TOYO MT's. Love them, won't have anything else as long as I can afford them. BTW they are not made in Japan, made here in the good ole USA.

 

I am running 285/75/16 pro comp MT's. ok tire, rotate every oil change, they are on my 2nd truck, and finally starting to wear (i blame the weight of the diesel). told about 40k life expectancy, I am looking at going to toyo's or nitto's next time around. I really like Mickey thompson ATZ or MTZ, but would rather switch to 17 or 18" rim for those

 

TOYO MT's are made in America?! I know my AT's made in japan, just assumed that Toyo was an all japanese company.

 

That is that i've been told, and from reading their website. Huge manufacturing facility in White? Ga, 50 miles northeast from Atl. HISTORY | Toyo Tires

 

35" Nitto Mud Grapplers...had them for a little 35 000 miles...in my opinion, they have held up great...probably would have done much better if I had of rotated them religiously.

 

I'm currently running BFG A/T's and they are pretty much shot and I'm right under 40k, and rotate them every oil change, will not buy them again after reading so many people getting better milage out of M/T's. I'm looking at either Hankook M/T's or Cooper STT's for my next tire and they will be cheaper than the BFG's.

 

Running 315/75/16 on the stock steels @$1200 for 4 tt&l. Good wet traction, pretty low road noise level, so good in mud I rarely need 4wd, only been in snow once but did great. Tire wear seems good for the softness and traction of the tire. Keeping tire spin down and pulling loads maybe once a week, it looks like I'll get about 40k out of em. (except for the front left my truck keeps eating. replaced everything under the sun and rotate every 5k, still eating it up!?) One tire needed over 6 oz to kinda balance, gonna see if they'll take it back. I know for a fact Goodyear will, we'll see about Cooper. I will tell you the 35's and the aggressive tread knocked my mileage down. I think 35" is a good place to start changing gear ratios, with a trailer load I have to start off in "granny gear" due to the tall tire. Big diff. from the stockers. Love them though, and they look tougher than stressed beef.

 

MY bUd says he's getting good longevity outta his 33's, but as he said he dont hit ramps hard, drives mostly normal.

I'm thinking of going bigger but dont want to lose much on gas milage, what size are the rear end's in the '03? Thanks!

FTrucker

 

Running 295/75/16 Nitto Terras on the "work truck", and they've performed flawlessly except for mud of course. Since the company is paying for the fuel and such everyone drives the snot outta this thing, and with rotation every oil change they still get a solid 50k. Tire pressure is critical here, along with replacing any worn parts. And throw those rancho shocks in the trash. If not yanking a load, we air the back down to 35-40psi and keep the front maxed. If not, the back tires will wear out in the middle (epecially with leadfootitus) and tire life will be compromised.

 

I've only got about 9K on mine, but I LOVE my new BFG Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 tires (Mud-Terrain T/A KM2 | BFGoodrich Tires). 285/75-16 E-rated (3750lbs@80psi). Hands down the best tire I've ever owned. They are pretty quiet (more of the whooshing sound a roller coaster makes) when I'm going down the freeway. I've already been through plenty that would have gotten me stuck with my old all-terrain tires (Pirelli Scorpion ATRs...yeah I know, but they came with the truck), and these take me through likes it's nothing. They come with 19/32" tread depth (most tires are 15-18/32"). Using my spare tire as a reference (same tire but never used), I calculate I'll get around 35K out of them. I'd like more, but it is a mud tire. They are not the cheapest (I paid $230/tire), but they have been worth every penny so far IMO.

 

Toyo M/Ts here and I love them. So much better in the mud than the BFG ATs that I used to run.

 

I just tried to order Toyo's last week and had to cancel because there is a nationwide backorder for the next two months according to Discount Tires, Cheap Tires, Michelin Tires, Cooper Tires, Falken Tires. I wanted them for their “E” rating more than the MT part. Ended up going with Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs in a 315/75R16. They are less aggressive, but more of the MT/AT hybrid that a lot of tires manufacturers are coming out with, and load rated “E”. Interco has a ton to choose from too. They even have a new AT and some Irok-ND (non directional) that a lot of guys have said have good road manners. Check out Home | Interco Tire to see their selection.

 

anybody running the new nitto MT?

 

I did end up putting the Fierce Attitudes on the truck about 4K miles ago, and I must say that I am very happy with them. I went with the 315/75/16 E rated and and am pleased to report that the road noise is much less than I anticipated.

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I have the Toyo 35 x 12.50 M/T Love them so far. They absolutely suck in packed snow/ice though. I have a few questions for you guys though and this seems to be the thread for it. What tire pressure front and rear are you guys running in the toyos for daily driving? And just about ready to rotate....are you guys rotating just front to back same side or doing the manual way of moving rears straight forward , then crossing the fronts to opposite rears??? Heared many mixed reviews on that. Friend of mine did the manual way and his tires after rotating got much louder, then he switched back to where it was front to back rotation and they quieted back down. So any feedback appreciated with tire pressure and rotation habits to get most mileage out of these things.