A few tire options..... (1 Viewer)

[sfo1]

I have the Yokohama Geloander A-T/S on my '08 truck and need a replacement set. Forum search seems to like:

• Yokohama Geloander AT/s
• Michelin LTX M/S2
• Michelin LTX A/T2
• BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires
• Bridgestone Dueler A/T REVO 2
• Toyo Open Country AT II

I need a tire for 80% road/city and 20% snow use. I like quiet tires, and I am not an off road guy. Anyone have an opinion on a tire that would be better suited for my use than the A-T/S? They are cheap (relatively speaking too). TIA

 

[FinallyGotOne!]

I am looking forward to upgrading my 570 tires soon, so I am interested in the answers as well. I will tell you without a doubt that the Revo 2s I've had on my 460 are the best tires I have ever had. I ran Revos for 60K+ miles. They were noisy for half that time, but great tires regardless. I replaced them with the Revo 2s which were even better and have had no noise in 40K miles. (And no punctures in 8 years!)

 

[Archtaan]

Id skip the BFG T/A and Toyo Open country's if you want mostly a dedicated highway tire. They are a bit more noisy, but more importantly they are a lot heavier, the Toyo's especially. Toyo's dropped my MPGs by 2 before I switched to Duratracs. Id go with Michelins if I were you.

 

[sfo1]

Bridgestone does not make the Dueler A/T REVO 2s in a stock size (285 /60 R18).

I am looking forward to upgrading my 570 tires soon, so I am interested in the answers as well. I will tell you without a doubt that the Revo 2s I've had on my 460 are the best tires I have ever had. I ran Revos for 60K+ miles. They were noisy for half that time, but great tires regardless. I replaced them with the Revo 2s which were even better and have had no noise in 40K miles. (And no punctures in 8 years!)

 

[sage1]

The Dueler A/T Revo 2 is avail in a 285/65/18.

 

[Markuson]

I have the Yokohama Geloander A-T/S on my '08 truck and need a replacement set. Forum search seems to like:

• Yokohama Geloander AT/s
• Michelin LTX M/S2
• Michelin LTX A/T2
• BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2 tires
• Bridgestone Dueler A/T REVO 2
• Toyo Open Country AT II

I need a tire for 80% road/city and 20% snow use. I like quiet tires, and I am not an off road guy. Anyone have an opinion on a tire that would be better suited for my use than the A-T/S? They are cheap (relatively speaking too). TIA

20% snow? That's a lot of snow.

From that list?
KO2 ride EXTREMELY well on the highway, and are fantastic in snow.
Only other I might try would be the Toyo.

 

[lrowe_csp]

Nitto Terragrappler G2 is also good, I have them on my 100 series and they are smooth and round, no vibrations at 80 mph, which is nice for a large (34") all terrain tire. I have Toyo OC AT2's on my 80 series- 34"s, butter smooth, strong carcass/shoulders and a great tire but as stated earlier, heavy. I have not tried the new TA KO2 yet, but I keep hearing good things about them and they can be had with the alpine snowflake rating.

 

[Rigger]

I got Cooper Discoverers. No complaints so far.

 

[Rando Kuruza]

I'll tell you about the 2 tires I have experience in... I live in Salt Lake City and live and work by the base of the mountains.

I have Ko2 on my land cruiser. They win in the looks department, but are a heavy tire I think 62lbs. They ride quiet for an At tire but still louder than a highway tire, you will take a hit on the mpg, and ride quality, but this is the best tire I have ever had in the snow period! Even better than the blizzaks I use to run on my car.

I have the defender LTX ( ms2 replacement ) on my Gx460 very pedestrian looking, the ride is 100% better on road, it is quieter, smoother and I get increased gas mileage with the low rolling resistance tire, in the snow I am very confident!!! With the KO2 though I almost feel unstoppable.



Hopefully this helps

 

[jkilcullen]

get the KO2's and don't look back, my 275/70/18's fit great and kick ass in snow. I'm used to running M/Ts and these are silent in my opinion but others have said they hear the difference between them and a highway tire. LT275/70R18, All-Terrain T/A KO2

 

[sfo1]

I Id go with Michelins if I were you.

I looked on the Michelin website at the LTX line; the M/S2, and MS look to have solid tread patterns and the A/T2 looks more like "all weather light." Anyone have Michelin experience? Price is a lot higher than most other brands.

