New shoes for the beast

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

M

mtnracer

10 Year 15 Year
Joined
Oct 22, 2007
Threads
123
Messages
972
Location
South Florida
I think I finally found a great wheel and tire combo for my truck. Very happy right now.

About six months ago I bought a set of 20" Black XDs with Terra Grapplers but I was never really happy with the look or the handling. I ended up selling them and put my old Tundra alloys back on while looking for a replacement.

Yesterday I finally installed my new (to me) TRD Rockwarrior wheels with new Michelin LTX AT2s in 285-70-17 LR D. I think it came out great. What do you guys think?

image-427211851.webp
 
I like it! And I'm not a fan if most aftermarket wheels. (Are TRD wheels really "aftermarket"?). The AT2's are great, too.
 
I like those wheels. More pics without the shadows if possible. Did you use spacers or machine the centers?
 
By request, more pics. Also, I used 1.25" spacers front and rear from Just Differentials. Good stuff. I have the 10mm slip on spacers as well but I like the look with the JD spacers better. Anyone need 10mm slip on spacers? $105 shipped (same as what I paid).

image-2290401373.webp


image-3472902232.webp
 
Ride is very comfortable and feels like I'm in a dessert racer. Minor shimmy above 60mph so I might ask Costco to rebalance. I hope it's not because of the spacers.
 
My rockwarrior wheels and same spacers are smooth as silk past 85. Definitely go for a re-balance.

Tires look great. i want to replace my e rated bfgs. Too heavy and stiff .....

TLC Dan
 
TLC Dan said:
My rockwarrior wheels and same spacers are smooth as silk past 85. Definitely go for a re-balance.

Tires look great. i want to replace my e rated bfgs. Too heavy and stiff .....

TLC Dan
Click to expand...

Good to know. I will have the wheels rebalanced.

I can imagine those tires are pretty heavy. My LTX AT/2s are D rated and pretty comfy at 30/35 psi.

I had some Terra Grapplers on the XD wheels I sold and I think they were actually more quiet than the Michelins. I can definitely hear a "whoosh" coming from the LTX AT2s that was not there before.
 
It looks much warmer and sunnier where you live. Those rims look good too.
 
SWUtah said:
Few questions. What did wheels and tires cost? Why did you need the spacers? Looks good.
Click to expand...

Rims, tires and spacers came to about $2300

You need the spacers because these rims will not clear the 100's massive front hubs without them. You don't need spacers for the rear but I wanted the track to match.
 
Question for other Michelin LTX AT2 users: Are you hearing a low whine / howl coming from the tires - even at low speeds around 25mph? I am surprised that these Michelins are quite a bit louder than Nitto Terra Grapplers.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

Share this page

Back
Top Bottom