Brendan

Also considering 31x10.5r15 General Grabber AT2 for about $1015 all-in.

highonpottery

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it's really up to you. the BFG ATs and General Grabber AT2 are very close in tread pattern, i would get the BFGs personally since price is less -- also, didn't BFG recently make changes to the AT and has a BFG AT KO2??? if you can get those, they would be better of those choices.

as to the duratracs...i dunno if i would personally give up the height and put a smaller tire on. i have noticed more and more of them on other vehicles too - so they definitely have their market. whatever you do, i wouldn't get the C-rated ones - those are the version people tend to complain about.

i still love my DTs, but i think next set of tires on my cruiser I might get something like a Toyo AT or Falken AT. Even the Cooper ST Maxx looks like a good AT. Too many choices of aggressive AT tires these days, aaaahhh!

RAD4Runner

+1
It has shoulder pattern that's falls between between the BFG MT and AT in terms of aggressiveness, and middle treads are about similar to the AT's.

Very happy with mine.

As for diameter, it really depends on what you want and what your gears are.

Brendan

BFG does have the KO2s out now and I have the sizing sheet in front of me including the additional sizes due to come out in March '15 - they have nothing for 15" wheels at all. Quite a bit more expensive too. 265/75r16s are $1120 out the door from the same place that is giving me the $950 quote for the 33x10.5s.

Snow performance is probably the biggest factor for me since my truck is only driven between October and April now, but I occasionally take it camping on logging roads etc. The Grabbers and Duratracs both look to be better than the BFGs for winter driving. 235/85r16s would be nice, but then it means buying wheels as well.

highonpottery

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didn't know they were not available in 15s...not surprising since it's only the older vehicles that seem to fit 15s anymore due to modern brake systems.

stock toyota 16s are very abundant and fairly inexpensive - at least around my area.

maybe even look into 255/16s since those are also a "pizza cutter" dimension. check out this thread HERE for some size comparison pics

i don't do a lot of snow driving, but when i do the DTs handle excellent - but it may be better for me since my Cruiser is full-time 4wd and is a heavy pig. i've even heard of people doing extra siping on them, especially in the north where you guys see lots of snow and ice.

i would personally avoid the BFGs for winter driving - too many people i know that've had bad handling in as simple as wet/rain roads and some have ended up hydroplaning. to me, the tread pattern just doesn't make sense for routing water out from under the tire. at least with the new design it seems they started to address this. on dry, they work great though and wear like iron. Pro Comp also makes a tire with very similar tread pattern (i thought my buddy's tires were BFGs, but were Pro Comp), might be another option for you.

Brendan

My 33x9.5r15s have been very good in the slick stuff. Not as good as true snow tires, but I always found them to be predictable. I wish the size was still available. Actually, I'd be perfectly happy to find two used ones as only two of mine are shot, but nothing on the local used market in the past few months.

I have two spare sets of 15" wheels. There are a few 16s available here and there, but it's another $100 that need to be factored in to the total cost.

Brendan

Not sure if you were referring to a specific tire, but it appears that Goodyear doesn't make anything in a 16" tire and 255 width.

Canadian Tire just put the duratracs on for 25% off which looks to be as good a price as we can get north of the border. I'd like to try 235/85r16s, but the website says that size is unavailable. They can phone in and see about ordering on Monday, but I cannot find a set of used 16" wheels anywhere remotely local so that basically leaves me with two options - 31x10.5r15 duratracs for $850-$875 all-in or 33x10.5r15 BFG AT KOs (non-2) for $950 all-in. My '92 has 4.88s so the 33s are the proper size and I am very familiar with the tire, but the duratracs have me curious and are cheaper, but are load-range C. What is it about the Cs that are causing problems? I suppose if the the 235/85r16 duratracs are available, I could buy them while they are on sale keeping my fingers crossed that a set of 16" wheels become available in the near future.

* There is also a $60 mail in rebate on the duratracs, but it gets sent back as a mastercard with a $60 credit.

Brendan

I went with the 235/85r16 Duratracs. Found a set of 16x7 steelies to put them on. Each wheel/tire weighs about 78 pounds. Too early to give any opinions other than they look great. Total price (mounted, balanced, 12% tax, tire levy, BS shop supplies, mail in rebate) was just under $890cdn + $100 for the wheels.

msc171025

Here's my wrangler Duratracs 285/75R16