What do people have for tires these days. Need new tires! 285s.

djwantke · Nov 3, 2025

Turd Ferguson said: ↑

I thought we were talking about miles here not that wacky KM crap.
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Miles, and the USA, are who is wacky.
(I’m dual citizen tho USA/CAN)

Turd Ferguson · Nov 3, 2025

djwantke said: ↑

Miles, and the USA, are who is wacky.
(I’m dual citizen tho USA/CAN)
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Maybe Airdams truck is stuck in KM mode?

Airdam · Nov 3, 2025

Turd Ferguson said: ↑

Maybe Airdams truck is stuck in KM mode?
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live in mississippi
aint ever seen them kilometers on the dash

djwantke · Nov 4, 2025

kmeeg said: ↑

47lbs

If interested here's my top list comparison;

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Which comparison website is dis
Thanks

kmeeg · Nov 4, 2025

djwantke said: ↑

Which comparison website is dis
Thanks
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I use Discount tire to compare.

1) After you select the size and do any kind of filters you want click on the compare check box on the tires you are interested to compare.
2) When you select upto 4 tires you want to compare hit on compare button on right
3) Scroll down to tire specs

osiris3006 · Nov 17, 2025

Airdam said: ↑

The General Grabber ATx tires have not changed much in price over the past 10 years. They used to be kinda high, now they are honestly cheaper than most all of the rest. They are right at the same price over the past 6 years for sure.

The BFG are not hard to balance, they are hard to KEEP balanced and require frequent balancing. I bought two sets of BFG AT KO2 in 2012 and 2013 one for my Tacoma and one for the wifes 2012 4R. That was my 4th or 5th set of BFGs and those were my last. They look great, they do great in almost everything EXCEPT the balancing and lasting. I was rebalancing them about every 15,000 miles to keep them smooth. As the tires wear and the belts move, the tires get out of balance. They require much more frequent balancing if you dont want the steering wheel shaking and seats wobbling.

The Firestone are cheap and i think thats one of the major reasons they are so popular here. Sure they do the job of being a tire and getting you places too so thats a plus.

The Mickey Thompsons have always been great tires, i have owned two sets and absolutely loved them, this was late 90s early 2000s era so thats been a long time ago. I vaguely remember them not balancing the best but boy they looked cool and i would buy them again in a heart beat if i was building the same project i had them on back then.

Since 2014 i have been running the General tires and i dont think there is another tire on the market that
(1) lasts as long
(2) rides as good for as long as it does
(3) requires minimal to no rebalancing
(4) does freaking amazing in wet, snow, ice, heat, ect. My daily driver has a shade over 126,000 miles on a set of General Grabber ATx and yes they are almost wore out but i am jokingly and laughingly going to wear them a little more before i get rid of them. They still do amazing in the rain, it was absolutely flooding on my way to work, standing water in the roads and water running off the roads and i drove highway speeds without a worry and drove thru standing puddles and splashed the whole vehicle with water and dont hydroplane.
(5) they ride so insanely weird, the rubber has properties that are unlike other brands of tires and you can read up on it. The rubber is designed to be soft and squishy so they have great traction but also wear like iron. When you get your first set and mount them up and drive out of the parking lot of the tire store you will swear they are as soft as ABC chewing gum. They are squishy and weird feeling like a water bed but its something you get used to over the life of the tire. They are soft, have crazy grip, but last absolutely forever.
(6) they are VERY quiet for an aggressive tire. I took my daily in around 90,000 to have them balanced and rotated for the second time [yes, balanced and rotated for the second time at 90,000] and i had been noticing they were getting slightly louder over the past few thousand miles. I asked the owner of the tire shop to look at them and see if he could figure out why they were getting louder. He came back and said "those tires are hard as a rock, you may never wear them out" Apparently the squishy nature of the rubber had hardened up or dried up so the tires rubber was getting harder. And he is right, they have barely worn anymore since the 90,000 rebalance and rotate. I poked fun at them a few days ago with a buddy, they still have so much tread its silly for a tire with 126,000 miles and they still ride excellent. I just got back from a trip to georgia two weeks ago (8.5 hours one way) and they rode smooth all the way there and back.
(7) they are as tough as nails, literally tough as nails. My spare has only been on the ground twice in 126,000 miles. I went on a race trip in my truck one weekend and i had her 4R in my shop doing a full detail and polish on it so she couldnt drive it. I left her my 4R for the weekend so she drove it. She called me Sunday afternoon after she walked out of church and said "i gotta flat tire" and luckily i was not terribly far from being back so i rolled up and the left rear was flat flat, on the ground. As i got out she quickly jumped up and said "it must have went flat while i was in church" but the tale-tell black marks from the sidewall of the tire on the concrete where she backed up into the parking spot told me she was flat flat, nearly on the rim when she parked. I said "did you drive the interstate to church like always? Were you going 80mph like always" and she said yes.... Meaning she likely jumped in my 4R without looking, and had a flat tire when she left the house, and rode 16 miles to church and 8 of them on the interstate at 80mph on a flat flat tire. I swapped the spare on and took the tire to get fixed. It had a sizable nail in it but after getting it fixed i put that tire back on. That was 2+ years ago and that tire is still holding up fine.

