I have a set of 285/75/16 mts and wanting to switch over to a a/t. Im thinking of the dune and terra grapplers, bfg, or the bridge stone revos,. not sure if the bfg 295/75/16 will fit?

 

Don't buy BFG. They are all hype. They wear bad and I beleive they are too heavy for light trucks. I have Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmours and I think they are fantastic. Almost as aggressive as the BFG's but very smooth on pavement, very quiet and have an 80,000 km warranty. They also have a reinforced sidewall that compares to the BFG (same sidewall as the Goodyear Wrangler M/T). And, if you live in Canada, you can likely get 4 for the price of 3 if you watch fountain tire for the regular sale they put on.

 

Look at the Yokohama Geolanders.

 

The Yoks are great if you put alot of miles with daily driving but if your street miles aren't too bad and you go on real trails every once in a while then I always push the TGs and really like mine after 30,000 miles and wouldn't hesitate to get another set.

 

Cooper ATR. quiet, agressive enough for snow and mud.
i've had mine on for about 15k and they still look new.

 

It all goes back to personal preference. I am currently running a set of ATR's in 245/75R16. I will admit, they are great for driving around town in the snow. However, I would disagree with them being okay in the mud or at least the thick clay mud we have here in South East Idaho. The smaller voids of this tire really clog up with the clay mud. I will be purchasing new tires within the next few weeks, and have deceded to evaluate all terain tires with larger voids. The current tires I am evaluating are as follows:

Goodyear Wrangler with Scilent Armor


Cooper Discoverer S/T


Dean Mud Terrain SXT

 

FWIW, here's the pecking order in 16" AT light truck tires according to Consumer Reports:

Bridgestone Dueler APT III
Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo
Toyo Open Country A/T
Kumho Road Venture AT
Hankook Dynapro AT RF08
Cooper Discoverer ATR
Firestone Destination A/T
BFG Rugged Trail T/A
Yokohama Geolandar A/T + II

 

Idk, i have some BFG A/T's and i like them.

 

My guess is that the tires are pretty much rated on their street performance and it ought to be named "Which A/T tire is most like street tire?". I just don't see anything aggressive in there at all.

 

I tell this to most people who ask me about tires. Look at pricing and go from there. I never walk into a tire place and have one type of model in mind.

The truth is, tires for my truck can cost upwards of $700. If they have a good pair, have warranty (like the place around here), and look like they got some good tread, then I would go with them.
I saved over $200 on my last set of tires. Still can't remember the brand name, but I am going on 5 years with them, and still got 2+ years of tread left.

I remember back when Pirelli truck tires just came out. They were dirt cheap, and I got some for the 4runner. Turned out those tires were really badass. I think they were called Pirelli Squorpions or something.

 

I'm gonna call BS on the "BFG A/T hype" comment. Since you live in Florida and snow has no obvious impact on your decision let me offer this; They're very good in sand, and are probably the closest tire to a true all terrain as you're gonna get.

If you keep them balanced and rotated regularly then you'll get a good ride and good mileage out of them. I've got 30,000+ on my current set and can confidently say I won't need to replace them for another 2 years or so

That's just my opinion.

I've personally never bought anything other than BFG M/Ts and A/Ts, but have ridden in and driven trucks with some of the tires listed in the Consumer Reports article and never noticed a significant difference in the on road characteristics, and none of them compared to the off-road abilities of the BFG A/Ts.

BFGs all the way!