NEW Jimny TYRE choice discussion.

Apologies if this has been debated before, i did look around and only found limited mentions on tyre choice.

Daz's looked great with AT3's, Roam overlander's looked great with KO2's and some lkook great with Toyo at's, MT's and RT's

Personally i dont like the thin look of the stock tyres. I would probably want to go with 215/75/15.

I will be driving around 70/30 70 on to 30 off road.

I like the look of some tryes (KO2) but am awre they are bad on wet asphalt. AT3's are ok too, but i have found some others that might fit the bill.

Toyo Country seem ok, there AT+ Plus seems a good comprimise, giving fairly agressive looks but with decent on-road ability. The M/T would be bad for on road, and the R/T seem to be inbetween AT and MT.

In an ideal world i would love the KO2 with good on road ability, but this is clearly not the case.

So i defer to you lovely lot for some guidance and recommendations.

Pictures in order:

1. KO2
2. Toyo country R/T
2. Toyo country R/T
3. Toyo country M/T
4. AT3'S

Thank you kindly,

Andy.

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Good price for x4 here >

These tyres are built for big SUVs and a Jimny weighs next to nothing, so all other things being equal I would get the lightest tyre with the lowest load rating. Last time I looked that was Toyos. tiresize.com has the weights.

Als check out the hankook dynapro atm (rf10).
Very good allround tire.

I spent ages looking at different tyre options, which if I'm honest are an almost purely aesthetic choice, as I do little to no driving offroad. Whatever you choose in the larger size, you're likely to see slightly worse fuel economy (I reckon mine has dropped a couple of mpg) and potentially less ride comfort due to the higher load rating.

I went for Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 in 215/75R15 and I'm really pleased with them, as they give it far more presence on the road without being OTT. Garage set pressure to 34-36psi, which I've dropped to 30 at the moment and the ride seems as good as it did beforehand. Debating dropping them lower but they already look fairly soft with an even contact patch.

They come with white outline lettering on one side, but I've had them fitted so that you can't see it:

Compared to stock Duelers:

Gadget- 30 still sounds very high. I run 21psi in my same-sized BFGoodrich. With a larger volume tyre you expect to run lower pressures, so I'd certainly not have them any higher than the standard tyres.

Given the cars are so similar, suitable tyres will be no different to those widely discussed for the gen3. BFG All- and Mud-terrains, Yokohama Geolanders, Goodyear Wranglers, Toyo Open Country, Kumho KL71s all offer different levels of aggressiveness and cover a variety of price points.

Sizing wise, 195/80r15 or 215/75r15 will preserve good road manners and keep gearing standard. However, looking at pictures there's a good chance 235/75r15s will fit without issue. They are a much more popular tyre size amongst 4x4s which opens up a wider choice of tyres, often cheaper than their smaller equivalents.