No, KO3 are LT tires and very suitable of off-road use even at Load C. The 5th gen 4Runner did great with 265/70R17 load C off-road and supported the vehicle weight just fine. The 6th gen has a GVWR very close to the 5th gen GVWR. Thus a KO3 load rating C in 265/70R18 would also do great on...
Per the BFGoodrich.com site, they are planning on releasing later this year a KO3 265/70R17 load C but that is for a 17" wheel. BFGoodrich does not show that they ever plan on releasing a 265/70R18 load C. We need to have lots of people contact BFGoodrich to request that they support load C on...
Below is the page from the 2025 4Runner Owner's Manual with the information about not using tire chains on 265/70R18 tires which is the OEM size for the OR, ORP, Trail Hunter and Pro. The ORP is delivered with Falken Wildpeak A/T3W A 265/70R18 SL tires which do not have the 4 peak snow rating...
A Toyota salesman told me that in his 6th gen 4Runner training he was told that Toyota made changes to the 6th gen that removed the prohibition of driving in part-time 4WD on paved roads for this 10 miles per month requirement. Indeed, unlike the 5th gen owner's manual which had this...
What tires did you have? Were they 4 peak snow rated? Most of the tires Toyota puts on the new 4Runner are not snow rated and Toyota also says you can't put snow chains on tire size 265/70R18 which is the standard size for the OR and ORP.
Why is Toyota putting a tire on the Trail Hunter, Toyo Open Country A/T III All-Terrain 265/70R18 Load Range: SL Serv. Desc: 116T (2,756 lbs ), that has a lower load capacity and ruggedness than the tire they are putting on the Off-Road, Michelin LTX A/T 2 265/70R18 load range E Serv. Desc...
The information in the above tables is different from what is in the Toyota Warranty & Maintenance Guide. One specific example is the recommended oil change intervals.
In most cities, regular gas is 87 octane. But cities at higher elevations (>5,000') regular gas is typically 85 octane. Is it OK to use 85 octane at higher elevations?