Ideas for new tires

[LVTacoma11]

Greetings all, new member here. Recently bought a Tacoma for my teen and wanted to replace tires with something better suited to offroad. Nothing too serious, light offroad use and snow driving in the mountains occasionally. It is a 2021 Sport and currently running 265/65R17 mounted on Method 316 wheels, which I'll keep. I'd like to keep the tires as close to stock so no modifications for lift is necessary. With that in mind I appreciate any thoughts on quality tires that have a good look to them. Thank you all.

 

[H3llRid3r]

You can’t go wrong with Toyo Open Country A/T III’s. I like the look of the new R/T Trails.

Personally, I roll the Open Country M/T’s.

 

[CapeTaco]

I have Hankooks 265/70/17 for 7 years still have good tread just starting to crack a little so time for new ones

 

[Bottman]

Lots of good tires to chose from. These are a couple of my favorites.

If you want a tire that is going to be excellent for on road and occasional offroad and is great in the snow cooper discoverer road and trail AT is a good choice and it comes in a standard load for better millage

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...DRTATRWL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes.

If you want something more offroad focused, and tough as nails and great in the snow, I recommend Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T. I believe it only comes in a E load range in that size so you would probably lose a little MPG but gain more resistance to tire damage from offroad hazards.

Tire Rack

 

[LVTacoma11]

Thank you for the great suggestions. Would there be any advantage going a size larger to 275/65R17? I understand these would fit without a lift. Thanks again.

 

[Bottman]

It is my understanding that 275/65/17 are right on the edge of fitting without trimming. You will need to have some positive caster and if you have front mud flaps those might need to be removed. Also look at the actual dimensions of the tire. Some tires run small for size and some run large for size. One drawback of 275/65R17 is not a lot of choices in that size. I think the only winter rated all terrain offered in that size is the KO3.

Another option is 255/80/17. If you like the pizza cutter look with a taller skinnier tire a lot of people love running 255/80/17 and you have a few more options in that size.

Keep in mind that there is not a guarantee of fitting when pushing the largest tire without lifting and trimming. Most but not all have reported running 255/80/17 working without trimming or lifting.

 

[TCOTUE]

here's my truck, 265/70/17 Falken Wildpeak AT4. I do have a small lift (1 3/4"). I did run these with my stock suspension for a few weeks. Only thing you have to remove is the front mudflap.

 

[RTKY]

I've been looking into some 265/75/16s for my AC. Top contenders in my view from least aggressive to most aggressive are the Geolander AT4 (38 lbs!), Toyo Open Country, then the Falken Wildpeaks. Leaning Geolander at the moment... If I got some KMCs or something, I could get it to almost as light as stock.

 

[TCOTUE]

I've been looking into some 265/75/16s for my AC. Top contenders in my view from least aggressive to most aggressive are the Geolander AT4 (38 lbs!), Toyo Open Country, then the Falken Wildpeaks. Leaning Geolander at the moment... If I got some KMCs or something, I could get it to almost as light as stock.

This is my second set of Wildpeaks, I've already went 62k on my AT3's, picked up this new set of AT4's back in October.

My buddy has the Geolanders on his GX and likes them.

 

[RTKY]

This is my second set of Wildpeaks, I've already went 62k on my AT3's, picked up this new set of AT4's back in October.

My buddy has the Geolanders on his GX and likes them.

Keep us posted on the AT4s. I've heard good reviews from some and others who liked the AT3s better. I'd like to get the Wildpeaks myself, but I'm drawn to the lightest quality AT possible with my 2.7. That's the appealing part of the Geolandeers although they aren't quite as "sexy"

 

[TCOTUE]

Keep us posted on the AT4s. I've heard good reviews from some and others who liked the AT3s better. I'd like to get the Wildpeaks myself, but I'm drawn to the lightest quality AT possible with my 2.7. That's the appealing part of the Geolandeers although they aren't quite as "sexy"

Well I have about 10k miles on them. All highway. Drove from Missouri to Santa Fe after I got them installed. They are a great overall tire. We had some snow in February and they performed just like the AT3. I read the AT4 have less aggressive siping then the older AT3. I honestly noticed no difference given similar conditions.

 

[RTKY]

Well I have about 10k miles on them. All highway. Drove from Missouri to Santa Fe after I got them installed. They are a great overall tire. We had some snow in February and they performed just like the AT3. I read the AT4 have less aggressive siping then the older AT3. I honestly noticed no difference given similar conditions.

I think this is probably the reality for most of us! Tire reviews online are largely splitting hairs. Any tire that hurts a little bit to buy is going to be great.

 

[TCOTUE]

I think this is probably the reality for most of us! Tire reviews online are largely splitting hairs. Any tire that hurts a little bit to buy is going to be great.

We have Plaza Tire local to us, they had the best price I could find locally. I paid $1012 installed with lifetime rotations. Discount Tire wouldn't even look, guy was kind of a jerk so I moved on. I tried some mom and pop places here locally and they were $200+ more than Plaza. Plus Plaza had them in stock, and installed within an hour.

 

[RTKY]

That’s a great deal for sure!