Tire options in 265/70R-16

71T Targa · 10-06-2008, 09:17 AM

My wife's Toyota SUV needs new shoes and I haven't been in the market for SUV tires for years and am wondering what I should look at.

Anyone have something in this (or similar) size that they'd recommend?

Is it possible to get something that works in the rain and snow that still rides well and isn't overly loud?

Something under $150 per would be nice too...

onewhippedpuppy · 10-06-2008, 09:20 AM

Read through the Tire Rack reviews. I've always agreed with the ratings there, and the written user reviews are good too. You might also find that they are the cheapest option, as is often the case. Great company.

VINMAN · 10-06-2008, 09:56 AM

Look into Pirelli Scorpions I have them on my Bronco. Best tires Ive ever bought.
I have the Scorpion A/T. Which is a more aggressive tread. But they are still fairly quiet, and incredible in the rain and snow.

serge944 · serge944's Garage

Get some Maxxis Bighorns if you want a more aggressive tread pattern.

The General Grabber AT 2 are great "all terrain" tires. Cheap too. $110 each.

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Grabber+AT+2

onewhippedpuppy · 10-06-2008, 09:57 AM

That's funny, I had a set of Scorpion A/Ts on an F150 that were total crap. Great for the first 5k or so, then they got incredibly loud. Maybe they've improved them in the last few years?

Being your wife's SUV, it's stupid to get an all-terrain tire. Your gas mileage and ride quality will suffer. Get a good highway all-season tire, unless she's actually takes that SUV off road.

VINMAN · 10-06-2008, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

That's funny, I had a set of Scorpion A/Ts on an F150 that were total crap. Great for the first 5k or so, then they got incredibly loud. Maybe they've improved them in the last few years?.

These are the second set I've bought. They have a little growl to them but nothing like some I've heard. But then again I bought them to use off road. Not too concerned with noise or aesthetics. I just turn the stereo louder!
The main thing that sold me on buying the second set was wet weather performance.

71T Targa · 10-06-2008, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Being your wife's SUV, it's stupid to get an all-terrain tire. Your gas mileage and ride quality will suffer. Get a good highway all-season tire, unless she's actually takes that SUV off road.

Agreed in part. She'll not be off-roading, but she will be treking through the ice and snow of a Minnesota winter. I should be looking at a dedicated winter tire and then summers. But...

71T Targa · 10-06-2008, 10:11 AM

The Pirelli's look interesting.

IROC · IROC's Garage

I have a 2001 DoubleCab and also a 2001 4Runner and have put some tires on them over the years. My favorites are the Continental Cross-Contact LX and also the Yokohama Geloandar HT/S-G051. I also had a good experience with the OEM Dunlop AT21s, believe it or not.

I've got over 40k miles on the Yokos on my truck right now and they have been great and will probably last another 10k miles at least. The Continentals on the 4Runner ride so smoothly, I thought they were underinflated (they're not) but also have good handling/response and great wet-weather capability.

onewhippedpuppy · 10-06-2008, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by phred68

Agreed in part. She'll not be off-roading, but she will be treking through the ice and snow of a Minnesota winter. I should be looking at a dedicated winter tire and then summers. But...

Gotcha. But understand, an aggressive off-road tire won't be any better on the ice/snow. Yes, a dedicated snow tire would be dramatically better for the winter, but a good all-season tire will get the job done.

We put some sort of BFGoodrich tire on my wife's old 4Runner, I can't remember the model but they were pretty good. Getting the POS OEM Dunlops off made it ride like a different car, I wouldn't put those on if they were free.

serge944 · serge944's Garage

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Originally Posted by onewhippedpuppy

Gotcha. But understand, an aggressive off-road tire won't be any better on the ice/snow. Yes, a dedicated snow tire would be dramatically better for the winter, but a good all-season tire will get the job done.

As long as it's siped. Lots of all-season tires don't, whereas most A/Ts do.