Yokohama Geolander A/T G015 or Continental Terrain Contact A/T

Hello fellow Tundra owners, new to this forum and Tundra ownership.
Bought a 2016 Tundra 1794 Edition CrewMax in March (2 days before the world shutdown)

I'm looking to buy new tires and possibly new rims.

Tires:
I've done a lot of research and narrowed down to 2 choices: Yokohama Geolander A/T G015 or Continental TerrainContact A/T.

I do not go off-road. I drive (in a non-covid year) 35,000 km per year and routinely am on the phone via bluetooth while driving. I live north-west of the GTA in Ontario, Canada and cover a work territory from London to Peterborough. A fair good mix of highway driving and backroads. About 10 times a year I also tow a 5000 lb. travel trailer and we typically tow 3-4 hours each way.

I'm looking at A/T's so I don't have to change tires twice a year.

What's important to me: long treadwear, quiet on highways and 407 so callers can hear me, good grip on snow/slush/dry pavement.

Anyone who's used/using either of these tires?

Rims:
My used Tundra came with 20" Toyota Chrome-Clad rims with 275/55 tires. They're okay, but that's about it. If I'm going to change rims, I'll probably drop down to 18" rims with 275/65 tires to get a higher sidewall on my tires for a smoother ride and save a few bucks on tires.

I would appreciate any reviews / opinions on the two tire choices and is it worth it to change rim size.

Thanks!

 

Here's a good start for some reading:

https://www.tundras.com/threads/official-tundra-wheel-and-tire-setups-pics-and-info.95/

 

I have 275/60R20 continental terrain contact AT and have put 26,000 on them so far. I can’t speak to their traction in snow but they really kick ass in rain. No slipping like I had with my BFG and they ride much better. I’m actually at the dealership now getting service done, if they give me the tire measurements I’ll post as an example of how they’ve worn so far. I attached a pic when I just had them mounted.

 

I live in Minnesota and have been running the General Grabber APT, which is the brother to the Continental Terrain Contact A/T. Very quiet, smooth, and great in the rain / snow. I have the P rated version so they are not 3 peak mountain snowflake rated but I haven't missed that yet. They are starting to get a little noisy now with 30K miles on them but nothing abnormal. I had falken wildpeak AT3's prior and they were much heavier and drove worse, but they were slightly better in the snow and ice with the 3 peak rating.

 

Hi OP, I had Yokohama G015 for 2 years and drove them for about 90k in Ontario in non LT sized tires.

The good:
- Snow traction, it's snow rated AT tires, during winter it has really amazing traction, on ice it was good as well
- Low noise.
- The wear was decent after 90k (I drove a lot for those 2 years, going from Durham to Oakville often twice a week).
- Balance easy, the ride was smooth.

Not so good:
- After 90k, the second winter I can really feel it wasn't as good as it was during the first winter.
- It wasn't cheap, I was debating KO2 vs G015, but I chose G015 mostly due to lack of noise, but it was almost $300 more expensive than KO2's.

I had very good experience with Yokohama overall and would buy them again.

 

The 14 CM I bought in 2018 had the Geolanders on, while they were a nice quiet tire on the road I wasn't that impressed in the snow. Based on my experience with the Continental Extreme Contact DWS on my car I was going to put the TC on my '14, however my buddy who has owned his shop for 30 years said straight up put Michelin Defenders on which I did. They were a great tire, quiet and wore well but I only put 10k on them so I have no long term experience to share. They were very good in the mud and snow when I had the truck, but I traded that truck on the '19 CM I have now. Which leads me to this, the Bridgestone Alenzas that came on the truck "ain't gonna cut it" so I will be putting tires on at some point in the near future. This is my dilemma, the Michelins seem to be a very good tire but my experience with the Conti's is so good I really want to try them too.

 

I've heard very little bad about the Falken Wildpeak AT3's, but I expect that's because so few people have run them head to head against other tires. In what way did you find they felt "heavy" or drove less favorably than the General Grabbers? Really appreciate the input!

 

They are good tires no doubt, but they are more "floaty" and Falkens are almost always on the heavier side compared to others. And I could feel it. The Generals handle much more like a street tire, too the point you don't even notice them. They corner much better also.

 

Ran the Yoko on the tundra some time ago and was very happy.

Have them now on the mom-mobile.

Been actually considering going back to them after these ATIII wear out.

 

Switched to new Continental Terrain Contact H/Ts 275/70R18s last week.
My driving behavior is similar to yours. If a smooth, quiet ride with good snow traction is what you're looking for, I highly recommend these. They are E-rated for towing as well.
I looked at A/Ts originally also, but just felt they were overkill for the quantity of miles I drive ON road vs off-road or towing.
Great tires....

 

I had the older version of Yokohama AT-S. Bought used with just over 5k miles on them (from a show truck). Kept them just over 70k miles. Great in rain, great road manners, never took those into snow. They did pretty well off road unless I hit serious mud.

I ran Mickey after that, and 2 years ago got Yoko go15 tires. So far about the same as last time but the tread seems more sticky.


I also put a set of the p rated ones on my wifes Element and have driven that through icy and snowy conditions lots of times. It made the Element pretty unstoppable in snow, but I still can controlably kick out the rear end around turns (4wd manual).

Cute ain't they?


That said, Continental are usually great tires, never used them on a truck but on cars they're nice.

 

Thank you to everyone who replied for your input.

I finally pulled the trigger this weekend and bought the Yokohama Geolander A/T G015.

Some pics below.

 

I wish I could wash my truck indoors!

Looks good

 

That's an interesting rack... who makes that?

 

The rack is a Detail K2 Flip Rack model TFR150. The bar flips over to the back for 2 bars. Great for carrying my canoe or lumber or I can load a fridge in the back upright.

https://detailk2.com/tfr150-info

It's designed to sit on the bed sides and down inside. I modified mine with 1x1 square tube, 3/16 thick to raise it up on the bed sides so I could keep the tonneau cover.

 

I can't either usually, but my buddy works at the town maintenance facility. This weekend he mounted the tires and washed the truck for me. Nice to have friends!

 

UPDATE!

Well we finally had enough snow to try out the new tires. In 2WD it still drives like crap! Put it into 4WD HI and away we go, solid and sure footed. Happy with Geoloanders so far!

 

Can you give another update on these Yokohama GO15 tires?

 

@Snoozer I’ve got the LT rated go15 on my truck. They seem to have good traction, but do pick up stones due to the deep tread.

 

Old thread but I’m bored and have the Conti’s on my truck for the last 30k miles or so and have driven in all conditions with them. They worked great in the snow, they are sure footed on gravel and wet pavement and are wearing extremely well. Don’t look to wussie either for an all-season all terrain, but pretty mild tread and sidewall overall.

When I bought the truck:




As they sit today:

 

Running the GO15 in 285/75 R18 E rated for well over a year now and very much satisfied with both the performance and almost non existent noise level. Next set will be the same. Yes, the E rated are heavy and stiff. Gas mileage and soft ride aren't high on my priority list, in fact they aren't even listed at all.