GA Tacoma Owners BS Thread

Any preferences on MT tires for Georgia back woods? Reading through reviews I'm wondering if wet GA clay is closer to Ice/Snow than traditional mud. Any advice on best performing MT for GA clay? Currently running Nitto Ridge Grappler and happy with their on road performance but looking for something a bit more aggressive. Now that my commute is shorter and we have committed to only visiting the office when it is actually useful on road performance is less of a concern.

Size is 285/70/r17

• Toyo Open Country M/T Tires
• Nitto Trail Grappler M/T Tires
• Cooper Evolution M/T
• Cooper STT Pro

 

Put it up, sell it and buy something cheap for a few months. I pushed my Bronco to MY22 so I can get the Sasquatch and 7spd Manual Trans.

Wildpeaks.

 

I would roll with the new Geolanders myself. Check them out

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/yokohama-geolandar-mt-g003.571954/

Several pages about how awesome these tires are...wish I'd have gone with them...sometimes. Other times I'm glad I went with the less aggressive AT. But if I were to go with an MT, the Yoko Geo G003 would be it.

 

I am actually about to order a set of 35s in the geolander. I will be posting back my impressions.

 

I had 35in Cooper STT M/T on my 4runner. I think it was before they made the pro. They were the best M/T tire I ever used. Only can compart to the BFG M/T, Procomp M/T, and MT Baja claw.
They balanced well, good tread life, and worked great off road. For a 35 inch tires on a sas 4runner they road just as smooth as my 99 honda accord haha.
No experience with the pro but based on my experience with its predecessor, I'd be willing to give them a try if I was looking for an M/T tire.
This is what I had.

 

Yes sir they have a cult following. They are a nice tire for the money. Out of all the tires I have had, I never owned these. I have always drunk the cool-aid on trying out the new shit. One day I will get a set of these to see what the hype is about. But it will be after the new Geolanders...have you seen those. Straight up badass man

 

Oh the Geolanders most certainly hold their own in the M/T world. Never heard a bad thing about them. To be honest the Cooper STT's kinda fell into my lap. When I was in CO, a guy in a CJ just bought them and a week later put them on CL b/c he decided he needed 37's so I picked them up off him for $400 and they had less than 100 miles on them.
But if I were getting new ones now, I wouldn't hesitate to get the Geolanders either. They have a stellar reputation behind them.
I'm a fan of this tread pattern.

Did they change the pattern or is this a completely different tire?

 

The Kenda Klevers seem to be getting a lot of hype. I have no personal experience and I think they are more of an aggressive A/T rather than a M/T.

They do come in some attractive skinny sizes though if that’s your thing.

 

Yes. They closed out of their inventory of the predecessor about 6 or 7 years ago. Frame of reference, I was still in my first house in TX when I almost ordered a set for like $75 / tire from tirerack.com

 

Ha, had no idea. Thought people were still buying the original like 3-4 years ago. Guess not. I really need to pay attention more lol.

 

I feel like you pay attention to that sort of thing more than most.

 

Guess I just haven't been looking at M/T tires much in the past 8 years b/c I didn't need new ones on the 4runner and when I sold it and got the Tacoma, my goal was to keep it as street friendly as possible so M/T's never crossed my mind. I do miss the aggressive look of a good M/T tire though. Hmmm, now I'm thinking I need new tires... in an M/T form

 

Put on 295/70r17 geolander g0003 and I have to say, I’m incredibly impressed by how they ride and how quiet they are.

 

This post reminds me...I have some of those flag stickers that I haven't decided if I want to put on my truck, and also that I've been contemplating painting my wheels.

 

I have to get that 3M fender protector off my truck. Makes it look so gross back there

also gonna get that chrome off.

 

My dad has the same color tacoma you have with the same thing going on with his fender thing. I think it's past the point of just being able to peel off now though for him. It looks like it's dry and cracked up which will make it oh so much fun to remove.

 

Mine is the EXACT same way. I’m thinking a heat gun and a TON of patience with a little bit of throwing things will get the job done.

 

I used a 3m eraser wheel to get my pinstripe off my truck so I'm thinking that might be the way to go.

 

I sprayed my flares with Line-X.

Seemed like an easier solution.