Tires

[duchntr]

Nice rig readypro. Here's a good review on a few a/t tires, the review is unfortunately missing the dura-tracs.
http://expeditionportal.com/where-the-rubber-meets-the-road/

 

[Where's Bruce?]

I've had great results with both Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs and Duratracs. I'm running Duratracs now but need new tires. Looking at new daily driver tires but Duratracs aren't aggressive enough. Thinking about Toyo Open Country MT or Nitto Trail Grapplers. 2011 GMC 1/2 ton truck. Looking for mileage and wear life. I know MT tires don't really offer those options. What are your results? By the way, I have 100,000 miles on my Duratracs. I rotate with oil changes. I'll probably go up a size to 285s.

We got the same rig Bruce. Yours is shiny, mine is a rig that looks like it has been on 20k miles of logging roads, and it has! got any more pictures from a side view? What size tire are you running? If you ever get rid of your truck, let me know, I might need it! How miles you got? I'm at 320k

I recently switched from the Toyo 355 AT to the Toyo 34 1/2" Xtreme AT and am quite happy with em. Now I'm under 7' tall and can park like a normal person, not more "high profile grief" for me. Gotta love the 50K warranty too.

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Old tires:





Clarktar, your Ram has twice the miles (on and offroad) that mine does. I wax it 4X a year and am constantly buffing out scratches and pulling out dents. It's been abused plenty and been places it should never have been. <g>

Oops...just realized this is an old thread I posted to previously. Doh! Sorry.

 

[sneaky]

I just put a set of 255 85 16 Maxxis Bighorn MTs on my daily driver land cruiser. Love em so far not as noisy on the hwy as I expected either. Last month I put my second set of Nitto Terra Grappler G2s on my super duty. Great tires but as said earlier they do wear quicker on asphalt but are a fantastic all around tire.



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They start to get quite a bit noisier as the start wearing down seems like. I ran a set on my Tacoma. Got good tread life out of them, but it was nice to be able to have a conversation and hear the radio after I took them off lol

 

[Readypro1]

They start to get quite a bit noisier as the start wearing down seems like. I ran a set on my Tacoma. Got good tread life out of them, but it was nice to be able to have a conversation and hear the radio after I took them off lol

If that's the case I can put them on my sons rig so he can wear em out. He probably wont notice the hum over the stereo...

 

[Kevin Dill]

Currently own 3 GM trucks...all HD models and 2 are Duramax units. We've run a lot of different tires over the years searching for what holds up in tough use. Don't have time to be fussy with them, as trucks must work hard. All trucks tow every week. All trucks are plow-equipped. Not running a lot of gravel roads, but plenty of poor blacktop miles and off-road use. I've had pricey tires get as little as 25k miles and be useless beyond that. Wrangler Duratracs have been good. Michelin LTX is superb but not enough off-road or snow grip for us. MT-type tires don't interest me as I've had them and found they wear out rapidly and/or develop severe highway harmonics if not rotated and maintained in a dedicated way. Since a flat-out majority of our miles are highway and towing, I'm always concerned about wet-stopping and steering effort. The best tires I've owned in the last 20+ years are the Wrangler AT/SA (former SilentArmor). They're a compromise tread but they hold up extremely well with basic rotation. They're obviously not a bogging tire, but will handle our off-road needs 90% of the time. Because my trucks are HD units all the tires I purchase are E-rated 10 ply. They aren't light. My personal truck is a 2012 GMC Duramax and I just put new tires on it a month ago....second set of Wranglers.

 

[Mtslackcountry]

Im running the Katani trail hogs they are a 10 ply E rated tire and can be found cheap. Roemers tire factory can get them or you can buy online. They are very similar to dura tracks but are 30 percent cheaper. Ran mine all winter and they kick ass. Prior to that I ran toyo at2's which I hated and toyo open country MT's. The Mt's are good but don't last. The AT'2 was terrible in mud and snow.

