Time for some new tires for the truck. I leaning towards an A/T but I'm concerned about noise on the highway. I'll never go off-road and live on the coast in South Carolina so snow and ice are really not factors. I'm considering the Nitto Terra Grapplers and Cooper AT-3's. Any feed back on these or any other recommendations? Thanks in advance.
Nitto Terra Grapplers are pretty quiet....my Nissan Xterra has a set on them and I love them. Hardly any noise on the freeway. Thinking of changing the tundra over to it once my MTR wears off.
I have the Yokohama Geolander AT/S all-terrains. Once I got the tires replaced for internal issues - tire pull....I freaking love the tires and they are super super quiet! Plus for ~$160/ea with a 50Kmi warranty- I don't think you can go wrong!
volleyball is right. An AT will create more rolling resistance and noise compared to an all-season or highway tread. Michelin LTX is a quiet tire that performs great on wet roads, plus offers great MPG. That's all I run on our other rig.
nw is right- if you dont have any concerns about snow, sand, ice, ect- just get a street tire.
unless youre looking for look as well- in which case Nitto Terra's are pretty quiet from what I hear and they look good too.
go find a set of takeoff Michelin's from a new 14 Tundra. Install them and don't look back. Almost everyone that gets a new truck removes them so you can find them on craigslist easily.
I put on a set of cooper at3's on this summer (load range C). They ride and sound just like my previous sets of P rated tires did so I'm quite happy with them.
I would go with a Michelian LTX MS2 if I were you, if you don't tow or haul or go -off-road you could probably go with a P-metric tire as well and have a little better ride
Normally I would agree 100% with this recommendation but not after my recent experience with them. We had MS2's on past vehicles and they were fantastic and they had a very long wear cycle. I think my wife's set on her Highlander had 60K miles on them when we traded it and there was still good tread left.
I bought a set for my Tundra after having such good luck - first set lasted 34,000 miles and I was at the wear bars! They were rotated every 5000 miles as well (it was free). Also had an alignment done and it was spot on.
That set was replaced for free 4 months ago with a new set of MS2. After 4 months of use there is actual, measurable wear on the tires. I dont see this set lasting any longer than that first set.
What was eye opening is that I just met a guy that works at Michelin corp and he has MS2's on his SUV. He said they never wear well on heavier vehicles and he wishes they would stop marketing and selling them for heavier vehicles. He told me especially if you tow with them they will wear very quickly. He only has them because they are free for testing purposes. He loves the actual tire for grip, ride, handling but said they should never have put a high wear rating and warranty on them.
I agree they ride well and have excellent grip but they sure dont last.
So after a week of driving with the BFG KO2 in the fronts, there's a noticeable difference in road noise. Prior to the KO2, I had my music turned up to 30 on my head unit. With the KO2, I find myself staying at 23.
Are the Falken Wildpeak AT's still a good quiet tire? Just looking for a quieter tired than the ko2's I have now (need to change in spring). I didn't notice as much noise when they were new, but man they are loud now.
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