Mister Willie

My ride is stock height and has the normal 235/75R15 on there. Right now I got the Yokohama Geolandars on there, anyone seen or like/disliked these tires?

Those with stock rides, what are you using?

craw4x4

i am running with the stock suspension, on 265/75 16's which i think are about 32 x 10.5 :monkey:

MMA_Alex

I know some ford explorer people who weren't big fans of the geolanders, but other than that I have no experience with em

X-AWDriver

I had a set of the Geolandar AT+IIs on my '97 and I liked them and they were grippy on dry pavement but it was a trade off in a little faster wear but they also do come with a mileage warranty of 50k. In wet weather and off road they were a solid tire but my Nittos are better as DD tire due to them being able to resist wear with hard driving than the Yoks.

The Yoks are hard to beat in the price department and have the pro rated mileage warranty is nice if you're hard on tires.

Mister Willie

ive seen alot of people claim their Geos didn't last as long as promised, and others claim they lasted longer than promised. from what I've seen, they sling mud pretty well, and are pretty grippy too, really kind of soft rubber though.

Asha'man

I'm probably going to get the Geolandars when I save up enough $$$. My TrXus MT's are nearly bald, so I gotta have something for the bad snow in January or so. My buddy has the Yokos on his Durango and likes them a lot, and I've seen a lot of good press on them around here, so I'm not worried about getting them.

Mister Willie

I went to discount for mine. for a set of 4 with the damage replacement deal and everything ran me 450 dollars. It was going to be closer to almost 600 but I talked the guy down by telling him I had bought tires there before and I thought he was going to give me more than like 2 cents for the tires i had on there currently, considering they were discount's tires. Anyways, It never hurts to haggle for a bargain.

rezrunner92

Firestone Wilderness XT

I can hear everyone gasping, I got them free from the Ford dealer SEVERAL years ago and they are just fine. They will be dry rotted before the tread is close to wearing out. The problem wasn't with the tires it was the HORRIBLY engineered Explorer.

MMA_Alex

actually it was with the tires combined with bad driving by idiot soccer moms. There were serious quality issues with some of the wilderness at tires made at certain firestone plants, and when the soccer moms would hear the tire blowing out they'd jerk the wheel. Car and Driver did a simulated roll over test on explorers with blowouts, and the only way to roll it at a reasonable speed during a blowout was to jerk the wheel.

rezrunner92

Actually it was the salesman telling the customers to slightly deflate the tires to make them "ride better". Soccer moms didn't realize they were driving trucks.

At the lower air pressures the tread tends to seperate because of the added tension to the sidewall to tread connecting point. Yes there were, as there will always be, manufacturing problems at some plants but, if I remember correctly, no other vehicles equipped with these tires had any significant rollover risk over statistics.

Now that you mention it the time I saw the 4Runner roll over on Twenty Twenty, the wife was driving.... hmmmmmmmmm.

HAVOC

stock truck: 1989 4X4, std cab, std bed, no suspension or body lift.
tires: 31X10.50 15 BF Goodrich Mud Terrains.

MMA_Alex

NHTSA stated in their report that it was faulty tires, and upon further testing that explorers were no more likley to roll than other vehicles, those are the facts

trythis

try tirerack.com, lots of tire reviews

HAVOC

I think the tires on the Fords blew because of too low air pressure, and faulty tires. You can't run 26 LBS (or whatever it is) in an Explorer.

Now I have to deal with TPW/MS (tire pressure warning/monitoring system) on all the new cars. Now if customers would check the air in their tires...

Paul H.

Are yours AT's or H/L's? I have the H/L on my Tacoma and really like the wet traction. no experience with these off pavement. By the way, stock were 225/75R15.

Mister Willie

I got the Geolandar AT+II's http://www.discounttire.com/product/...yokvl2.ang.jpg

sdstud212001

Good choice, sorry I didn't chime in earlier but I was away. I am running stock spec tires on my 87 runner. They are Geolander A/T-II, My father in law had them put on before he sold me the rig and I love those tires. I have been in some serious sand, in 29 Palms, CA, where other people get stuck I just roll on through. I think they are an outstanding tire. They last FOREVER or at least it seems like they do when you want to go to a bigger tire. You'll have plenty of fun with these.

Mister Willie

I'm glad someone else likes the Geo AT+II's as much as I do.

I havent had a chance to really see them perform like I'd like to, we are lacking snow here in SF this year so far, also my truck has had problems with the IFS recently, which I've been trying to fix.