The Katani also makes a Mud terrain called the Mud Hog that a lot of Jeeps seem to love.

My truck is a 2005 dodge 1500

I paid $900 for four 33" 11.5" X 20 rims

For reference the Toyo Mt's were $1700 and the Toyo AT2 were $1300

 

[mtnkid85]

I also run 255/85/16 Maxis bighorns on my Tacoma with the centers sipped. Overall Ive been pleased with them, they are wearing nicely, balance well, great in deep snow or mud and good on ice and wet roads.

I have noticed them becoming louder with wear, but not to the point of being annoying.

 

[Brandon Pattison]

Currently own 3 GM trucks...all HD models and 2 are Duramax units. We've run a lot of different tires over the years searching for what holds up in tough use. Don't have time to be fussy with them, as trucks must work hard. All trucks tow every week. All trucks are plow-equipped. Not running a lot of gravel roads, but plenty of poor blacktop miles and off-road use. I've had pricey tires get as little as 25k miles and be useless beyond that. Wrangler Duratracs have been good. Michelin LTX is superb but not enough off-road or snow grip for us. MT-type tires don't interest me as I've had them and found they wear out rapidly and/or develop severe highway harmonics if not rotated and maintained in a dedicated way. Since a flat-out majority of our miles are highway and towing, I'm always concerned about wet-stopping and steering effort. The best tires I've owned in the last 20+ years are the Wrangler AT/SA (former SilentArmor). They're a compromise tread but they hold up extremely well with basic rotation. They're obviously not a bogging tire, but will handle our off-road needs 90% of the time. Because my trucks are HD units all the tires I purchase are E-rated 10 ply. They aren't light. My personal truck is a 2012 GMC Duramax and I just put new tires on it a month ago....second set of Wranglers.

My truck came with those. I got stuck and immediately got rid of them. That said I believe it was more not knowing the new Traction Control and Stabilitrack overrides. Man was I furious LOL.


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[Nockdown]

General grabbers for me. Wear better and cheaper than the BFG's.

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[elkbowkevin]

I have over 80k on a set of BFG A/T 285/750/16 on a 1/2 ton gmc sierra 4x. got them just before a trip to mexico fo the baja 1000 in 2005. They still have about 20-25% on them.
I also had a set of them on the rear of my baja bug prerunner car which were on there from 2001 to 2009, They have seen some of the most rockiest gnarliest stuff the state of nevada has to offer. Probably 3500 hard desert miles in oregon and nevada with some in mexico.
I am very impresses with them and will get another set soon.

 

[whacker1]

I narrowed it down to Duratracs or these: https://www.goodyear.com/en-US/tires/fierce-attitude-mt

I am leaning towards the Fierce due to being a bit more aggressive than the Duratracs. Let's hear your thoughts?

I am on my second set of Fierce Tires. First set on a 1997 F150. It got driven boat loads of logging road, deep snow, and mudded up / unmaintained roads. I can't say enough about these tires. I sold the truck before I got to 45,000 miles, and they still had about 30% tread.

I now have them on a different F150. I have 33,000 miles so far and they are between 40 and 50% tread and wearing well. My only complaint is the limited number of tire sizes available. 275/70/18 is the size I am running currently.

I am a huge fan after trying lots of different styles, and brands. I dislike Toyo MT and AT as they don't wear as well as they should for what they cost. I have run Cooper AT 3 on our explorer and I am a huge fan with how these tires wear and perform in the winter. I would strongly consider the STT Pro if I can't find the tire size I want in the Fierce Attitude MT. The Fierce are cheapest I found at Discount Tire, at least around these neck of the woods

 

[Brandon Pattison]

whacker1, mine are still stacked up in my garage as I have been too busy to change them. My plan is to paint my wheels black to be like all of the cool kids. Whenever I get a minute after I whack a turkey (hopefully) and check some stuff off of the list I will get it done.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

Do any of these other tires come with a 50K warranty?

