what tires for the old mans land cruiser?

[land cruiser kid]

Could any of you guys give me some advice on a good, somewhat aggressive with not being over aggressive tire for my old man's 2005 land cruiser and if possible any reccomendations on where to get them for a good price. The Grand trek's aren't cutting it in the snow up at his cabin. Thank you in advance. Steve

 

[1loudLX]

revos? revo 2s? open country at? terra grapplers?

 

[T4RBoarder]

Michelin LTX A/T 2s

 

[NMuzj100]

I love my Revo2s. Get them from a good shop that has a road-force balancer.

Tires are a service item that it pays to buy local because of the need to do rotations, balances and repairs. I use Discount Tire.

 

[land cruiser kid]

Ok, Thank's guys, I'll check them out and see if he likes them.

 

[land cruiser kid]

Here's another question, The stock tires are 275 60 18 . I'm not the best with these metric sizes, so what would be the next size up I could go without rubbing, he doesn't want a lift he's 76 years old. It seems like I'm really limited when I'm searching for 275 60 18 tires. Thank's

 

[1loudLX]

go with 275/70/18 that's not much bigger but more choices in more aggressive treads.

 

[land cruiser kid]

Thank you 1loud. Steve

 

[1loudLX]

Thank you 1loud. Steve

its a 33", so you SHOULDNT need a lift, and they'll fill the wells nicely.

 

[Gebo]

Michelin LTX A/T 2s

I concur!

 

[T4RBoarder]

I concur!

They're the best tires I've ever had and they wear like iron...I just wish I had gone with the 285s.

I have buddys that have the revo's and while they love them they do not get very much life out of them at all.

 

[BROKEROB1]

Nice to see in in the Hundy section, Steve How's the 40 coming?

I LOVED my Revos and got close to 65k miles out of them. They still had some life left when I replaced them. The treadlife comment surprises me, as I was really impressed of the tread depth of the Revos when they were new. Now my Toyo Open Country AT's are a bit softer and a different story (I still really like the Toyo's though). I have never had the Michelin's but it would be nice for someone to post up some real word experience with their performance in snow vs. a Revo or Toyo.

They're the best tires I've ever had and they wear like iron...I just wish I had gone with the 285s.

I have buddys that have the revo's and while they love them they do not get very much life out of them at all.

 

[NMuzj100]

I got about 60k out of my first set of 285 Revos and retired them with plenty of tread for summer driving.

But in the winter I need a tire at 100% so I got a set of the new Revo 2s and couldn't be happier.

 

[land cruiser kid]

Hi Rob,
How's it going? The 40 isn't too far away from paint, probably in the spring. I've been mess'n with the FJ Cruiser I bought for the wife lately. We have to wheel soon! Steve

 

[sirhc]

I just purchased a set of Revo 2s in 265/70-18... 32.6", so a bit bigger than stock. No rubbing issues at all, they've been a great tire so far.

Good luck!

 

[01LXNY]

can't go wrong with Michelin LTX M/S

i have a good 80k on them and still going strong. They do everything well. Will def replace when the time comes worth every penny.

 

[BigBlue99]

Just got some 265/75R16 Bridgestone Deuler AT Revo2s and they're awesome. No additional road noise and really god grip. Can't go wrong with the Revo 2s.

 

[Rugster]

Michelin LTX A/T 2s

Great tires!

 

[jonharis]

I was a tire installer in a previous life and had many customers use and love the LTX AT/2. Several got 70-80K miles off a set.

I would recommend the BFG TA/KO. It's not really an aggressive tire (like the MT). you could still expect 40-60K miles. And it the truck ever goes off road they will take the abuse. Ive had 5-6 sets on Jeeps and Tacomas and will be putting them on My LC. Oh yeah, I'm getting the 285s

 

[bamabrock]

I've always gotton 60k miles out of teh BFG ATs. They grip extremely well on and off road.