High MPG Mild All-Terrain Tires

Hey all, I am looking for a new set of tires for my 2004 Prerunner TRD off road. I want something that can handle dirt/sand roads but also has good highway characteristics (quiet, wet handling, etc.). I am also looking for a tire that won't have too much of an impact over a highway tire on my fuel economy. I recently bought a set of Toyo AT3 tires which have a slight amount of road hum that doesn't really bother me, but I did take a significant hit on my MPG. I am looking at more mild All-Terrain tread tires. My current front runner is the Continental TerrainContact A/T. I am worried however about going through the trouble of changing out the Toyos and not experiencing a significant boost in MPG with those tires though. Any input or advice? Thank you!

 

I am running the continental AT's and love them. They are great on road and also have held up on occasional dirt roads and trails. Gas mileage was not affected at all.

 

MPG and tires is basically about the weight. You want beefy tires it adds weight. Weight kills MPG. You can inflate the tires to 50 PSI but that also has side effects. It’s a Jello salad problem, touch it and the whole thing vibrates.

 

Falken AT3W SL Load rating.

 

I highly doubt you're going to see a "significant" boost in MPGs no matter what tire you get.

Doesn't matter what tire you get, you're driving a 1st gen Tacoma: you're not going to be hypermiling this thing, lol... but I can see why you'd want to minimize the damage.

One option is to just get whatever the new trucks are coming with. Toyota doesn't put those tires on for offroad ability, it's for fleet MPGs. You can probably find a set that's barely used pretty easy.

It's all going to be a compromise. Less weight = less durability. Better traction = worse mpgs.

You'll get a FAR better increase by just pretending you have an egg on your gas pedal and slowing it down 5mph on the highway.

 

Nokian Rotiiva Plus. Great in the wet. Bonus to being a good AT is that they are very good in the snow.