im not im GWNF, but i would like to go again. we are actually jefferson national forest, they just reopened a trail called potts. Ive never been as its been closed the past year, but its supposed to be pretty nasty, id like to try it.

 

My 285 gets no rubs at all, fully tested out at La Perouse bay. Only rubbing or actually banging was my hard brake line to my SAW nitrogen valve. That sucked big time, I still need to replace that valve as it got bent and stuff have leaked out.

 

One more thing, the 6in Trailmaster lifted runners here all run 33x12.5R16 so that tells me you need at least 6 if not more to clear 35s and run them fully extended. I`m thinking 35s to for my next tires but I don`t want a 3 in body lift, max for me would be the 1.5 in bl.

 

Do you realize I have 35's on 2" suspension and 1" body ???



They clear through the entire cycle.

 

Hey Steve,

Have you had any balancing or other issues yet with these new tires?

Chris

 

No not at all. Power steering cooler keeps the rack nice and cool. The Yokohama 35's ride a million times better than my old 285 MT/R's. They are on the Krust Toy and I drove that thing all weekend. So I am constantly going back and forth from the Goodyears and Yokohamas.

 

Excellent! I'm planning to get me a set for my new set of tires too. After I do my drivetrain lift, relocate my gas tank and rear lower links it will be like I went from 33's to 40's as far as ground clearance goes. I'll gain 1" with the tires, and I'm hoping for 2-3" with the drivetrain lift, gas tank relocation, and lower link updates. I can't wait to get it all done, because there's a lot of tougher trails and obstacles I want to run that I just can't do right now. I'm so glad you found these tires and have made them work on our 3rd gen's! Thanks again!

Chris

 

I thought you were the poster boy for Revo's? I know as well as the next guy that it's fun to keep up with the Schaefer's, but you used to be so gung ho about the revo's

 

Keep in mind I have 5.29 ring and pinion. Don't expect your 4.10's to roll 35's very well.

 

I think he is more concered about the 315 size, Yokohama is one of the few to even make that size. Bridgestone does not make a 315/75/16.

Only Yokohama, Dunlop, Goodyear and BF Goodrich make the 315 size.

BF Goodrich A/T: $175.00
Dunlop A/T: $129.00
Yokohama A/T: $136.00
BF Goodrich Mud: $198.00
Dunlop Mud: $132.00
Goodyear MT/R: $189.00
Yokohama Mud: $162.00

(www.tirerack.com Unmounted, plus install, plus shipping, these are NOT retail prices they are alot higher.)

I really liked the Yokohama A/T's on our land crusier and took ca chance on the 315's for the 4Runner, they ran through Aftershock at the Hammers and Martinez Canyon and I even did Yellow Belly ledge which I never tried with the smaller MT/R's.

It's your money, Yokohamas will never make you cool on the internet though. Lockers, gears and driver skill seem to matter more.

 

Yes, but the Trailmaster equipped 4Runners here are running 16x10 rims with 33s. Really looks good but I`m sure they have a terrible ride and those small struts on the TR kit tend to break, often.

With 3 in. suspension and 1.5 body lift, would that provide enough clearance w/o any major (metal) trimming?

 

I do love the revo's, and if you ask any of the folks that went to the SE4RJ this past weekend, everyone there was very impressed with the revos. But, the problem is that they don't make a 35" Revo, unfortunately. Otherwise, I'd buy the Revo's over anything else for sure. They are a great tire, to say the least!

Chris

 

Correct, I'm swapping in 5.29's and a RD90 at the same time!

Chris

 

That's 100% the case! Someone is going to have to really find a better tire than my revo's to prove to me that a mod tire is better for the kind of wheeling I do. Even in the mud, my tires seem to do better than the MT/R's as was also proven this past weekend in an organized mud pit!First off, I'd never buy another Dunflop tire again. I've had to replace a set, and they are just junk. Plus, I'd never pay more money fora mud tire just to have a more aggressive looking vehicle, worse wet weather traction, and worse traction on the rocks. It just doesn't make sense to me!Yepper! I agree totally! I am 100% function motivated, and about whatever is left over looks motivated! I'd add two more things to that equation, and that's a good spotter, lockers, gears, driver skill, and big balls!

Chris

 

I don't know about "proven" .. you did have two vehicles with MT/Rs go through the pit before you. But yeah those revos did a lot better then I thought they would.

One thing is for sure this is the last set of MT/Rs I will own

 

Don't get me wrong the Goodyear MT/R's served me very well off road. They never let me down and my original set went through Aftershock on the Krust Toy. So they are STILL going strong, 2 trips to Colorado, 2 to Califorina and 1 to New Mexico and all the local wheeling for 2 years.

My grip is mainly the cost. Discount Tire wants 251 per tire on the MT/R. I paid 150 for the Yokos. The prices above are mail order and when you add the shipping and install and mounting and balanceing and the road hazzard, they are not really much of a savings.

The MT/R's did on the other hand ride quite noisey on the road and did have some balanceing issues.

 

I plan on keeping these MT/Rs as street tires till they wear out and then replaces with a nice road friendly AT tire. For off roading I want to get a set of 35". When I regear in a few months, I'm going to put in 4.88s. That should be fine to run 33" AT road tires, and 35" swampers.

 

Yeah, but I did run it in reverse now didn't I?

Chris

 

yeah .. you sure did ... I don't know how your going to get all that mud and water out of your exhaust. But I'll give it up to you.

One day I'm going to learn how to drive like you .

 

Those mud run videos are on the way to Chris to be posted. Shazad and Chris on 35's, the next SE4RJ should be very interesting. You guys thinking about slickrock?