![]() ![]() ![]() Made arrangements to be off work Tues for the appointment, but the installer did not have my tires. Fast forward to Monday and no one had called or emailed me, so I assume I'm all set. I received an email confirmation that said I was good to go, and that someone would contact me within 24 hours if there was any conflict with the appointment time/date I chose. Bought the tires on a Friday for $950 (5 tires, installation/balance/disposal all included), and chose the following Tuesday for my install appointment. I used to buy and chose a local installer a couple miles from home. I want to add a bit about my purchase/installation experience. Gnarly enough to turn heads, but not as gnarly as the Duratracs. I'm very happy with their pavement performance, and they look great on the truck. Seems like they are somewhat newly released models since I also couldn't find a ton of reviews/info when I was shopping the web. Main areas we'll get off road are Mendocino, Tahoe, Yosemite, and occasionally Lost Coast and Death Valley.Ĭlick to expand.My pleasure. 90% of my driving is road/highway, but the tread on these Trailrunners seems perfect for the off road driving I do here in California. At just 37 lbs each, these fit the bill nicely. ![]() I chose these tires because I like the Wrangler Duratracs but don't need/want a heavy/stiff LT tire. They feel significantly more supple/sticky than the hard, tired, old BFGs. Then a few days later drove them 150 miles, mostly highway, and my impressions of greatly improved cornering was confirmed. INITIAL IMPRESSIONS: drove them 10-15 miles home, on the highway up to 80mph, and the cornering was significantly better. The truck also has the original springs/shocks, and those will all be replaced later this week. They replaced some 9 year old BFG Rugged Trail TA that had plenty of tread, but were just too old (I just bought this truck a few weeks ago, 1 owner, garage kept, super clean, old man that didn't do much driving over the past few years). Just had 5 of these Goodyear Wrangler Trailrunner AT installed last week-on my 02 Tacoma XtraCab 4WD TRD, 265/70/16. It's great to hear comments about our Tacos. I know, maybe picky things but I was used to having in my other vehicles. Automatic headlights at dusk, doors that lock after entry, brighter interior dome lights. My only complaint is maybe a few more bells and whistles for what we pay for these trucks. On a side note I've always wanted a Tacoma finally got my 2012 off road about a year ago and love it. I'm going to post my comments again on the tire once the snow starts flying. I have not been in rain yet and no snow yet. Grip excellent (but they should their new lol). After this first week my first impressions are. I wanted a some what aggressive looking tire, very happy how they look on my truck once installed. I know the Goodyear Trailrunners are fairly new and hard to find any comment on them but I like the tread design and the look of the tire. I almost got the Cooper AT but didn't like the look. I almost got the BFG ko2 but decided they were to heavy. I did a lot of research on many sites and went back and forth on a couple brands. I wasn't going through another winter with them. My factory BFG were the worst tire I ever had on a vehicle for snow. I know I needed new tires before the snow comes here in northern MN. I just put on a set of Goodyear trailrunners. ![]()
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