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Originally Posted by RabidRat
Ok. It turns out they don't make the Michelin Pilot Sport A/S 4 in the RAV4 fitment for whatever dumb reason. Then I saw radeonboy's post about the comparable ExtremeContact DWS06 Plus and I saw it has even better wet braking, great! Except they don't do RAV4 fitment for that either.
You know what they do make in RAV4 fitment? Michelin Pilot Sport 4, which btw is 220AA in this application, and thus delightful overkill. I was all set to go forth until it turned out there's seemingly only 1 single tire of this size left in all of BC.
So I ordered a set of supafamous' Michelin CrossClimate 2 from Costco. I was surprised to find for a compromise tire they are actually so good at wet braking, and not even that bad in the snow either!
edit: a really close second was BFG KO2 A/Ts. Responsible? No. Badass? Very. Slippery slope though; I'd probably wind up putting in a lift kit and then a roof rack, next thing you know it's got a winch.
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Don't run a KO2 on an already underpowered crossover such as the RAV4. You'll regret it. Plus wet traction on those AT tires are questionable. That's what all these cuvs will see in Vancouver anyway