Hello and thanks to everyone for their participation in these forums - they have been very helpful. I bought my first Land Cruiser a few months ago. It is a used all-stock 2014 LC200. This is my first post.
My use is 85% in town with the rest being a mix of highway, dirt washboard, and rough logging type roads. My towing is limited to just a few times a year. I don't plan to rock crawl, mud, or desert race (at least for now).
Also, at this time, I don't plan to modify the vehicle, except for maybe a new suspension at some point.
The vehicle came with Hanook Dynapro HP2 touring tires (which weigh 39 lbs per tire). The tires needed to be replaced so I looked around for alternatives. Here is a picture of the Hanook Dynapro HP2s:
I wanted tires that had good on-road performance, but could still handle my light to moderate off-road use. I also wanted the tire to look somewhat like an off-road tire.
I considered various Cooper tires, BFG KO2, General Grabber ATX, and Continental TerrainContact tires.
Initially, I had the General Grabber ATX tires installed on my vehicle. The Grabber ATX are E-rated and weigh 58 lbs per tire. Here is a picture of the Grabber ATXs:
I thought the Grabber ATXs looked great, but immediately I noticed a decrease in the feeling of quickness the vehicle had previously with the Hanooks. Not that a Land Cruiser is necessarily quick (depends who you ask and what they drive), but the feeling changed enough where it bothered me. At highway speeds the Grabber ATXs were quiet enough and didn't feel much different than the Hanooks, but off-the-line or when accelerating below maybe 40mph, the vehicle just didn't feel as quick. I read the forums and, although there is some debate about this, the increased weight of the tires seemed to be the cause of the loss of quickness.
I saw the Continental TerrainContact tires weighed 41 lbs per tire, just 2 lbs more than the Hanooks and 17 lbs less than the Grabber ATXs. While the TerrainContacts are not E-rated, they had enough of an off-road look for me and probably will be enough for my off-road usage. I decided to return the Grabber ATX tires and replace them with the TerrainContacts. Here is a picture of the TerrainContacts:
After switching from the Grabber ATXs to the TerrainContacts, the feeling of quickness came back and was the same as the Hanooks.
Although I do miss the look of the Grabber ATXs, for my use, I'm more pleased right now with the balance of ride, feel, and look of the Continental TerrainContact tires.
My use is 85% in town with the rest being a mix of highway, dirt washboard, and rough logging type roads. My towing is limited to just a few times a year. I don't plan to rock crawl, mud, or desert race (at least for now).
Also, at this time, I don't plan to modify the vehicle, except for maybe a new suspension at some point.
The vehicle came with Hanook Dynapro HP2 touring tires (which weigh 39 lbs per tire). The tires needed to be replaced so I looked around for alternatives. Here is a picture of the Hanook Dynapro HP2s:
I wanted tires that had good on-road performance, but could still handle my light to moderate off-road use. I also wanted the tire to look somewhat like an off-road tire.
I considered various Cooper tires, BFG KO2, General Grabber ATX, and Continental TerrainContact tires.
Initially, I had the General Grabber ATX tires installed on my vehicle. The Grabber ATX are E-rated and weigh 58 lbs per tire. Here is a picture of the Grabber ATXs:
I thought the Grabber ATXs looked great, but immediately I noticed a decrease in the feeling of quickness the vehicle had previously with the Hanooks. Not that a Land Cruiser is necessarily quick (depends who you ask and what they drive), but the feeling changed enough where it bothered me. At highway speeds the Grabber ATXs were quiet enough and didn't feel much different than the Hanooks, but off-the-line or when accelerating below maybe 40mph, the vehicle just didn't feel as quick. I read the forums and, although there is some debate about this, the increased weight of the tires seemed to be the cause of the loss of quickness.
I saw the Continental TerrainContact tires weighed 41 lbs per tire, just 2 lbs more than the Hanooks and 17 lbs less than the Grabber ATXs. While the TerrainContacts are not E-rated, they had enough of an off-road look for me and probably will be enough for my off-road usage. I decided to return the Grabber ATX tires and replace them with the TerrainContacts. Here is a picture of the TerrainContacts:
After switching from the Grabber ATXs to the TerrainContacts, the feeling of quickness came back and was the same as the Hanooks.
Although I do miss the look of the Grabber ATXs, for my use, I'm more pleased right now with the balance of ride, feel, and look of the Continental TerrainContact tires.
