Damm BFG A/T Tires (1 Viewer)

[cary]

The stupid things last forever. When I bought my truck, I put on 265/75/16 A/Ts as I was unsure about going to the 285/75/16. That was 3 years and 40k miles ago. I really want to go 33" tires, but a quick check with the tire gauge reveals that they still have 11/32" of tread left. They started with 16/32". They are going to dry rot before they wear out.

 

[stayalert]

The stupid things last forever. When I bought my truck, I put on 265/75/16 A/Ts as I was unsure about going to the 285/75/16. That was 3 years and 40k miles ago. I really want to go 33" tires, but a quick check with the tire gauge reveals that they still have 11/32" of tread left. They started with 16/32". They are going to dry rot before they wear out.

If you don't have lockers get some. drive around all the time with lockers locked. That should help wear the tires.

I have experienced tremendous tread life as well on my bfg AT's....

 

[Texus]

sell'em

sell'em & put that towards the bigger ones...

 

[e9999]

tire burnout?

 

[landtank]

Hang around the high school and pay a kid $25.00 to vandalize your truck. Just make sure it's a sidewall intrusion.

 

[firetruck41]

I'm kinda with Eric, best thing to do would be to send it to Slee for a Turbo, ,then do 4 wheel drive tire roasts. Maybe get in with the cool kids by "drifting"!

 

[cary]

It's going to take a lot more power than a slee turbo to light up those tires. I like the locker idea, but I need to get the CDL switch so I don't have to drive around town in 4 low all the time. :^)

 

[Trunk Monkey]

Dude, I'll sell you my 285s, cause I'm in the exact same boat with 315s.

 

[cary]

Dude, I'll sell you my 285s, cause I'm in the exact same boat with 315s.

Ugh, oh, this is going to get expensive. Mileage, tread depth, brand, how much?

Thanks

Cary

 

[e9999]

ah, a new take on the "the -errr....- tires flow downhill..." saying?

 

[Super Cruiser]

I bought my cruiser with 265/75/16 BFG A/T's and I sold them on Recycler in 4 hours. A guy with a '97 44Runner bought them. I then bought 285/75/16 BFG A/T's. I am now wishing that I bought 305/70/16's for the extra width and simmilat height. 315's would be nice, but I would need 488:1 gears to turn them proplerly.

Bottom line....sell the 265's on Recycler.com.

 

[Super Cruiser]

Wow, looks like I need to use spell check next time.

 

[firetruck41]

Wow, looks like I need to use spell check next time.

You can hit the "edit" button on your original post and correct yourself... I do that a lot.

 

[semlin]

i made the same mistake when i got the truck. the ats are crazy. I solved it last year by buying virtually unused 285s for a really good price and then as a bonus somehow sold my 265s with slightly less tread on them for slightly more than i paid for the 285s. some guy with a Mazda Ranger pickup was totally psyched to get them. meanwhile, 35k after buying the first set I have virtually new tires.

now i am looking at 305s and 315s. it is a dangerous game.

 

[alaskacruiser]

Just curious- with all the Wide vs. skinny tire talk- why are you guys wanting 305s vs. 285s? Is it the look, or are you big rock crawlers?

 

[semlin]

whether you rock crawl or just occasionally go over obstacles, bigger/wider tires make a difference. my eyes were really opened at moab about the difference that 305 MTs could make over 285 ATs on an 80. that extra clearance and traction is tempting, although it would have to be a spare set.

 

[firetruck41]

whether you rock crawl or just occasionally go over obstacles, bigger/wider tires make a difference. my eyes were really opened at moab about the difference that 305 MTs could make over 285 ATs on an 80. that extra clearance and traction is tempting, although it would have to be a spare set.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but there is virtually no difference in (vertical) clearance, as the 285 has a 75% profile and the 305 has a 70% profile, both tires have the same 213mm sidewall height, only difference is the width.

 

[IdahoDoug]

With tires, the manufacturer chooses a compound that will wear well, but must weigh this off with a less well wearing compound that is more flexible and will grip better. I have no idea where the BFGs are in that equation but I personally would rather have a tire that demonstrates more attention to traction for road emergencies and accident avoidance versus get 80,000 miles of wear. I had a set of Kelly DTRs that were like that - freaking wouldn't wear after 40,000 miles. They still had slightly more than half their tread depth. So I felt they were too hard to provide that grip and sold them.

It's easy to look at long wearing tires as a universal positive, but I guess I am alerting you that in the tire world you can generally have either good grip, or good wear. Choose wisely.

DougM

 

[cary]

Doug, you are forgetting that through the miracle of modern science compounding has changed. Longer carbon chains allow for tires that can both grip better and last longer than the tires of old.

 

[speyrod]

Same dealio here, I bought some 265 for a great deal, now I'm waiting, waiting, and waiting for them to wear out. I am seriosly thinking about selling them after 46K on them I still have people ask me it I bought new tires.

Doug, I think they have great lateral traction and with the 80 mighty stopping power I'm not thinking the tires are the issue. Long carbon chains and all