I hate to ask the question, but a search didnt really reveal any true answers.

I orginally was looking at the Toyo Open Country A/T, members saying they are a great tire. However, later threads and comments did a 180 stating they wear fast, etc.

Well I guess I better give the requirements or how the truck will be used...

My truck is a 97 Limited at stock height and is a daily driver. It will mostly be used on the street. Secondly, on some of my days off (maybe 3x a month) I will be taking the truck off the street on to farm roads that become muddy.

Third, I want a tire that has AWESOME tread wear.

I would also like to hear some facts about your personal experience: ie tread, driving habits, terrain, etc

 

I've run BFG AT's and currently have Nitto TG's.

You will not find a A/T that last longer than the BFG's. 60-80k easy if you rotate regularly and keep the truck aligned. I used them in the Big Bear, CA area for a year in mud/snow/sand and was impressed all around.

I've only had the TG's for about 15k (little signs of wear) and ran them last winter during snowmageddon in western maryland and they are a pretty damn good snow tire. I've only had them in the mud a few times and they do ok.

I like the the TG's better on the road so I will most likely stick with them unless something comes along that grabs my attention.


Good Luck!

 

I have run many diffrent tires on my rigs, but the tires that I currently have, the Hankook dynapro m/t have blown them all away. I have put twenty five thousand miles and can hardly tell any wear on them, they ride smooth and the road noise is minimal. I actually got to run them in snow last year which is weird for Texas, they worked great off road in the snow and was passing all the cars on the road that weren't prepared for snow. They perform great in rain, mud, sand, anything I have thrown at them. The one big difference between the BJG all terrains I had on them and The hankooks is that when I run through a decent size puddle of water, the hankooks shed the water off to the side and don't push the water forward and throw it on the windshield like the BFGs.
The Hankooks aren't cheap but I found a great deal on e-bay and had them shipped to my house for about six bills. My friend is running the Hankook all terrains on his ford, and is very pleased with those also. I have heard great things about nitto also, an other friend has these and they preform great.

 

my buddy has dynopro at-m's and there one of the best multi purpose tires ive ever seen. there real smooth and quite on the road and prove there worth in mud and snow.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/di...yp=Truck%2FSUV

 

BFG A/T FTW!!!

I have around 30k on my set, might get another 5k out of them, not light driving by any means

 

I run Cooper Discoverer S/T and they have a little over 25k on them, with around 50-60% tread left.
Pretty aggressive AT that does well in mud, sand, and some slick rocks.

 

i plan on gettin the wrangler duratracs, check those out.. theyre not labeled as an A/T but theyre not labeled as an M/T either, more of an in-between, but i havent heard much about tread wear, they look fairly aggressive enough for just about anything though..

 

Can I get the last three #s for the MTs? I want to make sure I'm looking at the correct tire. I hope I'm done with the snow. I live in south texas, where it only gets in the 40s for winter.

I'm not quite sure if I should worry about rain. Its mostly dry down here, but we do have a wet season...

That tire has caught my eye. I like it. The ATM I guess stands for all terrain mud??? Do you know how they're wearing? Mileage?


I'll look in to them
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Thanks for the help! Does anyone know how Discount Tire does their warranty? Is it pro-rated or wear them out in.... lets say you wear out a 50,000 tire in 30,000 miles do they just give you a new set?

As it sits now, I'm looking at:
Hankook ATM
Kumho KL78
BFG A/T.... but the wet weather tread has me on edge.
Nitto TG... but I want to research them a little more.

^^^^^
This list will change as time goes by.

Keep'em coming guys

 

Ive got the Cooper Discoverer STT on my Toyota,
Its a fairly light truck.
Ive got right at 10,000 miles on them, and you can barely tell that they are worn at all.
Out of all of the time ive had them, ive been stuck once... (NEVER try to follow 44" bogger ruts with 33's...Bad things happen to good people) And i still say if i would of had Posi traction i would have crawled right out, two tires on the ground sucks.
ANYWAYS...
Cooper Discoverer stt's, Really aggresive look, they have some slick lookin sidewalls, they pull pretty decent in the mud, but wear AMAZING on the street.
And i drive with a heavy foot, So that tells you something.
When the time comes, ill buy these tires again.
IF....I dont decide to roll with 38's

 

I say "pull pretty decent in mud",
Ive been up to the bottom of my doors in mud, so that should say something.
Just thought id throw that out there lol
If your looking for a good lookin mud terrain tire to run,
AND get a lot of mileage out of, id say the Discoverer STT's.

 

Another vote for the Hankooks. I have the A/T's on my F250 and they are really great tires. I went through discounttiredirect.com and got the free shipping.

 

Are you referring to the RF08? Mileage?

 

he has about 10k on them and they still look brand new. i drove his truck on for acouple of days and i would buy them but they dont make a 32" tires...sad panda

 

Mine are the Dynapro MT RT03. I hope they continue to make these for a while or improve on them, because I don't need to try any other tires out, these do it all for me.

 

check out the Federal Couragia M/T

i've never ran a set before, but guys run em on their pipeliner company trucks around here, say they get around 60,000 on a set if they treat em nice and keep em balanced, rotated, and aligned.

and they also do AMAZING in the mud, snow, rain, whatever you want to throw at them


sizes suck though..235/85R16 would prolly be what you want.

 

Never had any kind of A/T other than the BFG's. Great tires, thought about changing to others but I figured if it aint broke...plus I think they're the coolest timeless looking off road tire out there...
I had almost bald A/Ts once and got caught in some super slick mud that I thought I wasn't going to get out of but I somehow made it out but I went to BFG M/Ts for a while but didn't like the ride or the noise when the tread started to get out of whack. I never drive in mud so I went back to the A/Ts and love them all over again.
I've gotten up to 50k on mine when keeping up with rotations and alignments.

 

my BFG muds on the 4runnner are ALLLL KINDS of out of wack....and they still aint loud.


however i have no muffler right now....lol open exhaust

 

I also forgot to mention that the tire will have to withstand the summer heat of south Texas

My head is spinning with all these tire choices

 

a sas swap will help with that haha

 

Put 90K+ on my BFG AT KO's and they still have tread! Got me through many situations, and I'm sure there are other tires that have served people well.... I just love the lifetime warranty, roadside hazard and longevity, along with the capable wheeling I've done with them without taking in gashes into the sidewall, like some Coopers and a couple others that I've had have done.

The 31x10.50x15's a few posts back on my build thread in sig that you see? 90K, you can ask my buddy at the tire shop who put them on in 2002 and took them off just a month ago.

This is a REALLY hard choice, Etc., ..... I KNOW! LOL. I would recommend reading up on the road tests from 4wheelmag and others, ya know? They do test a lot of tires, and they explain where they work well and where they don't, etc.