Where to buy toyo open country m/t's

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

MT's are horrible in the snow. I live where we get up to a couple feet a year and I had the worst time with traction. I got stuck with them on in my yard.

Yeah i second that, i used to work at Les and all the guys would swap their Toyo MT's for snow tires because they are terrible in the snow.  Big lugs= crappy traction on snow and ice.  Of course most guys center sipe to get better traction, but that defeats the purpose of a mud tire and is a common practice of pavement pounders.

[RB]

Go with Cooper's or the BFG's.

Have run lots of tires over the years probably will not go back to Schwab went to get another set of Toyo M55 and was shocked how far the price went up. Went to Discount and had BFG's AT put on and could have nearly bought new wheels for the same price Scwab wanted for the Toyos. BFG's were $100 per tire cheaper than M55 

[The Weazle]

Discount Tire : 285x70x17 Hankook Dyna Pro ATM Load range E 10 ply $810 delivered to my door
Les Schwab :  $293 X 4 = $1172 + tax

I do not know about discount, but...

every 5,000 miles you balance and rotate your tires = $75
$75 for every 5000 miles, times about 30,000 miles everyone says they get 40k+ so this is an underestimate! = $450
$450 x 6 balance and rotations = $450
$450 + $810 = $1260 + install, and no Les Schwab warranty (free balance/rotation/fixaflat/roadside assistance, etc)...Math isn't my strong suit, show me where I am wrong!

1-nobody on God's green earth needs to balance tires every 5k miles. Rotate, yes. Balance, no way.

Anybody who buys tires and doesn't get free lifetime rotation and balance, you're missing out. Everybody gives that now, even the Ford dealers. Les, Discount, Costco,  Ford dealers, you name it. Free rotate, free flat repair, pre-trip safety inspections, etc. Ford even offers a low price guarantee for anyone. They'll guarantee to beat everyone apples to apples.

I didnt know all of those other tire stores did all that, and I claimed that, thanks for the info!  The only tire store in my town is Les Schwab, so its kind of a no brainer.

I have my tires balanced every time I have them rotated, it might be overkill, but its free, and it cant hurt.  Takes an extra couple minutes for them to do, and its already on the rack with all the tires off anyways.

[jackelope]

We've got 4 tire shops and a few dealerships selling tires all on the same street here. No worries.

[buckfvr]

Schwabbies prices are out of control..............................

[Bofire]

All I can say is last year, drove around, thru deeper snow, then pulled out, up hill, two fords and one Toyota Tundra, the only reaosn I can think of is the M-55's. All those rigs had traction tires and all should be as good as my Chev. It was about 18 -24 inches of snow in high cascades. I thought and think it was the tires. I was amazed where my stock chev would go!!
Carl

[The Weazle]

Carl, I have had M-55's on a previous vehicle, and I will agree with you 100%.  They are awesome, and the traction is unmatched for all driving styles/conditions/surfaces.

I couldn't afford them this time, so I didn't get them on this truck, but my next set will be M-55's without question!