tire decisions

I have 265-70-r16 nitro Terra grabbers on my 2007 prerunner 4 cylinder 2wd. Looking for help, advice, suggestions. I was looking at the wrangler duratracs.

 

Need more info? What are you going to use them for? Wanting something more high end or on the cheaper side?

 

Sorry for the open ended question. Used for 60/40 on/off road. I do pull a 14 foot boat and 8 foot utility trailer as well. My daily drive is short on highway. Trying to stay under $1000 as much as possible. When I go off road it's not light dirt very muddy and fairly deep.

 

Okay so you dont like your Nitto Terra Grapplers? I've heard nothing but good reviews on those tires.

 

I do but they don't have the grip that I have needed. For the issues at hand. Still trying to figure out how to upload a picture

 

Well I just put Cooper AT3's on my 2015 and in the little bit of snow we just had in Mass my car was slipping all over the place even in 4WD. So I don't recommend them

 

Where do they lack grip?

on dry pavement?

wet pavement?

deep snow?

snowy-icy pavement?

off-road in "very muddy and very deep?"

 

Wet pavement and off road and in mud. Icy roads the back end gets very loose. I can't figure out how to upload photos to this thing but you can see the off road pictures in my photos

 

See my General Grabber AT2 posts.
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How is the ride quality? Wear and tear? Higher speed turning? May not have seen it on your posts

 

Pretty much I can't imagine a pre-runner NOT getting stuck taking that line thru that hole no matter WHAT tires you had on it.

You needed to take the conservative extreme-driver-side line there.

That said, if you're driving your truck places like that - a more aggressive MT type tire is appropriate.

Goodyear Wrangler Authority from Walmart at 176 a tire would get you out the door for less than a grand for a set. Might be a good choice even though it's more of an AT tire than MT. But it would be better on icy pavement than an MT.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Goodyear-Wrangler-Authority-Tire-LT265-75R16C/11983160

 

That is the worst I've been through SO far. But still go through some nasty stuff.

 

I've had the duratracs for a while and they have terrible wet traction. My wife won't ride in my truck when it's raining because of how much the ass end slides around.

 

My buddy has the same tires on his tundra and says that the wet pavement traction is nowhere to be found. He went with km2. It hasn't rained since he put them on a couple weeks ago so no feedback.

 

Take a look at the Toyo C/T. I've really liked them on my work truck even though I've only had them for 10K. I just put them on my work truck a few months ago and they are actually rated as a snow tire for year round use. They should fit your needs almost perfectly.

 

So everyone is pretty much in agreement that the duratrac tire gets very loose on wet pavement? I'm up in the air on tires. I really appreciate all the advice so far. Still trying to narrow down to the best tire for my truck. With the versatility of driving that I do.

 

Made the ride very smooth. I got the P-metric vs. the LT so it actually handles well too. Had my first snow experience with them 2 hours ago and they rocked! Wear will be awesome as was my General tires on the BMW.
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No one on TW is ever in complete agreement on anything.

 

That's bullshit Steve

 

Oh, I completely agree.