All-Terrain Tires

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Silverfox16
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All-Terrain Tires

Postby Silverfox16 » Tue Apr 24, 2018 3:01 am

Hi guys! I am planning to buy a set of all-terrain tires for my 2014 Nissan Pathfinder SL. Is anyone here familiar with Toyo Tires' Open Country A/T? A friend recommended it to me.


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Postby Grumpah » Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:58 pm

If you put lipstick on a pig, it's still a pig. Putting all terrain tires on a R52 crossover does not make it a SUV. Save your money.

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Postby Thupertrooper » Tue Apr 24, 2018 8:54 pm

For all terrains I would recommend some BFG Ko2 all terrains I have them on my full size truck and do great on road and off

Most Discount tire shops dont carry Toyo only Nittos but they are the same

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Postby smj999smj » Wed Apr 25, 2018 1:12 pm

The Toyo Open Country A/T II is a good tire. The Nitto Terra Grappler is the same, structurally, with a different tread. Toyo owns Nitto. Personally, I prefer the Nittos. There are better A/T tires on the market, including the Falken WildPeak A/T AT3W, the Michelin LTX A/T2, the Continental TerrainContact A/T, and the Goodyear Wrangler TrailRunner A/T.
Now, that said, JayArras does bring up a good point. The question is, "Does where and how you drive your vehicle warrant all-terrain tires?" Unless you do a lot of off-road driving in your R52, all-terrain tires aren't the best choice. If you drive on most highways, paved roads and maybe even an occasional, light off-roading, you will probably be better off with All-season, Crossover/SUV tires, like the Kumho Crugen Premium, the Hankook Dynapro HP2 or Toyot Open Country Q/T....or even a All-season truck tire, like the Continental Cross Contact LX20 Ecoplus, the Michelin Defender LTX M/S, the Firestone Destination LE 2, Kumho Crugen HT51 or Hankook Dynapro HT, the latter two I have on my 06 and 08 Pathfinder and am very happy with both.
Tirerack.com has a tire decision calculator at their site which might help you decide what type of tires would be best for your needs. If you put A/T tires on your R52 and do mostly highway driving, you may not like the ride quality of the vehicle afterwards as much.

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Postby maloburro » Sun Oct 28, 2018 8:53 am

I know it has been a while on this thread but I’d like to try a set of the Yokohama geolander a/t-s in 245-60-18. It looks to be the closest to a decent looking AT tire available. If this PF were a real truck I would love to slap on General AT2 Tires. I’ve had 2 sets of them and loved them.


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