Help me choose my tires

[Littlehouse]

Hey guys,

Now that the GX is home, I need to de-mommy it. I'm looking to keep the stock suspension for now but I would like to put on the largest AT tire I can fit without rubbing. The only caveat is it has to be snowflake rated. I've always had BFG AT/KOs, but I'm wondering if I'm missing out on better tires.

Location: So Cal, but will take trips to Big Bear, Mammoth, etc.
Use: Road trips, DD, Light wheeling, Camping

-I've always had trucks with E rated tires. Does it matter if I don't get E rating? Is there a big difference in ride?
-What size tire would you run below? From my research, all of these should fit on stock suspension with minor fender massaging
-Any tires I'm missing? I hated my Duratracs on my truck, so that's definitely out.

	255/70/18	265/65/18	275/65/18
AT KO2-D	$255
AT KO2-E		$251	$244
Grabber AT/X-E			$218
Open Country AT3-SL	$211	$209	$220
Open Country AT3-E			$238

	255/70/18	265/65/18	275/65/18
AT KO2-D	51lbs
AT KO2-E		51lbs	55lbs
Grabber AT/X-E			58lbs
Open Country AT3-SL	40lbs	41lbs	43lbs
Open Country AT3-E			51lbs

	255/70/18	265/65/18	275/65/18
AT KO2-D	10.2
AT KO2-E		10.7	10.9
Grabber AT/X-E			11
Open Country AT3-SL	10.2	10.7	11
Open Country AT3-E			11

	255/70/18	265/65/18	275/65/18
AT KO2-D	32
AT KO2-E		31.5	32
Grabber AT/X-E			32.1
Open Country AT3-SL	32.1	31.5	32.3
Open Country AT3-E			32.1

 

[r2m]

Love my BFG's! That's all I run on my wife's truck (A/T's) and my rig (M/T's).

 

[Littlehouse]

Love my BFG's! That's all I run on my wife's truck (A/T's) and my rig (M/T's).

What size and rating?

 

[Jacket]

I like Cooper's - the ST family in particular. Tires are likely opinions - there are many.

I think you get a slightly stiffer pavement ride with E rated tires, but that's with all else being equal. E is good for towing, and if you have a very high profile sidewall (like 255/85 pizza cutters). If you are not towing, and the majority of your travel is on pavement, you'd be fine (happier?) with D rated.

 

[r2m]

I like Cooper's - the ST family in particular. Tires are likely opinions - there are many.

I think you get a slightly stiffer pavement ride with E rated tires, but that's with all else being equal. E is good for towing, and if you have a very high profile sidewall (like 255/85 pizza cutters). If you are not towing, and the majority of your travel is on pavement, you'd be fine (happier?) with D rated.

Ha, ha! Yep, Opinions are like belly-buttons, every's got one... Except maybe Adam, but again, I don't think he had an opinion (or belly-button) or he wouldn't have eaten that apple!

 

[Armed in Utah]

BFG KO2's were my 2nd choice.....have used them forever.....have a set currently on my Chev 2500 HD

these are Good Year Wrangler Ultra Terrains.....yes E or LT rated

I also have a set on my Tacoma

GX 460 specs....LT 265-70x17's......very little rub at full lock

Sure you can put on 285's......rub rub....fuel mpg down

They do have road noise......I've noticed.....turn up the Levinson !

I always buy road hazard from DTD.......

 

[Armed in Utah]

oh.......

you have 18's

 

[Armed in Utah]

Good Year

snow flake rated

 

[Donny Voodoo]

I’d recommend checking out Falken Wildpeak also. I had them on my 3rd gen Runner and loved them. Quiet and did really well in New England winters.

 

[packetcollision]

Given your location this is probably a stretch, but if you plan to see snow I'd add the Cooper AT3 4S to the list. Been running them on my Tacoma and they're pretty fantastic.

 

[TA22Husker]

I have KO2s on our 5th gen 4Rnr and 200 series...been looking at other tires as well. Considering Falken Rubitreks...but I don't know anyone who has them. Everyone gets AT3s...I'd rather sell allmy vehicles and own a prius before getting another set of GY duracraps...GY can suck a D.

 

[CCinSD]

Same location and same use... I had KO2s on my 5th gen 4runner and they were horrible in wet conditions. Stayed away from them and went with the Wildpeak AT3W for my 200. So far so good but I haven't had a chance to test them off road.

 

[rex in bama]

I like ko2s (have them on the 80), but have also been very happy with the toyo OCs 265/65/r18 on the gx. Perform great, look great, minimal rubbing. Stock suspension, aside from the Bilstein 5100s

 

[Littlehouse]

I like ko2s (have them on the 80), but have also been very happy with the toyo OCs 265/65/r18 on the gx. Perform great, look great, minimal rubbing. Stock suspension, aside from the Bilstein 5100s

Do you have the factory trailer hitch, and were you able to fit the new tire in the spare location?

 

[rex in bama]

Yes factory hitch, have not tried that size in the spare location, but need to

 

[Whiskerz]

There is a whole line of new Yokohama off road tires and early reports say very good things about them.

 

[Tex68w]

The new Yokohamas look great. I love KO2's so I'll always support that choice. My favorite non-MT tire is the Toyo RT but they are heavy and pricey and hard to get ahold of. I am not in love with these Nitto Ridge Grapplers but I don't really have anything bad to say about them either. I plan to try the BFG KM3's next if I can get the GX to become my weekend warrior rig.

 

[Littlehouse]

The new Yokohamas look great. I love KO2's so I'll always support that choice. My favorite non-MT tire is the Toyo RT but they are heavy and pricey and hard to get ahold of. I am not in love with these Nitto Ridge Grapplers but I don't really have anything bad to say about them either. I plan to try the BFG KM3's next if I can get the GX to become my weekend warrior rig.

Why the muds? Better in the sand?

 

[MrMikeyG]

Jeez; The new Yokohama X-AT in 265/75/16 is 54.5 lbs.

 

[jmanscotch]

I've run Duratracs, KO/KO2s, DynaPros and more on recent rigs and I tried a new All Terrain tire on the GX that I've been wanting to try for a while and I've been very happy with them. Falken Wildpeak AT3W.

Pros:

- Good price
- Able to get a C load range in my size (285/70-17)
- Snowflake rated and great in the snow
- Just took a 1,800 mile road trip and they had great highway behavior and were not noisy
- Will be good off road for the simple off roading I do (read: not mud bogging or rock crawling, just getting back to desolite camp spots).
- Visual appeal is there. Aggressive looking enough.

Cons:

- A softer compound like the duratracs, which makes them steller in cold weather conditions, but I'd imagine makes them wear hard on rocks and such.
- I'm sure there's more cons, just not yet realized yet.

Overall, I'm very happy with them.