GT Radial Adventuro ATX Review

So my Falken Wlidpeak tires have treated me very well. I got over 50k out of the 265/75/16 116T tires. They were all around the best AT tire I've ever ran.... Check out my account of them here:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/falken-wildpeak-at3w-116t-265-75-16-50-000-mile-review.780063/

So why the heck wouldn't I just get another set? Aside from looking super aggressive, being quiet on the road, getting me through the snow, having a relatively light weight, providing reasonable MPG, handling my mild off-road excursions, and providing grip in any situation; the price went from $525 when I bought them to around $800 now. I could just throw on some highway tires and call it a day since I have 4wd and most of my miles are on road, but I don't wanna get in that one situation where my tires are the issue .. my truck is like a swiss army knife....I'd rather have an aggressive SL AT tire. So, I started searching for an semi aggressive sidewall AT tire that came in SL, had descent road manners, a good tread life warranty, was light weight, and that didn't break the bank.....

After a month or so of searching I found a labor day sale on these:
The new GT Radial Adventuro ATX all-terrain tire provides pickup truck and SUV owners with aggressive looks and balanced on and off-road performance. With a Three-Peak Mountain Snowflake (3PMS) rating, the ATX also delivers improved performance in winter conditions.

They appear to be made in the good ol US of A:
Several of the line’s most popular sizes are made in the USA at the company’s plant in Richburg, South Carolina. The “3PMS” rated tire is backed by a 50,000-mile limited tread wear warranty (P-metric sizes only) and a 30 Day Test Drive satisfaction guarantee for consumers.

Price for 4 delivered to my door $493.63... that's in my budget and about $200-$300 less than any other set of AT tires I researched (dynapro at2, geolander g015, open country, rubitrek, Wlidpeak, etc....)

Here's the specs:
GT Radial Adventuro ATX
Size: P265/75R16 114T
UTQG: 520 A B
Max Load: 2601 lb
Max Pressure: 44psi
Tread depth: 13/32
Diameter: 31.9"
Section width: 10.6"
Weight: 37.1 lb
Warranty: 50k
3PMS: Yes

I will post back here once I get them and throughout various intervals of the tires lifecycle. I'm not in a terrible rush to get them on just as long as they are mounted before our first snow.

Time will tell of these are a blessing or a bust..

 

It's a good price, they remind me of the Nokian all terrains. Very susceptible to abnormal tread wear over time due to the design (in my opinion) so just stick to cross rotations and you'll be golden.

Definitely keep us up to date.

 

Let’s see how well they balance…..keep us posted.

 

My wildpeaks didn't balance out well first try.... they also had developed a wobble at 20k that had to be corrected. Hopefully these just balance first go... They are pretty lightweight, so that might actually cause some problems. Every C or E load tire I've had never had a balancing problem...

I'll be keeping accounts of any issues here for sure .. that way folks know

 

I didn’t buy Wildpeaks because of all the vibration complaints. I like the look of the GT ….. and the guy at Walmart said they’re better than the Goodyears (for whatever that’s worth). Good luck!

 

I've never had these tires but I've put GT Radial tires on cars and trucks and they've all been decent. A tire that doesn't warrant a warning is a good tire in my book.

 

This evening I got home from work and these were in front of my garage. Here's some observations

SIDEWALL APPEARANCE
My initial impression was that these tires are much more aggressive looking in person than they appeared to be online. The sidewall lugs aren't quite as thick as the wildpeak AT3W, but they definitely have a beefy sidewall tread that makes the tire seem wider. They standoff from the tire more than pictures can do justice. The lettering is raised as well, again not as much as my Wildpeaks.


WEIGHT
I'm kind of a weight weenie when it comes to tires both on my truck and on my BMX bike.. unsprung weight is a real factor when your talking about MPGs and daily drivers. Low rotational weight helps me ride my BMX for longer periods of time without getting as tired. I invested in lightweight wheels and one of my main research criteria was weight... the Wildpeaks were an aggressive SL tire that weighed in at 44 lbs which was about 6lbs lighter than most E Load meats. Obviously 44 lbs or less was the goal here....they say 37.1 , but I kinda thought that was low given the tread size and the sidewall lugs ... 38.4 still ain't a bad number...


