TIRES?!? I'm having a battle to decide

Hi,

I have a 2003 Taco xtra cab 4x4 V6 I do about 30,000 kms of driving a year
and i do about 75% highway miles and 25% off-road (usually when i'm
off-road, i'm in the deep woods showing all the american trucks how much
better a Toyota is)

Anyways with that said I currently have BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail T/A
tires on the truck want something better, i'd like to stay all season, but i
live in a harsh winter environment so i need something with good winter
traction, thought about going to a BFG All-terrain T/A but the master
mechanic at my office advised me against those particular tires, saying it
would be too much tire for my application in that it would destroy CV joints
and stuff.

I need help on which Tires I could go with.

Thanks a bunch!!

Happy Trails

I had a set of BFG All-terrain T/As on my '94 4Runner for over 60,000 miles,
and now have Michelin LTX, 31 x 10.50. I liked the BFGs, but did very
little off-road. They were a little noisier than the Mics.

I have 170,000 miles now, and have not had any CV joint issues. What tire
does your mechanic recommend?

Good luck.

Bill
Chesapeake, VA

"Biohazard" <jessrocket@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Y%bce.10193$BW6.1019953@news20.bellglobal.com...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have a 2003 Taco xtra cab 4x4 V6 I do about 30,000 kms of driving a year
> and i do about 75% highway miles and 25% off-road (usually when i'm
> off-road, i'm in the deep woods showing all the american trucks how much
> better a Toyota is)
>
> Anyways with that said I currently have BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail T/A
> tires on the truck want something better, i'd like to stay all season, but
> i live in a harsh winter environment so i need something with good winter
> traction, thought about going to a BFG All-terrain T/A but the master
> mechanic at my office advised me against those particular tires, saying it
> would be too much tire for my application in that it would destroy CV
> joints and stuff.
>
> I need help on which Tires I could go with.
>
> Thanks a bunch!!
>
> Happy Trails
>[/color]

I think the "master mechanic" is neither master nor mechanic.

I think the BFG All-Terrain T/A is second best for your
uses...Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo would top my list. Both are
quite good in snow.

Ken


Biohazard wrote:[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have a 2003 Taco xtra cab 4x4 V6 I do about 30,000 kms of driving a year
> and i do about 75% highway miles and 25% off-road (usually when i'm
> off-road, i'm in the deep woods showing all the american trucks how much
> better a Toyota is)
>
> Anyways with that said I currently have BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail T/A
> tires on the truck want something better, i'd like to stay all season, but i
> live in a harsh winter environment so i need something with good winter
> traction, thought about going to a BFG All-terrain T/A but the master
> mechanic at my office advised me against those particular tires, saying it
> would be too much tire for my application in that it would destroy CV joints
> and stuff.
>
> I need help on which Tires I could go with.
>
> Thanks a bunch!!
>
> Happy Trails
>
>[/color]

toyo open country a/t tires are good performers
in the city and in wet conditions.right now i have the 235/75/15 108s talk
about rolling

Try the COOPER STT's, cant beat em, even better than the BFGs albiet
slightly more aggressive. I wouldnt go near anything else given the choice.



"Biohazard" <jessrocket@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Y%bce.10193$BW6.1019953@news20.bellglobal.com...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have a 2003 Taco xtra cab 4x4 V6 I do about 30,000 kms of driving a year
> and i do about 75% highway miles and 25% off-road (usually when i'm
> off-road, i'm in the deep woods showing all the american trucks how much
> better a Toyota is)
>
> Anyways with that said I currently have BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail T/A
> tires on the truck want something better, i'd like to stay all season, but
> i live in a harsh winter environment so i need something with good winter
> traction, thought about going to a BFG All-terrain T/A but the master
> mechanic at my office advised me against those particular tires, saying it
> would be too much tire for my application in that it would destroy CV
> joints and stuff.
>
> I need help on which Tires I could go with.
>
> Thanks a bunch!!
>
> Happy Trails
>[/color]

I got BFG AT's on my 4cyl 2003 XtraCab. 31in (LT265)

I can't see you having mechanical issues with a model tire. The AT's are
almost the same tire as the Long Trails just with extra tread. I am assuming
your sticking with the same size.

I find those tires bad in winter because they are so wide and my Taco is a
light truck, I slide all over the place. And in deep snow, the 4cyl has a
hard time turning those tires in 4x4. I remove those tires and alloys in the
winter and put on the stock steelies and 225 tires.

But off roading, they are awesome. I also do abit of highway
driving...again, no issues, maybe a little noise. And no hydroplaning issues
at all on the roads.


