toyo 285/75/17

[MikeBeal]

How are the toyo at 285/75/17 holding up?

has anyone bought through tires 4 less?

 

[Regcabguy]

How are the toyo at 285/75/17 holding up?

has anyone bought through tires 4 less?

I've got 22,000 on mine. They'll go another 20,000 with my constant load. Nice size for these trucks. I've got the AT's.

 

[Flyfishing]

My AT's have 20,000 miles bought at Tires 4 less. Good wear so far I try to rotate every 5K miles. Tire wear is pretty subjective but so far I'd put the same tire on when I need new ones (unless there is a marked improvement by going to a different tire.

 

[VanOverbeke]

unlucky?

I must be unlucky with mine. I had horrible wear coming down the ALCAN. I lost half the tread life in less than 5K of pulling on that trip. They have been wearing much better since the drive out of Alaska and I now have 15K on them. Looks like they should hold up for another 10K-15K unless I drive back to Alaska! The last set I owned were not the 285/75 and they lasted 55K.

 

[31b]

I have 3K miles on my 285/75 AT's and so far I'm happy w/ them. i just rotated them per the tire shops recommendation so I plan to keep up the 3k rotation and see how long they last.

 

[FFL8N]

Check out Kore's website... They are clearing that size out right now for a STEAL!! Not sure what shipping would be though...

 

[BigPapa]

I have the 285/70-17's on mine. Put them on at 289K and now at 314K 2 of them are gone and the other 2 probably have @5K left on them. Very disappointed in the wear. I have run Michelin LTX's for almost 75K miles and the 1/2 worn out set of OE Bridestone Rugged Trails lasted another 40K when I put the 3rd Gen wheels on. I will not buy them again. I have a 2WD and 95% of the miles are empty commuting 75 miles a day.



Scott

 

[Edgemann55]

I have 31K on mine. I rotate them every 5K and it looks like I will get 55-60k out of them. Very happy with the ride,sound and most of all wet and ice traction. The stock Michelins sucked in the ice like driving on ball bearings. I will do these again.

 

[mberry]

I wish I could get a set. That's a heck of a good price.

 

[Flyfishing]

This is a follow up to my earlier post re the 285/75's. The 20k miles I put on these tires was a trip from the Florida Keys to Alaska and a return via California. I'm very happy with the increased traction compared to the stock Michelin rim protectors (that would easily go 70K miles). I have noticed some subtle and strange wear patterns on the front tires even though I rotate them. I have around 35K miles on the truck and I think the shocks are shot causing those patterns, I don't think the stock shocks were ever up to the weight of the stock wheels and tires not to mention a heavier tire/rim setup. On my older '99, although a 2WD, I noticed a world of difference going to Bilsteins from factory shocks and I expect to see the same improvement when I do it to this rig... YMMV.

 

[BigPapa]

I have noticed some subtle and strange wear patterns on the front tires even though I rotate them.

That's the way mine are. One side of the tire has 3/16" tread and the other side is slick. Mine have been rotated 4 times and due for another.



Scott

 

[sonorakitch]

Not sure why, but my Toyo's have been garbage.



14,000 miles and 30% tread remaining. I figure on squeeking out 20,000 miles on them. Granted, I haven't rotated right at 5,000 (probably more like 7,000), but for a $300+ tire, I sure expect better tread life.



I'm not alone; several buddies in the Phoenix area report low tread life as well, and the Discount Tire ramrod I spoke with lately claims that Toyo isn't very good for tread life. Too bad they didn't mention that to me when I bought the things.



Going back to Michelin and my typical 60,000 mile life after these guys flop out.



~Chris

 

[TRAMPLINEMAN]

I put 50K miles on my Open Country AT's. When I took them off they had about 3/16 left on them. I rotated every 3-5K miles and they wore evenly. I got them from Les Schwab.

 

[KSears]

I checked Kores website ,, great price on the tires, shipping is the killer,, nearly $300 dollars,, not much different than buying them locally after you add the shipping

 

[Regcabguy]

I checked Kores website ,, great price on the tires, shipping is the killer,, nearly $300 dollars,, not much different than buying them locally after you add the shipping

That's high. I shipped four 285-70-17 tires,stock rims w/hubcaps to Ct from San Diego via/Fedex for $210. 00.

