Okay, my buckshot's are smooth in places with just a hair less than 30K miles. Winter is coming here in the mountain state. I would like opinions on tires. I want to down size to a 285 width, or narrower and I would like to end up 32-33" tall.

Who has had good experience with Yokahoma Geolanders, General AT2, BF AT, ProComp AT, Toyo, Nitto Terra Grappler, Firestone Destination, Kumho Road Venture, Goodyear Silent Armor, etc etc.

I think that I want an all terrain style probably around 285/75/16 in a D or E. My boss hates BF AT's for snow and ice driving, and he hates them when hunting in the mud. These buckshots were slick on the ice/snow, OK in the mud, and awesome on the dirt/ rocks here in UT. They cut easy, but I never felt like they were low on traction. Dry pavement traction was great as well, but wet pavement= rolling 50 mph burnouts with Juice on 4,5,6.

I've read great reviews about the general grabber at 2 but they are hard to find and seem to be on a countrywide back order for all dealers.

Anyway, your input is appreciated.

 

Mileage is a big plus in my book, i'd like to get 50,000 miles out of my next set if possible.

 

This might keep you from getting 50,000 out of a set. Guys around here all run BFG muds or Courser AT's or MT's. Toyos seem to be gaining popularity.

 

Go 255/85/16. 33" tall and they come in aggressive threads as well as being about the same width as stock for good fuel economy. Won't really find an E rated one though.

 

I love my Cooper S/T, several friends have run many sets to 50k+ on their diesels.

I've only had mine for about 20k, wearing great so far.

 

In my opinion, the best tire out on the market for longevity, load rating and all-terrain traction is the Goodyear Workhorse X-tra grip. I have this tire on my 94 and I will not put anything else on it. I got 55K miles out of my last set. I just put the Goodyear wrangler silent armor Pro grade on my 03. They do not make the workhorse in a 17" tire so I could not get those for the 03. So far, I really like the silent armors. They handle a loaded trailer very well, have great traction in the dirt and mud and are super-quiet going down the road. We will have to see if they last as long as the Workhorse tires.

 

I have had good luck with the toyo's and not so good luck with the BFG's

 

You can get a BFG MT in E and I have always had great luck with them I had 42k on my 33x12.50's and I was hard on them. They are great for every thing. They last just as long as any AT and work great in mud (AT's dont in my book) You get what you pay for. I also like the Toyo MT

 

Toyo Open country HT or MT, I have the HT's and they wear really slow, and are really nice running. But u might want the MT's for more mountainous driving. Also 255/85/16, 33" and still just alittle wider than stock.

 

I had a lot of experience with tires for fleet vehicles that saw a lot of hwy and gravel road usage in WY, northern CO, and western NE.

The Geolandars are good for the money, but will not last in gravel, and they cut easily.

The Coopers seem to be really good for the money. We ended up using them for the fleet, as the total cost was lowest when accounting for new tire and downtime (the trucks ran almost 80K a year). Make sure you get the ST-C (cut resistant) compound.


If you want a versatile A/T that is tough as nails and E rated, then look no farther than the Toyo M55 in 285 size.

That's my next tire if I go 285s. If I go 315s, I'll go with Toyo M/Ts. I wish them made a 315 size M55-- that would be my perfect tire.

JMO

 

They dont make the S/T-C in a 285, I wish they did...

 

I have run a few sets of the BFG AT KO in a few sizes. They seem sturdy enough to cuts. Good in the dirt, quiet on the road, handle very well. Pretty good in the rain. Snow and ice there not bad either. Mud however not so much. I plan to try the procomp xtreme AT next since BFG likes to lie about there tire sizes.

 

Wow, lots of opinions and responses. My next question is what tire seems the be the best value? Cost per tire vs longevity and traction. Sure the BFG MT's are a great tire but 200 plus per tire will buy one and half sets of the middle of the road tire. Does cost always reflect quality or is there no way to get 150$ per tire and still get quality. These buckshots were CHEAP, but longevity was not there.

 

That is what steered me to the Cooper S/T that I have, they seem to be the best comprimise between all conditions traction (mud, road, wet, snow) as well as price and treadwear... I paid right at $800 for a set of 4 mounted and balanced, with road hazzard (including offroad) and free rotation for life...

 

I got 4 BFG MT's 33x12.50x16.5 at discount tire for around $1000 with lifetime mount and balance and road hazard. They are not pro rated I have trashed 3 at 1/4 tread on them ( scrap iorn in tall grass near job sites is hard on tires but my boss has gone threw a lot more cheep tires than I have BFG's) and they were replaced free with no hassle. They charge too much and are slow but thats $750 worth of tires and no ??? asked and no hassle. just $35 for road hazard on the new tires.