"Biohazard" <jessrocket@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Y%bce.10193$BW6.1019953@news20.bellglobal.com...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have a 2003 Taco xtra cab 4x4 V6 I do about 30,000 kms of driving a year
> and i do about 75% highway miles and 25% off-road (usually when i'm
> off-road, i'm in the deep woods showing all the american trucks how much
> better a Toyota is)
>
> Anyways with that said I currently have BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail T/A
> tires on the truck want something better, i'd like to stay all season, but[/color]
i[color=blue]
> live in a harsh winter environment so i need something with good winter
> traction, thought about going to a BFG All-terrain T/A but the master
> mechanic at my office advised me against those particular tires, saying it
> would be too much tire for my application in that it would destroy CV[/color]
joints[color=blue]
> and stuff.
>
> I need help on which Tires I could go with.
>
> Thanks a bunch!!
>
> Happy Trails
>
>[/color]

in article Y%bce.10193$BW6.1019953@news20.bellglobal.com, Biohazard at
[email]jessrocket@hotmail.com[/email] wrote on 4/28/05 1:50 PM:
[color=blue]
> Anyways with that said I currently have BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail T/A
> tires on the truck want something better, i'd like to stay all season, but i
> live in a harsh winter environment so i need something with good winter
> traction, thought about going to a BFG All-terrain T/A but the master
> mechanic at my office advised me against those particular tires, saying it
> would be too much tire for my application in that it would destroy CV joints
> and stuff.[/color]

What!? Only rational for that argument would be if you got ones that were
"oversize" for your rig, lifted it, etc. The extra sidewall ply is hardly
gonna wreck your CV joints! Unless Tacomas truly suck, and I don't think
they do (don't own one)!

BFG AT's are excellent tires. Their only failing is deep, gooey mud. They
do GREAT on snow; one yer at elk camp they rocked on my Jeep, and last year
the MT/R's on the same Jeep sucked ass on the snow and ice. I intend to
put a set on my '95 Land Cruiser this summer. They have the little
"snowflake" on the sidewall, so they actually count as a traction device in
those "traction device required" scenarios!

-jeff

"Biohazard" <jessrocket@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Y%bce.10193$BW6.1019953@news20.bellglobal.com...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have a 2003 Taco xtra cab 4x4 V6 I do about 30,000 kms of driving a year
> and i do about 75% highway miles and 25% off-road (usually when i'm
> off-road, i'm in the deep woods showing all the american trucks how much
> better a Toyota is)
>
> Anyways with that said I currently have BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail T/A
> tires on the truck want something better, i'd like to stay all season, but
> i live in a harsh winter environment so i need something with good winter
> traction, thought about going to a BFG All-terrain T/A but the master
> mechanic at my office advised me against those particular tires, saying it
> would be too much tire for my application in that it would destroy CV
> joints and stuff.
>
> I need help on which Tires I could go with.
>
> Thanks a bunch!!
>
> Happy Trails
>[/color]


Rid mine of the OEM Goodyear RT/S (265s) after about 50k and went to BFG
AT's.(31x10.5s) about 6 mos ago.

Slight increase in road noise, but other than that great traction and
handling. I'd buy'em again.\


Stew

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> tires on the truck want something better, i'd like to stay all[/color]
season, but i[color=blue]
> live in a harsh winter environment so i need something with good[/color]
winter[color=blue]
> traction, thought about going to a BFG All-terrain T/A but the master[/color]
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> mechanic at my office advised me against those particular tires,[/color]
saying it[color=blue]
> would be too much tire for my application in that it would destroy CV[/color]
joints[color=blue]
> and stuff.[/color]

BS. it will not destroy CV's ... the AT's are a nice all around tire
but hardly an offroad tire ... better than a street tire though.

Matt

I have Nokian WR tires on my 2002 double cab. Amazing in snow & rain. I
don't do much off road, at least not intentionally, but if muddy
gravel-filled boat launch parking lots are any indication, along with
algae-covered slippery ramps, I think you'd probably like them. They're also
quiet, and the sidewalls seem nice & stiff - no fidgeting on sharp curves at
high speeds.


"Biohazard" <jessrocket@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:Y%bce.10193$BW6.1019953@news20.bellglobal.com...[color=blue]
> Hi,
>
> I have a 2003 Taco xtra cab 4x4 V6 I do about 30,000 kms of driving a year
> and i do about 75% highway miles and 25% off-road (usually when i'm
> off-road, i'm in the deep woods showing all the american trucks how much
> better a Toyota is)
>
> Anyways with that said I currently have BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail T/A
> tires on the truck want something better, i'd like to stay all season, but
> i live in a harsh winter environment so i need something with good winter
> traction, thought about going to a BFG All-terrain T/A but the master
> mechanic at my office advised me against those particular tires, saying it
> would be too much tire for my application in that it would destroy CV
> joints and stuff.
>
> I need help on which Tires I could go with.
>
> Thanks a bunch!!
>
> Happy Trails
>[/color]