Hey evyerbody...
I got a bit of a dilema....i have a choice between Goodyear M/T's Or Bfgoodrich M/T's i have heard pros and cons for both so if anyboyd has any info or some choices for me that would be great thanks.
Cody

 

Im just gonna throw my 2 cents in here from personal experiance. Every Toyota truck or 4Runner i have had has had BFG's on them and i love them. I have tried the Goodyears and have never liked them. So for me any BFG would be good for me!

 

It's according to what kind of terrain you drive over. If you have a bunch of slick deep mud go with BFG's, If you do a lot of rock crawling go with the Goodyear MT/R's. I have BFG's and love them. They ride great on the road. I've also heard about a lot of guy having problems getting the Goodyear's to balance.

 

I am trying to make the same choose. I want the goodyears because they look better to me. But I think the BFG's will work better for me here in NC and southern VA. But the most important part for me is that I want the best riding MT. Every one says to get the Bridestone but they dont make 305/70/16 so I think I am going to get the BFG's from costco.

 

You may want to check the new Firestone Destination M/Ts. They are a fairly new tire, and are simply amazing. I ride with about 5 guys now and we all use them. They grab on anything, throw mud like they're a shovel, still ride damn nice on the road, and after 10k, look like no treadwear. They have the rim guard protector, mucho-ply sidewalls, and look DAMN NICE.

Take a look at the pic on tire rack. Just my 2 cents :-)

 

BFG's all the way...better tread life too! MT/R's I had were great and all, but every time I walked past em, I swear another %5 disappeared.

 

Thanks everybody for the help so far....i have heard that BFG's got better tread tread life compared to the Goodyears and they cost less aswell which is a plus for my low income life....but i heard that the BFG's are horrible in the snow and the goodyears are great...that concerns me becasue i life in northern BC ( Williams Lake) althought spring is here....also the type of terrain i life in is basically everything except extreme rock crawlin...theres always mud everywhere which i like the most but then another KM down the tail and your into an uphill that is covered in rocks....Are the BFG's good on sharp rocks are will they punture easy? thanks again everybody
Cody

 

How's the noise with your Destinations? Are they noisy like most other MT's or less noisy?

The Destination MT's ranked #1 by TireRack for their Extreme terrain tire comparison. It recieved high marks for every catagory on the list. The Dueler MT, Wrangler MTR, and BFG MT were also in the top 5.

 

I will be having to make this same decision when I get my lift and I think I'll be opting for the BFG's...they're cheaper, better on-road, better treadwear and better in the mud...sounds like a winner to me!

Fink

 

I'll agree with most of the others - go with the BFG. They seem to wear very well , are cheaper , and work well in alot of different conditions.
Richard

 

I've got that choice to make now also. I'm going BFG.

 

Still may want to check the Firestones I mentioned above. They're 25 bucks per tire cheaper than the BFGs and even more aggressive looking.

 

My .02 worth.... I just wore out my first set of MT/R's and they were great. They rode nice and I never had a balance problem. They did wear pretty fast, I only got about 25k on them, but they kicked butt off-road. I am putting on a set of the new Firestone Destination MT's on Monday and have heard nothing but good reviews about them, and they were way cheaper than the MT/R. In a study of all the top brands of off-road tires, the Firestone came out on top, above the MT/R and way above the BFG.

 

If you're gonna see any mud, get the BFG's.

 

Thanks TacoBell. I sometimes think people are just a tad bit too hung up on BFGs. They make good tires, but there definitely are better out there, and often for cheaper!

 

From what I understand the BFGs have thicker or more resilient sidewalls than the Goodyears.

 

Well i was leaning more towards the BFG's but i heard they are bad in the snow but the goodyears are awesome in the snow...and since i live in snow country i just wanted to make sure that i was buying a good all around tire...thanks
cody

 

Cool, gotta check out your new tires. Too bad you won't match all of us at the Surf n Turf now It was a MT/R convention!

I saw Charles (Calrockx) truck (it looks more awesome in person!) has MT/R's and he got 25K on them but still has a good amount of tread left.

I feel weird about Firestone because of the whole Ford Exploder thing. I know it probably was due to the inflation issue but they have been kicking each other in the balls so long it's confusing who is to blame.
Look forward to your impressions Brad

 

I just saw a truck yesterday that had the Firestones on it. Granted, he was running 37's or something close (they were HUGE), but they looked damn nice! If I don't like them, Firestone has a 30 no hassle warranty, so I'll just return them for something else.

 

Yeah, man. They (Firestone Destination M/Ts) are great on road! Hardly any noise more than my old highway tires. They take the rain very well, too. I've hit some standing water 8-12" deep at 40-55 mph and they just squirt it out the sides...no hydroplaning or anything.

Incidentally, I found a 2.5 inch nail stuck in last month - straight in, too. No leaks even when I pulled it! WOW!

Sticky on wet ground, yet great treadwear.

All around FAR superior to the BFGs I used to run. I was deciding between MT/Rs and these and had several friends running MTRs tell me that their MTRs were a much better all-terrain tire...packed up too much in the soft stuff. Good in snow, though.

Can't recommend them enough. I think some people are wary of Firestone due to the recalls, but honestly, ˟˟˟˟ happens. I would be willing to bet most of the blowouts were due to inflation issues anyways. The idiots driving explorers and expeditions don't know how to work on their cars, let alone chekc the pressure in their tires :-)

There are alternatives to BFG and GY :-)