After I get the steering knuckle and suspension tune up finished, it'll probably be about time to put new tires on my 62. I'm lookin at a set of Yokohama Geolander A/T +II 31x10.5R15 tires. I figured I may as well put 31s on until I can SOA it and put on 35s. Who's run Yokohamas and do you like 'em for a DD rig?

I've got a bud that runs them but the side walls are thin. Expect cuts if you crawl much.

Yup, weak sidewalls. Someone I know trashed 3 in a weekend.

the sidewalls are weak as piss (worse than BFG muds)

Hmmmm, I hit old logging roads alot, so I guess that rules out the Yokos. any other thoughts for a good DD tire that'd see occasional roughness?

Hmmmm, I hit old logging roads alot, so I guess that rules out the Yokos. any other thoughts for a good DD tire that'd see occasional roughness?


I've been very happy with my last few sets of BFG A/T's. Good daily driver tire, and can handle some mild offroad use within reason. They are a bit expensive, but I got 80k out of my last set. If I were going to really wheel my rig though, I would have something from interco. But I hate swampers on the street.

trux's mudders have been pretty popular with guys around here for an "all around" type tire...

i run 35 pro comp xterrains

the lugs are big and the voids are smaller than the radial claw

so they perform better on the street (than a claw)

imo

and, the lugs are sipped, so they arguably work better on the rock

noisy tyre, but hey

im a noisy guy

My 40 came with Yokohama Super Diggers and I could not wait to rid myself of those tires. On wet roads they were like slicks and they were not particularly great off-road either. Not sure if the geolanders are any better but I was not impressed with my Yokohamas.

BFG ATs can be had cheap at Costco but as we all know the sidewalls are not the best. MTRs have better sidewalls and are ok on the road also.

After I get the steering knuckle and suspension tune up finished, it'll probably be about time to put new tires on my 62. I'm lookin at a set of Yokohama Geolander A/T +II 31x10.5R15 tires. I figured I may as well put 31s on until I can SOA it and put on 35s. Who's run Yokohamas and do you like 'em for a DD rig?


I have these tires (31x10.50R15) on my work truck daily driver... sidewall strength is not an issue for my use. I have about 45,000 miles on them. I have a goofy wear pattern, but that is my alignment, not the tires. Nice tire, good grip in snow and rain. I don't take my work truck crawling, so I can't speak to rocks or mud. I did have a set of Geolandar MTs on a heep I once had... they were decent tires, but I didn't do rocks with it either, after all it was just a heep. :grinpimp:

What do you guys think of Toyos? I've got their Open Country tires on my truck right now and they've held up really well to the wheeling I do. Problem is they were put on several years ago so is their quality still up there?

trux's mudders have been pretty popular with guys around here for an "all around" type tire...

I got 16,000 miles out of a set of these on my work truck last year, not happy, a nickle a mile for tires :(

stay away from the old Coopers(didnt get more than 10K on them), heard the new ones are wear better. i have beat the piss out of my bfg ATs(31s on an fj62). 25K on them and still got 70% tread left and been wheelin them for 2yrs. i run 15psi on trails and only have one cut on the side wall. BFGS are a good tire for on and off road use. Intercos are great for trails, horrible road manners. you throw one lug on a tsl, you will never be able the tire again. the interco radials are par at best.

research the ply count for the tread and side walls on the companies websites.

The michelin ltx at's are a great DD tire that does ecent offroad, they are quiet and strong. Not a great offroad tire, but durable. A friend and I had identicle trucks, i had the michelin ltx at's and he had bfg allterrains (essentially the same tire and casing, just different tread) and on a light toy truck the michelins consistantly outperformed the allterains. Might differ on a heavier vehicle? A good way to judge a tire's build quality is to play with one off the rim, specificaly look at the inside of the tire and the bead lip. you can tell the kind of quality that went into the tire. also the weight and thickness of the sidewalls is easy to feel. there is quite a bit of difference when you feel a michelin and something like a cooper.

On that note I have run 35x12.5x15's in geolander mt's, x-terrains, and procomp M/T's. I think the m/ts were the best of the group offroad and on road. they were quiet and smooth, but I did wreck 2 of them. tore the sidewalls. The geolanders were about an inch shorter. they flexed the best of the group and were great in snow, but teh sidewalls started to breakdown. I had cords coming out the sides before the tread wore out, never did rip one though. The x terrains were loud and not as smooth as the mts but better in mud and snow.
I now have 38.5x16x15 tsl's and they are horrible on the road with 40+ ounces of weight on each one, but they are nice on the trails, so far very tough... I would not buy them again though, I would go with the iroks, the vehicles that I have ridden in with them are much smoother.
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The michelin ltx at's are a great DD tire that does ecent offroad, they are quiet and strong. Not a great offroad tire, but durable. A friend and I had identicle trucks, i had the michelin ltx at's and he had bfg allterrains (essentially the same tire and casing, just different tread) and on a light toy truck the michelins consistantly outperformed the allterains. Might differ on a heavier vehicle? A good way to judge a tire's build quality is to play with one off the rim, specificaly look at the inside of the tire and the bead lip. you can tell the kind of quality that went into the tire. also the weight and thickness of the sidewalls is easy to feel. there is quite a bit of difference when you feel a michelin and something like a cooper.

I'll take a look at the Michelins. I hadn't thought of them, and a couple tire places back home usually offer good deals on 'em. Hopefully I'll find something that'll serve my purposes until I get the SOA done...

I'll take a look at the Michelins. I hadn't thought of them, and a couple tire places back home usually offer good deals on 'em. Hopefully I'll find something that'll serve my purposes until I get the SOA done...

Also check Costco, I spent two years at a tire shop and costco could usualy beat our wholesale prices. Sometimes they run specials on them too like $100 off a set.