97taco4x4

Whats up everyone, I've been a long time visitor but never joined b/c I didn't have a toyota. Last Saturday that all changed though, found a 97 taco x-cab sr5 4x4, has 51K on the odo and the thing is cherry. It came with a shell, bedliner, hitch, both the liner and hitch look brand new, like I said cherry.


Anyways look at going ahead and putting 4 new tires on it since the two rear ones are just about worn out. I tried the search function already and didn't come up with anything. I am looking for something that handles sand and snow and occational mud. During the summer I take weekend trips to NC and drive on the beach and during the winter I am on snow/ice moutain roads at school. Can you guys give me some good options to choose from.

Also looking to put in an Alpine CDA-9830 headunit since it doesn't have a CD player right now. I have heard good things about Alpine and want to see everyone's opinions before I drop the cash on it.

VolcomTacoma

Sounds like you got a good deal. How much did you pick it up for? Tires I would recommend are the BFG AT's. They work great in sand and are a good all around tire. I have a Pioneer deck and was told that they are the best for the money. I think Pioneer/Alpine are the same company, Alpine being their higher priced brand.

Paul H.

Welcome to Yotatech. I like the Bridgestone Dueler AT's although not sure how they handle in mud.

Churnd

They do ok in the mud. I went out in them once, and this was the result:



Almost got stuck, but my finely tuned mud driving skills got me out.

I think they're a pretty good all around tire.

97taco4x4

Well I picked it up for 12K(including all the hidden fees) at a used ford dealer. I know its not the cheapest place but I talked them down from 14,999. They usually go for around 10K but have almost or close to 100K. So for the mileage and how clean it was I would say its worth 1K plus the shell bug deflector and a few other things I would have bought anyways was worth another 300-500. So in my mind they still made around 500, I don't think they would have gone any lower anyways.

I have seen the BF T/As before, infact thats basically the only tire my dad will buy. I have seen the Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs heard they were good in snow and mud, do you think they are too aggressive for sand?

Tacoma Dude

Yeah, I was going to say Dueler too but I don't really know enough about that to recommend.

Would the Duelers be better than BFG A/Ts?

97taco4x4

Anyone else have any experiences with tires?

kford

if you can afford it, get the bf goody t/a ko's. My buddy has the duelers on his jeep grand cherokee and he likes mine better. They look a lot better but perform the same in the mud from what we can tell. But aired down, the t/a's don't seem like they can be beaten. The duelers were just as expensive where i live so i just got the bfg.

kford

Oh yeah...
this is kind of an old topic, there are thousands of debates on yotatech, just search for tires.

rimpainter.com

Another vote for BFG KO's here. I have no experience with Duellers, so I cant say.

cruizin01

I have the MTR's and really like them but I dunno how they do in sand. They do really well on road and of course in the mud.

Nic

I can tell you what NOT to get. Dont buy Dunlops. Dunlops came on my truck when I bought it used. I don't have much good too say about them other than they look pretty good on the truck.

I think many here will agree with me.

Birdman

I vote for the Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revos. I just bought some and am thoroughly impressed with both their on-road and off-road ability. They did pretty damn well in the slippery mud recently at hollister, and they're especially good in the rain. I haven't had them in the snow yet but they're supposed to be great. In addition to this, they are very quiet on the road and handle quite well. I believe they're actually quiter then my Old Michellin LTX ATs even thought the tread is much more aggressive. I bought the E rated version but I think the extra $$$ will be worth it.

4RunnerFever

I really like my Michelins, but will probably get Revo's next.

XtremeOff-Road

Welcome to the board...All the information you need you can find here from these fine people!!

I run the MTR's on my 4Runner, however, they do not have the longetivity I am thinking you would like. I do run the BFG All Terains on my Super Duty (sorry guys) and I love them, they work out great...Very nice traction even when we tow things in the dunes

Mike