nix4x4

Alright, I'm tired of the Highway Tread tires on my Tundra. I want something
a tad more aggressive (I admit its for looks only this truck never sees dirt).
I don;t want something loud, as this is my DD/ chick-picker-upper and I
don't want that nasty hum. I also want something that won;t be slipping
and sliding in the rain and snow. Any suggestions? I'm running a 265/70/16.

904_runner

I have BFG A/T's and i like them!

Justinvd

Yeah i also have bfgs for my road trip tires. They are a godsend after listening to my biest-ply mothers Fairly good traction in all weather, and decent offroad if you ever decide to take the dirt path

nix4x4

Yeah, I really like the BFG and thats kind of what
I was leaning towards but how loud are they?

904_runner

there not bad at all.

They provide pretty good traction all around. IMHO

i haven't tried any other tire though

Justinvd

Not very loud at all. With my window down i can barely hear mine.Although i have a bare bones 4runner so its pretty light so the contact patch isnt very big i dont think and i keep the psi pretty low.

4x4YOTA

iTrader: (2)

I just bought some and I love them I cant even really hear them unless I listen I highly recommend BFG A/Ts

nix4x4

Thats good to know. My Tundra weighs more than your 4Runner
so I don;t know how much more of an impact that will have. I keep mine
aired up right which will help, too.

Anybody tried the Mickey Thompson ATZ Radial? Badass looking tires but I
dont know about noise levels they look kinda loud

bwhyit

Look at the Nitto Terra Grapplers, Toyo Open Countrys, or Bridgestone Revo. The're all goo choices. Many people on here run them. They all also score very high (top 3) in cunsumer reports review.

I'm going with the Nittos in a few months.

pat161

Personally I have been very pleased with my Toyo Open Country AT. They are fantastic in the rain and do very well in winter conditions. They also seem to wear pretty well. When I need a new set I will be sticking with the Toyos.

Brenjen

I'm liking these sport kings I just bought, not too loud & cheaper than BFg's, I've had real good service out of the Mud kings I bought several years ago; they've seen heavy highway use & still have decent tread after all those miles & years; if these sport kings wear that well I should have them for at least three or four years.

84RNR

I really like Brigdestone Revo's A/T. I've had them on two of my trucks. They are rated very higly too. Check out Tirerack to see.

X-AWDriver

The Nittos have a little highway hum but nothing that's ever bothered me and as an all around DD tire that sees a lot of pavement the Nittos are better than the BFGs IMO (I've got plenty of experience on BFGs too) especially in the wet and the TGs are consdierable cheaper out the door.

toy_tek

BFG A/T's will last a long time and give you decent road performance (off road too) and are pretty quiet. I've had 5 sets on 4 different SUV's/pickups.

I recently bought some Nitto T/G's for my F350 (single rear wheel), which is obviously heavier than your Tundra. I've only put on about 7k miles but they're very quiet and handle fantastic. They're the higher load rating, and I'm sure I've maxed them out (with about 5000 lbs in the bed + trailer tongue weight) and they've performed great.

I think you'll be happy with either of those choices. Remember the narrower you go the less noise and better handling you'll have. Wider is really only an advantage in sand and maybe mud.

swaycleveland

look into some NOKIAN tyres i just bought a set after doing a summer of research here in ohio finding the right tires is a *&^%$$^& for many reasons ice, snow hot summers , play time ( which in ohio equals mud and dirt moreso then rock climbing and highway driving you WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTED with NOKIAN in Ohio just my .02

mr_schuster

BFG's for sure. I got 40,000 on mine and hope to get another few years from them. They are as quite as can be expected from an all-terrain tire. They wear extremely well if you keep up with your air pressure, rotations and alignments.

WSUWESTON

BFG's are the ultimate AT tire IMO

X-AWDriver

I think more people should try Nittos and then go back to BFGs and see what they think.

BFGs are the tire automatically recommended by Discount Tire even if you say you'll never see off road which they are a rediculous as a street only tire and a waste of money. They even tried to tell my mom she needed them for her '99 and she stated it's a pavement pounder. Nittos aren't for the pavement only crowd either.

I've driven more than a few Toys shod with BFGs and I'd give them the nod over Nittos if my truck was a weekend warrior but for DD duties and intermediate trails the Nittos are considerably better IMO and would love to see a real magazine test of these two competing tires and really see how close they are or aren't.

BFGs might see a little more miles over the Nittos but the harder tread shows itself with it's so-so dry grip.
I drive hard on my Nittos (and see about 12 off road excursions a year) and I'll see about 45-50k out of mine which equals 4 years for me and I'm not fond of keeping a tire on my truck much longer since the rubber will get hard over time and that's what I noticed with BFGs after a few years hence the term "wears like rocks" which is what BFGs become after those several years.

BFGs do have the look over the Nittos and for some people that's all they need.

Albert.G

bfg at's are garbage, get yoko geo at's amazin tires

hosh

I used WILD COUNTRY RADIAL XTX on my 95 DD 4runner that saw at least 50 miles a day on the highway. They were quiet and decent off road too. I average about 30k miles a year so I liked the price, they usually gave me about 40k miles. But I drive hard and had a locker in the rear.
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