TOYO Open Country A/t tires?

[HDR]

I'm going down to Pismo beach this weekend and I'll be towing my 5th wheel. I'll report how things go. FYI I'll plan on getting stuck in the sand! LOL

 

[RScaletti]

Has anyone bought the new design open country a/t 2 yet? Looks like improved tread design, better wear and better warranty. I'm seeing prices as low as 214 for the 285-75-17 which I'm happy with. 3195 load rating where it's predecessor was 3970. I don't overload my truck so that won't be a problem for me.

http://toyotires.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=238

 

[brods]

Has anyone bought the new design open country a/t 2 yet? Looks like improved tread design, better wear and better warranty. I'm seeing prices as low as 214 for the 285-75-17 which I'm happy with. 3195 load rating where it's predecessor was 3970. I don't overload my truck so that won't be a problem for me.



http://toyotires.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=43&item=238

Too bad this didn’t come up a month ago. The 285/75 Toyo AT’s lasted 50K on my truck, but for the prices as of a month ago (over $300 each) the value was not there. IF Toyo really increased tread life AND reduced the purchase price significantly with these AT2s then I could see considering them again. It would be nice to know what the tread life increase is compared to the old Toyo’s. Went with Nittos this time.

 

[Prairie Dog]

I've got about 12K (2/3's towing) on my Toyo AT's now but I'm not sure how much rubber they started with. Does anybody know the starting tread depth?

EDIT: Looks like it starts out at 13/32 and now I have 11/32. That seems pretty good to me!

 

[brods]

The original AT's started at 17/32"

If you want the spec sheet for the old ATs PM me and I'll email it to you.

 

[brods]

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[NIsaacs]

I am thinking real serious about a set of Toyo Open Country H/T with Tuff Duty in 285/75x16E, the spec's look good.

Nick

 

[NIsaacs]

I am thinking real serious about a set of Toyo Open Country H/T with Tuff Duty in 285/75x16E, the spec's look good.



Nick

I went ahead and had them installed today, I think I will like them.



Nick

 

[Yo Hoot]

I ran two sets. Not the greatest wear but super high quality tires. I used the 35 x 17's.
One time one of the tires needed no balancing weights at all.

 

[NIsaacs]

I ran two sets. Not the greatest wear but super high quality tires. I used the 35 x 17's.

One time one of the tires needed no balancing weights at all.

Thats good to hear, and yes I have heard they wear a little fast. The tire guy that works for my son said he sold a lot of them to guys in the oil fields in Wyoming. They start with 17/32's tread so maybe they will compete with others with less, but good wear qualitys.



PS: Yo Hoot, compare our join date and post count



Nick

 

[Got HO?]

An alternative to consider is Hankook. My experience on my 2003 has been with Michelins, Bridgestone Revo and Revo 2's, and Hankook Dynapro ATM's. The Hankooks have outperformed the others in every respect. Quieter, smoother, take less weight to balance, better in the wet and on snow & ice, and so far, have almost 40k on them. I expect another 10-15k even though I tow on average twice a week up to 9000 lb. They are also priced right. The Michelins did go 50k and still had significant tread, but were so slick in wet conditions that I replaced them with the Revo's. I'll definitely be buying Hankooks again.

 

[Yo Hoot]

That's pretty crazy Nick.

If this forum stays screwed up like it has been now for months, you may not see much more posting from me.

I got a post notification by email but the actual post isn't here...

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An alternative to consider is Hankook. My experience on my 2003 has been with Michelins, Bridgestone Revo and Revo 2's, and Hankook Dynapro ATM's. The Hankooks have outperformed the others in every respect. Quieter, smoother, take less weight to balance, better in the wet and on snow & ice, and so far, have almost 40k on them. I expect another 10-15k even though I tow on average twice a week up to 9000 lb. They are also priced right. The Michelins did go 50k and still had significant tread, but were so slick in wet conditions that I replaced them with the Revo's. I'll definitely be buying Hankooks again.

 

[Yo Hoot]

I'm losing posts... . this forum is ****

On edit... . the posts finally showed up

 

[MChrist]

An alternative to consider is Hankook. My experience on my 2003 has been with Michelins, Bridgestone Revo and Revo 2's, and Hankook Dynapro ATM's. The Hankooks have outperformed the others in every respect. Quieter, smoother, take less weight to balance, better in the wet and on snow & ice, and so far, have almost 40k on them. I expect another 10-15k even though I tow on average twice a week up to 9000 lb. They are also priced right. The Michelins did go 50k and still had significant tread, but were so slick in wet conditions that I replaced them with the Revo's. I'll definitely be buying Hankooks again.

Just curious, which Michelins did you have? What type of driving conditions do you need to travel?

 

[Got HO?]

Just curious, which Michelins did you have? What type of driving conditions do you need to travel?

Can't remember the model of the Michelins. They were the O. E tire for the truck, highway tread like the old LTX. Most of my driving is in the South, from Florida to Texas, but I also travel up north on occasion to Pa, Michigan & Ohio. Spent Thanksgiving in Colorado and Wyoming last year. I do get around a little . The Michelins seemed to "cure" when I reached about 40k miles. Still had lots of tread, but absolutely no wet grip.

 

[DocDetonancour]

I have this tire and lost about 1. 5 mpg when using over the stock size. Doc

 

[Yo Hoot]

Yea they are bigger and heavier. You will tend to lose some mileage.

 

[NIsaacs]

I went ahead and had them installed today, I think I will like them.

Nick

Well, I am not impressed with the wear, after 2500 miles of towing and empty use, I have lost 2/32's off the front and 4/32's off the rear They do ride and drive nice and hold up a load but if the wear don't slow down, they will be totally unacceptable, slight cupping also, even on the rear.

Just for the record, mine are Open Country H/T's Tuff Duty LT285/75x16E

Nick

 

[JR]

Thats the bad part about alot of em, by the time they stop wearing aggressively their worthless as t*ts on a bull in any kind of weather except dry roads. I picked up a set of oem 4th gen wheels with Michelins and Im very unimpressed with their performance on snow and ice. At $400 I couldnt go wrong I was really only after the wheels but figured the tires were a nice bonus... . they will be coming off shortly for another set of Silent Armor Pro Grades.

 

[DocDetonancour]

Noticed a drop of 1. 5 mpg with the 285;s Doc