Almost time for new tires

My 2021 Tundra is close to needing new tires and I'd like some feedback with pictures for recommendations. I currently have the Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac 275/55R20 that come standard on the blackout package. I have gotten 65,000 miles on them currently and the dealership says they are 8/32 tread left. I thought about just getting the same tires but would like to see what others think that have more experience. My truck isn't leveled but I'd like to level it eventually.

Thanks for any feedback!

 

8/32 is still good for quite a while if they are wearing evenly. They were probably 16/32 new, usually wear bars are 3/32.

 

65k miles with 8/32 left...?!? I'm lucky to have 30k miles on a set of tires when they have 8/32 left...

What type of weather and terrain do you typically encounter? Are you shopping base off of looks, mileage, quiet ride, etc? Looking at an all terrain, aggressive all terrain, highway tread, mud terrain? Do you need/want and LT tire for towing and hauling, or is a P rated tire sufficient for your needs? It sounds like the Duratrac has served you exceptionally well. I've run a few sets of Cooper AT3's and am now running Nokian Outpost NAT's. They are a more aggressive AT but are very well mannered and find traction EVERYWHERE. The Coopers were even quieter and handled towing and hauling extremely well, and even though they had great traction and tread wear, they don't have the traction of the Outposts in inclement weather. 7 out of 10 vs 9.5 out of 10 for the nokians.

 

I have Duratracs on my 2021 Tundra. I got my wife some Duratracs for her Wrangler and she got 68k miles out of them. My next tire will be a new set of Duratracs.

 

If you really have 8/32 left you will get well over 100k out of them.

 

Damn stick with the same. Seem to be working awesome

 

I’ve got a feeling the same people that get 12mpg in their Tundras are the same people that need new tires at 35k miles and brakes at 40k miles.

 

Can't get old school Duratracs anymore, now its Duratrac RT which the jury is still out on. There are still some older style available though in stock in random locations/sizes. I tried to get some in 265/70r17 recently and no luck.

I have 315/70r17 Load D Duratracs and like them, outside of when its raining.

Got some Toyo Open Countrys on my FJ cruiser and they are a similar 50-60K miles with 8-9/32 left. In AWD in the rain that thing does really well, I think I am sold on them.

 

Not really. I've got 77k miles and have averaged 15mpg for the life of the truck. I replaced tires at 41k miles and front pads/rotors (pads were ok but rotors were warped) at 45k miles.

Tires can wear differently depending on where you drive and conditions. There's not a direct correlation between mpg's and tire life.

 

which tires?

 

Tire wear is affected by numerous factors including but not limited to alignment, shocks, air pressure, environment & terrain, frequency and speed of cornering, etc.

 

OE tires were Bridgestone Duelers 275/55R20. Replaced with Kenda Klever AT2 275/60R20

 

To decide on tires, depends on how you use your truck. Always empty or light loads? Frequent towing? Rough terrain? Etc. More info is needed.

 

Agreed. My lifetime average was 14 mpg a few years ago when I stopped checking. I always have something in the bed and tow regularly - at least weekly now. My factory brakes went over 130k miles; the replacement OE brakes have 75k miles on them. Yet the longest lasting tire I ran were Cooper AT3's in an LT flavor lasting 51k miles. Were it not end of the summer, I would have replaced them sooner. P rated tires have got 27k and 29k miles. Even our sequoia - which only tows a few times a year and is the daily kid hauler and grocery getter with some low speed dirt roads mixed in - probably won't make it past 30k miles on a set of factory LTX AT2's. It is not driven aggressively in any way.

Our roads are chip sealed with crushed gravel for winter drainage and traction, so it's like driving on high grit sand paper. I've always attributed a large part of my tire wear to this. Now with a supercharger, I haven't seen much accelerated wear on the tires compared to stock, but I don't have too many miles on them yet, either.