I'm interested in these as well, but I'd really like to see some real world reviews...
Tire Upgrade ?
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The Dealership that I bought MIss Daisy from, Milton Martin Toyota in Gainesville, Ga is having a buy three get one free sale on tires. Looks like Miss Daisy will get her Toyo Open Country ATIII’s soon.
www.settirecenters.com
Southeast Toyota Complete Tire & Maintenance
I haven’t driven enough to notice any MPG difference. I was getting 19.2 mpg before changing the tires (mixed city/highway to/from work) and will report back once I put more miles in.
Hi - where is everyone selling their stock tires to sell (after upgrading) and what is everyone getting for them?
I'm trying to sell 5 of the stock Michelin Defender LTX's 265/70/R18 and have never sold tires before
I'm trying to sell 5 of the stock Michelin Defender LTX's 265/70/R18 and have never sold tires before
I was thinking of the doing the same and checked with several tire places where I live. None of them interested in the tires - Nitto Grapplers at that. They told me Facebook marketplace was the best way to do it.Hi - where is everyone selling their stock tires to sell (after upgrading) and what is everyone getting for them?
I'm trying to sell 5 of the stock Michelin Defender LTX's 265/70/R18 and have never sold tires before
Hi - where is everyone selling their stock tires to sell (after upgrading) and what is everyone getting for them?
I'm trying to sell 5 of the stock Michelin Defender LTX's 265/70/R18 and have never sold tires before
I sold my set of 5 with ~130mi on FB marketplace. Listed at $400, sold for $300. I was happy to get rid of them since they took up a lot of space in the garage.
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So I've decided to put the 285/65r18 SL AT4Ws back on with the TRD +45 offset wheels. I thought it looked to squat at first so I put the OEM setup back on but the E load tire was a bit to stiff for my liking. I would love to have 285/70r18s but the weight is not going to work for me as I can only find E load tires in that size. This tire is 5 lbs lighter than the 265/70r18 E load. Since I've already bought them I'm just going to roll with them.
They look great !
Thanks! The thing I'm happy about is it's the same diameter as the stock 265/70s so my speedometer and gear ratio won't be messed with.
Wow. I may have to put them back on my short list for Miss Daisy..
Thanks for sharing this! It's at the top of my list, since I want to go with 275/70/18 in an SL rating. Still would love to hear more real world experience, specifically performance in wet conditions.
Lots of good info on this thread; thought I'd add my new setup on the ol' 250, specs below.
Stock, the ride was really plush and felt a little floaty at times and the understeer was a bit much but expected on mountain roads. The tires with the Westcott lift have firmed things up a bit and I'm really liking how it handles on the highway and in the mountains on curvy roads. The Westcott collar lift will do until next spring when I add a full suspension kit before a trip I have planned to Moab with some friends. Can't wait to get this thing out there!!
17x8.5 Method 703's +35 offset
315/70r17 Toyo Open Country AT3 (D2 load range)
Stock, the ride was really plush and felt a little floaty at times and the understeer was a bit much but expected on mountain roads. The tires with the Westcott lift have firmed things up a bit and I'm really liking how it handles on the highway and in the mountains on curvy roads. The Westcott collar lift will do until next spring when I add a full suspension kit before a trip I have planned to Moab with some friends. Can't wait to get this thing out there!!
17x8.5 Method 703's +35 offset
315/70r17 Toyo Open Country AT3 (D2 load range)
I didn't know they had 3 ply sidewalls. I wonder if all of them have that or just the E load? I'll have to do some digging.
Update: I can't find 3 ply sidewalls listed as a spec for this tire anywhere, with is normal for tires that are 2 ply or a different number of plies depending on size/load rating/etc. Nitto does have other tires they list as 3 ply sidewalls for all sizes. Probably then only certain sizes or load ratings are three ply and the lighter ones are two.
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Do you get any road/wind noise with the roof rack? Thanks!
Once you get above about ~60mph the wind noise is louder than what I heard with the stock roof rails (no cross bars) but it's not bad at all IMO and even with really low podcast volume on the radio it goes largely unnoticed. I will say it does get annoyingly loud (to me) once you get above 80mph (my brother said he thought it was fine). I rarely get up to that speed and only noticed it when I was testing speeds after having it installed.