 

[Mtslackcountry]

Do any of these other tires come with a 50K warranty?

why put so much stock in your toyo mileage warranty? They prorate it so anyone that actually uses would only get a few bucks back. After I put 25k on my toyo AT2's they were terrible in nasty backwoods conditions here in Montana. These were the only AT tires I have every ran and for me I decieded that the extra cost assocated with more aggressive tires is worth it if you push the limit of your rig in rugged conditions. Added bonus they look much more rad on your truck.

Btw Nice looking Dodge. All it needs now is some mudders

 

[Clarktar]

In my opinion ATs aren't really for "nasty backwoods". I have them for gravel roads, boat launches on gravel bars, and mainly winter conditions on pavement. I consider them my "winter" tire for Rain, Ice, Snow.

I run Mud Terrains generally late spring through hunting season. If I have a late hunt, or am expecting lots of snow, I will go back to the ATs.

Just my .02

 

[Jason Snyder]

In my opinion ATs aren't really for "nasty backwoods". I have them for gravel roads, boat launches on gravel bars, and mainly winter conditions on pavement. I consider them my "winter" tire for Rain, Ice, Snow.

I run Mud Terrains generally late spring through hunting season. If I have a late hunt, or am expecting lots of snow, I will go back to the ATs.

Just my .02

I agree, it's hard to have your cake and eat it too. Every tire comes with tradeoffs. I find the Duratracs to be better in mud than the Cooper AT3, but the AT3 is much better on icy roads.

In general, unless you center sipe them the MT tires will suck on snowy/icy roads. In general, most of the AT tires will suck in greasy mud and heavy gumbo. MT tires will hurt your gas mileage and are prone to wear faster/more unevenly unless they are a harder compound, in which case they will suck even more on ice and snow.

I have to admit, I get a laugh out of all of the mall crawler trucks with the big Toyo MTs, knowing full well most of them never leave the pavement. But, then again I drive a diesel and don't tow a thing anymore. To each their own.

 

[huntaholic123]

General Grabber AT II, 10 ply for me. Have used them on the last truck I had and love them. Not to loud on pavement, good grip in mud. Highly recommend to anyone. Had over 50k on em before selling my last truck.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

why put so much stock in your toyo mileage warranty? They prorate it so anyone that actually uses would only get a few bucks back. After I put 25k on my toyo AT2's they were terrible in nasty backwoods conditions here in Montana. These were the only AT tires I have every ran and for me I decieded that the extra cost assocated with more aggressive tires is worth it if you push the limit of your rig in rugged conditions. Added bonus they look much more rad on your truck.

Btw Nice looking Dodge. All it needs now is some mudders

Because the majority of my driving is on pavement. I usually drive 9-18 hrs to get to my hunting location. i want a quiet, long lasting tire that'll handle the kinda driving I do. The red clay and gravel roads in AZ eat up tires faster than anything else I have found. The ole ATII were useless in snow, the Xtremes are better but not great, just average IMHO. Mudders are not in my future until I own a ranch in the country which will happen never.

 

[JeremiahH]

37 x 13.50. Toyo MTs , been on my Cummins since 09. Almost 60,000 on them. Probably replace at the end of this summer though, I'm guessing I'll have around 62,000 mi when I replace em. I do however want to go down to a 4 inch lift instead of the 6 I have. That way I'll go to running 35 x 12.50 and save a little and become more practical

 

[Where's Bruce?]

37 x 13.50. Toyo MTs , been on my Cummins since 09. Almost 60,000 on them. Probably replace at the end of this summer though, I'm guessing I'll have around 62,000 mi when I replace em. I do however want to go down to a 4 inch lift instead of the 6 I have. That way I'll go to running 35 x 12.50 and save a little and become more practical View attachment 36107

The first Toyo 35s I bought lasted 65K...all the others I tried were bald by 40.