LR3 owners sound off, which tires?

[DiscoDavis]

Toyo AT II's in 265 60 R18

Got maybe 15k on them now, eventually want more sidewall and go to 265 65 R18. However,

They are nice and quiet, but great off-road. Excellent traction in mud, snow, ice, sand I got stuck in but that was a bit too much. Very good for distance driving, good on highway. Would consider keeping the 60 sidewall ratio if I continue to do solid distance (more than 100 miles a week, I currently do about 500). Wear has been good so far, supposedly warrantied to 65,000 miles, they may wear faster due to the weight of the vehicle. Only real gripe is the lower weight rating, its 109D, not E-rated, something to consider if you start approaching GVWR. Max pressure is 44psi, run them at 39 front, 42 rear. No leaks yet, no flats.

For $300 per tire I may go to the BFG AT K02's next time, otherwise good tires.

 

[krick3tt]

I run Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac on my 6 spoke 19s... It is a 2007 LR3 HSE and I have no complaints about them yet. Good on snow and rainy streets. Have not ben in mud but with the tread depth the may clean themselves well enough to be no issue.
I have heard many views on the 19 inch rims but there is no issue with getting that size tire where I live. I did get the spare to match them and have the original spare that has not been used from PO, as he had 22 inch rims on it when i purchased the vehicle. Sold them on CL to help cover the cost of the new ones.
He did keep the original rims and that helped to save me a bit when it came to new rubber.

 

[Victory_Overland]

I'm running Nitto Terra Grappler All-Terrain 255/60R18 on my LR3. I have mixed reviews and I'll try to keep it brief and hope this helps.

Where I live:
Oaha, Hawaii. Lots of roads, beach sand driving, dry off-road, extremely wet off-road conditions. My belief and experience with these tires is they are a minimum AT tire and are not durable for any committed off-road use. For this, I am purchasing another set of 10 spokes to run a full off-road MT set up for my weekend adventures. Most likely I will go off the advice of other members on their view of a reliable MT tire. I will however continue to run these on the daily as I am more than satisfied with their overall performance related to my 65-70% dedicated road use. Anytime I plan to head up in the mountains, the 10 min wheel to MT change will take place. Also, I get them cheap and free shipping with Amazon Prime so it does create some bias for me where BFG are more expensive and I eat shipping cost..........it is a factor for me, maybe not for you due to accessibility of tire choices.

Road:
Awesome, great wear resilience and noise level is probably a few decibels higher than factory Pirelli. I have the decibel app:ylsmoke: Highly recommended for those who do 80-90% on road driving and minimum off-road. 15k miles on them and they really look new. These will get re-ordered and stay on my daily use 18" 10 spokes. I run them pretty high on the recommended PSI range for the road for even wear and gas mileage. Excellent WET road performance. Rains everyday on Oahu, how long is the question. Much of which is the 10 minute monsoon with an inch of rain and flooding, these tires are excellent in all road conditions IMO.

Beach:
Not too bad, but the minimum side wall of the 255 does not allow me to air down enough to get the full love of the traction control in deep sand. Running about 10 psi out of them allows me good sand and beach road access with minimum risk to sidewall. Medium pack or deep gravel they do pretty good. Wet sand, not too shabby.

Dry off-road:
BRING A SPARE! Great tire as long as there are no sharp rocks or debris (Hope you catch my sarcasm on knowing and predicting all off-road terrain/debris:smiley_drive. I've had two punctures in this type of terrain where my old BFG AT would have zero problem. One was from a rock, the other from a tree limb. One condition was aired down, the other was at road PSI. In my opinion, neither should have happened for a rated AT Tire for this vehicle in benign off-road conditions.

Extreme Wet:
BRING A SPARE, I RECOMMEND BRINGING TWO! I do not recommend for any extreme wet use off-road. They hold mud and turn into slicks. The sidewall is delicate and airing down is risky for a cracked rim or sidewall. Pick your poison. I have had one puncture in this environment, not sure of the cause on that puncture but for me, I need confidence of a durable tire in mud and this is not doing it for me! The mud is slick and sticky at the same time here. It is deep, the terrain is steep, and traction and durability are key to success for off-roading in Hawaii. I would rather run a MT in dry off-road than and AT in wet off-road. The condition WILL change hourly here so I will be prepared for wet conditions on my adventures when I know I will be off-roading.

Snow:
Oahu does not get snow. I will have it on the Big Island next year so the possibility is there but at this time, I can't speak to snow performance.

 

[pgoodrich]

275/70/18 BFG KO2

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[penguincoder]

Is anyone running a 275/65/R18 STT Pro? I went to the tire shop today to get some mounted, and while I have plenty of vertical clearance from the Proud Rhino lift, the horizontal clearance looks pretty troubling. It looks like it is going to rub the upper A-arm pretty severely at highway pressures, it might rub itself to pieces at lower pressures with some deformation.

I really want to run a fairly aggressive MT on the rig as I have other vehicles for highway cruising and I don't have a commute to work (digital nomad).

 

[DiscoDavis]

Is anyone running a 275/65/R18 STT Pro? I went to the tire shop today to get some mounted, and while I have plenty of vertical clearance from the Proud Rhino lift, the horizontal clearance looks pretty troubling. It looks like it is going to rub the upper A-arm pretty severely at highway pressures, it might rub itself to pieces at lower pressures with some deformation.

I really want to run a fairly aggressive MT on the rig as I have other vehicles for highway cruising and I don't have a commute to work (digital nomad).

