Observations on moving form MT to AT tires

[sonk76]

should have kept the old mud tires and thrown them on a cheap set of tundra wheels to wheel with.

Still have them. They are for sale in the classifieds

I think I'm too lazy to switch them back and forth.

 

[Fireguy]

Any more updates, especially offroad? I'm strongly considering the same tire and size. How is the rubbing?

 

[Yukon LX]

i am thinking of going from my 285 75 16 Destination MT to the duratrac 315 75 16 for my next set. I dont wheel every weekend at all, but i have loved the MTs. This is my third set of them. However, once they get some wear, the noise does pick up. Additionally, i got 50k out of the first two sets and it is looking on track for the third. I have never cut a side wall or slipped in heavy rain with my destinations and they have no siping, and i have braked very hard with extremely heavy rigs.. Decisions decision. . .

 

[Sverige]

I have ATs and often wish I had jumped in all the way and gotten MTs.
The LC's ride is so good and the car is quiet, the downside for MT noise/vibration is probably as low as it can be.

 

[spressomon]

I switch back and forth between GY MT/R 285/75R18 and Toyo Open Country AT in the same size (2-complete wheel sets). There, due to the heavier overall weight of the Toyo OC AT, is zero difference in mpg. But I have to admit, as short as the AT's are in the looks department, its nice to have smooth and more quiet. BTW: The MT/R Kevlar's are not obnoxiously noisy...one of if not the least noisy MT treads out there even after they get wear on them.

OTOH in Death Valley for instance after doing the same trails with both sets of tires the MT/R's are far more enjoyable when pushing the LC through the corners...and overall off-road performance. Ditto for all things Utah off-road. Having done HITR (the more challenging east side) with the Toyo OC ATs and also a year later with the MT/R's....the MT/R's perform, from an off-road traction perspective, better than the AT's. And on some steep polished rubber filled in portions of slickrock the MT/R's didn't wince. Whereas the AT's broke loose more easily. This was evident again this past Utah trip where I followed a buddy in his 80 (superb off-road driver BTW) with the TG's and where he struggled on the polished black slickrock I didn't.

Trade-offs. Tire choice like much of everything we do/add to our rigs is highly related to how and where you roll.

But the latest pricing from Goodyear really sucks!

 

[Yukon LX]

well woody and Mr Coffee, that puts a chink in my plan either way. thanks. . .

 

[sonk76]

Any more updates, especially offroad? I'm strongly considering the same tire and size. How is the rubbing?

I continue to be extremely happy with the switch.

Unfortunately for me, I have not had a chance to try them out off-road, so can't comment on that yet. (Sadly enough, I suppose that fact alone speaks volumes for my real world usage, in which an AT tire is probably a better compromise.)

I'll update once I have some time off-the-road with these.

As one might expect, ZERO rubbing in every day use (I'm running 1.25" spacers all around.)

 

[3D FJ]

Perhaps in a few weeks if our schedules can coincide, we'll get to head out there.

 

[ay nako]

nice comparison man, Ive ordered myself the nitto trail graplers just because Ive driven on the terra g's on my friends tundra.

 

[kyoso23]

I've been running a set of Nitto TG's (305/55/20) for almost 40k now and I have to say they've been nothing but awesome. They've held up well on sharp desert rocks, sand, mud, and they ride great on the highway. I'll be buying another set in probably 10-15k.