Tire opinions

[jemsec]

Have Nitto Terra Grapplers and have been very satisfied with them and do an excellent job. May consider the BFG All Terrain next due to the recent changes in design. They sure have a nice appearance. Always heard positive remarks about them. Aggressive appearance, long miles and low noise.

 

[bucfl]

If its not your DD go for Kenda Klever MT.

 

[shanester]

Love my BFG KO2's

 

[Ramathorn15]

You liking them so far? They have a badass looking tread pattern.

Absolutely. I've only had them on the trail once but they did phenomenal considering they're not a dedicated mud terrain. That's coming from someone who had TSL's on his Jeep.

 

[Dzrtcrzr]

On my 2001 Cruiser I have 275 65 R18 Nitto TerraGrapplers. Super happy with them. A friend got 60,000 miles out of the same on his 2wd pick up. So far I have 30,000 miles with good wear left. I'm in Yuma AZ so lots of dust and smaller rocks. Never any real rock crawling. My commute it 50 miles a day all highway and they are super quite and easy to keep balanced.

Decent trails down there? I'm there quite often (will actually be there next weekend) but never get out to explore but would like to.

 

[Dzrtcrzr]

Absolutely. I've only had them on the trail once but they did phenomenal considering they're not a dedicated mud terrain. That's coming from someone who had TSL's on his Jeep.

I'll have to check more into them then.

 

[10ga]

I have General Grabber AT2
Have about 24,000 miles on them and they are just beginning to show wear.

They have been through a trip to Ouray CO. Are quiet and in the snow they didn't skip a beat.
Also paid about $185/ tire.

I'll 2nd the General Grabber AT2. I bought a set of 315/75/16's for my last 80 and loved them. I ran them in snow, rocks, and highway travel. Very quite and capable tires. I caught a deal on ebay with Discount Tire Direct and bought a set of 4 for $672 delivered to my office. I'll buy another set with no hesitation.

 

[Frzncstrd]

Not a fan of the bfg's since they wore horribly and did awful in the snow. Never had grabbers, but the tread pattern looks the same as the bfg's. Coopers ran good for me with a long life, quiet, and good in the snow.

 

[TXLX100]

Toyo At2. Wearing a bit choppy, but no issues with performance.

 

[Corystrom]

Not a fan of the bfg's since they wore horribly and did awful in the snow. Never had grabbers, but the tread pattern looks the same as the bfg's. Coopers ran good for me with a long life, quiet, and good in the snow.

Ive heard that the Bfg A/T is not preferred in snow by quite a few, only had my Bfg's n the snow maybe a half dozen times living in AZ so I couldn't tell . But they hook up great in dirt and rocks.

 

[DirtDawg]

The BFGs ko2s weren't the best in snow, but they definitely weren't the worst. I've had worse AT tires in the snow, though I do think the ko2s had improved snow traction compared to the kos.

 

[bwell]

295/75r16 bfg ko2's are what I'm running currently. Much improved in my opinion verse the previous ko's. Snow and ice they seem to be pretty good, but that's all relative to the vehicle they're on to begin with. Having just moved from the chihuahua desert area, someone mentioned duratrac's. I would strongly suggest avoiding that tire in a desert climate. I had a set on my 100 before I moved down there and three other sets on different vehicles, though great in the Midwest as long as you stay out of rocks, I had one shredded sidewall, and so many thorn punctures through the sidewalk I can't count. As mentioned someone had a Goodyear Kevlar mtr punctured by a creosote bush, creosote bushes will eat alive any tire they generally come into contact with, I mean I've seen entire military convoys running on the run flats inside hummv bead locks, it didn't matter if it was old bias ply hummv tires, to the newest gen bfg mud terrain specifically for hummv's to the Michelin tires on the big lmtv and fmtv's.

As already stated for desert use I would recommend the ko2's or cooper stmaxx's.

 

[ozmanyyy]

Cooper Discoverer AT3's. Quiet, excellent in rain and snow and cost isn't too bad. I've used them offroad, in everything but really deep mud and they worked without a hiccup.

I'd get another set.

