Tires for a 4x2 - Toyota Tundra Forums : Tundra Solutions Forum

VOLTundra · #1 (**permalink**) 08-14-2008, 11:36 PM

I'm starting to think about new tires for my Cm 4x2. I have about 15k on the org. Bridgestone HT's and hope to get another 5-8 out of them. Listed below are the important factors to me in order of importance.

1. Rain/hydro resistance
2. Off Road grip. Being a 4x2 I want a tire that will still get good grip in grass and such. I live in East TN so yes we have hills. I should say though the only time I have gotten it stuck is at the landfill towing a dump trailer. I got squeezed in and end up drive close to the edge of the gravel road. Ended up the gravel was about a 1 thick and sank to the rear axle. A CAT D-8 ended up pulling me out. I know you all want pics, sorry don't have any. I do not think mt tires would have made any difference here.
3. Cost
4. MPG, with the cost of gas I don't want to go too aggressive in fear of costing me at each fill up.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

FIVEPOINTSEVEN · #2 (**permalink**) 08-14-2008, 11:47 PM

Nitto Terra Grapplers. 325/60/18. Not crazy aggressive like MT's but just enough to get through rough terrain and still have a nice highway ride from what I've heard. The 325/60/18 is about 33" diameter and 13" wide and fits the Tundra perfectly. Personally I think its the best tire all around and then on top of that its relatively cheap. SRT8TUNDRA has his 4 325/60/18's for sale in the classifieds with only 1500 miles on them basically brand new for $650. You should go take a look...they are awesome.

Here's one of his pics from his classified ad...Just go look in the classifieds on the first page...These tires are a steal!

Jowett Engineering · #3 (**permalink**) 08-15-2008, 08:20 AM

A great all around hi-po tire is the Sumitomo HTR A/T in the 285/60R18 size. I run them on my wife's VW V8 Touareg.... great on pavement handling and grip along with an H speed rating, 114 load rating,work well in snow and offroad, relatively inexpensive for what you get. They use all Dunlop technology yet you won't pay for the name, made in Japan even. The only down side is they are slightly smaller in diameter, but a little wider. It's a shame they don't make it in more sizes.