TREAD
I'm no expert when it comes to tread, but these tires look to have some pretty large water channels so hopefully they are good in the rain and snow. Just looking at the pattern and spacing (which looks somewhat odd to me) leads me to believe that these are overall going to be louder than the Wildpeaks were...time will tell. The Falkens didn't really get louder until about 40k. I have a feeling these aren't going to be quite as quiet.



MADE IN USA
As a kid I recall a lot of American made products being complete garbage. Made in USA didn't necessarily mean it was good...these days most American made products are quality items, but you pay more for em.... as I get older, I find myself actually caring if something is made in the USA... hopefully the $493.63 price tag isn't an indicator of a crappy cheaply made American product.. it was a factor in my decision to get these tires.


SIZE MATTERS
Now I could save some serious MPG by just rolling the 245 highway tires, but my truck is getting used as an off-road vehicle more often lately.. its a few years old and its been rear ended so the "new vehicle" honeymoon is over..I don't wanna find myself in a situation where my tires are the reason I'm stuck. Plus 265/75/16 just seem to fit this size truck perfect. Since this is my DD and my off-road excursions this far don't warrant E Load tires... I stuck with SL for noise reduction, weight, comfort, etc ..



LOAD RATING
This one speaks for itself... I most likely won't be testing these limits..SL for me to keep the weight down.


TBD
Treadwear and Traction are only numbers until you put them to the test in the real world.. that being said, my Wildpeaks are still doing ok at 52k.... I really don't expect these to last as long, but I'm optimistic I can squeeze 45k out of them..but like I said..... time will tell....
After 52k the Wildpeaks are somewhat splashy in the rain, I'd imagine they are about the same in the snow .. I'm going to Lake Placid in January which is why I'm getting new tires now ... the 3PMS rating doesn't mean squat until I test these out in about 5 months.



More to follow. Once I trip over these a couple times I'll go ahead and get them mounted.

 

So today I finally got around to biting the bullet, spending the $100 it cost to bring these to my local tire shop and get them mounted and balanced.

I was initially concerned about balancing as I know my Wildpeaks didn't balance out first go, but these tires came with markings for both heavy and light spots as well as a valve stem marking. The tech said they balanced out just fine and one wheel actually didn't need any weights at all.

I drive about 100 miles a day so I'll reserve any comments until I get a week or so of driving under these.

Initial Impression (Aesthetic):
Now I came from Falken Wildpeak 116t 265/75/16. For those who aren't familiar they are arguably the most aggressive looking AT tire available in SL. My aesthetic comparison will be between these GT Radials and the Wildpeak.

Although the GT Radial physically measures a tad bit wider (sidewall to sidewall) than the Wildpeaks, The tread pattern that meets the ground measures about 1/2" narrower. The outer tread blocks are small in comparison to a wildpeak/KO2 these 2 factors make these ATX tires look pretty skinny compared to other beefy 265 AT tires..... I have plenty of negative offset, so this isn't a big deal, but they look a tad underwhelming.. park next to someone else with 265sand it becomes apparent.



The sidewall on these tires is fairly aggressive looking especially for a SL AT, however, IMO, the Wildpeaks win in this category as well.


The real test isn't how these things look, it's how they act... At almost 6lbs lighter than the Wildpeaks, looks aren't everything.I probably won't be off road much until next spring/summer, but I'll get plenty of pavement miles in.

Right now I'm going with 38psi front and 37psi rear... That's what I used on my Wildpeaks... I'll probably play around with pressures until I find a sweet spot between MPG/noise/ride quality.


More to follow shortly.......

 

Seems like a decent tire especially for the price. Those are light for the size you probably dropped about 6-7lbs per corner over the falkens. That should be a noticeable difference with the 2.7. Curious on a long term review once you log some miles.

 

We will see.... The tire guy saw em and was like "your gonna be disappointed with these"... But he also seemed to be trying to sell me a set of Nokians. He also said he hasn't really had any experience with the GT Radial ATX.... His experience is with the GT Radial AT3.... So we will see.

In my experience it's going to be hard for these to measure up to the past 55k I put on my Falkens... They were really good tires.

My price point was $525 or less tho....so another set of Wildpeaks was not in the cards.... everything is just so damn expensive.

 

curious to see how these turn out, wheels/tires may be in the cards for me after xmas

 

Now that I've driven a few hundred miles I can give my initial impressions.

