Pulled off the Nexen Roadian HPs (285/60/18) that the previous owner put on. They were not my cup of tea (unnecessarily aggressive directional tread pattern yielded poor mileage & loud drone >20mph for a street tire, etc).
My needs aren’t extreme off-roading like most on here, but I feel my 95% road/5% light off-road usage (to get to camping, backpacking, skiing) is similar to a lot of folks out there. I tow a small utility trailer occasionally.
Plus, aesthetically I wanted something taller to fill the well more & rugged looking without going overboard.
Research led me to P load, “light” ATs (@Couvi). So I needed to go slightly less wide to get 65 ratio Ps. Enter Continental Terrain Contact ATs 275/65/18 116Ts.
Will update as we go, but immediately notice substantially reduced road noise - like practically none. Impressively quiet. Mileage on my usual loop was better by >1 mpg but time will tell. I really like the slightly taller & more aggressive look.
Before photos for reference. Woof. ha
My needs aren’t extreme off-roading like most on here, but I feel my 95% road/5% light off-road usage (to get to camping, backpacking, skiing) is similar to a lot of folks out there. I tow a small utility trailer occasionally.
Plus, aesthetically I wanted something taller to fill the well more & rugged looking without going overboard.
Research led me to P load, “light” ATs (@Couvi). So I needed to go slightly less wide to get 65 ratio Ps. Enter Continental Terrain Contact ATs 275/65/18 116Ts.
Will update as we go, but immediately notice substantially reduced road noise - like practically none. Impressively quiet. Mileage on my usual loop was better by >1 mpg but time will tell. I really like the slightly taller & more aggressive look.
Before photos for reference. Woof. ha
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