Land Cruiser Tire Upgrades?
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They were top performers in Winter testing.
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/taking-off-road-tires-on-road?ttid=337
They were top performers in winter testing.
Ride quality is comfortable and quiet on the highway. I didn't really notice any noise difference between them and the stock tires. My mpgs average around 20. Depends on where im driving, I've had highway trips where I've gotten up to 24mpg and others where im in areas with more hills and get 18mpg. Overall im still happy with them.
I believe I may have been the first on these forums to run the Ascents, my initial report is somewhere within this monster thread. I have about 7000 miles on them so far. They are wearing very well, quiet, comfortable, and have been excellent in the snow, ice and some light off roading. Love that they have full depth siping so they will retain their winter prowness as they wear.
I liked them so much I just put them on my Ram 2500. Those only have about 2000 miles on them so far, mostly towing 10k# in E rated but the experience has been the same. I will say they look even more aggressive in the larger size, but no noticeable tread noise.
Bridgestone has knocked it out of the park with these IMHO.
Preferred offset?
Thank you for the detailed response… appreciated.. i have the previous gen dueller Revo 3 on the 5th gen 4R which I’m very happy with they are great s well.. and when I checked BG’s website noticed they’ve discontinued and replaced them with the ascent .. glad to hear you’re positive response… I’m set for the tires make/model , limits my decision to if Go with 275/60/R20 on OEM wheels or get another set of 18 “wheels with the 265/70/R18 ascents
.. for 90% highways and winter damaged roads.. maybe the occasional rail tracks 
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After being a life long Michelin fan, I am done with Michelin.. The OEM Michelin LTX tires make a wierd wawawawa noise going down the road, and the dealership where I bought MIss Daisy will not do anything to make it right. I’m about done with that dealership as well.
Bridgestone Dueler AT Ascents will be my next set of tires.
To piggyback off the Dueler Ascet AT comments....
I purchased them via Costco and have also been super happy with them. They did well in the snow, rain and of course dryc conditinos. Sometimes I am a bit spirited in curves/turns, haven't screeched once. I'd buy them again for sure.
I purchased them via Costco and have also been super happy with them. They did well in the snow, rain and of course dryc conditinos. Sometimes I am a bit spirited in curves/turns, haven't screeched once. I'd buy them again for sure.
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What size are these tires and wheels?
Costco will get my business as well. They are pretty ubiquitous for travelers, their road hazard warranty is awesome, free tire rotation/balancing, and nitrogen tire inflation are hard to beat. I have bought tires from them for every vehicle that I have owned for the last two decades, with the exception of my ‘15 one ton Transit van.
hi, thks, i want to go also for the 275/70 R18 (BF KO3) on a 1958. I will do almost only off roads and i'd like to be sure i will have no rubbing issue whatsoever at full compression, turning, flex etc. As 7" stock rim are bearly in spec for a 275 wide tire, i am thinking going to a 8" rim and +60 offset instead of stock +70 offset. My idea is that it will prevent from any inside rubbing with suspension, but i am wondering if it could create external rubbing with the fender which is narrow on the 1958 version. As per you experience, do you still have enough space with the fender at full compression+turning with you 275/70 R18 stock +70 offset rims ? thksYou bet. Fortunately 7” is still in spec for 275/70R18 KO3s, but just barely. Don’t think you can go any bigger in these rims. I wanted to stay stock so 275 was as far as I wanted to go with it anyhow. Pretty happy with where I’m at now and ready to be a tad more aggressive in road/trails that I explore.
I’m in AZ… What’s a snow tire?
I run 275/70/18s on my ‘26 on factory 18s. I don’t know the offset but I do know that I have no rubs in any direction and I don’t have poke that is going to cause fender rubbing. They’re perfect. When I take these winter shoes off this spring I’m going with the same size and offset. Hoping to get some methods.
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I’m pretty sure the offset in these is +60, and you may be disappointed to know Method doesn’t offer anything nearly this high. The closest I believe are their HD wheels with +40 and +35 for the others.
I’m extremely disappointed with my Toyo Open Country ATs in 275/60R20. They look great and ride quietly with good road manners, but that’s about where the positives end. I’ve had six punctures so far, including two that were non-repairable, and at only 20K miles the tread is maybe 30 percent remaining. That’s nowhere near what I’d expect from a premium AT tire.
They’re also expensive and, despite the aggressive appearance, they are all show no go. Off-road performance has been consistently underwhelming, and the sidewall durability is terrible. People sometimes justify these lighter AT tires by saying they’ll gain a little MPG, but any fuel savings will never make up for the cost of sidewall failures and fast treadware. If you are driving a street queen, the tread life still stinks.
I’ll likely take the prorated credit from this latest non-repairable puncture and put it toward a full set of BFG KO3s. I’ve run the KO series for almost twenty years without a single non-repairable puncture. This isn’t meant to be an ad for BFG — just a strong warning about my experience with the Toyo Open Country AT. Now I understand why they’re among the lightest in their class: the construction just isn’t there, and it shows.
They’re also expensive and, despite the aggressive appearance, they are all show no go. Off-road performance has been consistently underwhelming, and the sidewall durability is terrible. People sometimes justify these lighter AT tires by saying they’ll gain a little MPG, but any fuel savings will never make up for the cost of sidewall failures and fast treadware. If you are driving a street queen, the tread life still stinks.
I’ll likely take the prorated credit from this latest non-repairable puncture and put it toward a full set of BFG KO3s. I’ve run the KO series for almost twenty years without a single non-repairable puncture. This isn’t meant to be an ad for BFG — just a strong warning about my experience with the Toyo Open Country AT. Now I understand why they’re among the lightest in their class: the construction just isn’t there, and it shows.
Give Mickey Thompsons a whirl if you ever want the other end of the spectrum. Rigid and heavy, but hard to puncture and perform great.
Welcome to the asylum.
I recently purchased a set of Toyo A/T III tires so you have my interest here. I have not heard many bad things really. Where were you driving to have those punctures and side wall issues? Very curious because they are not cheap as you say.
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