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Best AT tire for gas mileage & longevity?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by lee1092, Mar 15, 2022.

  1. Mar 20, 2022 at 4:55 PM
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    surfandturf

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    Hows the gas mileage? I just ordered those wheels and the toyos in c load 265/75/16 are in my top 3
     
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    Love my Nokian Rotiiva A/T in 265/70/17. Not happy about where they are made but I'm not about to spend $1k on new ones. I get about 19mpg when I'm driving at 45 to 60 even though I went up a size. 3 peak rated, low rolling resistance, reinforced with a material similar to kevlar, light weight (even with the larger size it's 1 pound more per a tire than the stock Dueler H/Ts), quiet at highway speeds, and relatively affordable (got mine for $140 a tire). In 12k miles I've just barely have worn off the 100% tread wear indicator (cool feature and LOVE it). Would I buy these again: YES! Would I recommend them to a friend: YES and I have!
     
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    I don't have a direct comparison of driving yet. With spring break I have a lot of highway driving since I put them on, not my typical city driving.

    I haven't noticed much difference with similar highway driving though.
     
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    Both options will lower your gas mileage considerably. I run stock size General Grabber AT2s which are pretty much same tread pattern as KO2 without the added weight of the KO2 and my mileage is still quite a bit worse than what the factory Goodyear tires were. In my experience, it's hard to beat Firestone Destination ATs for a decent AT tire that still keeps the mpgs reasonable.
     
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    Only 10K miles on the set, so I can't comment on their longevity yet. They have a 60K treadwear warranty per Cooper Tire's website.
     
  6. Mar 22, 2022 at 2:56 PM
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    Surprised I haven't seen more mention of the Cooper AT3. Sort of aggressive with a light weight.
     
  7. Mar 22, 2022 at 3:35 PM
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    - ICON UCAs, BP51/Kings, SCS wheels, 285s, Leer 100XR canopy. Greenlane aluminum winch bumper, Smittybilt X20 winch. Trying Falken AT3w now, Really like BF KO2s.
    I get 17 or 18 combined with 285 KO2s C load 51 lbs, tough, good weight, great AT tire.
    Recently got 19 mpg avg on 246 mile trip.
    Kamloops, BC to the ferry terminal in Tsawwassen, BC non-stop. Driving over mountains, 4 lane Hwy, some city traffic.
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    I just ordered the mickey Thompson Baja legend exp's . I recently suffered a bit of sidewall damage on my km3's and they are over 2yrs old of dd weekend adventures and yearly road trips . Over 60k miles on em . Not one complaint. Ko2's are on backorder for long time so mickeys it is . They have a 50k mi warranty . So hopefully they wear good . I rotate every 5k miles
     
  9. Mar 22, 2022 at 8:18 PM
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    What y’all think between the coopers, duratracs, and ridge grapplers?
     
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    Thoughts on 285s vs 265s in terms of mileage and performance? (Also aesthetics)

    Going to run eibach lift around 2ish in
     
  11. Mar 22, 2022 at 9:42 PM
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    So I’m stillllll torn for 265/75/(not sure wheel yet) c class

    duratrac, Cooper, wildpeak, ridge grappler (not sure ko2 comes in 265 c load)

    want to go for best tire duration (hopefully 60k at least) and mpg with the most aggressive look possible
     
  12. Mar 22, 2022 at 10:05 PM
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    I had several sets of LT Dueler Revo2 and they were indestructible. 265s were down around 50-51 lbs each. Very quiet, great in highway snow, decent mpgs

    The new Revo 3 has LT285/70/17 at 50 lbs each
     
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