Researching tires for 3rd gen explorer...Toyo/BFG/General
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Researching tires for 3rd gen explorer...Toyo/BFG/General
I was just doing a little research on which tires I'm going to get - I was going to get 265/70s - but after a little more looking today, I decided to go with 265/75/16s on my 05 V6 XLT. I was originally going to get General AT2s - But then the price went up and availability went down so I decided against it. Today I found the Toyo Open Country ATs - seem to look pretty good, have a 50k mile warranty and the price is pretty good. I'd like the BFGs but they're just too damned expensive. Just to make sure on them, I pulled the specs on them - just curious about 32nds, weight, etc. The Toyos weigh in at 39lbs, 13 32nds. Generals weigh in at 57lbs & 17 32nds. BFG TKOs weighed in at 52lbs and 14 32nds. THinking about gas mileage and wear as I increase the size of the tire and un-sprung weight, I think the toyos are the way to go. Thoughts??
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Depends on the ply rating I had them on my 96 3/4 ton dodge ram and towed around 6,500 plus the truck weight almost daily and loved them .
My truck was super rough , after I got the toyos it was like a cadilac and they handle decent off road in red clay , caliche rock and sand . Theye weart good to my uncle just got over 65K from his . I think youll really like the toyos .
My truck was super rough , after I got the toyos it was like a cadilac and they handle decent off road in red clay , caliche rock and sand . Theye weart good to my uncle just got over 65K from his . I think youll really like the toyos .
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I had a bad experience with Toyos, they wore for sh*t and they would NEVER balance, I did love the traction though. They were good in the rain and snow, and in the dirt on my 2wd truck. Maybe I had a bad set or something, but like I said, I had some problems.
Ryan, those tires are going to be too big without some kind of lift.
Ryan, those tires are going to be too big without some kind of lift.
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Ok. I gotta say, you pay for what you get. DTholmanmax, those Michelins you got on there are a well made tire, and the BF's are built to the same tolerances. Sometimes by Michelin in one of their factories. I doubt any other tire company builds to the tolerances of Michelin, or BFG, the extra cost is all in quality.
And a side note (sorry didn't mean to jack your thread), with no lift and 16" rims what size isn't going to rub? It's got 255/70s on now IIRC.
And a side note (sorry didn't mean to jack your thread), with no lift and 16" rims what size isn't going to rub? It's got 255/70s on now IIRC.
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