Life is a compromise....
good all purpose tires
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I have a question to add here. What is your average tire life? I have a 2003 LC. The original stock tires lasted 35K miles. I had Bridgestone Duellers and now Michelin LTX which have gone only 35K miles as well. I though the Michelin would last longer than the others but no difference. They are almost bald now. Maybe it's my driving conditions, Very hot pavement in the summer with some driving on twisty mountain roads about once a month. We also pull an 18.5' ski boat in the summer. We rarely go off road.
Thanks.
Thanks.
BFG Rugged Trail or BFG AT
My .02
My .02
Dammit.
I've run BFG A/T's for a long time and I've been looking for something else for when I finally wear out my current stack. I thought the AT2 would be worth a shot, but posts like this keep pointing me back to the same old.
Sure Michelin own BFG, so they're not going to produce a BFG AT killer with a michelin logo, but I'm at least hoping for a solid alternative.
I run tarmac, gravel and some snow. Mud is rare.
I used to run a set of Cooper A/T tires and they did great. Quiet but still perform well for the occasional off-road escapade. Personally, I'm not a fan of BFG A/T, mainly because anytime I've seen people run them they hold mud in the treads creating basically street slicks making them lose traction completely... Now if you don't see much mud, I wouldn't worry, because they seem to be a great tire otherwise
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I got almost 80,000 out of our last set of LTX M/X. Just FYI.
Bare in mind the BFG AT's are not designated mud tires. They were primarily designed for sand and snow as I understand it. They will collect mud as they are not mud tires. If you ask me, however, I still think they outperformed my LTX's in the mud as well as everywhere else.
Another thing to understand is that tread life will be directly correlative not only to pattern aggressiveness but also tire compound. True off road tires are generally going to have a softer tire compound for better grip in all conditions, especially snow. Tires designed primarily for the road (and maybe a little trail time), like the LTX's, are just that... road tires. They are made of tougher compounds and will get much much better wear rates, but in theory will be less effective on the trail. In the end you've got to pay to play. If you want to keep better tires on your rig 24/7 you're gonna pay more in more ways than one. Personally, I like the BGF's because they are survivable on the highway, but still very effective on the trail. Anything knobbier would be overkill for my own uses.
Another thing to understand is that tread life will be directly correlative not only to pattern aggressiveness but also tire compound. True off road tires are generally going to have a softer tire compound for better grip in all conditions, especially snow. Tires designed primarily for the road (and maybe a little trail time), like the LTX's, are just that... road tires. They are made of tougher compounds and will get much much better wear rates, but in theory will be less effective on the trail. In the end you've got to pay to play. If you want to keep better tires on your rig 24/7 you're gonna pay more in more ways than one. Personally, I like the BGF's because they are survivable on the highway, but still very effective on the trail. Anything knobbier would be overkill for my own uses.
i go letter out, its ok.
Have a good look at the Hankook Dynapros ATM RF10, just installed some 285s on my 100 and am impressed, they are a real nice AT that has a deep aggressive tread pattern, and ride great on road, by no means is this a wimpy AT tire.
rusty_tlc
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Pulled the trigger on the AT2's.... conditions.
I'm seriously considering replacing the Toyo's with the Michelin AT's. The stock Michelin offroad tires that came with the rig worked pretty well for me and I really don't take my truck offroad that much, at least not tough offroad. I'd like to see if the Michelin's get a little better MPG than the heavy ass Toyo's. Our truck is myDD and when we use it for other occasions it tends to be "drive a lot of highway miles then do some mild off roading" kind of stuff.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/100-series-cruisers/553504-michelin-ltx-t-2-a.html
rusty_tlc said:
Thanks for the detailed review Rusty...got some today. 285/70/17
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Richard
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