Sefus sefus
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So I knew my alignment was off but when I finally looked at my tires, the inside edges of the front two were worn through the steel. Kind of had an Oh Crap moment since I just got back from a trip out of town on them. So now obviously I'm buying new tires.
I hate hate hate not having traction in the snow and ice which we have a lot of here. I'm doing 98% paved road driving half of that in winter conditions, the other half is simple off road to get to camping spots.
I'm good on maintance but want AT's that I dont have to rotate too frequently. I also dont really want two sets of tires - one for summer, one for winter - so AT's are for me.
Now I've been researching and have a few questions from those who've been in this spot.
First, its an 01 with 255's on it now. I would love another little bit of height for ground clearance so I was wanting to go with a 265 but read an off hand remark on here that someone had to use a spacer to get a 265 to fit. Is that the case?
Secondly is brand. I know everyone has their own favorites and experiences and driving styles but I get conflicting reports from reviews so let me run down my thoughts and get yours.
I've had BFG's and was not at all impressed, wont go back to em.
Have had on a 4runner and currently have Wildcat AT's and they arent bad. LONG life but wasnt too happy this last winter with them on the Trac - wanted to atribute it to the brakes I havent looked at yet so still kind of a question mark.
Had and LOVED Toyos AT's but they are spendy.
Looking at Yokohama ATS as an economical alternative but lots of mixed reviews on tirerack.com. At least I'm not seeing a life span with out a lot of rotating and winter driving is what a lot of people are complaining about.
So long post short, thoughts on the 265's needing spacers and based on my experiences, recomendations on tires?
Thanks!
-Sefus
I hate hate hate not having traction in the snow and ice which we have a lot of here. I'm doing 98% paved road driving half of that in winter conditions, the other half is simple off road to get to camping spots.
I'm good on maintance but want AT's that I dont have to rotate too frequently. I also dont really want two sets of tires - one for summer, one for winter - so AT's are for me.
Now I've been researching and have a few questions from those who've been in this spot.
First, its an 01 with 255's on it now. I would love another little bit of height for ground clearance so I was wanting to go with a 265 but read an off hand remark on here that someone had to use a spacer to get a 265 to fit. Is that the case?
Secondly is brand. I know everyone has their own favorites and experiences and driving styles but I get conflicting reports from reviews so let me run down my thoughts and get yours.
I've had BFG's and was not at all impressed, wont go back to em.
Have had on a 4runner and currently have Wildcat AT's and they arent bad. LONG life but wasnt too happy this last winter with them on the Trac - wanted to atribute it to the brakes I havent looked at yet so still kind of a question mark.
Had and LOVED Toyos AT's but they are spendy.
Looking at Yokohama ATS as an economical alternative but lots of mixed reviews on tirerack.com. At least I'm not seeing a life span with out a lot of rotating and winter driving is what a lot of people are complaining about.
So long post short, thoughts on the 265's needing spacers and based on my experiences, recomendations on tires?
Thanks!
-Sefus