Which tyres for a 2006 4.3 AWD?

[l0ul0uk0s]

Hi,

Im new to the Rav4 family and I want to understand which tyres you guys recommend. I usually drive 1k miles a year...supermarket and friends homes (North London).. and another 2k recreation trips in the backcountry. (nothing in terms of the usual average..)

At the moment the car has a mix of Geolander and one Pirelli I think. I believe the geolanders are the "factory" option?

I was thinking about All-Terran tyres as Id like to roam around the dirt roads if I can and even check if there is a 4x4 club around. Googling I found the G015 Geolander? but I have no idea about any of them... (I do like hillwalking, hiking and even wild camping... even though my free time is non existent now...so its more of a dream..). This might be a lucid dream though...

 

What are the sensible and non-sensible range of option that people use? (on the low-end budget!)

Thanks

[philip42h]

You probably ought to specify what size wheels and tyres you have on your RAV4 - 4.3s can come with 17" or 18" wheels ...

The RAV4 was originally supplied with "highway / terrain" tyres rather than "all terrain" - it's a 'soft-roader' spending most of its time on road rather than off road and ATs tend to be rather noisy and uncomfortable on road.

It's well suited to "all season" tyres - I won't use anything else.

The Vredestein Quatrac Pro is a good example of a lower priced, good quality, all season tyre ... but there are plenty of others ... 😉

(I run Michelin Cross Climates)

[l0ul0uk0s]

2 minutes ago, philip42h said:

You probably ought to specify what size wheels and tyres you have on your RAV4 - 4.3s can come with 17" or 18" wheels ...

The RAV4 was originally supplied with "highway / terrain" tyres rather than "all terrain" - it's a 'soft-roader' spending most of its time on road rather than off road and ATs tend to be rather noisy and uncomfortable on road.

It's well suited to "all season" tyres - I won't use anything else.

The Vredestein Quatrac Pro is a good example of a lower priced, good quality, all season tyre ... but there are plenty of others ... 😉

(I run Michelin Cross Climates)

oh sorry!! I have 225/65 and 17in wheels.

I have never heard the "Vradestein" brand before :S Ill google it!

[TonyHSD]

1 hour ago, l0ul0uk0s said:

oh sorry!! I have 225/65 and 17in wheels.

I have never heard the "Vradestein" brand before :S Ill google it!

At the moment there are some offer here https://www.mytyres.co.uk/search?priceCategory=recommended&vehicleTypes=PKW&vehicleTypes=RACE_PKW&vehicleTypes=LLKW&vehicleTypes=VINTAGE_PKW&vehicleTypes=OFF&width=225&profile=65&size=17&season=so&itemsPerPage=28&sortCode=price_asc

if you about efficiency and comfort the best ones are Goodyear efficient grip, if you about all terrain but not a heavy off road then perhaps toyo open country . You can have look on the link 👍

[Strangely Brown]

The memsahib's Jimny is sitting on Michelin Latitude Cross which replaced the usual Bridgetone Dueler H/Ts.
Both of those have proved very durable and capable in all weathers and uses, including snow.
When it comes time to change factory tyres on the 4.5 I will be looking at the tyre tests to see what rates best at that time.

[Dippy]

Decide on your driving style and the weather where you will go. Mine does suburban and motorway work. It was going to ski resorts one week a year but I have chains for that. I was going for Goodyear but got some Michelin Pilot Sports cheap. I notice they are FAR quieter on the motorway than Toyota’a recommended Geolanders, and still excellent grip in the wet.
My car frankly doesn’t go off tarmac. Having visited Mongolia several times (size of Western Europe but very little asphalt) and seen how many locals drive across the steppe in Toyota Prius as it is cheaper for fuel, I’d guess you can get away with basic road tyres for your needs. If you regularly pull a horse box out of a muddy field, or live up North and encounter snow, you’ll need more.