Stepsride

I just bought a 2013 GX460. It was an old couple down the road who racked up a total of 30K miles. I did the oil changes for them so this worked out great on both sides. This is for my wife and she wants it to look like "those Australian SUV's that you look at." So we decided on a more aggressive but comfortable AT tire and some rock sliders (I cannot believe my restraint!!). I am looking at two tires and I can be swayed to another or better product. I live in the Tampa St Pete area so WET handling and sand are my main obstacles. My uses will be primarily a DD with some trail use camping and exploring. It will go offroad but nothing crazy. (Good Trail truck)

265 65 18 - Nitto Ridge Grappler - XL rated - 43LBS - Good reputation for being Round and lasting pretty long. I have run the M/T very successfully on Jeep JKU, Also pretty quiet compared to the very light AT tires
265-65-18 Falken Wildpeak At3w - B Load 114T (similar to Nitto) - 46 pounds - 55k treakwear warranty - NO experience with brand -sounds like Falken fixed many of the balancing issues according to many of the reviews - NOT SURE on noise, Many comments about good wet traction - Cost is LOW
265-65-18 - GoodYear Duratrac - XL 114T rated (Same) - 42 pounds - They get a little greasy as they age 30K+ in the wet (My experience) They are probably louder than the above tires (GUESS??) They were pretty quiet but you knew they were there with the windows down.

tigmd99

For me, i am leaning toward 3 choices:

1. Goodyear Adventure AT with Kevlar.

2. Nokian AT (see my other post).

3. Michelin Defender M/S (not really AT but fabulous).

I am interested only in toughness, highway ride, and low weight.

Stepsride

I am looking for a little bit more off-road ability but some nice choices. I have run the Michelin LTX M/S on a few vehicles. I still cannot believe it but I got 70K miles on them. Each set

Stepsride

I had one flat. I had a screwdriver lodge itself into the tire. It was not the side wall but close enough to where it was not repairable. Worked out well for me. I do not know anything about Nokian tires I need to check them out

oksir83

I'll throw out another one...Cooper Discoverer 4S. Great wet traction and still looks pretty aggressive. Depending on sizing, I also recommend the XLT version, but they only have larger sizes and Load E, which it doesn't appear you want.

Stepsride

I have these now on my daughters Honda Pilot. Good tire and was in the running. However I like trying new things. Sometimes it bites me in the rear but most of the time is works out

ASE

The Michelin Defender LTX M/S is a fantastic tire ... last forever (60,000++) and have excellent performance on dry, wet and are almost as good as most dedicated snow tires in the frozen stuff ... BUT they look like Soccer Mom tires.

I have the Nitto Trail Grappler's on an FJ Cruiser ... similar to the Ridge Grappler in that the tread design is in-between an All-Terrain and Mud tire ... BUT are amazingly quiet for such an aggressive tread. For the first 200-odd miles, they are somewhat "squirrelly" but then become very responsive and have excellent performance on dry, wet, mud, sand, rocks ... but are horrible in the frozen stuff. They also have reputation for being round and staying that way over mileage. From a looks standpoint, the Nitto's are hard to beat.

To better fill out the wheel well, why don't you go with a 265/70-17 ?

Stepsride

I am fighting with that right now. This is my wife's car and I want to make sure there is no rubbing. From the research I see that the 265-65-18 NEVER rubs. However I see only SOME people rub with the 265-70-18. I am keeping this right now a very mild build. Time will tell....(NOTE I screwed up - I meant to put 18inch tires on stock wheels above)

tigmd99

I thought that i saw someone here with 265/65/18 with BFG KO does rub a tiny bit. But other brands of that size does not rub. FYI.

ASE

Agree on the 265/70-18 rubbing ... but I swear your original post was 17's and not 18's ... my bad.

Stepsride

You are right I screwed up my bad! I want to run 265 65 18 instead of the stock 265 60 18 tires. I appreciate your feedback as well thank you!

bbqsoup

You can also check out Firestone Destination AT2. They have good reviews and also have a 30 days challenge where you can return the tires if you don't like them.

Otherwise I really like the Falken Wildpeaks...great tires all around.

Another one I really like was the old Pirelli Scorpion AT - they were great tires. The old Wrangler Silent Armor were good too but not as good in wet after 1/2 worn.

Stepsride

Just pulled the trigger on the Nitto RidgeGrappler. I will be getting them installed on Monday. Thanks for the help

tigmd99

Remember to give us feedback on ride and NOISE with those. Thanks!

Stepsride

I will get some pics and will let you know on noise. I have the DB meter on my phone so I will get some readouts before and after.