1. They balanced just fine first go and everything tracks straight

2. They seem to "roll fast"

3. Looks like I'm up about one MPG (probably because they "roll fast")

4. Even though they are smidge wider (sidewall to sidewall) than my Wildpeaks and KO2s, the actual tread that touches the road is about 1/2" narrower....this is what really makes em look a bit skinny (like pizza cutters), but thats probably why they seem to "roll fast". It's not terribly noticable until you park next to someone else who also has 265s.
My son has 265 Wildpeaks and my father in law has 265 KO2s (both on Tacomas). This week they were both parked next to me in my driveway at one point and looking from the front/rear and comparing that 1/2" of tread makes a big difference aesthetically...it's like the treads are skinny and the sidewalks balloon out vs. the stocky and blocky tread on the wildpeak/ko2.

5. My Wildpeaks would occasionally rub the driver's side front bumper in reverse at 3/4 lock... These tires don't due to being narrower. I have -25 mm offset, so in this instance that 1/2" less of tread is actually doing me a favor and eliminating that slight scrub radius rubbing that would annoy me.

6. They are a bit louder than my Wildpeaks were at first (I expected this just looking at the pattern). Not bad.....just not not like a highway radials. We'll see if I regret these at 20k... When most AT tires start to get louder

7. They're a tad stiffer than my Wildpeaks were when new, but that's subjective since my suspension has 55k. Again .. at 20k I hope these aren't bone jarring when hitting potholes

So far this is about what I expected. I can't comment on anything else at this point. I'll be periodically updating here throughout the life of these treads.

 

See #6 on initial impressions... When I got these and took a look at the tread pattern I had a feeling they were going to generate more noise than the Wildpeaks I had. The grooves are quite wide.

They aren't terrible, but they are brand new. Which leads me to believe the noise will only increase. The noise level is about the same as my worn out Wildpeaks, so that's a let down. I've certainly had some c and e load tires that were louder in comparison on my other Tacomas. I was hoping for then to be a bit more quiet....but unfortunately these have a nice hummmmm to them once you get over 40mph..... The good news is that the noise doesn't increase with speed.

I'm a bit worried about wet traction. It rained the other night and I was able to get them to break loose from a dead stop. ....not reassuring, however I'm probably going to play with my tire pressure a bit.

I think 38psi is probably a little high although my mpg is up to 22+, but realistically if that pressure is too much I'll gain mpg and loose traction....so more to follow.....I'm reserving judgement until i get more miles and find an ideal pressure

 

What size? Same ? 265/75/16 SL114T?

 

Thanks for posting where they were made.

 

It's strange because mine were made in the USA


Wonder if different sizes are made in different places?

 

Finally got around to doing the chalk test this morning.

Cold up front 35psi
Cold in the rear 32psi

I'm not confident this will help with road noise.. these tires are just a bit loud and that's that.

This probably won't help with my MPG either.

Hopefully it extends my tread life and helps with the wet traction. More to follow in time.

 

8000 mile real world review:

I've had these for roughly 8000 miles and I just rotated for the first time about 1000 miles ago.... Here goes.

Road noise:
I'm not particularly impressed with the hum these tires produced from new, I'm used to it now, but they are a bit louder than I anticipated for a SL AT tire

Dry handling:
No complaints with any type of highway and/or dry road handling. The tires roll true and feel planted

Wet handling:
I've certainly got my concerns with the wet handling of these tires, but oddly enough the traction has gotten better after this first 8k and also adding a little tire pressure.
1. From a dead stop on wet asphalt, you step on the gas.... The tires spin. Lately this has gotten better, but I didn't have this issue with my last set of tires until they were toast.
2. Hydroplane situations are solid and the truck feels stable
3. Wet cornering on asphalt is sure footed and stable... No concerns about washing out, even under acceleration.

My only beef is when I'm under moderate acceleration from a stop, not sure why these tires want to spin, but for the first 5k or so miles it didn't instill a lot of confidence. Like I said lately they have been better since I put a couple more PSI in the rears.