There are plenty of stories i could tell you in the past 11 years of owning General Grabber AT2 and ATx tires on my vehicles. I have bought 8 sets in the past 11 years and currently have 4 sets mounted and driving on my vehicles today. Between all of those vehicles, and tires, i would speculate i have about 415,000 miles combined on these General tires if the numbers add up about right. I can tell you i dont plan on buying or owning anything else, these tires do amazing for me in every single situation and circumstance. They look good doing it too.
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Do you think the results would be similar with the general apt?

LCJ77 · Nov 17, 2025

Stock & No issues W/current ones, nor ANY Toyota I have bought! 2 FJ's, 1 Tacoma & 2 4Runners.Keep aired to correct PSIG, Rotate & you'll be fine!

Airdam · Nov 17, 2025

osiris3006 said: ↑

Do you think the results would be similar with the general apt?
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If they are Load Range E yes I would bet they would have the same mileage. I believe the LRE tires have a harder rubber compound to allow the tire to last longer on a heavy truck. These tires claim to have 60,000 warranty on all loads. Well how would that work if they all have the same rubber. How would you possibly get the same mileage out of a set on a regular cab pre-runner Tacoma as you would a mega cab 2500 hauling heavy?
I think the rubber is different compounds for the different load ratings. I got right around 70,000 out of my LRE General grabbers on my mega cab that towed nearly every day of its life. I think that’s how I got such high mileage out of these LRE on my 4R. The ram 2500 with tongue weight is around 2700-2800 pounds per corner. The 4Runner is about 1100 pounds per corner. I think the reduced weight, increased tread life. My plans are to get LRE tires from now on if they’re available. If not get the highest weight rating you can get such as a Load Range D. I suspect the SL and C ratings will likely also give you the advertised 60,000-70,000 but I am showing you with my own that a LRE will go well over 100,000 without breaking a sweat.

osiris3006 · Nov 30, 2025

kmeeg said: ↑

yes sir. I was trying to find a good review from who test tires really well.

Anyways I could not control my spending. Went to my local Discount Tire shop and ordered 2 sets of Nokian Outpost NAT tires.

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Have you installed the outpost? How do you like them?

kmeeg · Nov 30, 2025

osiris3006 said: ↑

Have you installed the outpost? How do you like them?
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Its too early to give a good feedback. As initial feedback I can say;
It's slightly firm than Toyo Open County but not too bad for a Standard load tire. I run 32psi now vs 34-35psi before.
Road noise is teeny bit louder but not even close to Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac level.
Driving feel (acceleration and Cornering) I don't feel any difference. Probably since my old Toyo and this is same weight if I'm not mistaken.
No proper snow & ice, wet roads or offroad driving yet.

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