Sunday, 5 July 2026

Replacing Tires on the Land Cruiser

 Unlike most North American Land Cruiser owners,

From my experience, I have good things to say about the Dunlop Grand Trek PT22 OEM tires

They took us safely through -22 degrees C through two Canadian winters,



 

And almost 50,000 kilometres of highway (and a little off-road driving in the Canadian Rockies) 



 

Not once did I lose traction or feel uncomfortable driving the Dunlop tires even on ice!

 

Of course they didn't look very capable. But looks aren't everything.

Driving is also about the driver, not just the tires!

 

I could easily do another 30,000 kilometres, but the chance came to replace them.

So at 49,184 kilometres, here are the Falken Wildpeak A/T4W tires (Made in Japan)

Btw, the 4W in A/T4W stands for Wear, Winter, Wet, and Warranty. 

What else does a driver we need? 

 
 



 


 






 

 

Hiking at Silver Creek Conservation Area

 Been looking around for places to hike nearby (within an hours drive) that we haven't been to,

And found Silver Creek Conservation Area 

 



 

Free parking on the road 


 
The trail is nice, very few people at 9:30 am
 

Approximately 6.8 kilometres up and down




As we were walking I suddenly grabbed Anna's hand and said, "snake"!
We stepped back a few feet (it was going to cross us on our path, and it turned back)
We stood still and focussed  




A decent hike 




 
  
 
 

After driving in the mountains in British Columbia, 

13.2 kilometres per litre is the best mileage so far in the Toypta Land Cruiser!