6th Gen TRD ORP tire blowout easy trail??

[Xuberant]

So...as being new to offroading in general...I am hoping someone can provide pointers as to what I may have done to cause my right tire to blow out.

Went to Lytle Creek Saturday. Was suppose to go with the DirtN4Low group but I guess they changed the location meetup the a day prior so..after waiting 2 hours, did it myself.

For my 3rd trail run...I felt this was extremely easily, took my time for the hour or so it took me to complete. I was about 3 turns away from exiting the trail back onto gravel when low and behold...I run into the group who waew coming uo the back way. While I was stopped to let then pass amd go up, my tire just gave up the ghost and another driver pointed it out to me. I was on a decline, not on any rock that I could see and was at 20psi on my airdown. Was 20 tooo low to air down to and with being on a decline and the weight distributed to the front, would this be the perfect storm to blow a tire?

Only have 7800 miles on the 4runner and stock tires.

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[Desert_6Gen]

For easy trails there is no need to air down. Especially on OEM tires that have thin sidewalls. The sidewalls are less likely to get cut by keeping them at the recommended pressure than airing down. Even the OEM Falkins I wouldn't take on rocky trails without getting something beefier.

 

[Papa Smurf]

Most of the time Factory tires are the Wish/Temu version of the tire you would get from what ever brand they are.

 

[Xuberant]

Most of the time Factory tires are the Wish/Temu version of the tire you would get from what ever brand they are.

Makes sense...so 20psi wasn't too low then, just the temu tire is more for street?

 

[Papa Smurf]

Makes sense...so 20psi wasn't too low then, just the temu tire is more for street?

Most of the time built to a lower spec like less tread depth and 2ply side wall vs 3 ply etc. Ya more for ride, noise and fuel economy.

 

[Xuberant]

Most of the time built to a lower spec like less tread depth and 2ply side wall vs 3 ply etc. Ya more for ride, noise and fuel economy.

What is a good replacement tire for offroading/everyday driving you could recommend? I dont so anything crazy...jist easy/mod for now until I get my suspension/lift which...is taking me forever to decide. lol

 

[Papa Smurf]

What is a good replacement tire for offroading/everyday driving you could recommend? I dont so anything crazy...jist easy/mod for now until I get my suspension/lift which...is taking me forever to decide. lol

From all the reviews and talking to people that run them the Baja Boss AT seem to be the king of do it all tires and the tire i will be running for my summer set up.

 

[DI Transplant]

OEM tires have thin sidewalls as mentioned above and are much lighter for gas mileage and acceleration/performance. I don't have a 6th gen yet so don't know exactly what spec comes stock but just from seeing them in pictures new tires would be the first thing to swap out.

I like my BF Goodrich KO3's, also mentioned above and I think they'd be great are the Baja Boss. Toyo Open Country ATIII and FaIken Wildpeak AT4W are also good options.

If you're doing light off-roading you'd want to get an LT rated tire that is at least a "C" load range. I personally have the "E" load range which provides thicker sidewalls. The ride may be more harsh but I have taken chunks out of the sidewalls sliding sideways and hitting a rock and the E load has not had a problem yet, so this is my second set of E load tires on my 5th Gen. My first set of tires was the KO2 in a C load and they did well also, the C load is usually about 5 pounds less per tire which helps with gas mileage and acceleration. The sidewalls on the C load are generally good enough for most off-road scenarios but if you're doing high speed or rock crawling on sharper rocks you may want the E load.

 

[127.0.0.1]

everyone is gonna suggest a tire that 'looks mean' but I'm gonna say
michelin defender ltx ms2 is the ultimate street tire that will also go
waaaaaaay into the boonies without a problem...it has tons of sipes
which give grip on rock, roots....I've gone places with them I knew I'd
get stuck and ...well, nope they go in sand, swamp, snow, surprisingly well.

that is, if you want an awesome do it all but mainly street tire.
and they are very resistant to sidewall tears and delamination of the plies.

OEM tires yes, they can be the very same make/model/version of something
you can buy but they are an OEM version for maximum MPG and comfort,
and often have a little less tread and maybe less plies.

my 2 cents based on putting both my 2025 4runner and 1999 4runner
in the salad wearing michelin LTX skins and they've never let me down
unless I goofed off too hard (and then needed to hit the rear locker)

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