Tacoma truck Tires

Stella · #1 07-18-2017, 12:27 PM

I am looking at the Kumho Road Venture AT51 or the Michelin LTX A/T2.
Was hoping I could get some feedback from someone that has driven one these tires. I do 80% pavement, 20% gravel driving.Costco handles the Michelin and I have seen some good reviews. Any help or feedback is great appreciated.
Thank you for your time!

Dean2 · #2 07-18-2017, 01:24 PM

Had Michelin LTX AT/2 on my wifes Forerunner. 95% pavement, mostly city. Only sees off road if I take it for a cruise. Great in summer, terrible in winter. Decent snow traction but terrible on ice and the rubber gets really hard at -20 so didn't stop that great even on dry pavement. Never had the other ones. Now running Hakipilatens on it year round. Much better.

dmac111 · #3 07-18-2017, 01:40 PM

Just throwing this out there... maybe check out a Bridgestone Dueler A/T RH-S.

I found those to be decent when I had my SUV. Just a suggestion.

I also like a Toyo Open Country, but they are rather noisy on the highway.

beerhunter · #4 07-18-2017, 03:30 PM

I have the Michelin LTX AT/2 and they are OK. Good the first year but second year not so much. Still have good tread but same as said above.

I won't buy them again the next time around. Not sure what I will get next but I will watch everyone else's suggestions.

Thanks

tacomama · #5 07-18-2017, 03:59 PM

I know it's not one of your choices, but I do about the same type of driving with my Taco and I run the BFG All Terrain KO2's on mine, excellent tire overall, no complaints. Had the KO's on my FJ cruiser as well before this.

Brian Adams · #6 07-18-2017, 04:24 PM

Those kumhos look way nicer and more aggressive than the michelins.
I would go with the kumhos. My gmc canyon has a rare tire size and the
tire shop gave me a choice between the michelin ltx a/t2 and the
firestone destination a/t. I saw lots of poor reviews on the michelins
and went with the more aggressive tread on the firestones. Those
michelins look like a car tire. Ha

robson3954 · #7 07-18-2017, 07:03 PM

I have a set of kumhos on my taco. They work well. Rubber isn't crazy soft but is okay on snow and ice

CanadianPsycho · #8 07-18-2017, 07:22 PM

I run Michilin LTX-AT2 tires on my taco. Great on the hwy and in the summer. Decent when off-road (nothing crazy, mostly some hard pack trails/fields). They turn into hockey pucks in the winter, but such is life. I just run a few hundred pounds in the box and run 4x4 as needed.

Homesteader · #9 07-18-2017, 08:13 PM

Can't help with either......but I do have a Taco with tires

I'm running Cooper AT/W rubber. Very happy with them in all aspects. I've had them through everything but really deep snow, of mud. Traction overall is excellent, good ride, and pretty quiet, and I'm a fussy dog.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/product-r...atw-tire-test/

dewalt18 · #10 07-18-2017, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Homesteader

Can't help with either......but I do have a Taco with tires

I'm running Cooper AT/W rubber. Very happy with them in all aspects. I've had them through everything but really deep snow, of mud. Traction overall is excellent, good ride, and pretty quiet, and I'm a fussy dog.

http://www.fourwheeler.com/product-r...atw-tire-test/

Running cooper AT/W's as well, and very impressed so far after about 7500kms. Daily asphalt, an weekend gravel on a regular basis. Had them through some pretty good water holes last weekend, with fairly soft bottoms. Not a mud tire, but handled what was thrown at them without any trouble

I should mention these are on a 2010 ford ranger.

madras · #11 07-20-2017, 12:11 AM

On my 2006 Tacoma I have gone through Revos (excellent), Revo2 (far inferior) and now the AT/2. Great ride, feel connected to the road. Would buy again.

Stella · #12 07-24-2017, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by dewalt18

Running cooper AT/W's as well, and very impressed so far after about 7500kms. Daily asphalt, an weekend gravel on a regular basis. Had them through some pretty good water holes last weekend, with fairly soft bottoms. Not a mud tire, but handled what was thrown at them without any trouble

I should mention these are on a 2010 ford ranger.

I have been doing some research and these tires actually have a really good rating. I did see one website that said they were more of a winter tire. Are you running these tires all year round?

Nester · #13 07-24-2017, 03:24 PM

Hankooks. There what Toyota uses. Been using them for 3 years and there fine. I do lots of offroad and highway driving and no complaints.

http://www.hankooktire.com/ca-en/pas...at-m-rf10.html

http://www.moderntiredealer.com/news...-toyota-tacoma

Homesteader · #14 07-25-2017, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Stella

I have been doing some research and these tires actually have a really good rating. I did see one website that said they were more of a winter tire. Are you running these tires all year round?

I have 16,000km on mine now, and yes I run them all year round, that is the whole intent of the tire. Cooper doesn't recommend you run them in ambient temps above 95deg F. They are designed for a cooler climate like ours. I'm super happy with them on my Taco.