BF Goodrich Mud-Terrains

[xtreme450]

Originally Posted by Toy4Life

I believe the Procomp Xterrains have a 40,000 mile treadwear warranty, but don't quote me on that.

... well, i quoted ya on it! lol. well, you're right, they do. i've had good luck with my cooper discoverer ST's and i have a set of the 255/75/17 BFG muds waiting to go on in the coming fall. the Procomp Xtreme Mud terrains have been a really well rated tire for all around use and are super aggressive looking.

[Homer J]

Originally Posted by no_werries

Not to contradict, but the reason I didnt get the BF Goodrich A/T KO's on my f-150 is cause I heard they werent great on ice (just what I heard), Instead eneded up running the Yokohoma Geolander's AT/S 285/75/17, That I picked up for $700 in Detroit.(included balancing, installation etc) And I have to say while I never got to see how they wear since I crashed the truck and ruined the tires, but they were absolutley amazing in ice and snow, I barely ever had to switch the truck outta 4x2, even when going up steep hills with all my tools in the bed!

I don't think any tire is going to be good on ice.(unless you studd them) Like I said I had zero problems with my BFG all-terrains and I had driven them in all types of crap. Before I got my BFG's I had Bridgestone Dueler A/T's and they where also some really good tires, I put roughly 80k miles on them aswell.

[no_werries]

Originally Posted by Homer J

I don't think any tire is going to be good on ice.(unless you studd them) Like I said I had zero problems with my BFG all-terrains and I had driven them in all types of crap. Before I got my BFG's I had Bridgestone Dueler A/T's and they where also some really good tires, I put roughly 80k miles on them aswell.

Of course no tire is good on ice, nothing works well on ice except skates, but the geolanders is a softer compound, kinda like a winter tire would be, I have a friend with a ranger fx4 level 2 that came with the KO's and even with that light little truck he starts to spin on the first bit of ice, those geolanders had nice grab, but if I had worries that due to the soft rubber compound they wouldnt last as long as the KO's which are rock hard. Although I would say the KO's are much better in mud, sand, deep snow, etc, because they have a much deeper tread, and greater distance between lugs.

Heres a couple good pics of both tires

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/mtavh6.xl.jpg BFGOODS KO's

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/yokra4.xl.jpg Yokohomas

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/nitrh7.xl.jpg Nito Dune Graplers

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/gdyraf.xl.jpg Wranglers New Silent Armour

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/brirl2.xl.jpg BridgeStone Duelers

[tigerfan00]

fwiw...i have Mastercraft Courser M/Ts...and ive got roughly 30K on them and theres still a TON of tread life left...really look barely worn...

and for 265/75/16 i paid $600 mounted and balanced...they do quite well offroad...pretty quiet onroad (a LOT quieter than the BFG MTs that my dad runs on his silverado) and i dont really have a lot of traction issues in the rain...

as for ice...well...i see ice about once every 2 or 3 years...and i havent had the tires long enough to see it yet

I used to run Trxus M/Ts and i had them last time we had snow/ice and they worked pretty well...only issue i had with them was them wearing out and staying in balance...

[RoyB]

Originally Posted by no_werries

Of course no tire is good on ice, nothing works well on ice except skates, but the geolanders is a softer compound, kinda like a winter tire would be, I have a friend with a ranger fx4 level 2 that came with the KO's and even with that light little truck he starts to spin on the first bit of ice, those geolanders had nice grab, but if I had worries that due to the soft rubber compound they wouldnt last as long as the KO's which are rock hard. Although I would say the KO's are much better in mud, sand, deep snow, etc, because they have a much deeper tread, and greater distance between lugs.

Heres a couple good pics of both tires

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/mtavh6.xl.jpg BFGOODS KO's

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/yokra4.xl.jpg Yokohomas

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/nitrh7.xl.jpg Nito Dune Graplers

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/gdyraf.xl.jpg Wranglers New Silent Armour

http://www.discounttire.com/product/tires/brirl2.xl.jpg BridgeStone Duelers

i had an fx4 L2 as well and I also ran the geolanders on my 4runner. both exceptional tires. Ran the geolanders for about 25K miles and the BFGs for about 30K- got rid of the cars before i could wear them out.

I think the BFGs wore faster....but they were both really good in the snow. I think i would give the edge to the geolanders though...different vehicles and i could lock the difs on the 4 runner so that might have played a part as well. never took the 4runnner offroading so i cant compare that. the bfgs did exceptional on the muddy jobsites though. if i had the money i would pick the bfgs over the geolanders just because they look cooler and i think they would do better offroad because of the large blocks.

[Ridgerunner]

I have to agree with the folks who say BFG AT's aren't good on the road. Remember the "All Terrains" that came standard equipment on the brand new 01-04s? Mine were flat dangerous in heavy rain! You know on the freeway where there's tha occasional 'sheet' of streaming water flowing across the road in heavy rain-with the ATs the whole truck became buoyant! As compared to the Michelin LTXs I have now that slice right through stuff like that and keep firmly planted. Yet I'm sure the TAs are great offroad but where do ya spend most of your time? Oh and BFGs wear out fast too!

[RoyB]

Never had a problem with the BFG AT in wet. These stock Duellers suck ass though. I had the LTXs on my tahoe and they were a great tire. Expensive and not the best in snow....but then again they were on a 5500 lb suv so I guess I can't complain too much The ltxs did get me stuck in mud once Im not gonna attribute it to the large weight factor or driver error though