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: Got some Toyo Open Country A/T 225/70R16's


imanalien
09-20-2010, 03:02 PM
Well, after doing reading here and on the net for different reviews... I decided on the Toyo's over Yoko Geo A/T's, Nokian WGR2 SUV's, and General Grabber HTS's. Liked the Nokian's but couldn't pull the trigger because of cost... almost 50% more when all said and done! I know those are an eclectic group of tires but those were the ones I was looking at.

Anyway, got them at treadepot.com for $97 a tire and after shipping and road hazard total came just under $500.

Being installed now... Wal Mart will not install the 225's as those are not original so fortunately found the only shop in the village of Rantoul that would install and they are going on as we speak!

Will get up some pics and an initial review later!

imanalien
09-23-2010, 02:36 PM
Put about a hundred miles on them so far and they did take some getting used to. I had the OG Goodyears on them (I assume they were the OG's), they went about 61K.

I ran them at 40 psi, a bit stiff but rolled good. The Toyo A/T's have a max pressure of 35 psi. Ride is not as stiff as OG, seems to roll well. Not as slick as the old worn out tires when in rain from a stop.

I like the look of the tires! As stated many times elsewhere, the 225/70's seem to be made for the E.

Got an alignment done a day after the install of the tires. Toe was out as well as camber and caster. Toe is the only one adjustable right now.

Will try and get some pics up and update as I encounter different weather conditions.