Questions about Toyo Open Country AT II tires

[BarryG]

I know, I know another tire thread



Looking for real world expereince with Toyo AT II tires.

I am just finishing up a set of Michelin AT 2's that have been fine with a couple of exceptions they seem to oversteer in the snow like no other tire I have used previously and if you hit the slushy stuff with one tire it sucks you in like no other tire I have used before and they do marginal in the mud however other than that no complaints at all and would call them a good if not great tire. I have also used the Bridgestone Revo's a couple sets that were out several years ago before they turned them into the Revo II. I liked those tires as they did great in everything except mud and I need that to a larger degree than they offered so I switched. Step in Toyo M55's and they performed admirably with the exception of too much noise for my liking. They performed well in all aspects. However they seem to have gotten rather expensive even for Toyo's (lowest prices I seem to be able to find these days online are in the $300 ea and up range. However when looking for those I ran across the Toyo AT II's and they seem to run an easy $100 less ea. While I am willing to pay for what I need $300-$400 is $300-$400. My truck is not my daily driver anymore but it needs to be able to do snow duty in the winter when required here in town and in the mountains as I travel from one side of the state to the other frequently in the winter time usually over Wolf Creek, La Veta and Hesperus or Mancos Hill. Wolf creek is the main snow monster though any of them can be a pain in a big storm but Wolf Creek far and away reigns king in the number of big storms it gets (or at least as far as I am concerned driving over it been hit there more times and worse than the others combined). I remembered several members talking about the AT II's over the last however long and just wondering what are the thoughts on these after some miles are put on them. Do they do great in snow, how about mud? I seem to recall that they towed fine and were also great in dry and wet pavement conditions

Thanks in advance for the info

 

[cerberusiam]

I can't help on the AT II just the original AT design. Was not impressed with the traction or wear. The AT II's are supposed to address that but with the price premium over others and my expereince to date I was leery of marketing hype.

Talking to several tire distributors, the Falken Rocky Mtn ATS seems to be a legitimate contender to the Toyo AT's domain. So far, they have outperformed the AT in ride quality, noise, and traction at a cheaper cost. The only thing I won't know about is wear, but, I was assured with proper rotation they should approach 50k miles. My last set of Toyo AT's only went slightly over 25k and they were bald. Not acceptable.

So far the traction with these tires in mud, wet surfaces, and slick surfaces is better thean the Toyo AT. The tread pattern of the AT II is close to the AT and also very close to the Falken ATS but the ATS is definitely performing better in those areas.

I don't mind spending the money for good tires either but since Toyo started making the tires in the US the wear quality seems to have taken a large drop. Another option to consider.

 

[Regcabguy]

A guy with a F-350 in the neighborhood burnt through his Falkens in 22K unladen stop and go traffic here. 285-70-17's. Discount credited him towards some Nitto Terra's we'll see...
I loved my M-55's I had in the past but they are unavailable in 17's bigger than stock.
I've had the 285-75-17 AT2's for 5K now and am very pleased. 0. 50-2. 50 ozs to balance. No initial squirm. Seem to be wearing well. I'll know better in about 30K.