I've recently fitted a set of the above tyres to my TJ2 AWD, 225/55 R16. They replaced a set of Bridgestone ER300 tyres which lasted just under 33000 km.

After a trip from Sydney to Tumut and back, including a fair bit of driving on unsealed roads and secondary mountain roads, I can report that the Toyos give a great all-round performance. Even though Toyo themselves are selling them as a "touring" tyre, their performance in wet conditions, cornering, etc feels to me at least as good as the ER300s. The big bonus is that they're a lot quieter with respect to road noise and give a softer ride. Only time wil ltell how well they last.

These tyres will not interest anyone keen to do track work, but for all of you who do significant country driving on real-world patchy roads, I can thoroughly recommend them.

i had these tyres on my old TX5 when i fitted a set of mazda6 16" wheels on it. from memory the profile was 205/50R16, and IMO they were great for what i paid for them (.. well, compared to my Michelin's that i've got on my car now)! great wet weather traction and also in the dry. i had a pair of Toyo Transpath SW's on the 15's before i upgraded the wheels and they too were good- but because of the soft compound they wore out in less than 20,000km, whereas the Teo Plus didn't wear out as quickly (still had about 75% tread after 20,000km)

like you said, it's definitely not a track tyre (from memory the Teo series are more of the economical tyre than anything else), however they are good for general driving as well as some spirited driving through some twisty roads (eg. the royal national park)

If I can get at least 40000 km out of the full set of five tyres, I'll be happy. For the 225/55 R16 size, they cost $200 each.

If I can get at least 40000 km out of the full set of five tyres, I'll be happy. For the 225/55 R16 size, they cost $200 each.

that's interesting, coz the 205/50R16 profile is/was a somewhat hard to find profile and i bought the tyres for $135 each... my Michelin's were well over $200 each though

that's interesting, coz the 205/50R16 profile is/was a somewhat hard to find profile and i bought the tyres for $135 each... my Michelin's were well over $200 each though

I suppose it depends, too, when you bought them, but that certainly sounds like a good price. I bought the Teos just a couple of weeks ago.

Other tyres considered were Bridgestone ER300s (again), at $219 each, and Toyo Proxes (more performance focus) at $249 each, from the local Tyrepower dealer.

If you want your tyres to last then be best advise I can give is keep on top of your wheel alignments, stay clear of gutters, potholes and alike. The incorrect wheel alignment will wear tyres much faster then they would otherwise. The wheel alignment gets thrown out by the above-mentioned potholes, curbs and other impacts that put shock through suspension and move the eccentric bolt out of position ruining the proper alignment of wheels which introduces more friction through incorrect toe-in/out. I don't think there is camber adjustment on AWD TJ2s but I might be wrong.

In any case do a wheel alignment about once in 2 months.

In any case do a wheel alignment about once in 2 months.

As it happens, my car was in for service today, so Iasked the mechanic about wheel alignment. He said the proof of bad alignment was always uneven wear on the tyres. If they are wearing evenly, and the steering feels good, then he advised leaving it alone. I'm not too unhappy about the ER300s, they performed well and the wear patterns were very even, but I guess I was caught a bit off-guard when the wear rate seemed to increase after the first 20000 km.

So far, I'm even happier with the combination of performance and quietness o fthe Toyos.

I had a wheel alignment checked after more than 2 years/40,000km. They said it was still spot on after all that time, didn't have to adjust anything. Thing is I remember hitting some really bad pot holes in that time.

I had an issue with faulty Michelins on my wife's TF sedan. No problems, they replaced them under warranty, but the car had done nearly 200000 km at the time and had never had a wheel alignment because the tyres were wearing evenly. I had a wheel alignment done and it was still within tolerance, albeit a very W_I_D_E tolerance on the toe-in. + 3mm to - 3mm from memory. I got 85000 km from the previous set of Michelins and look like doing the same again with this set. Mainly high speed country running. Obviously the car isn't very sensitive to front end alignment.

With any car you should rotate balance and wheel align every 10.000Kms

I rotate all five tyres every 5000 km. This ensures that there is an even tread depth on all tyres at any given time and I don't end up with an "orphan" spare. It also gives me the option to change brand, etc when the time comes to replace the whole set.

I do my wheel alignment only when the car pulls in a certain direction even after topping up air in the tyres. Otherwise, it is a waste of money in my opinion and they arent very cheap. With my attitude, I still got 40k kms from my tyres (non granny driving). my mechanic decides when to rotate but usually only after about 20k kms.

This is an update on how the Teo Plus tyres are performing.

I've just done the first tyre rotation since fitting them in June this year, after 5800 km. The wear has been remarkably even across the treads, with no measurable tendency to lose more rubber on the outer edges. Naturally, the fronts were more worn than the rears, but in both cases there was no difference between the right and left sides. Performance in wet or dry conditions is excellent, with no squealing or "squirming" in corners.

The only downside to these tyres so far is that the tread pattern picks up a lot of small stones - I could almost start a fine gravel supply business from the tonnage of material I removed during the rotation job!

Sell the gravel and put profits towards new tyres, bingo... unlimited tyres :woot:

Sell the gravel and put profits towards new tyres, bingo... unlimited tyres :woot:

Great idea - I like it!

For the 225/55 R16 size, they cost $200 each.

Over in NZ I was quoted $230 each fitted and balanced from 2 places RRP was a bit higher though. Was also quoted the same price for the 215/60 R16

Ok got my best NZ$ price yet at firestone NZ$200 each fitted and balanced