Best tires for LR3

[pvangura]

how are the nittos on road noise?

I've run the Nitto Terra Grappler A/Ts (285/65/18) on both of my LR3s, and I didn't notice a significant increase in noise from the stock tires. With the windows up, I don't hear anything but the wind on my roof rack...

I also have (almost) no rubbing issues. In access mode, with the wheels cut all the way driver, going in reverse, they will rub just a little, but nothing serious.

side note where are the attachment points for recovery on the lr3…

There is one in the center of the rear bumper...you should see a little plastic "door" that pops out, and there's a metal ring behind it. In the front, its under the front bumper, behind a plastic fascia. You remove like 7-8 of those "quarter turn" plastic screws, and the fascia falls down, revealing the recovery point. I'd snap some pics for ya, but I'm in my office.

-Paul

 

[sprale]

How about longevity?

Has anyone noticed any tire that provides significantly longer life as opposed to the rest?

 

[dantheman1]

Goodyear wranger silent armours. Mine have almost 55k miles and still have 1/4 tread left.

 

[huelsmma]

Zeons and never look back

 

[jimbiram]

Over 45k miles on my Zeons...

 

[nwoods]

nathan woods has a great site with tire info for the LR3:
http://blog.nextstepdesigns.com/?p=46

Please note, that site has moved! New address is at http://lr3tips.wordpress.com

On a side note, I ran the Nitto's and the Cooper Zeons. I got way more usefull tread wear from the Coopers, and they rode a lot better on the road as well. I have heard great things about the Hankooks, but no personal experience. For the price of the Coopers, you really can't go wrong... Unless you need snow chains.

 

[krizza91]

I got cooper zeon LTZ's earlier this week (285-60-18) They look WAY better than the factory ones and ride great. much quieter than I anticipated, and The width just feels right. Not too aggressive looking tread but enough. So far so good but I will keep you posted after 5k.

 

[franklin]

Has anyone noticed any tire that provides significantly longer life as opposed to the rest?

I have over 50K on my BFG's and they still have plenty left on them. They wear like iron-

 

[ryan-in-oregon]

I have scrubbed off 50% of my BFG's in 12k miles!!!! Yes the rig has had the alignments done and yes they are wearing evenly.......

 

[Houm_WA]

...and I saw someone wearing Nittos get them gummed up in mud that was less than toe-deep.

MT/Rs, Duratracs, Zeons.....those are the front-runners in my opinion. My Synchrones have been AWESOME for wear, but not great for traction, as they are a street tire. My next choice for a street tire may be Nokians. I hope to collect more data between now and then but what I want is a tire that will last 50k and not require chains in the snow.