bbarggren

I am SO looking forward to when my current crapola tires wear out. The original owner put on a second set of what I think were the original tires.....some Bridgestone trash tire. The one thing I DO like about them is the smooth ride. Keeping that smooth ride is a bit of a priority as this all-stock 4Runner only goes on occasional off-road adventures, and is primarily a family truckster. It does, however, need to be able to handle real snow in the mountains on a very regular basis. I went sideways at 45mph in march on a snowy Colorado highway in the middle of nowhere......need better grip. My first instinct is to automatically go with the BFG A/T KO's that we already have on the wife's Grand Cherokee. She already has 50K miles on them(in full-time 4wd), and will easily get another 15-20K out of them. BUUUUUUUT......the highway ride on those tires is not that quiet/smooth. Is there another decent SUV tire out there that will do good on snow/light off-roading, but maybe be quiter/smotther???

ALSO.....SIZE! I have a lot of room in the wheel wells, and am considering replacing the original 265/70/16s with 275/70/16s. Any problems with that?

Thanks

jacksonpt

I'm very happy with my Bridgestone Dueler ATs as an all around tire.

bbarggren

Sorry, man.......I think that's the tire I have right now. They ride very smooth, but they slip like banana peels on snow and ice. I need a good all-around truck tire that does VERY well on snow. I could go with a real snow tire, but then I'd have to get summer tires and have them changed every year....don't want that.

bbarggren

Anyone have any experience with the Michelin Cross Terrain???

Kings4Runner

I have the bridgestone Revos and I think they work great in the snow and rain. I know I live in So Cal but I go skiing alot. Actually I was up in colorado last winter(My friend lives in Gypsum). On my last trip in Utah I got cought on Highway 15 during a huge snow dump and people were sliding off everywhere. I kept the runner in 2wd and didn't even wiggle at twice the speed of people having problems. The Revos are a totally different design from the older AT. I recommend you check them out.

rimpainter.com

The Pirelli Scorpions I have right now are worth looking into. For a street tire they are great. For light off-roading, they do really well. They are quiet, and have a really good tread pattern for wet roads. They are competively priced, surprisingly.

Sac State

Try Goodyear Wrangler RT/S. They came standard on my '02 Sport. I thought they handled very well in the rain and snow. Not much lug for mud and off road. But they were very QUIET on the highway. I had 265/70/16.

Bolverk

From My own experience, I would
say that the Yokohama Geolandar A/T II
are great all around. I live in Colorado
and they did really well on the interstate
at 75 this past winter. The tread is pretty
aggressive also so they can handle off road
trails pretty good. They dont really make much
noise, none that Ive noticed atleast.



That pick is when they were on my 88
runner, last month I put them on the 94
runner im driving now.
The size of mine are 31/10.5/15

BeBeBloo

I just changed my tires last october and this past winter we had crazy snow and the tires held up real great. I'm using Toyo Open Country A/T's. Here is the website to it. It looks great, rides great and real quiet too.

duskie

I had Michelin Cross Terrain SUV for 2 years. They glue to the road in the rain & does pretty well when I went skiing during winter. They are a little soft with stock shock, but after I replace with stiffer Bilstein, they match very well.

Michelin Cross Terrain SUV

For offroad, not too good in the mud, but ok with dry pack light off road.

Tacoma Dude

Will the 275s fit? Are you lifted?

I have stock suspension on my Tacoma and with an upgrade from 265/70/16 to 265/75/16 I'm finding that I hear some rubbing whenever I turn all the way to a side or experience a bump when I'm turning, a driveway, for example.

Then again, I went from Bridgestone whatevers to BFG Muds so...

bbarggren

The 275's should be able to fit no problem. The original tires are 265/70/16, which is 10.7 wide x 30.7 tall. The replacement 275/70/16 is 11.0 wide x 31.3 tall. They're only 3/10" wider and 6/10" taller. I'm on stock suspension, and don't see how such a small change in tire size would make them rub.

Tacoma Dude

I didn't think so either but I get rub when my wheel is all the way in either direction.

Jason B

I had the stock RT/S and just replaced them with these:



The RT/S was a nice looking pretty quiet tire, but was horrible in the rain. THey would break loose all the time and hydroplain bigtime. I didn't know how bad there were until I replaced them with the above Bridgetone "HL" tire. They are one of the only few SUV tires that offer a 60k treadwear warranty right now, and are rated the best for rain traction, etc. They also has the "Uni T" in them. It lets different rubber compounds expose as the tire wears down and won't loose grip as it gets older. Tire-rack has them for $106 each right now - They normally sell for $140 a piece in the stores!

I go into much more detail on these tires here with more PICS:

Best all season tire, pics and write-up

These tires will last twice as long as the stock tires, won't slip in the rain, and will cost you about the same $.

AznSky

the 5% change from the 265/70 to the 265/75 is pretty significant. Especially when it comes to rubbing, think how much of a change you have with a 2" lift, so even half an inch counts when it comes to the space between your tires and fenders.

rimpainter.com

What are you doing in MI?

rwmorrisonjr

I have the Bridgestone AT Revos in the stock size and they're great out here in the snow & ice. Went over Loveland Pass with KO's on the truck & I lost control due on the packed snow. Had them replaced with the Revo's & they stick like glue in the snow. Still have a great ride with them as well, especially on I-25 through Denver.

The BFG's I had were 265/75R15 and they didn't rub at all, just a very stiff ride as they were load range "D" which is a bit much for a stock 4Runner.

Ben(Miami)

Jason,

Where are the HL's made? US or Japan? I might consider them if they're made in Japan. US made Bridgestones are usually no more than rebadged Firestones . Thanks.

Regards,
Ben(Miami)
'02 Limited 4X2

Jason B

I have no clue. Consumer resports also gave them TOP marks.

Mr pogo

Tires will be marked on sidewall their country of origin, usually in small letters by the bead. FWIW the Bridgestone MTs I put on last year were made in Japan.