 

[Live to Ski]

regarding BF Goodrich A/T KO2: I have had them in the way past. From personal experience and much "campfire" discussion, I feel they don't perform on wet highway well.

Why?: look at the tread pattern. Really, the water does not have any clear path from getting out from under the tire. After all, we tend to spend a disproportionate amount of time on highway here in usa....just getting to the trail head.

I did run Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S on my 60. Tread pattern has clearance for water side exit as well as front/back exits. Seeing how I put less than 2k miles/year on that rig (this is a hobby), they lasted 9 years (only reason got rid of is because tire shop would not handle due to age resulting potential failure while mounting....they gave me 4 brand new tires on that controversy).

So, I am sure BFG engineers know what they are doing....the above is just my observations and feelings...better or worse.

 

[DirtDawg]

regarding BF Goodrich A/T KO2: I have had them in the way past. From personal experience and much "campfire" discussion, I feel they don't perform on wet highway well.

Are you sure your talking about the ko2s? Because they've only been out about 2 years. Surprisingly wet road was where I thought my ko2s shined. I could never slip them on my previous vehicle that had them. The updates to the tire is supposed to be better for expelling rain/slush from the tire. You could always tell mine were working because at certain speeds they would fling water pretty good.

 

[Dzrtcrzr]

regarding BF Goodrich A/T KO2: I have had them in the way past. From personal experience and much "campfire" discussion, I feel they don't perform on wet highway well.

Why?: look at the tread pattern. Really, the water does not have any clear path from getting out from under the tire. After all, we tend to spend a disproportionate amount of time on highway here in usa....just getting to the trail head.

I did run Yokohama Geolandar A/T-S on my 60. Tread pattern has clearance for water side exit as well as front/back exits. Seeing how I put less than 2k miles/year on that rig (this is a hobby), they lasted 9 years (only reason got rid of is because tire shop would not handle due to age resulting potential failure while mounting....they gave me 4 brand new tires on that controversy).

So, I am sure BFG engineers know what they are doing....the above is just my observations and feelings...better or worse.

I feel the same way about the original KOs in the rain, I had them on my jeep and while I was living in the pnw I just didn't feel very confident with them on the wet roads.(but then again that could have very well been the jeep) Off road they were great and no issues there. I know living here in the desert there is very little rain but when it rains it floods and the streets get sketchy.

 

[benc]

I swapped from Toyo at2s to Toyo rt's and have been very happy with them so far! The at2s were ok but I had 2 sets they could not get balanced and they were not great in mud or snow.
The rt balanced out perfect and seem to have better road manners than the ats, they hook up great in the mud and snow.
The down side is the price and minimal sizes. I had my mind made up on the ko2s but saw these on a fellow members 100 and decided go this route, so far I'm happy I did.

 

[WiscoProud]

Not a fan of the bfg's since they wore horribly and did awful in the snow. Never had grabbers, but the tread pattern looks the same as the bfg's. Coopers ran good for me with a long life, quiet, and good in the snow.

I noticed that on the original KOs, the severe service (snow) rating would go away at various sizes, do you know if yours were rated for snow? I have the AT2s at the moment. They're like a more aggressive KO. So far they've done very well at everything I've thrown at them, including snow and mud. The obviously don't self clean like a mud tire, but the voids are big enough to do a decent job.

 

[Frzncstrd]

I noticed that on the original KOs, the severe service (snow) rating would go away at various sizes, do you know if yours were rated for snow? I have the AT2s at the moment. They're like a more aggressive KO. So far they've done very well at everything I've thrown at them, including snow and mud. The obviously don't self clean like a mud tire, but the voids are big enough to do a decent job.

This is good to know. If i can afford it, i may try the duratracs next time around. I hear they are a good all around tire. Snow and ice are a concern for me, but the warm weather areas probably have better and cheaper options.

 

[WiscoProud]

This is good to know. If i can afford it, i may try the duratracs next time around. I hear they are a good all around tire. Snow and ice are a concern for me, but the warm weather areas probably have better and cheaper options.

I had duratracs on the Xterra I had before my LC100. They are great in the snow and mud, however, I've heard from people that the snow performance drops significantly once they get to 50% tread or so. Not sure why though.