New Tires for a 2001 Land Cruiser

The tires on my 2001 Land Cruiser need to be replaced. I never liked the
Dunlop Grandtreks that came from the factory. I'm considering Bridgestone
Dueler H/L Alenza, Yokohama HTS G051, and Pirelli Scorpion STR. I'm looking
for a quiet tire with good traction and good tread ware. We live in So.
Cal., so a winter tire is not needed.

Comments or suggestions are welcomed.

TIA

JW

I like the Bridgestones as the best of the bunch you list. Also
consider Goodyear Fortera, Michelin Cross Terrain, Michelin LTX M/S,
or Cooper Discoverer H/T. I think either the Bridgestone Alenza
Michelin LTX M/S would be my first choices. Costco likely has the
best prices.

Ken


Joseph Wind wrote:
> The tires on my 2001 Land Cruiser need to be replaced. I never liked the
> Dunlop Grandtreks that came from the factory. I'm considering Bridgestone
> Dueler H/L Alenza, Yokohama HTS G051, and Pirelli Scorpion STR. I'm looking
> for a quiet tire with good traction and good tread ware. We live in So.
> Cal., so a winter tire is not needed.
>
> Comments or suggestions are welcomed.
>
> TIA
>
> JW
>
>

I've been a big Bridgestone Dueler fan ever since I got my 93 4Runner. But
I'm looking for a Highway tire, not necessarily an Off-Road tire. Next time
I change tires on my 4Runner, I'm probably going with the Dueler Revo. As
for Michelin LT series, it's a bit over priced and over rated. That's why
I'm considering the Yokohama Geolander HTS and the Bridgestone Dueler H/L
Alenza. They both seem to be equally rated. But I'm still open for
suggestions.

I could get Mickey Thompson tires for a song, but they don't make a Highway
tire. I know Cooper Tire, who now owns MT, but MT's Off-road tires suck on
the street. My cousin's got a set of MTXs on his Durango, and they want to
slide on dry pavement. So I'm not sold on Cooper, yet.

FYI, Costco has great prices on popular tire sizes, but on odd ball sizes
they are about the same price elsewhere and have to be special ordered.
Next time you go to Costco you'll see more stock for 265/70R16 than
275/70R16.

I do appreciate the input, but I'm looking for more personal experiences
before I decide.

Thanks,

JW

"Ken Shelton" <shelton@cablespeed.com> wrote in message
news:q92dndFDKcI0F9nfRVn-sg@cablespeedwa.com...
> I like the Bridgestones as the best of the bunch you list. Also
> consider Goodyear Fortera, Michelin Cross Terrain, Michelin LTX M/S,
> or Cooper Discoverer H/T. I think either the Bridgestone Alenza
> Michelin LTX M/S would be my first choices. Costco likely has the
> best prices.
>
> Ken
>
>
> Joseph Wind wrote:
> > The tires on my 2001 Land Cruiser need to be replaced. I never liked
the
> > Dunlop Grandtreks that came from the factory. I'm considering
Bridgestone
> > Dueler H/L Alenza, Yokohama HTS G051, and Pirelli Scorpion STR. I'm
looking
> > for a quiet tire with good traction and good tread ware. We live in So.
> > Cal., so a winter tire is not needed.
> >
> > Comments or suggestions are welcomed.
> >
> > TIA
> >
> > JW
> >
> >

On Sat, 26 Mar 2005 08:16:57 GMT, "Joseph Wind" <jpg@gif.com> wrote:

>FYI, Costco has great prices on popular tire sizes, but on odd ball sizes
>they are about the same price elsewhere and have to be special ordered.
>Next time you go to Costco you'll see more stock for 265/70R16 than
>275/70R16.

So? Check the diameters, and see if that 'popular size' fits and
how far it might throw your speedometer off. It might be only 1% or
2% - heck, it might even be in the right direction to correct the
inaccuracy it has now...

And if you want longer life at the risk of a harsher ride, go LT
instead of P. You can't go to a lower load rating, but higher is OK.

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[usmarine0723]

I have factory 275/70/16s on my 01 Landcruiser and want to replace them with 285/75/16s (think the factory tires look too small) but have not found ANY info as to whether the tires will rub when I turn. The only information on this tire size was associated with vehicles that already had a lift kits - I want to get better shocks/springs but dont want to lift it. I called Tire Rack as well as my location Toy' dealer but everyone says "good question!"

Can anyone assist?

[2000UZJ]

Originally Posted by usmarine0723

I have factory 275/70/16s on my 01 Landcruiser and want to replace them with 285/75/16s (think the factory tires look too small) but have not found ANY info as to whether the tires will rub when I turn. The only information on this tire size was associated with vehicles that already had a lift kits - I want to get better shocks/springs but dont want to lift it. I called Tire Rack as well as my location Toy' dealer but everyone says "good question!"

Can anyone assist?

You can run 285's with no rub/drawbacks other than a small drop in MPG's... 295's (slightly taller and wider) rub very slightly at full lock(they rub lifted or not, mine rub and I have a 2.5" lift). Bilstein shocks are a great replacement, unfortunately the only aftermarket spring (old man emu) will give you a small live.

Here is a breakdown of what springs you can run and how much lift they will give you (which you don't want lift).

OME865 | 2" | 0-200 lbs
OME866 | 2" | 200-300 lbs (I run the 866's/Coil spacers and love them)
OME863 | 3" | 300-500 lbs
SOF2RH | 2" | 300-500