All terrain tyres

[jvs]

We recently bought some land and the roads around there are mostly sand and /or gravel.

With the rainy season not far away i feel i need to chance the tyres to all terain ones.

The size is 255-70-15 and the vehicle is a 2003 Toyota 3.5 liter automatic(great truck!)

Already had a look around but every shop seems to give different advice.

We mostly drive on asphalt but that will chance in the near future,there was no road to the land we bought and i can imagine it will be a sea of mud and water when the rains hit.

Can anyone give me some hands on advice what to get or what not to get?

[wilcopops]

I used Goodrich all terrain on my 4x4 and they got me through SERIOUS mud.

The only thing I don't like is that as they wear the road noise gets louder....they were quite expensive too. if you only want some for the wet, you might try a cheap Thai brand.

If you are expecting bad roads and mud you might also look at fitting an oversize tire (subject to body/chassis clearance etc.0 as this might give you just that little extra clearance.

not familiar with a 3.5 toyota though.

[jvs]

Sorry my fault, i mean 3.0 liter toyota.Thanks for pointing that out.

The road was just put in so we can expect some washing out during heavy rain,so we finally get to use the truck for it intented purpose.

With any luck i will have to buy a winch!!!!

[bkkjames]

I use Yokohama AT-S, pretty happy overall (as i touch wood to avoid a flat today). Not mudders but good for what they were meant for.

[seedy]

All terrain tires - by their very nature, are a compromise.

Must work OK on pavement and be acceptable off road.

So you get a noisy tire on asphalt and a so-so tire in the mud.

You need large chunky tread blocks to dig into the mud, and large voids between these blocks so the mud that sticks can be thrown off by centrifugal force as the tire spins and comes around to ground contact again.

This makes them noisy on a hard surface.

A nice street tire has small sipes to channel water away, and these fill with mud so you have mud on mud, and zero traction.

No free lunch.

[wilcopops]

If you invest in a winch, make sure there is somewhere along that road to attach the cable to.

[funcat]

If you invest in a winch, make sure there is somewhere along that road to attach the cable to.

Good point...will the boat anchor do?

[VocalNeal]

I the past what you want were called town and country tires, about 80% road and 20% off-road. . You can use that term to search for a likely tread pattern.

[jvs]

Thank you guys so far,i kind of know what to look for now..I will go visit some tyre shops next week.

[wilcopops]

If you invest in a winch, make sure there is somewhere along that road to attach the cable to.

Good point...will the boat anchor do?

Never tried that....good idea though.