Need better OR tires. Opinions?

Interested in this as well, came across them while searching for tires.

I'm having a heck of a time trying to decide which tires to run. Most tires in our factory size are OWL, not many choices in black sidewall it seems. On my shory list are the pirelli scorpion at plus, nitro terra grappler and the toyo at3. If the pirellis were an American made tire I would probably go with those, the grapplers I read some reviews they are bad in the rain and I had the toyo at2 on my tacoma previously and they got loud and wear wasn't the best so I'm unsure of the at3.

Shopping for tires is enough to make you go crazy lol, reviews are all over the place.

 

It's not good to be in 4wd with mismatched tire sizes. If the smaller tire is on the rear, do NOT lock the diff.

For just street driving in 2wd, smaller spare is fine, no worries. So it's up to you if you need the matching spare or not.

 

I run 285/70/17 KO2s and love them!!!!

 

Here’s my take on it, i choose a size 285/70/17, because i like how they look. Then, i look at street tires, A/T tires, and M/T tires, and i say to myself, am i wanting something my wife is going to approve of, or something that looks great on a 4x4 Runner, and will be bad ass enough to run over a lawnmower on the freeway and keep on keeping on. Nuff said. Oh yeah, i forgot to mention, i live in San Diego, Ca. No snow unless i go seek it out, no ice.

 

Falkens AT here, stock size. I live in farmland Ontario, lots of snow and wind. I am rather disappointed with the Falkens in the winter, I feel the Runner going all over the place. I will definitely get something else for my next set. I have to set it on 4x4 for the least amount of snow, the rear end is going places with the slightest touch of the throttle. I am not an aggressive driver by any means.
Maybe I got a bad batch or something, they feel pretty nasty in the snow. Very nice for everything else, highway, regular driving, the occasional trail.

 

If you live in a place that has 4 seasons, my opinion is to select a summer tire and wheel set and a winter tire and wheel set.
Choose the summer set for your late spring through early fall activities, and choose the winter set for your late fall through early spring activities.
I rotate my tires at the consistently above/below 45*F dates and it varies year by year.
I try really hard to use up each of my tire sets in 4-5 years and replace them every 4-5 years regardless of the actual wear.
Tires are very cheap insurance against bent metal running a tire out of its most effective range of elements and time.

I moved to the Twin Cities, MN from Fairbanks, AK and the winter tire needs are very different between the two places, because ice loses it's slipperyness when it gets as cold as Fairbanks winters, whereas MN winters are a different story where you need to avoid idiot drivers (defensive driving) and slushy road conditions (mostly).

In MN, we use a crap-ton of salt on the roadways to melt snow and ice, in Fairbanks, salt was useless (too cold, salt didn't work) so they used pea-gravel for traction enhancement - added benefit was absolutely no rust accelerant on frames or body panels, FTW.

In MN, I run OEM-size Open Countrys as my summer tires, and OEM-size Blizzak DM-V2s as my winter tires on my 4Runner. This works for my use of my 4Runner.