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BFG Rugged Trails, how long did yours last?

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by PA452, Jul 5, 2017.

  1. Jul 5, 2017 at 7:52 PM
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    PA452

    PA452 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Still on the stock BFG Rugged Trails on my 2015 TRD O/R with about 24k miles. Didn't like these tires from the beginning, but they're making a whole lot of road noise now.

    I think I'm coming up on that bad timing situation where I have too much tread to need new tires yet but maybe too little to feel comfortable when winter comes. We'll see what I do in the fall.

    Anyway, just curious for those who ran out your Rugged Trails, how many miles did they take?
     
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  2. Jul 5, 2017 at 7:57 PM
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    Shwaa

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    45k on mine. Finally got tired of them and switched to Cooper AT3's..but honestly there was still plenty of tread left
     
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  3. Jul 5, 2017 at 8:05 PM
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    BrokenMech

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    About 40k on mine. Replaced them with ko2.
     
  4. Jul 5, 2017 at 9:56 PM
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    Rsamani

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    not a lot
    do your self a favor and get some proper tires and sell what ever is left of that tires.
    Changed mine with 36k miles and plenty left.

    now enjoying the truck more with BFG Ko's
     
  5. Jul 5, 2017 at 9:58 PM
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    Silverspool

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  6. Jul 5, 2017 at 9:59 PM
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    Had plans to save some dough by running the fails into the ground. Tore a 1"×2" hole on a rocky dirt road in one at 8k miles, and already had 3 plugs from screws and nails in the set. Next time im going to take them off and sell immediately. Junk.
     
  7. Jul 5, 2017 at 11:24 PM
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    33k. At that point driving in rain became a bit too white knuckled for my taste.
     
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  8. Jul 6, 2017 at 12:48 AM
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    digitaLbraVo

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  9. Jul 6, 2017 at 1:11 AM
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    TuffRuffDangerous

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    70k. Was in the Vegas heat (118 degrees) last July at around 65k, looking back I probably shouldn't have done that. One tire had a nail and finally went flat last February. Wasn't worth it to fix.
     
  10. Jul 6, 2017 at 5:19 AM
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    Steevoreeno

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  11. Jul 6, 2017 at 5:34 AM
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    -dustin

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    i got 70k out of mine. which still blows my mind. replaced before anyone said "holy shit these are worn."

    should mention - north Texas, so mostly dry and wet. some ice. i never slid off the road, or lost control.
     
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  12. Jul 6, 2017 at 5:51 AM
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    Marshall R

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    Those tires aren't nearly as bad as some make out on the internet. They aren't my favorite tire, but they work as well as most anything else. I don't recall the exact miles, but almost 3 years. I'm sure it was over 50K.
     
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  13. Jul 6, 2017 at 6:06 AM
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    Those things were deadly in the snow, I got rid of them at 20,000 miles.
     
  14. Jul 6, 2017 at 6:12 AM
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    snowmanwithahat

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    Mine are on with 30k miles or so? I'm not thrilled by them, but my father needed a Load-Range E tire for his diesel that we tow with, so my KO2s went to him and I put these back on to run them into the ground.

    I remember hating them, I definitely don't hate them right now (on-road). If they need to go offroad though I'm sure they'll prove to be useless. I'm around 7/32 of tread right now. Certainly not deep, but not fully worn either.
     
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    Harry

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    Ditched mine at 15K, they were already awful in snow and ice. Discount gave me $75 credit for the remaining tread.
     
  16. Jul 6, 2017 at 1:25 PM
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    LOL not even close.... about the only thing good for is dry pavement.... Snow and Ice would of been better to have slicks, wet driving sucked too.

    Got rid of mine with 9k on them, sold em on CL for 200 bucks and never looked back. Absolute shittiest of tires that i have ever owned. They didnt get the name rugged fail for nothing.
     
  17. Jul 6, 2017 at 1:28 PM
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    Bought my truck with 7500 miles on it, popped a tire the next week on a fireroad after picking up a little piece of metal. Switched to BFG KO2s and never looked back.
     
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  18. Jul 6, 2017 at 1:34 PM
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    BFG Rugged FAILS
     
  19. Jul 6, 2017 at 1:38 PM
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    floodedkiwi

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    65k, not enough tread to make another trip back up north a couple of years ago. Put KO2's on @ 90k, no complaints
     
  20. Jul 6, 2017 at 2:28 PM
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    I will be around 40,000 next month on mine, will be going with some ko2's.
    Still some good tread on mine, they don't have very good traction on wet roads.
     
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