- What's going on, guys?
Fuller here from Custom Offsets,
and we got a brand new tire for you,
and it's not the Open Country AT II,
it's the all new AT III.
So this has been a highly anticipated tire.
We kinda hinted at it.
I actually got to see this thing firsthand
when I went down to Toyo and toured their plant,
the manufacturing process, all of that,
which is actually here in the United States.
So that's pretty neat, but Open Country AT III,
what's new, what's different?
Obviously, I had it behind the AT II,
and we kinda took a look at the differences between the two.
I was actually able to give Toyo some input on this.
I went down a long, long time ago,
saw the first prototypes of this tire,
gave them a couple suggestions for improvement,
and it looks like, for the most part,
they listened, so that's good.
I was there with a whole bunch of other industry people,
so we all kinda gave them input
on what we wanted out of this new all-terrain tire.
So, first things first,
yes, this is the all-terrain in their lineup,
so it's gonna be on the less aggressive side,
but when you're looking for the light truck market,
this is gonna be probably the least aggressive,
I think, any one of our customers is probably going
to put on their vehicle.
The size that I have here is a pretty tiny one.
This is one of the first tires off the manufacturing floor.
They literally drove it up here for us,
so we didn't get to pick what size to show you,
but I think it's a 265/75r17 or something like that.
Yeah, 265/70r17.
So, size-wise, don't worry about that,
but as far as tread pattern goes,
you're gonna see a couple of slight changes.
Obviously, this being a smaller tire,
the center section looks a bit smaller
than the last generation two,
but I think, as you blow this tire up in size,
that middle section's gonna look comparable as well.
One of the big differentiating factors is kinda
this middle S shape that they got going on here.
Rather than being separated
on the old tire, it's now together,
so, by having more rubber contact
and less of those tread voids,
you're gonna see that this tire should be quieter
on the road, but they still kept tons of siping on here,
so, as far as snow traction or off-road traction,
this thing's still gonna be very, very capable.
You are gonna see that it still has features
like the stone ejectors between the tread blocks,
and then these little extra pieces
that kinda connect them and dive off of the tread blocks,
both now in the center section
and on the shoulder blocks, that's for added stability.
So, if you're the kind of guy
that puts 60,000 miles on in a year,
and needs a tire that's gonna last that long,
this is a good option for you.
You can run this thing down the highway,
and be perfectly fine with it.
The biggest change, visually,
that we're gonna see on the AT III is gonna be
the difference on these outer shoulder tread blocks here.
So these are scalloped out,
I believe is the term that they're using,
so it's kind of like a more aggressive,
very blocky style, where the last ones were kinda cut up,
and they had indentations in them
that made it look more like a highway or all-terrain tire.
This side wall, the tread blocks, anyway,
look almost more similar to what you'd see on a mud train.
Very square and cut off when it comes
to the top section of these.
And then that kinda brings me to the side wall as well.
These actually have two different side walls,
which is pretty common for both Nitto and Toyo
on various tires in their lineup.
Now, the AT is getting that as well.
You have a more aggressive side and a less aggressive side.
Both of them, although they don't stick out very far,
they do have a pattern
that makes it look significantly more aggressive
than the last generation AT,
which was probably the biggest feedback
that we gave to them.
We said the guys that are running out there
with the big lifted trucks,
and they got massive lift kits,
and they're running these really wide wheels,
but they're mostly driving on the street,
they want an all-terrain tire, don't get us wrong,
but they want the side wall to look more like a mud tire
'cause it's just gonna fit that build better.
So, they listened, and they did that,
and I'm super happy to see that.
Obviously, we have not had a chance
to drive on these yet.
Like I said, this is one of the very first tires,
but they launch today,
so we're gonna put these on the website today,
you guys can be the first ones
to get access to them
and put them on your own vehicle.
I'm sure we're gonna get a set to demo here very shortly,
so we'll definitely make a followup video for you on that,
but overall, not a ton changed as far as appearance goes,
but a couple of the big factors
that make these things look significantly better.
Another thing to mention is
that they are three-peak mountain snowflake rated,
so they do pass the standard test
for using these things off-road, and in snow,
and in low-traction environments,
and I'm very excited to see
what we're gonna do with these things.
As far as other information goes on this,
since I'm filming the video
before it's actually released,
Toyo was very, very secretive
and didn't tell us a whole bunch,
but I can tell you
that the other feedback I gave to them was
that they need to make this thing for the 24s,
the 26s, and they need to make it wide,
so that means make a 13 and a half,
make a 14 and a half, make a 15 and a half
'cause we want to see these be able to be put on wheels,
and go straight up and down on the side walls,
none of that stretchy stuff,
and they were very, very good
about listening to what we had to tell them,
so, as soon as we have all the sizing information,
like I said before, we'll make that followup video,
try these things out, and give them a shot.
Otherwise, if you want to grab a set,
we're gonna have these plus a million other tires loaded up
on the website at customoffsets.com.
Peace.
(sings)
Oh, too much Mountain Dew today.
- [Director] All right, you can leave that there
'cause I need to get some B-roll.
Okay?
- Good-bye.