I am looking for an all season tire for the 04 Discovery. My requirements are for something that is good on the highway, but can handle light mud and snow. Wear is not a major consideration, as I only anticipate doing a few thousand miles a year.

Right now the truck has Sumitomo HTR AS's. Starting to crack, not worn out though.

Kind of got my eye on the Bridgestone Duelers, Yokohama 052, or Continental LX20. Anything I've missed? As you've probably guessed, I'm looking for something mid priced.

Any thoughts.? Thanks!

 

Nitto Terra Grapplers or my personal favorite, Goodyear DuraTracs. But if you only use it for a few thousand miles per year, look into getting some Treadwright retreads. They have many tread patterns to choose from. The guard dogs seem to be a favorite with forum members.

 

I have some general grabbers at2 tires and they are smooth and quite on the highway and were great in the foot of snow I got a few weeks back. Can't speak for the mud traction though. Just another tire to think about

 

I have cooper AT3 on my D2 now 245 75 16 after ditching my 18's I want something more aggressive and found these. TECHNO EXPLORER MT apparently made in Quebec.

found them for about 150 per tire. wonder if anyone has seen them

 

-Cooper Discoverer H/T Plus is tough to beat for an all season + some AT characteristics, and they're cheap too.
-Cheapest ATs out there are Maxxis Bravo 771, but they're certainly not the best.
-I went up a notch in the AT category and bought the Falken Wild Peak ATs which are great for all around driving. Cheaper than the more popular BFG, Firestone Destination, and Nitto ATs, but a better tire than the Maxxis.

 

Last year I got the Definity Dakota A/T in 245/70r16 from pepboys.

I've been very impressed. They're very quiet on the road and ride well.

And because of the buy 3 get one free deal they were dirt cheap.

 

Loosely related to your topic, I posted something on the forum about tires and lousy traction in snow.


lousy traction in snow


Forgo the jabs to my post, and look at folks comments. Reading this post may also help you in the decision making process.


I'm not too thrilled with my Cooper Discovery CST. But again, after you read my post, it could be me and how mush PSI I run on the tires. More importantly on this post about lousy traction in snow, someone replied about some cooper tires mysteriously loosing air and other issues. I'm a victim of mysteriously loosing air. So if Cooper tires are on your radar, just read up on my post and google whatever you can about those tires just to make sure you are comfortable with your decision.


If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably go with terra grapplers or back to my Nokians wrg2s.


Good luck!