You may just want to go back to 265, as is repeated often these days: they seem to be the sweet spot in terms of size. Need more traction than an AT? Go MT. Since I was curious about sizing, I actually went and found the G4 challenge for 06 used 255 55 r19 Duratracs... so you should be fine.

http://www.g4ownersclub.com/images/Resources/2006/SPECSHEET2006-Discovery3.PDF

 

[nwoods]

We tried some Cooper Discoverer STT Max tires on a RRS a while back. Rubbed something fierce!

I can't remember what size this was, but they fit okay on the LR3. I think they are the Goodyear MTR's on 19" wheels:

Alas, my memory is fading, so take my comments above with healthy "I'm not totally sure" quotient

 

[Victory_Overland]

You may just want to go back to 265, as is repeated often these days: they seem to be the sweet spot in terms of size. Need more traction than an AT? Go MT. Since I was curious about sizing, I actually went and found the G4 challenge for 06 used 255 55 r19 Duratracs... so you should be fine.

http://www.g4ownersclub.com/images/Resources/2006/SPECSHEET2006-Discovery3.PDF

I'm in the same boat, wish I could find a durable mud tire in the 265/70r18 range for my LR3. I was doing measurements cuz I almost pulled the trigger on the Cooper STT Pro and now seeing that post below glad I didn't.

Problem is they don't make a 265 in the mud tires so now I'm back on the search again I guess.

Can't seem to find a 32 or 265 range mud tire in 18 wheel anywhere so if someone has links or suggestions hit us up please. To be honest for mud, is actually like my 255 width and go taller. Think I'm screwed there too.

Mahalo,
E

 

[Victory_Overland]

Is anyone running a 275/65/R18 STT Pro? I went to the tire shop today to get some mounted, and while I have plenty of vertical clearance from the Proud Rhino lift, the horizontal clearance looks pretty troubling. It looks like it is going to rub the upper A-arm pretty severely at highway pressures, it might rub itself to pieces at lower pressures with some deformation.

I really want to run a fairly aggressive MT on the rig as I have other vehicles for highway cruising and I don't have a commute to work (digital nomad).

Think a spacer might help?

 

[Jwestpro]

Is anyone running a 275/65/R18 STT Pro? I went to the tire shop today to get some mounted, and while I have plenty of vertical clearance from the Proud Rhino lift, the horizontal clearance looks pretty troubling. It looks like it is going to rub the upper A-arm pretty severely at highway pressures, it might rub itself to pieces at lower pressures with some deformation.

I really want to run a fairly aggressive MT on the rig as I have other vehicles for highway cruising and I don't have a commute to work (digital nomad).

The problem is the tire shape on that specific model. My 275/65x18 BFG KO2 fit just fine without spacers on factory wheels. It's close, but it doesn't rub at full drop/extension, which by the way is the tightest moment at the upper A arm. This occurs when off road and the wheel needs to extend as far as possible into a hole or like during cross axle teetering where a front and opposite side rear are fully stuffed up but the other two are fully extended.

You can mimic it for testing by simply lifting on the frame and letting them drop.

 

[Jwestpro]

Think a spacer might help?

There's no thinking needed, a spacer would 100% fix the issue. So would a different tire.
-I just remembered I have a set of briefly used Terrafirma 30mm spacers for sale. I am using tires that fit so don't really need them - although they set the wheels out just perfectly for a supremely good stance/look. PM or email me if interested. (I used them to test the BFG in 275/70x18 which would require the wider offset created by the spacers.)

 

[penguincoder]

We tried some Cooper Discoverer STT Max tires on a RRS a while back. Rubbed something fierce!

That's the result that I expect now that I have really looked and seen what is under the wheel well.

 

[penguincoder]

Think a spacer might help?

Yes, when you combine powers with some aggressive bumper and wheel arch modifications, they will fit okay. I have just been super curious to know how pages like http://www.johnsonrods.com/johnson_rods_2_004.htm just say "Johnson Rods Required" and no other mention of what else needs to be done. I guess as far as they are concerned, it is all you need from them and the rest is up to your own ability to mount/fit the tires. There is a lot more that must be done, though. And I think more must be done on MT tires than AT tires with the side lugs sticking out so far.

I suppose not a lot of people are running a bigger MT on the LR3 and just stick with the DuraTracs that fit already or go AT. My rig is going to be an offroad and expedition vehicle specific vehicle, so an MT seems appropriate to me. Just one that does not wear itself to pieces on the way there and then make so much noise you regret it the entire way there and back (DuraTracs).

By the way, super jelly of your location.

 

[Bama4door]

I'm in the same boat, wish I could find a durable mud tire in the 265/70r18 range for my LR3. I was doing measurements cuz I almost pulled the trigger on the Cooper STT Pro and now seeing that post below glad I didn't.

Problem is they don't make a 265 in the mud tires so now I'm back on the search again I guess.

Can't seem to find a 32 or 265 range mud tire in 18 wheel anywhere so if someone has links or suggestions hit us up please. To be honest for mud, is actually like my 255 width and go taller. Think I'm screwed there too.

Mahalo,
E

What about the 255/70/18 size? This is a 32x10 I believe and is the stock size tire that come on Heeps, so you can find some decent M/T's in this size too.

 

[SkidRow]

Anyone ever run Black Rhino wheels yet? Did a quick Google search and nothing popped up.

http://www.blackrhinowheels.com/inv...offset_end=all&bolt_circles=5&pcd=120&submit=

Heres a link. I want to downsize to 18" wheels for a better tire selection but its not all that easy finding 18" LR3 wheels that aren't either all scratched up or that don't cost an arm and a leg.

With that I can get 4 of those tires and then BFG AT KO2's for about $1500 shipped. Turn around and sell my 19's to eat up some of the cost.