Tundra Tires

[Rice Burner]

Hello Everyone,
I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra Limited 4X4, V-8, with 15,000 miles on it. It came equiped with BF Goodrich Rugged Trail T/A tires. These tires seem that they soon will need to be replaced due to the tread dept remaining. My question is; can anyone tell me what kind of mileage they got on their original tires and what brand they were. Also, I am thinking of replaceing these tires with Mitchelin LTX tires. Has anyone had any experience with these on thier Tundras. I am in the market for a smooth riding, quiet, good traction tire,(in snow). I do not need a "All Terrain" for off roading. I had the Michelin LTX tires on my 1989 Ford F-150 and they seem like great tires.
Also, I got the ball joint recall notice. I was wondering if these defective ball joints could have any effect on the wear of my BF Goodrich Tires? I had these tires rotated every 5K miles and the air pressure was always correct.
I got better than double the mileage on my 1989 F-150 and they where Firestone ATX's.
How is everyone makeing out with the ball joint recall?
I know this is a lot of questions being asked, but if anyone can help me out with some good advice, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance,
Rice Burner

[Yallrun]

Yeah the BF's were cool but way to soft and I wore them out in 30k. I did go back with 4 Michelin LTX and the truck has 86k on it and still plenty of tread on the Michelins . They are great in the rain as well, not sure about snow I live in houston. Very smooth and quiet, just good all around tires.

John

[Tones]

The Michelin LTX M/S would probably do what you want. If you look at tirerack.com, the Yokohama Geolander G051 tires also look good for less money. This is probably what I will use after my OEM Bridgestone duellers are shot.

[iamiles]

i have the michelin ltx a/t tires on my 2000 4wd tundra i bought from costco after i blew my bfg tires on the freeway. been running on them for about 5 years now and threads still in pretty good shape.

imo, if you're looking for "good traction", you have to put up with some noise and michelin ltx a/t is a bit nosier than the original bf goodrich tires. the first few months anyway....just turn the stereo up a bit to drown down the noise.

been on i-80 to reno, nevada many times in the snow and i never had to put on the snow chains (still carry snow chains...just in case.). you just put on 4wd and drive slower.

Originally Posted by Rice Burner

Hello Everyone,
I have a 2002 Toyota Tundra Limited 4X4, V-8, with 15,000 miles on it. It came equiped with BF Goodrich Rugged Trail T/A tires. These tires seem that they soon will need to be replaced due to the tread dept remaining. My question is; can anyone tell me what kind of mileage they got on their original tires and what brand they were. Also, I am thinking of replaceing these tires with Mitchelin LTX tires. Has anyone had any experience with these on thier Tundras. I am in the market for a smooth riding, quiet, good traction tire,(in snow). I do not need a "All Terrain" for off roading. I had the Michelin LTX tires on my 1989 Ford F-150 and they seem like great tires.
Also, I got the ball joint recall notice. I was wondering if these defective ball joints could have any effect on the wear of my BF Goodrich Tires? I had these tires rotated every 5K miles and the air pressure was always correct.
I got better than double the mileage on my 1989 F-150 and they where Firestone ATX's.
How is everyone makeing out with the ball joint recall?
I know this is a lot of questions being asked, but if anyone can help me out with some good advice, I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks in advance,
Rice Burner

[trog55]

My 2000 SR5, Access Cab, 4x4 came with BFG Rugged Trails, as well. I've seen a lot of folks here run these tires down but I had absolutely no complaints. I got more miles out of these tires than any I've ever run before; 55,800 miles w/ 5-tire rotation. Based on favorable reviews on this board, I wanted to go with Yokahama Geolanders but there were none available locally and I was in a bind for new rubber. I wound up taking my tire shop's recommendation of Toyo Open Countrry AT and have been quite pleased with them for the past 30,000 miles. YMMV, as always.

[thackl]

I'm going with Nitto Terra Grapplers, which are very similar/same as the Toyo's. They ride nicer and quieter than the BFG's.

[student's tundra]

My 03 tundra 4x2 came with the BFG Rugged T/A which lasted about 20,000 miles before needing replacement. I do not have the Michelin LTX's on my truck but do get great reviews from the customers at work, highly recommend the tires from the reviews that I have gotten. Oh, yeah I am currently running Goodyear Wrangler ATS, 285x75x16s w/o a problem.

[bhw]

Michelin LTX M/S are the only tires I'll buy. They are plenty capable for me. They get good wet weather traction, perform well in snow, etc. You can buy them for about $159 each, and they last longer then anything else you can buy. Mine have 55,000+ miles on them now, and I don't plan on replacing them for at least several more months...maybe a year or more. They are far from bald. I've never had a Goodyear Wrangler or BFGoodrich AT last more than 20,000 miles.

[657waldo]

I looked at the Mich but decided on Geolanders very very happy after 30k+ miles.

[Rice Burner]

Hi Everyone,
Thanks to all for the great response on the Tundra Tires!! I have decided to go with the Michelin LTX M/S tires. I get them for about $155.00 each, complete.
I really do not need a All Terrain Tire and the past LTX's I had on my previous F-150 seemed very capable in the snow. They made the truck handle like a dream, were extremely quiet, and gave it a smooth ride.
The LTX's got great reviews on The tire rack.Com verses the poor results of the BF Goodriches in their customer survey results.
From my personal experience, I think the Rugged Trails gave me very poor service on a truck that has 15K on it and had the tires rotated every 5K.
Has anyone tried to get a response from Toyota linking the ball joint recall and poor tire wear?

Thanks Again,
Rice Burner

[Tones]

Might try Costco. They have Michelins, don't remember which, for $140 complete.

[MOREPOWER]

Michelin Ltx m/s rule they are so smooth i had two sets and loved them.

[student's tundra]

Originally Posted by Tones

Might try Costco. They have Michelins, don't remember which, for $140 complete.

Tire Promotion starts on Monday 1/8/05 I believe it might be Michelin but it could very well be Bridgestone's can't recall .

[resqrngr74]

I have a 2000 Tundra and It had the stock Dunlop grandteks. they were the worst tires I've ever had. I immediatly put Bridgestone dueler AT Revos. Excellent in the snow and rain and very quiet. I plow in the winter and have never had a problem with them ever.

[fiVe yeArs O' deBt]

I'm seriously considering a set of the new Goodyear Wranglers. They now come with a "Quiet" layer of Kevlar, and a 50k mi warranty! Anyone had any experience with these yet on their Tundra?

Thanks,