LC 200 Tires? (1 Viewer)
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Street tires? The latitudes are famously bad,I took mine off immediately. There are several AT options and much discussion on them. Many like the ko2, many like the falken.
For a street tire, Michelin LTX MS/2.
K02s are good all-terrain tires, but they are heavier, noisier, and get worse fuel economy than a highway tire. If you are going to go off-road, the K02 is great. If you are not going to go off-road then most any all season highway tire would be a better choice.
K02s are good all-terrain tires, but they are heavier, noisier, and get worse fuel economy than a highway tire. If you are going to go off-road, the K02 is great. If you are not going to go off-road then most any all season highway tire would be a better choice.
If you drive on ice and snow look at the Cooper ST Maxx or Falken Wildpeaks.
If you don't the KO2s are probably the best best for a durable, long-lasting tire.
Edit: the Falkens use a different compound for their P and E rated tires. The silica treated rubber on the P rated is softer and great in winter weather. Can'r opine on the E rated, but others seem to have good luck with them.
If you don't the KO2s are probably the best best for a durable, long-lasting tire.
Edit: the Falkens use a different compound for their P and E rated tires. The silica treated rubber on the P rated is softer and great in winter weather. Can'r opine on the E rated, but others seem to have good luck with them.
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There is an unbelievable amount of info here on tires if you search.
gaijin
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What vehicle do you have?
What size wheels?
For what intended purpose?
Do you need light snow capability?
Really can't comment on your original question without more info.
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285/60r18
Mostly in town driving minor off road and beach.
Yes to snow live in New England
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2011 LC 200
Defenders are great! What I put on after a long research.
Any highway tire will be fine for the beach. If you do a lot of skiing in NH/VT/ME, then you might want to run a dedicated snow tire in the winter like Nokians. I’m not sure that is really needed here in Boston - at least not this winter.
I still think the MS/2 would be a good choice.
I still think the MS/2 would be a good choice.
gaijin
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My first recommendation would be the BF Goodrich All-Tererain T/A KO2 LT285/60R18 118/115S Load Range D with a Recommended Cold Tire Inflation Pressure of 46psi Front/Rear on your 2011 LC200: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=BFGoodrich&tireModel=All-Terrain+T/A+KO2&partnum=86SR8KO2RWL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
My second recommendation would be the Yokohama Geolander A/T G015 285/60R18 116H with a Recommended Cold Tire Inflation Pressure of 33psi Front/Rear on your 2011 LC200: https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Yokohama&tireModel=Geolandar+A/T+G015&partnum=86HR8G015&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes
I used to live in Bow, NH (born and raised in Cambridge, MA) and if it were me I'd choose the KO2's.
HTH
FWIW, I would stay away from KO2s if you are going to be driving on icy conditions.
The KO2 has a very hard rubber (done over 40k miles on mine on my 4runner and they look almost new. Problem is, the hard rubber gets even harder in cold weather which is bad for ice.
My wife got stuck running them during an ice storm in Portland and I was able to safely get to her and had enough traction in my old 4runner running General Grabber AT2s to pull her to safety where her KO2s could get no purchase (it was a bad ice storm).
We now run a second set of wheels with Blizzaks on her 4runner in winter.
I grew up in Utah and drove through mountain passes 60 to 80 times a year during my ski bum days. Almost exclusively ran old KOs. The KO and KO2 are great in snow, especially the drier type snow in Utah and Colorado. Enough siping to let good snow on snow traction, just abysmally poor on ice compared to other ATs I have run.
I find that the softer compound on the Falkens has much better tractions, even more than the AT2s. Although at 30k miles on LC, there has been a greater amount of treadwear compared to the KO2s when they had similar mileage.
I wish there was a better rating system for winter capable tires. The snowflake certification is a joke. A tire only has to have 10% better traction compared to an outdated all season tire.
Wish it was based an a scale (say 1-5) based on traction/stopping performance.
If I didn't drive on ice, I'd run KO2s for sure. Very strong sidewalls and long-lasting rubber
But based on where I live and the performance of my set in winter, this will be my last set of them, and I will switch back to an AT with better ice traction.
The KO2 has a very hard rubber (done over 40k miles on mine on my 4runner and they look almost new. Problem is, the hard rubber gets even harder in cold weather which is bad for ice.
My wife got stuck running them during an ice storm in Portland and I was able to safely get to her and had enough traction in my old 4runner running General Grabber AT2s to pull her to safety where her KO2s could get no purchase (it was a bad ice storm).
We now run a second set of wheels with Blizzaks on her 4runner in winter.
I grew up in Utah and drove through mountain passes 60 to 80 times a year during my ski bum days. Almost exclusively ran old KOs. The KO and KO2 are great in snow, especially the drier type snow in Utah and Colorado. Enough siping to let good snow on snow traction, just abysmally poor on ice compared to other ATs I have run.
I find that the softer compound on the Falkens has much better tractions, even more than the AT2s. Although at 30k miles on LC, there has been a greater amount of treadwear compared to the KO2s when they had similar mileage.
I wish there was a better rating system for winter capable tires. The snowflake certification is a joke. A tire only has to have 10% better traction compared to an outdated all season tire.
Wish it was based an a scale (say 1-5) based on traction/stopping performance.
If I didn't drive on ice, I'd run KO2s for sure. Very strong sidewalls and long-lasting rubber
But based on where I live and the performance of my set in winter, this will be my last set of them, and I will switch back to an AT with better ice traction.
Sinister
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I’m a KO2 fan as well. Living on Long Island we get some good snow, fairly icy slick conditions and plenty of beach driving and I feel they have been awesome. Ice is ice, I just adjust my driving style and drive slow and give plenty of room. So far I’ve had zero issues with mine and with 52k on then they are getting a little loud but not terrible. I will be replacing them soon and will most likely purchase them again. As a bonus I think, IMHO, they are one of the nicer tires out there too.
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Great review and nicely said.
I likewise went to the Falken's for wet and cold weather performance when I go skiing. I expect an AT to perform in all terrain, which to me also includes all conditions. It can't pick and choose what conditions it wants to perform in. It doesn't help me if an AT tire is 10% better in dirt for example, when it won't do the dead in the cold.
My Falken's have been wearing very very well, which is to say they'll give me more than the life I will want from it. Considering the relative cost to the KO2's, I'm totally okay if it perhaps wears a little faster. I know the real trade is that it's a softer compound which to me means more traction in virtually all conditions. But not too soft that it shows any chunking/chipping. None at all to speak of.
afgman786
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Thinking about getting beefier tires while still running stock ride height...
Found a set of 295/70/R18 I liked. Can't seem to find a thread where there's talk of what size tire you can increase to on a 200 series
Found a set of 295/70/R18 I liked. Can't seem to find a thread where there's talk of what size tire you can increase to on a 200 series
Sac Cerevisiae
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Really? If I were to guess it might be the most discussed topic on the forum. Not to bust balls, but check out this thread: 200 Series Tire and Wheel Size Database
I've checked and if you search for 295/70/R18 a number of other posts discuss that tire/wheel size.
Sac Cerevisiae
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ive got the Toyo open country on my stock wheels
ive got the Toyo open country on my stock wheels