20% snow? That's a lot of snow.

It is. Over-stated. Probably 10% at best.

 

[Markuson]

I looked on the Michelin website at the LTX line; the M/S2, and MS look to have solid tread patterns and the A/T2 looks more like "all weather light." Anyone have Michelin experience? Price is a lot higher than most other brands.



It is. Over-stated. Probably 10% at best.

I hear ya, but to me...the chances of dying in snow due to loss of control have got to be at least 10x greater than without snow...so I'd be looking for snow performance first...unless you run two sets of wheels/tires.

 

[M1911]

I looked on the Michelin website at the LTX line; the M/S2, and MS look to have solid tread patterns and the A/T2 looks more like "all weather light." Anyone have Michelin experience? Price is a lot higher than most other brands.

It is. Over-stated. Probably 10% at best.

I ran Michelins on my recently sold '03 4Runner. I ditched the OEM Dunlops (those were horrid tires) and replaced them with Michelin CrossTerrains. When the CrossTerrains wore out, I replaced them with Michelin MS/2s.

The Michelins were my highway tires. They were quiet on the highway and comfortable. They were not all terrain tires. They did fine on the beach. They were not what you want if you are doing serious offroad driving.

I can't really comment on how they did in the snow, as I ran Nokian snow tires in the winter. My general experience is that all season tires suck in snow. I live near Boston. I switch both cars over to snow tires in the winter. 4WD helps you go in the snow, but it doesn't help you turn or stop.

I haven't put snow tires on my new-to-me Landcruiser. It has brand new all seasons (can't remember which manufacturer). I'm not impressed with their performance in snow, but I haven't found a decent set of wheels yet and I believe that my old 4Runner wheels won't fit.

 

[alfredman22]

Running Pirelli Scorpion Verde's on my LX570. If you are NOT looking for an AT tire, and do NOT want to run a dedicated set of Snow Tires I would give them a lot of thought. I have been overly impressed with road manners both in summer and winter. I live in upstate NY and LOTS of lake effect snow.

 

[duke01]

Had the Michelin LTX M/S2. The traction was really good but as the miles began to pile up they came really noisy.

 

[linuxgod]

I am looking forward to upgrading my 570 tires soon, so I am interested in the answers as well. I will tell you without a doubt that the Revo 2s I've had on my 460 are the best tires I have ever had. I ran Revos for 60K+ miles. They were noisy for half that time, but great tires regardless. I replaced them with the Revo 2s which were even better and have had no noise in 40K miles. (And no punctures in 8 years!)

+1

I put two sets on my 3rd gen 4Runner. They lasted about 45k miles before I didn't feel comfortable with the tread left for snow. I took about a 5% hit on MPG but they had phenomenal traction vs the stock Goodyear's. I used to run them in mostly light snow when I lived in Virginia, but they got me up the side of a mountain with some tight and steep switchbacks with 9-10" of snow on the ground. I did find they got noisier as they aged, but I used to drive on a lot of gravel washboard roads so I attributed the roads to the cupping that the tires would experience.

FWIW I do mostly city driving now but with lots of snow in/near Chicago I will buy the AT Revo's again when my current tires are done.

 

[M1911]

Had the Michelin LTX M/S2. The traction was really good but as the miles began to pile up they came really noisy.

I didn't have any noise problems from mine. I rotated them regularly which seems to help reduce noise.

 

[Harry Flashman]

Goodyear ATA Kevlar for me. Highway, snow, offroad, you name it. Not cheap. Snowflake symbol. Only tire with kevlar. Quiet on highway.
285/65R18 has been perfect.

 

[sfo1]

EDIT: Firestone says they don't make these in LC stock size. So much for local WW guy (I told him stock size).

Any love for the Firestone Destination LE2? Local Wheel Works guy has big promo. Says they are quiet, good wear & good (not great) winter traction. I don't off-road, mostly City / HWY (sad to say). I'd compare these to the Yoko Geolander ATS.

I did a search and not much info on this tire.

 

[arich]

I've had the MS2. Absolutely a great highway tire but not great in the snow. Ok but not great.
With the KO2s nothing can stop me except getting behind a plow for 20 miles on a highway. Bastard wouldn't let me pass him!!!
KO2s also come with a mancard. And no one will
Mistake it for a highlander ever again.
If the KO2s are too much tire go for the MS2s or the new defender LTX. Z