Quick BFG A/T question for the 80?

[Skillet]

I have been researching on which tires to slap on the 80 and in my searching, I have read a few comments about the BFG A/T.
What puzzles me is that there were comments on this board that the BFG sidewalls were weaker than some of the others.
This goes against everything I have always heard about BFG.
Everyone in the past has told me that the BFG Trigard triple ply sidewalls were some of the strongest out there, where most others us only 2 ply.
BFG has always been my favorite tire and have the M/T on my 40 with nothing but positive to say after years of service.
Had the A/T's on my dearly departed Tundra and I was happy with them.

I have taken my BFG's on many sharp and rough obstacles with no problems.
What say you? No spinning

 

[airlaird]

Well I don't know if you read my Toyota Trails article this month..but my BFG's were all over rock and granite in that article. They' re perhaps the best on and off road tire out there. Very durable and quiet. Youv'e made the right choice
airlaird

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I'll second BFG A/T. I have 42K on my 37's mostly street but they have seen there share of rock with no sidewall problem's but it is time for new ones.

 

[Nay]

The durabillity of sidewalls is more related to the driver's propensity to use the stupid pedal in precarious situations than anything else.

That being said, BFG AT's are way overpriced for their performance.

Nay

 

[mooker82]

Ive had the 33X9.5 on my Bronco for years and they are fantastic except in the rain. Ive never had a problem with rocks or limbs puncturing the sidewalls. I think you will be very happy with the BFG's. Ive only heard that Swampers have a tougher sidewall.

 

[LandyLover]

Ive had several BFG LT tires. In fact Ive got a pair of old Mud terrains on my 3 ton Ute trailer because they have trigard. I have SERIOUSLY overloaded these tires (3 yards of 3/4 minus gravel) without them failing. Im a believer in this tire...

Cheers.

 

[El Perro Grande]

I've used the BFG A/T's for 10 years on my 80. I can't say they're better than anything else because they're all I've used, but if they sucked, I probably would have figured that out by now.

 

[DJForrestA]

I've always had good luck with them. I usually run the muds but I just put on a set of the 33x10.5x15's and they worked great today in 8 inches of fresh snow. I think in ice/rain they aren't the best but in rock, loose dirt, deep snow and gravel they probably can't be beat for an AT. Anyother factor is they should last pretty close to 40000. Thats good tread life for a 6ply AT tire.

 

[Tools R Us]

If your comfortable with BFGs, buy them. I don't remember anyone here saying they suck, just that some of the newer design tires are as good or better for less money.

 

[ginericLC]

A local tire dealer told me that the MTR and the BFG sidewall were about the same strength. However, this same tire guy recently told me that the new MTRs have stronger sidewalls now. I've ripped plenty of them. But I've also taken some trails that I haven't ripped them but MTRs and even a Swamper has ripped a sidewall. It was just luck. I'm on my 16th set of BFG ATs. However, I've tried quite a few others. I had a set of Iroks, Goodyears, Bridgestone MTs, Yokohamas, Dunlops, etc... By no means do I think the BFG AT or MT for that matter is a great tire. But they aren't too bad for the price. And on price you have to compare wear. These only have about 1500 miles on them and if I could dump them and get the TOYO MT in a 315 I would! But most likely I'll get a 36" bias Swamper to run on the trail and keep these for my gentle trips.

 

[snowcruiser]

I've had five sets of these tires since 1994 and find them to be a great compromise of driveability (both on and off-road), longevity, strength and price. The 285s I currently have on my LC80 have 45k on them with a five tire rotation pattern every 6000 miles and I cannot believe how well they are holding up. I probably have close to 75% tread life remaining....unbelieveable. Although I do drive pretty easy and light on the pedal this is still quite remarkable for a AT tire. IMO they do not perform well in light snow covered roads, soft muddy ground on top of frozen ground or very deep snow or mud but are able to keep the truck moving in most conditions that I have come across. I rarely ever have needed to air down and I think the overall look of the tire complements many vehicles and has a somehwat more agressive appearance than the typical AT tire. I had Bridgestone MTs and liked their overall performance especially in snow surprisingly but these tires became unbearably loud for lengthy highway trips after about 30K miles and the treadlife was far too short for my liking. We now have a set of Bridgestone Revos on a 2002 LC100 and so far I am impressed by these tires on snow-covered roads...much better than the BFG but I am not sure about treadlife and preformance off-road. If you lean more towards a true all around AT tire with extreme longevity go with the BFG but I'd try the Revo if you only occasionally go off-road but want great traction in moderate to severe winter road conditions but want to run the same tires all year.

 

[UltraFJ40]

I give them a thumbs up. I have a set (BFG AT's) on now that have nearly 50K miles on them.

It looks like I'll get 15K more even after seeing daily use in limerock, mud and a ton of asphalt. (They are 3 ply sidewalls)

My only complaint is that they don't clean themselves from mud very well, but they are AT's!

 

[SLC-Joe]

Good tires. I had them on my last 80 and replaced them with Xterains, but they are going back on my new 80. I think some people dont like them because they are not the coolest looking tire out there but they last forever and are good off road.

 

[MoJ]

I've had them on 2 80's, a tacoma, a BJ70 series, and a 88 Toy PU. I haven't found a reason to buy anything else.