Land Cruiser Tire Upgrades?

[EOD Guy]

What? Have we all been avoiding sport mode just for help with mpg's and logic has been reversed? OK cannot wait to play with this. I did notice something similar this winter when I could have sworn driving in normal might have been giving me better fuel economy than in eco when engine was cold. But was not sure.

My MPG improved from 17.4 ECO mode to 19+ in normal mode 70-80 MPH on the high way. Might have to give sport mode a try on the next trip.

 

[Altitude]

3peak mountain snowflake rating is what I like about the Bridgestones. For some reason, the Michelin Defenders 2 LTX don’t have that rating.

The rating has to do with the percentage of the contact patch that is void space, or something like that. It’s not super scientific.

I ran Defenders on my Tahoe for 70,000 miles up and down I70 in Colorado and replaced them with Wildpeak AT3s which were 3MP rated. The Defenders were surer footed in the kind of packed snow you get on highways in the winter. The Falkens might have had an advantage in loose deep snow.