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Old Jul 23, 2010
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My dad has a set of Toyo Open Country H/T's with 106,000 miles on them, and they still have pretty good tread. He's getting new tires next week though.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010
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Originally Posted by Stoic Guardian
you guys love thies tires, but have nothing about the traction in different conditions, or the tread life...
You could go to tirerack.com and look up reviews on each type of tire. Everyone is going to tell you the tires underneath their truck are the best. I have Toyo MT and Kumho MT and they both are great offroad and show no wear. ****, Mud tires have so much tread they never seem to wear out and they make a lot of noise but i like the noise personally.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010
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Falken WildPeak AT’s are guaranteed to last at least 50,000 miles. I just got them, but am very impressed with their performance in a variety of terrains. Obviously, being an AT, they are not ideal for mud.
Ok thanks for the info, ive had my mt's and ive barley used them so im really looking for a AT this time around i think.

Originally Posted by 08rangerxl
My dad has a set of Toyo Open Country H/T's with 106,000 miles on them, and they still have pretty good tread. He's getting new tires next week though.
Completley different style than hes looking for, i beleive those are pretty much a highway tire
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010
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well i am looking for more off road traction and highway terrain wouldn't really fit that, but thanks, i have thought about having a set of those for daily runner stuff
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010
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Originally Posted by evilclown312
Sorry to thread jack but im considering these my self, have you had them off road at all? If so how do they perform and have u had any other AT's to compare them too.
Yes, I have had them off-road. They perform very well. I am much more impressed with them than other AT's I've had. I've had BF Goodrich AT's, Pirelli Scorpion ATR's, Michelin LTX A/T2's, and Hankook Dynapro ATM's. I would say they are on par with the Hankook's, but they only come in load range E in the tire size I wanted. I like the overall design and look of the Falken's better anyway, which are two of the reasons I chose to go with them.
 
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Old Jul 23, 2010
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how would you say that they compare to the M/T's you had before, on everything besides mud... like trails
 
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Old Jul 24, 2010
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ps... KLC, there is NO WAY that the truck in your pics has a 7 in lift
 
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ps... KLC, there is NO WAY that the truck in your pics has a 7 in lift
And, you would know that how? 6" lift Skyjacker leafs + 1.5" shackles = 7.5" of lift. The front is about 3/4" lower, by choice.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2010
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how would you say that they compare to the M/T's you had before, on everything besides mud... like trails
Just as good, but with much better road manners.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2010
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i just think it looks too good for it to be 7in, usually you get a huge amount of distance between the tire and the fender, and the axle sticks out the bottom and sutff like that... just looked too clean, closer to a 4-5 in lift...
 
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Old Jul 24, 2010
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Originally Posted by Stoic Guardian
i just think it looks too good for it to be 7in, usually you get a huge amount of distance between the tire and the fender, and the axle sticks out the bottom and sutff like that... just looked too clean, closer to a 4-5 in lift...
I do have 33’s so that’s why the gap is somewhat filled, but thanks.
 
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Old Jul 24, 2010
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how do you mean road manners? on road grip? hows your cornering? i like to drive my girl like a sports car and i am tired of understeer. :P

you think that i could get the same look out of a 94?
 
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how do you mean road manners? on road grip? hows your cornering? i like to drive my girl like a sports car and i am tired of understeer. :P

you think that i could get the same look out of a 94?
Road manners as in dry traction, wet traction, noise level, ride, etc. All of the above is good to great so far. Like I said, I am very impressed. The difference in the noise level and ride is night and day between the MTZ's and these.
 
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so i guess my questions change, are there any M/T's that provide the on-road responsiveness, grip, quiteness and cornering stability that an A/T can? or is there an AT that that provides similar grip off-road traction as tn M/T...
 
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