Tyres

[broseph]

Does anyone have any tyre recommendations? My 4runner currently has some very old budget tyres which make the truck incredibly tail happy in the wet.

Looking at bfgoodrich ko2's. I need something that'll be good for driving in snow (for accessing mountain areas for winter hiking) and be safe and predictable in all seasons. The most off roading I do is driving off road to park up when hiking/camping so overly aggressive tread is certainly not a necessity for me.

Any thoughts anyone?

(been away from this forum for a while, finally bought a 1992 4runner v6 again in February)

[ThatGuy]

I've got ko2's in 33x12.50 and they are awesome tyres for road use, I havnt been offroad with them yet. I can spin them up in the wet if I try but if you don't drive like a ### they'll be good to you

[talktorque]

Id definetly recommend the BFGs - good on road and I found them good both in snow and on he odd occasions I go off road. Not too bad in the wet as long as youre fairly sensible. My front set have lasted close on 20K miles and rears still have around 40% tread left after that distance. They are quite noisey especially when new but I think thats just ATs for you.

[The Boo Crew]

I use maxxis tyres they last! 3.0 surfs are silly and tail happy whatever the tyre! the only ones I think are crap are those runway enduro my pickup had them on when I got it they were lethal in the wet!

[broseph]

Finally decided on a set of Yokohama Geolander all terrain (G015) 31's. £85 each from blackcircles. They've also got the 3 peak winter rating and they're a tad more road orientated than the BFG all terrains.

[sdfgsteve]

How are they for noise?

[Karma Supra]

+1 for the BFG's. they also have one of the highest speed ratings for a 285/75/16.. if that matters to anyone!

They, um, look good too.

[Diezel Weazel]

GG AT2's (reasonably quiet) have done me well over the years 95% of the time, however I do have a set of Kumho KL71 Muds (slightly noisier) on long journey's ...


16+ Years of Surfs n 9 years on Spotless it ain't but Faultless to a "T" is my KZN 130 Yota !!

[broseph]

How are they for noise?

The yokohama's are far quieter than the old Chinese road tyres previously fitted. I don't have much else for comparison. They're also night and day difference on wet grip. No more ridiculous tail happy behaviour.

[J i m s t e r]

I've had a few slides with other brands but sticking with these until something better comes along: Uniroyal Rainexpert 3 SUV

"A" rated in the wet. Think this is the only "SUV" tyre with that rating. Not an off-road tyre but very good for my routes.

Last time I bought them in March they were £104 a corner.

[sdfgsteve]

I've been looking at the Nokian Rotiiva AT +, they seem not too bad, E mpg, A grip, A noise. A Finnish company, so I guess they know their tyres. 120 each.

[J i m s t e r]

Hmmm, Camskill and Oponeo list them as E in the wet :

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m64b3365s...0_16_265_70R16
https://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-detail...BoCakEQAvD_BwE

[sdfgsteve]

Hmmm, Camskill and Oponeo list them as E in the wet :

https://www.camskill.co.uk/m64b3365s...0_16_265_70R16
https://www.oponeo.co.uk/tyre-detail...BoCakEQAvD_BwE

Yeah, that's the old version. The ones in looking at are "Plus". I was confused too when I first started searching for them.