My 2001 Tacoma and I just hit the big 5,000 mile mark yesterday! Hope
to hit 500,000 someday! :-)
I was wondering what others thought of this:
I have the 2001 Tacoma V6 Dble Cab with the TRD package. The tires
are a little rough and gas consuming for my likeing. I was wonder if
anyone thought it wouls be a good idea to buy the same size tires but
with a little less tred for the non-winter months. I know I’ll need
those tires for the winter months due to snow and the like, but I
don’t think I’ll need them during the other months. What I would do
is buy rims and tires so that I could switch the tires and rims to the
other set when not in use.
Would this save wear and tear on the treddy tires and save gas?
Does anyone think this is a good idea?
Is anyone saying "Oh great! Another new truck owner who doesn’t know
what they are talking about!" ? The answer is yes, this is my first
truck!
Thanks
The stock tires are pretty cheap, I wouldn’t bother keeping them if I were you.
The Michelin LTX-MS tires are a really good all-around tire, and will ride much
better, better mileage, etc. The notion of swapping tire/wheel sets is not a new
one, but in practice, most people prefer to just have one set of all-around tires,
it’s hard to beat the Michelins, and you would save the cost of another set of
wheels.
"Kris Kauker" <kkau…@princeton.edu> wrote in message
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> My 2001 Tacoma and I just hit the big 5,000 mile mark yesterday! Hope
> to hit 500,000 someday! :-)
> I was wondering what others thought of this:
> I have the 2001 Tacoma V6 Dble Cab with the TRD package. The tires
> are a little rough and gas consuming for my likeing. I was wonder if
> anyone thought it wouls be a good idea to buy the same size tires but
> with a little less tred for the non-winter months. I know I’ll need
> those tires for the winter months due to snow and the like, but I
> don’t think I’ll need them during the other months. What I would do
> is buy rims and tires so that I could switch the tires and rims to the
> other set when not in use.
> Would this save wear and tear on the treddy tires and save gas?
> Does anyone think this is a good idea?
> Is anyone saying "Oh great! Another new truck owner who doesn’t know
> what they are talking about!" ? The answer is yes, this is my first
> truck!
> Thanks
Kris
Estimate the cost of another set of tires plus a second set of rims. Rough
assumptions suggest this would be about the same as 1500 gallons of gas, or,
at 18 mpg, 27,000 miles of driving. So, if you got 10% better mileage with
less aggressive treads, it would take about 270, 000 miles to recoup your
investment.
Thus if you are intent on driving your truck to 500,000, go for it.
But why did you buy a TRD, or even a 4WD? From your email address I’d think
your snow problems, even with a few ski trips, could be well handled with a
2wd with all weather passenger car tires.
Jack
"Kris Kauker" <kkau…@princeton.edu> wrote in message
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> My 2001 Tacoma and I just hit the big 5,000 mile mark yesterday! Hope
> to hit 500,000 someday! :-)
> I was wondering what others thought of this:
> I have the 2001 Tacoma V6 Dble Cab with the TRD package. The tires
> are a little rough and gas consuming for my likeing. I was wonder if
> anyone thought it wouls be a good idea to buy the same size tires but
> with a little less tred for the non-winter months. I know I’ll need
> those tires for the winter months due to snow and the like, but I
> don’t think I’ll need them during the other months. What I would do
> is buy rims and tires so that I could switch the tires and rims to the
> other set when not in use.
> Would this save wear and tear on the treddy tires and save gas?
> Does anyone think this is a good idea?
> Is anyone saying "Oh great! Another new truck owner who doesn’t know
> what they are talking about!" ? The answer is yes, this is my first
> truck!
> Thanks
On 14 Jan 2002 12:54:39 -0800, kkau…@princeton.edu (Kris Kauker)
wrote:
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>My 2001 Tacoma and I just hit the big 5,000 mile mark yesterday! Hope
>to hit 500,000 someday! :-)
>I was wondering what others thought of this:
>I have the 2001 Tacoma V6 Dble Cab with the TRD package. The tires
>are a little rough and gas consuming for my likeing. I was wonder if
>anyone thought it wouls be a good idea to buy the same size tires but
>with a little less tred for the non-winter months. I know I’ll need
>those tires for the winter months due to snow and the like, but I
>don’t think I’ll need them during the other months. What I would do
>is buy rims and tires so that I could switch the tires and rims to the
>other set when not in use.
>Would this save wear and tear on the treddy tires and save gas?
>Does anyone think this is a good idea?
>Is anyone saying "Oh great! Another new truck owner who doesn’t know
>what they are talking about!" ? The answer is yes, this is my first
>truck!
>Thanks
If you want to swap into a set of full-on snow tires (studded if
they’re legal) for the winter, buying a separate set of plain steel
wheels for them is the best way to do it. Saves you a LOT for all the
mounting balancing and dismounting costs, you just throw the other
tires in the back of the truck and have them swapped – or get a good
floor jack and do it yourself, it’s not too hard.
Purpose-built snow tires are a lot softer rubber tread compound, and
will wear really fast in warm dry weather.
You don’t say whether it’s 4X4 – do NOT engage 4X on dry surfaces.
Wait until you can feel it sliding around.
–<< Bruce >>–
Do you rotate?
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"Bruce L. Bergman" wrote:
> On 14 Jan 2002 12:54:39 -0800, kkau…@princeton.edu (Kris Kauker)
> wrote:
> >My 2001 Tacoma and I just hit the big 5,000 mile mark yesterday! Hope
> >to hit 500,000 someday! :-)
> >I was wondering what others thought of this:
> >I have the 2001 Tacoma V6 Dble Cab with the TRD package. The tires
> >are a little rough and gas consuming for my likeing. I was wonder if
> >anyone thought it wouls be a good idea to buy the same size tires but
> >with a little less tred for the non-winter months. I know I’ll need
> >those tires for the winter months due to snow and the like, but I
> >don’t think I’ll need them during the other months. What I would do
> >is buy rims and tires so that I could switch the tires and rims to the
> >other set when not in use.
> >Would this save wear and tear on the treddy tires and save gas?
> >Does anyone think this is a good idea?
> >Is anyone saying "Oh great! Another new truck owner who doesn’t know
> >what they are talking about!" ? The answer is yes, this is my first
> >truck!
> >Thanks
> If you want to swap into a set of full-on snow tires (studded if
> they’re legal) for the winter, buying a separate set of plain steel
> wheels for them is the best way to do it. Saves you a LOT for all the
> mounting balancing and dismounting costs, you just throw the other
> tires in the back of the truck and have them swapped – or get a good
> floor jack and do it yourself, it’s not too hard.
> Purpose-built snow tires are a lot softer rubber tread compound, and
> will wear really fast in warm dry weather.
> You don’t say whether it’s 4X4 – do NOT engage 4X on dry surfaces.
> Wait until you can feel it sliding around.
> –<< Bruce >>–