Best Tire In Your Opinion

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73slinger

73slinger

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Well its just about that time to replace the kicks on the FJ. i was curious as to what your guys' opinions on best all around tire was. I've got a work truck so my fj isn't a daily driver... but it still does manage to get some highway mileage due to road trips. It mostly sees sand dunes, light-med trails, mud and a lot of pavement. I currently have BFG Rugged Trail's on there.. 265/75R16's.. im lookin for something thats got a little bit more meat to them but not too much to make a drastic change in MPG. i've got 3 tires in mind... BFG A/T KO's, Goodyear wrangler MT/R's and BFG Mud Terrians. my girlfriend's brother in law swears by the Goodyear's... I like them but like i said.. just seein what opinions are out there for other tires.

:cheers:thanks!!

Chris "2 cents is better then no cents" Lopez
 
There is no "perfect" tire. Depends on your application.

The BFG MT's are TERRIBLE in hard-packed snow, like as in "OMG I'm driving on totally bald tires" bad. I like my BFG ATs, but I'm gonna try to switch to MT/Rs next time.
 
my buddy drives with 33in BFG A/Ts on his rig and has never gotten stuck it has been in the mud, snow, and sand...I on the other hand run 33in GY MTRs and love them...The reason I like GY is that they have awesome sidewall protection...Their MTRs arent too lound on the highway and thus far have pulled me out of everything that I could throw at it...Like KLF said there is no perfect tire, but i dont think that you could go wrong with BFGs or GY...
 
Look at the Hankook 285/70/17's mt's....I have 40k HARD off road miles and it's almost time to replace them....they are the quitest MT tire I've owned....I'll replace them with the same ones....
 
I'll give a thumbs up for the Toyo Open Country M/T If you wheel around sharp rock where you need a strong side wall they are hard to beat.
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But they are heavy (~80lbs for 295x70x17) and not cheap.
 
lgrt said:
I'll give a thumbs up for the Toyo Open Country M/T If you wheel around sharp rock where you need a strong side wall they are hard to beat.
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But they are heavy (~80lbs for 295x70x17) and not cheap.
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That's I'm currently running (in 285/75/17) and I like them and will buy them again. Very long wearing and good traction in most situations so far - but besides being heavy, they are noisey on the highway and you have to air them way down to get them to soften off-road. Don't have to worry much about punctures or cuts though.
 
Go to TireRack.com

Select the size your want.

Compare ALL catagories (wear, performance in ice, snow, wet pavement, etc...)

I think you'll find the Firestone Destination MT's are AWESOME all-around performers and are much cheaper that Toyos, M Thompsons, etc. and have a harder longer wearing compound.
 
I'll start by saying I hate BFG's. I do. I have been a Goodyear MTR guy since they came out and I ran a set cause they looked cool. Turns out they worked great as well. That said, the best tire I have run on/off road is the new BFG MT/km2. I believe they are a bit overpriced (but compared to the Toyo's they are a downright bargain) but I have never run a tire that works better in every situation that that tire - they were on my FJ, they are on my F250 and will be on my next crawler rig
 
thats what i run bfg km2 their great aggressive look tough tire
 
I would recommend Maxxis bighorns. I'm on my second set and I got 45,000 miles out of the first ones and they still had tread on them. They are a great all around tire, they wear great, have a little hum to them and didn't affect my MPG much. I have yet to hear anyone that bought a set complain about them.
Just another option and they are priced right.
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Rockrawler said:
I'll start by saying I hate BFG's. I do. I have been a Goodyear MTR guy since they came out and I ran a set cause they looked cool. Turns out they worked great as well. That said, the best tire I have run on/off road is the new BFG MT/km2. I believe they are a bit overpriced (but compared to the Toyo's they are a downright bargain) but I have never run a tire that works better in every situation that that tire - they were on my FJ, they are on my F250 and will be on my next crawler rig
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so you'd rather have the BFG MT/km2 tire over the GY MTR with the kevlar side wall?
 
Maxxis bighorns, best tire I ever owned, a little aggressive, 2 summers, 2 winters up here on the east coast and still a lot of tread for my daily driver.
 
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