No I have the stock 16” steel wheels, if I could find 17” or 18” steel wheels I would swap. I just don’t like any of the aftermarket aluminum wheels for this thing.
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Quietest A/T tires?
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Yeah I hear you.
The set I have looks good on my 98 but not my 89.
I am still looking for a set, in the meantime I have a set BFG A/T 285/75/16 that will go on my stock steel wheels and hubcaps for my square suburban
Cooper AT3 have served me very well. I've run 4-5 sets now and they're quiet and light while still having excellent traction and are plenty tough.
Regular rotation is key for aggressive tire life and noise control though. Vehicles vary and you have to watch your tires to see what they need.
On my Xterra I can get by with about 4000 miles between rotation (5 tire rotation) but my K2500 like 3k mile because of the GMT400 front suspension's tendancy to wear the outer edges of the front tires.
Shock quality and condition plays a role in that as well.
Nitto are 3-7lb heavier per tire per given size in my research. I thought something was wrong with my K2500 when I put G1 Terra Grapplers on it. When I replaced those with a set of Cooper AT3 XLTs in the same size it was like a different truck.
Regular rotation is key for aggressive tire life and noise control though. Vehicles vary and you have to watch your tires to see what they need.
On my Xterra I can get by with about 4000 miles between rotation (5 tire rotation) but my K2500 like 3k mile because of the GMT400 front suspension's tendancy to wear the outer edges of the front tires.
Shock quality and condition plays a role in that as well.
Nitto are 3-7lb heavier per tire per given size in my research. I thought something was wrong with my K2500 when I put G1 Terra Grapplers on it. When I replaced those with a set of Cooper AT3 XLTs in the same size it was like a different truck.
I will probably go with the Coopers, I had them on my old suburban and they worked well. My front end has too much positive camber too, so when I do rotors I will pull the spindles to put them on the granite plate and see which way they’re leaning so that can be fixed with an alignment.
US Wheels makes a factory looking wheel in 17" called the "OE (Series 664)"
US Wheels - OE (Series 664)
U.S. Wheel’s beginnings go back to the early 60’s with the family owned metal stamping facility. In the 80’s we branched off with a small back alley shop and began manufacturing completed steel wheels. Now that we’re entering the 21st century we have steadily and consistently grown to become one...
I don't like the fact it's all blind, no venting for the breaks but I really don't want to pay $250 for a steel wheel.US Wheels makes a factory looking wheel in 17" called the "OE (Series 664)"
US Wheels - OE (Series 664)
U.S. Wheel’s beginnings go back to the early 60’s with the family owned metal stamping facility. In the 80’s we branched off with a small back alley shop and began manufacturing completed steel wheels. Now that we’re entering the 21st century we have steadily and consistently grown to become one...www.uswheel.com
That's $1000 just in wheels.
I paid less for my complete running suburban
Same here, I can’t justify that much money on wheels, then $1500 on tires. Plus I’ve never gotten more attention from my lady because of the wheels on my vehicle, so there is no point.
I just fount a used set of aluminum wheels that will look good with my 89 for $250
Got Falken Wildpeaks and I think they're pretty quiet. Ride well too - in 37's. Actually thought they rode better than the Michelins that were on my Dodge 1/2 ton.
Used to be relatively cheap, but the prices have gone up on them.
Used to be relatively cheap, but the prices have gone up on them.
For cars Michelin is all I use.Michelins SUCK!
That is all
They have been the best and I have tried all the rest
Dunno.
I've bought 3 new Toyotas over the years, all 3 came with michelins, all 3 the tires were frickin horrible. Mostly in winter. Wouldn't go anywhere.
I've had a couple other used vehicles that came with em. Same thing. Wet or snow traction always sucked compared to other tires I've had. After 5-6 sets with the same results, I won't even try now. If I get something with em on it I swap tires in the first week. Lol
One set came on my tundra. Absolutely useless in snow or wet. I swapped for the cheapest coopers I could find and immediately had better traction. They didn't last for chit, but I could drive it lol.
I sold those less than 2000 mile michelins to a co worker who swore they were fine for $75, the whole set.
He put em on his ford that same winter. A month and a half later he replaced em lol.
Maybe it's just the crap version Toyota gets from them.
Just been my experience is all.
I've bought 3 new Toyotas over the years, all 3 came with michelins, all 3 the tires were frickin horrible. Mostly in winter. Wouldn't go anywhere.
I've had a couple other used vehicles that came with em. Same thing. Wet or snow traction always sucked compared to other tires I've had. After 5-6 sets with the same results, I won't even try now. If I get something with em on it I swap tires in the first week. Lol
One set came on my tundra. Absolutely useless in snow or wet. I swapped for the cheapest coopers I could find and immediately had better traction. They didn't last for chit, but I could drive it lol.
I sold those less than 2000 mile michelins to a co worker who swore they were fine for $75, the whole set.
He put em on his ford that same winter. A month and a half later he replaced em lol.
Maybe it's just the crap version Toyota gets from them.
Just been my experience is all.
Oh well every brand has different models for different purposes.Dunno.
I've bought 3 new Toyotas over the years, all 3 came with michelins, all 3 the tires were frickin horrible. Mostly in winter. Wouldn't go anywhere.
I've had a couple other used vehicles that came with em. Same thing. Wet or snow traction always sucked compared to other tires I've had. After 5-6 sets with the same results, I won't even try now. If I get something with em on it I swap tires in the first week. Lol
One set came on my tundra. Absolutely useless in snow or wet. I swapped for the cheapest coopers I could find and immediately had better traction. They didn't last for chit, but I could drive it lol.
I sold those less than 2000 mile michelins to a co worker who swore they were fine for $75, the whole set.
He put em on his ford that same winter. A month and a half later he replaced em lol.
Maybe it's just the crap version Toyota gets from them.
Just been my experience is all.
I get the best ones for our use.
Not the cheapest, usually 30% more than the cheaper tires but the get longer mileage and traction doesn't change after 2 years like most tires, they are still good traction after 5 years.
35 years I have been trying different brands and I have been on Michelin the past 15 years
I don’t worry about snow driving and I have never found a tire that was bad in rain as long as I drove the right speed for the conditions.
Well snow is different, I respect snow and understand it's quirkiness but the rain, I push the limits and when brand new most tires are good enough for normal driving, but I don't drive normal and I want my tires to behave the same until the tread is gone.
Michelin has been the only tire that gave me that, and I have to say, one year the tire I wanted was discontinued and the dealer suggested a different new michelin tire, unfortunately I trusted him, the new design was awful and I did some research and found a better alternative.
Those bad tires have been sitting under my 97 Jimmy not being used for 5 years, I have been having problems with fluid leaks of all kinds so there has been no danger
I just put a set of Michelin cross climate on the wife's Sportage. I researched the top 5 in the category, and read reviews, this was my best choice.
I had Michelin on my 89 Super Coupe 5sp, and they sucked. On my 83 944, they were great.
I’m going with cooper at3’s and stock 235/85 for it. Its boring but function over form on this one.
I have Milestar Patagonia AT/R on my daily (2002 Escalade) I just put 800 miles on them (Portland to Chico) and they are pretty quite.
Got them on today, they are shorter and don’t look as cool but man are they quiet!
I've always been happy with the AT3s.
