, but Cooper is certainly not on the cheap end of things....my ST Maxx 255s were slightly MORE expensive than a set of KO2 285s

Totally agree to never cheap out on tires

 

I'm guessing that the higher price for those is because they are pinned for studs and the BFGs are not. Another factor that probably drives the price up that I do like is that they are segment mold tires as opposed to most of the other coopers being clam shell. Clam shell is a cheaper way of making tires which Cooper uses in a lot of their tires. Nice to see they improved their manufacturing process for those tire, but it is also reflected in the price!