 

[KSears]

I thought it was outrageous. . that is a UPS price as per their website,,didn't list any FedEx options,, that also was standard shipping. Anything faster was about $1000 or so. two day was like $1700 I think it said, National tire and Wheel has free shipping on orders of $399 and more, kind of strange I thought. Quite a difference!

 

[CurtLee]

I'm not alone; several buddies in the Phoenix area report low tread life as well, and the Discount Tire ramrod I spoke with lately claims that Toyo isn't very good for tread life. Too bad they didn't mention that to me when I bought the things.



~Chris

Well don't listen to the Discount Tire idiots. They talked me into a set of 285/70/17 set of Nitto Terragrablers and they are garbage! Down to 7/32nds in 4700 miles and i told them about my problem and i suggested going to Toyos and they said nitto was better. Hah! I have yet to decide what i'm going to do about the problem... .

 

[RDietze]

treadepot.com

I checked Kores website ,, great price on the tires, shipping is the killer,, nearly $300 dollars,, not much different than buying them locally after you add the shipping

That sounds like buying something on ebay from a "shifty" seller who compensates a "good deal" with unethical shipping charges.

I got four 285/75 ATs from treadepot last summer and they were shipped free from GA (to WA) -- tires were around 215 a piece (bargain!). I think they are charging a flat rate of 5. 99/tire now.



Consider yourself lucky if you get over 40K on ATs. However, GREAT snow tire, the rubber compound is not good for long wear, but sticks to the ice. The Toyo ATs also have a high rolling resistance = reduced fuel mileage on already dejuiced winter fuel. I plan on running Michelin LTX2s during the spring and summer in the OEM diameter. The 285 make for a great winter tire -- then take them off and preserving the deep lugs for the next snow season.

 

[TGVET]

I used Toyo Open Country AT's for a long time on all my rigs. Why? The only reason is because they never wore up to their guaranteed mileage and my local Les Schwab tire dealer gave me new ones for 50% off as guaranteed through "Toyo and dealership" policies costing me $500. 00 for four. WELL, that relationship went south when they said my last ones which were 50% over the rating were "just over" the guarantee (51,000) OK, well, how much for 4 new ones ? $ 1,100. 00 +. OK, I'm on my way as I need good traction. While on the way there, I decided to stop in at the new Discount Tire dealer, "just for the heck of it", as I've always been a "faithful Les Schwab patron but wondered what the "new guy" in town had.



Come to find out, the manager there showed me that the Toyo's actually had a 60K mileage rating. Mmm, I decided to call my buddy who was the manager at L. S. to inform him of that little caveat I had just learned. "Well, we only guarantee up to 50K" he said, not the Manf. 60K. . With that, I decided on the Pirelli Scorpion's for my 05 Ram 3500 SRW with a 70K mileage rating guarantee. I am very happy with the service, the professionalism and the tread wear I'm getting from the new tires and from Discount Tire. They have taken care of every little request, including swapping out L. S. snow tires I bought two years ago when the horrendous snow fall hit us this year, and again swapping back to the Scorpions for highway driving w/o charge and rebalancing to see if a front end vibration I developed was from the tires. (More on that issue in my next post)



My thoughts on Toyo's, excellent tire for your "Light duty" rigs, Jeeps, 1/2 tons, etc. Good traction and tread wear for the first 30K miles or so on the "heavier rigs", but after that, the tread wear went downhill fast. I used those for many years on several kinds of rigs, so I feel I have a good basis for my "2 cents worth". Oh, and my 285/17 Pirelli's cost $865. 00 out the door not $1,100. 00+



Asta La vista Les Schwab

 

[Regcabguy]

The website's showing Scorpion ATR's in 285-70-17(no 75 available)in a load range D with a maximum load of 3195,well below the Toyo's. That's probably where the lower price comes in. My buddy's had great luck with the Perelli's in the 265 size which is E rated.