New Kumho Venture MTs for the '01
May 8, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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New Kumho Venture MTs for the '01
***Edit - Finally mounted***
Well, the UPS man brought my new shoes for the '01 Runner today. They look great, and I can't wait to get them mounted. I decided to go with the Kumho Road Venture MT's in 265/75/16, and got them for $108 a piece from Tirerack.com. I still had the original Goodyear RT/S on with over 72,000 miles on them. By the looks of it, I think I still had 3/32 or so left on them, but they needed to go.
Stack of goodies:
Tread close-up:
The old RT/S's:
New Kumho Venture MT's
Closer Shot:
Now I need some LIFT!!! Sorry for the filthy truck and tires, but it's been raining nonstop here for a few days, and it looks as though it's going to continue for a few more.
Thanks to everyone on the Yotatech forums for the advice about fitment and Brand choices. What do ya know, the search button does work! I'll get some pics up when I finally get them mounted.
Well, the UPS man brought my new shoes for the '01 Runner today. They look great, and I can't wait to get them mounted. I decided to go with the Kumho Road Venture MT's in 265/75/16, and got them for $108 a piece from Tirerack.com. I still had the original Goodyear RT/S on with over 72,000 miles on them. By the looks of it, I think I still had 3/32 or so left on them, but they needed to go.
Stack of goodies:
Tread close-up:
The old RT/S's:
New Kumho Venture MT's
Closer Shot:
Now I need some LIFT!!! Sorry for the filthy truck and tires, but it's been raining nonstop here for a few days, and it looks as though it's going to continue for a few more.
Thanks to everyone on the Yotatech forums for the advice about fitment and Brand choices. What do ya know, the search button does work! I'll get some pics up when I finally get them mounted.
Last edited by kvanderploeg; May 13, 2006 at 07:33 AM.
to the gas mileage, though. 
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May 9, 2006 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by Localmotion
my gas mileage barely decreased when I had my BFG MTs. I would say a total of 5 miles per tank. Nothing significant 
May 9, 2006 | 08:50 PM
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Not sure what size Matt (local) had prior to his BFG MT's which I bought from him and have now sold but I when from the stock 265/70R16 to the 265/75R16 MT's I had no noticable power or gas milage loss. Now my 285's are another story but still nothing too bad either. No worries about the milage.
May 9, 2006 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ecchamberlin
Not sure what size Matt (local) had prior to his BFG MT's which I bought from him and have now sold but I when from the stock 265/70R16 to the 265/75R16 MT's I had no noticable power or gas milage loss. Now my 285's are another story but still nothing too bad either. No worries about the milage.
I am now running 285s...and i didnt notice too much mpg drop. just a hell of a loss of pwr..LOL
May 13, 2006 | 07:55 AM
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They have been getting rave reviews on tire rack too. I am still considering them, for the price, they look nasty, and most people on tire rack seem to get between 30-50k out of them, which is not at all bad. Keep us posted for sure.
