I put Revos on mine about 8 months ago and had the same experience! Had to have them balanced 4 times before they got them even close to right! Got mine at a buy three, get one free price. I had been spoiled by the awesome ride of my previous Michelins, which the tire guy told me balanced a lot easier. I was also having a bad wandering problem at highway speeds which cropped up after having them installed. I thought it was the tires, but the more agressive tread and heavier weight just made what was already there more pronounced (just found out last week that is actually due to my worn out steering rack!).

I actually lost two miles per gallon, but the Michelins were lighter and a lot more freer rolling than most tires, so that accounts for that. That was a big negative for me. However, you can't beat these tires for wet weather on-road traction and off-road traction. They're awesome in that respect and great in dry, as well! Try once more to have them balanced the right way, as some of these other responses might have mentioned. They have to use the right machine for your Toyota wheels, which a Gateway Tire Center in Nashville had. I originally bought them from NTB, and they are the ones who had so much trouble balancing them, plus their customer service was terrible compared to Gateway! If you have a Gateway, go there for another shot at balancing. All the Gateways I've been to have been great!

Overall, if you want a good compromise between highway ride, mpg, and off-raod worthiness, these tires are great, compared to something like a BFG All-Terrain or a mud terrain of any brand! If looking for mostly great road worthiness, you might consider going back to a Goodyear or Michelin. I really don't have any complaints now, but I do miss the gas mileage, especially with prices what they are now!

I am curious why people more people don't buy the TOYOS? I have them on my runner and couldn't be happier. It might be that they are more expensive than the REVOs. Just curious, anyone else running Toyo open countrys?

My buddy put the big revo's on his 2001 and a full size spare as well..
He's lost 3 mpg but likes the look.
I steered clear and still get 19-20 mpg highway.
Sounds dumb but these days........Gas is expensive and we've only got 18.5 gallon tanks.
The change in drivetrain numbers causes his truck to go in to overdrive when he hits any incline on the highway.
Caused by the taller tires I'm sure.
My old Suburban with 33's would slug up long grades due to the taller tires. Kenny S>

The trick with balancing is that they have the correct adapter to properly center the Toyota wheel. A lugcentric adapter works but so does a proper hubcentric one. My 285/75/16 Revos took very little weight. If you are getting steering shake and very little vibration in your feet then you have an alignment problem. The 4Runner is very castor sensitive. If the vibration is in your feet and the steering wheel you'll have a balance problem. Are the tires the same size as the old ones?

True based on my experience.. When I talked to my tire dealer (very knowledgeable) I initially told them to mount, but not balance the tires since they didn't have the lugcentric adapter.. and I was going to take it to the Toyota dealer to get them balanced.

He was very knowledgeable about the problem and asked that I give him a shot at balancing.. They got them perfect..

They check how the tire initally lines up on the balancer (not sure how they do this, maybe check wheel runout with a dial gauge) and after balancing, move the tire (maybe 90 or 180 degrees on the balancer and re check... if they were centered properly they will still be in balance.. if not, they do it all over again..

That's why this site is so GREAT! Thanks to everyone for the help. I'll see how they balance the wheels. My new word for the day is "lugcentricly balanced."

I'm dying to take the 4runner into the mud, but sadly, most of my time is on the highway---sigh.

Don't say sadly! Think of all that messy clean-up work you are saving yourself, not to mention ALL those quarters at the car wash! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Muddin' is a blast, but if you want to keep your truck nice, you'll wheel in the fairly dry stuff. That muck gets in every nook and cranny and brown chunky water comes out forever while washing it! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/scared.gif" alt="" />

Yeah, I know, sounds like I have a street queen <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/baby.gif" alt="" />, and I get teased about that. In fact, it's affectionately known as "the queen" around work! But my 4Runner is immaculate for a '97 with 152K miles on it. It'll last much longer this way. I found out the hard way in my younger days what muddin' does to a truck and just how quickly things deteriorate! On a side not, though, these Revos do great in the mud!!!!! A time or two probably won't hurt! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Sounds like Tire Barn might have faulty equipment or poorly trained employees. They already hosed up the first balance and the second did not seem to improve things. There is a chance you got a defective tire but 4 new tires of any brand (with a non-hardcore offroad tread pattern) should be fairly smooth at highway speeds.

I went from Dunlop street treads to the Revos about 6k ago. The Revos are WAY smoother but comparing old tires to new is a bit unfair. My 99k miles 4Runner rides smooth with no vibration or shakes up to 95 mph. The Revos are actually pretty quiet for an A/T tire too. My $0.02.