Toyo Open Country M/ts Or A/t

[Bull-Dogg]

I'll be going to a 285/70/17 tire either way but i cant decide between the two.

 

so anyone with experience with either one of these tires, let me know what you thought of them, like there pro's and cons

 

Are the M/T horrible on paved road and do they dramatically give worse gas millage, i do like the look of the M/T's better however i still like the look of the All terrains.

[Zembonez]

MTs are generally harsher, less sticky in rain, and much noisier on pavement than ATs. Unless you intend on doing a lot of mud running, I'd go for the AT.

 

Mud tires are badass looking though.

[chakis24]

look at the nittos. same company, may be slightly cheaper.

 

i have the nitto terra grappler's (a/t). i like them, better than the pro comp's i had. the only thing is that theyre heavy- mine are load range E, not sure what the toyo's are or that size for that matter. but theyre good alround, ive had no problems in sand mud or snow. the mud tires might wear out faster too.

[AllBlkdOut07]

MTs are generally harsher, less sticky in rain, and much noisier on pavement than ATs. Unless you intend on doing a lot of mud running, I'd go for the AT.

 

Mud tires are badass looking though.

 

I just got the M/T's and I have to say, at least when new they are quiet as hell. Way quieter and smoother than my previous Cooper STT's. And they do fine in the rain, the treads have siping which helps in wet road conditions. Some M/T's don't and aren't as effective in the rain.

[udeleon]

I have the A/T's...they are great tires...last week while I was pulling the boat out of the water, most trucks where having trouble gribbing the pavement...my truck pulled the boat out with no problems...they are great in the rain, and in the dirt...

 

Only drawback...they don't look aggresive enough in my opinion...

[VR021302]

A/Ts FTW

 

 

BTW Nittos cost more, not worth the extra money, except for the looks

[ryan_hermanutz]

M/T's. The Toyo's have the best rating for M/T's out there for wear, noise, traction, and load. The trade offs for all of this is weight and price.

 

71 pounds per tire for the M/T

44 pounds per tire for the A/T

[Bull-Dogg]

Thanks for the help guys,

 

will the Mud terrains give me significantly worse gas mileage

[Silverado_Monkey]

Unless you're going to spend alot of time off road go with the A/Ts. You'll be better off. If you want the more agressive look go with the Terra Grapplers.

[stlavsa]

M/T's. The Toyo's have the best rating for M/T's out there for wear, noise, traction, and load. The trade offs for all of this is weight and price.

 

71 pounds per tire for the M/T

44 pounds per tire for the A/T

 

I know your looking at the toyos, but have you considered the pro comp extreme a/ts? The reason I would suggest them is because you apparantely want something thats aggressive looking like a mud tire, with a lot of tread. The pro-comp extreme is the most aggressive a/t tires that I have came across. They are definately more aggressive than the toyo ATs or the Nitto ATs.

 

Not only that they come with a 40,000 mile warranty. Regardless of whether you use the warranty or not the fact is they are designed to have a long tread life. Right now I have 15,000 miles on mine, and they look like new. At their current wear rate they will last longer than the 40k warranty for sure.

 

Only downfall I can see is that in the size i had, they are E range and super heavy.. they do make them in D range though, and most likely in the size your looking for they would be D range not E.

[Hydrasports205]

I've got the Toyo Open Country A/T's on my '96 Tahoe. I'd say I've got about 25,000 miles on em and they still look new. Best tires I've ever had on the truck....

 

I've put it in mud a few times and they werent half bad, not mud tires, but i didn't get stuck either. Only downside is...not that aggressive looking, but are the looks or performance more important?

[Bull-Dogg]

lol i still cant decide, does any one have pictures of there A/Ts on there truck

[Clint Z]

I went with the 305/55/20 load E ranged A/T's on my truck. I have close to 2000 miles on them and they show no wear at all, best tire IMO.

[johnfusc]

I just put 285 70 17 nitto TG load E with less air pressure.

 

[Bull-Dogg]

Well it looks like i am going to put the AT's on, although i really do prefer the look of the M/T's

 

I'll be putting on p285/70/r17's and getting my truck leveled and aligned all at the same time, the Tires are costing me 240.00 Installed and Balanced plus tax for each and the alignment is 69.00 for a total cost of roughly 1153.00 CDN

 

I could go with the LT but i don't see the point for the extra weight, The P are give me around a 3000 lbs load, which really is more then enough for me, I don't put a lot of weight in my truck and i am only towing a 14 foot fishing boat