Snow:
We did get some snow this year so I was out and about in it a couple times. It was nothing major and I take it slow. I can't give a real good review because I wasn't driving in anything that really tested these... It handled the unplowed roads just fine, however I use 4x4 and take it slow in the snow. No complaints, no slipping, no sliding, and no accidents....so far so good

Ice:
With the snow comes ice, but I'd have to say our freeze/thaw cycles weren't bad this year either. If I did encounter black ice I didn't lose control. I don't really think anything but a studded tire can really compete with ice anyway.

Mud/Sand/Rock:
Haven't been off the beaten path yet... As the weather breaks and my wife and I hit our kayak spots I'll encounter more off road type terrain...more to follow

Treadwear:
It's still too soon to tell... So far everything seems to be wearing even and normal after checking when I rotated my tires.

MPG:
I had high hopes that the lightweight SL tires (5lbs lighter per corner than my last set of tires) would save me some MPG. These certainly roll fast and although the contact patch is about 1/2" narrower than my last set of treads, I'm still only saving about .5 MPG.... Maybe it'll be more noticable in the summer.

Durability:
I wound up getting a nail in one tire a month ago near the sidewall. I waited til the weather warmed up mainly because I t was leaking slowly and I knew the tire shop wasn't going to fix it due to location. I plugged the tire a couple weeks ago and it's been fine. The nail was just an unfortunate event.... If I start picking up more flats and leaks as time goes by I'll chalk it up to the tread patern being too spaced out.

 

Any more updates/opinions on these tires? Would be much appreciated as I consider them to purchase at the end of the year. Thanks for the good info so far!

 

20000 Mile Update:
I've had these for roughly 20000 miles. I just cross rotated for the first time about 1000 miles ago.... Here goes.

Road noise:
Typical AT tire. At a mere 20k miles and they are getting annoyingly loud. Remind me of load C or E tires.

Dry handling:
No complaints with any type of highway and/or dry road handling thus far.

Wet handling:
I was hoping these tires broke in and the wet handling got better. I've played with tire pressures (they're a bit better on lower PSI), but no matter what these things just suck on the wet. I have to be conscious of how much gas I have in the tank... Anytime it's wet out I wind up getting a full tank of gas to help weigh down the back more .... Noone should even have to think of that due to crap tires.

Coming off a stop and giving it a little gas on a wet road sometimes results in the rear wheels spinning and the traction control light taking over the gas. This has been an issue from the beginning and it's really not getting any better.. I don't come off the line fast or drive this turd like a Corvette... These tires simply missed the mark on wet traction..

I have NEVER experienced an issue with them slipping around a turn on or off the gas which is good, but since they suck so bad off the line I'm always leary about gassing it on an offramp in wet conditions. I don't want to end up in a ditch or kissing the guardrail because they decided to break loose.

Snow:
No updates since my last report. We get less and less snow on NJ over the past 10 years.

Ice:
No updates.

Mud/Sand/Rock:
I wasn't off-road as much as last summer, but I did have an opportunity to test these out in some deep sand. I didn't even need to air down or go into 4-LOW.. they did fine... I never got stuck or felt any slippage
I have been hauling a lot of tree brush to the local recycling center in my township and in the back they have some muddy pits... Nothing gnarly or extreme, no 4wd necessary, but still I was able to get through the pit once a week for a couple months with no slippage or issues. The large tread gaps allow the tires to shed the mud well without getting a lot of it all over my black paint... Rooster tails were kept at a minimum.
I haven't had this up to the mountains this summer so no update on rocky terrain. I've walked these over my fair share of curbs with no issues.

Treadwear:
I just rotated recently and did my first cross rotation to see if it helped with road noise... Everything seems to be wearing fine, due to the crappy wet traction and the fact that I've been driving a lot more lately I'll probably dump these at around 40k anyway.

MPG:
Not bad.. currently they have remained consistent at about 21-22 mpg.

Durability:
No complaints on anything except for the luck of the draw. I wound up getting a nail in one tire a while ago near the sidewall... Plugged it and it's been good up front and out back. I just had another flat this Friday... Same situation... Nail in between the tread. This time it was in the middle and I plugged that up too... It's holding air fine. I feel like the large gaps between tread invite a lot of road noise as well as a lot of road hazards.

At this point I wish I just spent the extra $250-300 and grabbed a set of rubitreks or wildpeaks. The wet traction is really a deal breaker for me... I feel like I might feel totally different about these tires if I had any confidence on wet asphalt.