HaveBlue
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Every SUV I've owned has always had AT tires on them. Reason being I do a fair amount of 4-wheeling. Everything from Forest roads to Moab rock crawling trails.
From memory I've had wranglers, Bridgestone, Firestone, Kumho and Michelin AT. Wranglers I'd consider a mild AT. Bridgestone Firestone a well built long life AT. Kumho were terrible. Not round and the three peak dissolved quick. The LTX AT probably the best riding most quiet AT I've owned while being good offroad.
So the stock Pirelli 22 Sport tires were about down to the tread bar at 25k. The ride got even harder as they aged and bad roads threatened to rattle everything off. They survived a couple light off road excursions but 22" wheels aren't happy about that. Honestly the street grip and handling was good for an all season tire and even ok off road without airing down.
There is a healthy list of proper AT tires now for the Rivian but I wanted as close to the LTX AT as I could find. Excellent ride on the street but usable in the dirt. The LTX M/S variants were high on the list.
I've been impressed with every car having continental's underneath so this was my choice. For someone looking for this leap, here my on road impressions of the 275/50/22.
Really good at absorbing rough roads. Better than when the Pirelli Scorpion was new and much much better than the worn out ones. Simply no more rattles in the cab is a welcome feature. Freeway smoothness is like the Michelin. I didn't realize coasting along at 75 today. They are quiet and seem designed with irregular blocks like many modern tires to kill the hum.
Turn in and steering is typical AT. Doesn't compete with the sharpness of the sport tire. I'm sure cornering power will not measure up either with those large squishy tread blocks.
Carcus design is very square with more protection for the rims and a wider contact tread. Puncture resistance has to be better; I had three with OEM. They are only a T speed rating compared to H on the OEM but you can't go that fast anyway. Also a 115 load rating, instead of 116, equates to 10720lb gcvwr. I just don't see me putting 3700lb of stuff in my R1S even towing my 4k trailer.
Efficiency so far has no noticable serious impact. I swapped wheels in the UI to the GY wrangler 275/60/20 AT (dark). This is the most similar in tread and also a 33" diameter. UI reports a 6 Mile range hit for my max pack config. Oh, the look is much more rugged with a better stance.
From memory I've had wranglers, Bridgestone, Firestone, Kumho and Michelin AT. Wranglers I'd consider a mild AT. Bridgestone Firestone a well built long life AT. Kumho were terrible. Not round and the three peak dissolved quick. The LTX AT probably the best riding most quiet AT I've owned while being good offroad.
So the stock Pirelli 22 Sport tires were about down to the tread bar at 25k. The ride got even harder as they aged and bad roads threatened to rattle everything off. They survived a couple light off road excursions but 22" wheels aren't happy about that. Honestly the street grip and handling was good for an all season tire and even ok off road without airing down.
There is a healthy list of proper AT tires now for the Rivian but I wanted as close to the LTX AT as I could find. Excellent ride on the street but usable in the dirt. The LTX M/S variants were high on the list.
I've been impressed with every car having continental's underneath so this was my choice. For someone looking for this leap, here my on road impressions of the 275/50/22.
Really good at absorbing rough roads. Better than when the Pirelli Scorpion was new and much much better than the worn out ones. Simply no more rattles in the cab is a welcome feature. Freeway smoothness is like the Michelin. I didn't realize coasting along at 75 today. They are quiet and seem designed with irregular blocks like many modern tires to kill the hum.
Turn in and steering is typical AT. Doesn't compete with the sharpness of the sport tire. I'm sure cornering power will not measure up either with those large squishy tread blocks.
Carcus design is very square with more protection for the rims and a wider contact tread. Puncture resistance has to be better; I had three with OEM. They are only a T speed rating compared to H on the OEM but you can't go that fast anyway. Also a 115 load rating, instead of 116, equates to 10720lb gcvwr. I just don't see me putting 3700lb of stuff in my R1S even towing my 4k trailer.
Efficiency so far has no noticable serious impact. I swapped wheels in the UI to the GY wrangler 275/60/20 AT (dark). This is the most similar in tread and also a 33" diameter. UI reports a 6 Mile range hit for my max pack config. Oh, the look is much more rugged with a better stance.
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