M-55 Toyos Impressions

[Regcabguy]

Had some M-55, Toyo, 285-75-16's installed today and wow they are really nice. Finally got the "E" rating I was after for my application. Nice ride and much more accurate steering due to elimination of sidewall flex. For some reason these tires with 75lbs. of air ride better than my BFG's did at 60lbs. I thought they'd ride like rocks but they're really perfect. As posted they do "sing" moderately at 45-50 mph,but do to the beast's noisy nature you can hardly hear them. 3rd. gen might be another story. A friend of a friend got me a sweet deal at Express Tire in Poway,Ca.

 

[kscheffler]

Let us know how they wear I am looking to buy the same tire. I hear they are great on snow and Ice also. .

 

[Regcabguy]

M-55's

Let us know how they wear I am looking to buy the same tire. I hear they are great on snow and Ice also. .

I p. m. 'd you. I'll let you know how the handling is on snow and ice. I've been waiting 56 years for either one. P. S. I only put 5,000 miles a year on the beast,so mileage report will take awhile.

 

[JGK]

Mine worked pretty well on snow and ice. However I usually pack around 600 lbs of sand over the real axle during the winter months.



My only complaint with them is they didn't hold up. 28K miles and mine are gone. That hurts with no mileage warranty.



J.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Mine worked pretty well on snow and ice. However I usually pack around 600 lbs of sand over the real axle during the winter months.



My only complaint with them is they didn't hold up. 28K miles and mine are gone. That hurts with no mileage warranty.



J.

I'll be watching the mileage numbers on my M55's as well - I have 45K miles on the truck, and there are still 2 original Michelins on the front that only look about half worn - the M55's seem great as Bob mentions - hope the rest of their characteristics do as well...

 

[Coalsmoke]

Let us know how they wear I am looking to buy the same tire. I hear they are great on snow and Ice also. .

Snow= they're a really decent tire

Ice= ok, but you need to know how to drive ice. These aren't necessarily good tires for an inexperienced driver in winter.

Wear = Fantastic. I am close to the max weight rating on mine, and they see all sorts of terrian. I'm almost at the 50% mark with somewhere in the 20-25,000mile (not kms) range on them. I can take specific tread depths and give you accurate mileage if you'd like, I just don't know it off the top of my head and the record book is back in the truck.

 

[hammersley]

Well I just bought another set of

M 55's... ..... Will report on them - this is my 6th set - over two vehicles off and on... ...

 

[JJW_ND]

M55 is a great tire....

Ones tire wear will be similar to ones fuel milage..... how you use your truck. In my case with a mix of heavy towing and over the road empty I was getting 50 - 60K out of M55. I ran two other national brand tires under the same conditions and got 30 - 35K. I don't tow anymore and the current set has 30K with more then 50% left.



One my work truck (heavy towing 100% of the time) , I got 28K out of set of M55. This compares to 18K under the same driving conditions with Toyo MT.



Just a side note. I have ran M55's in 235/85R, 255/85R and 265/75R. Without a doubt, the wider tires run much louder then the narrow. The 255s are not to bad. The 265 are terrible... much louder then even the Toyo MT in a 265.



Also..... you can now get 255/85R in load range E.



Toyo now has a HT ... read quite highway tire. If it is made with the same rubber compoud it would last a long time.



jjw

ND

 

[WOT]

Also..... you can now get 255/85R in load range E.

ND

In a 17" or 16"? I can't find any 17" on their website.



Thanks!

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Ice= ok, but you need to know how to drive ice. These aren't necessarily good tires for an inexperienced driver in winter.

The M55's I got at the local Les Schwab are set up to accept studs for winter use - dunno how much work or expense is involved in actually installing them tho'...

 

[hammersley]

I had the 1st set of HT's (in our area) and these are the ones

Ones tire wear will be similar to ones fuel milage..... how you use your truck. In my case with a mix of heavy towing and over the road empty I was getting 50 - 60K out of M55. I ran two other national brand tires under the same conditions and got 30 - 35K. I don't tow anymore and the current set has 30K with more then 50% left.



One my work truck (heavy towing 100% of the time) , I got 28K out of set of M55. This compares to 18K under the same driving conditions with Toyo MT.



Just a side note. I have ran M55's in 235/85R, 255/85R and 265/75R. Without a doubt, the wider tires run much louder then the narrow. The 255s are not to bad. The 265 are terrible... much louder then even the Toyo MT in a 265.



Also..... you can now get 255/85R in load range E.



Toyo now has a HT ... read quite highway tire. If it is made with the same rubber compoud it would last a long time.



jjw

ND

That I replaced with the M 55's - and the noise IMO is only slghtly more than those - at 42000 - GONE - NO HD TOWING ... ... ... ...

 

[Regcabguy]

M-55 update

After one week and just getting back from tire dealer to have a valve stem replaced,I lowered pressure to 65lbs. all around(with camper). Ride was a little too stiff before(75lbs). Tire dealer found a burr in stem cavity of my American Racing Bajas. They filed and then emory clothed the hole,replaced stem and applied bead sealer. No problems. Express Tires in Poway is excellent. They have five 35-12. 50-17 Toyo M/T's in stock and forty more in the warehouse. These have been in short supply I understand. Contact person isaul Humphrey. #858 748-6330. He's dealin' San Diego area. Not connected or compensated by these folks in any way.

 

[JKinney]

I have 20,000 on mine, I hope they make it to 30, but I dont think they will. I have centramatic balancers and they are wearing even. I wear them hard on the rear. I have rotated them every 5,000. I tow something all the time. I liked them in the snow.

 

[Coalsmoke]

I'd be shocked if anyone who takes legitimate care of these tires cannot get at least 30,000miles on a set. I'll get more, and they see lots of tire-eating road surfaces. Studs are a possibility, but you would realistically need a separate set just for winter. The studs have to be put in from the beginning, and most states / provinces have regulations preventing you from running studs all year round. If you can afford it, a summer and winter set would be an ideal way to go.

 

[pepecat]

I have run my 265/75 load range E H/T's for almost 30,000 miles and a fair amt has been towing and they're real quiet. They are terrible in the snow, however. I can see them going to 50,000 easy. I rotate about every 7500.

 

[JGK]

I'd be shocked if anyone who takes legitimate care of these tires cannot get at least 30,000miles on a set...

Be shocked. I drive almost exclusively on pavement (a little gravel now and then, but no tire ripping rock crawling). I run mostly empty. While the truck puts out good power, I'm not a street racer (can't afford the tickets, and with my luck, I'd get caught! But I do like to mash the go-pedal now and then for the thrill. I mean, that's what BOMBings all about, righ?!). I rotated them every 5 to 7 thousand miles. Ran them a bit lower on the pressure to keep them from wearing the centers out prematurely. But at 28,000 miles, they're shot.



I've been told siping them will cause faster wear and mine were siped.



-Jay