Cheap basic AT tire options

I was wondering if anyone is using some cheap AT tires. I am looking for AT 245 on 16 rims. I am not doing off roading everyday

 

Whats "cheap"?

 

Around 100-130$ per tire I would say, so total would be less than 500$

 

I'm not to familiar with tires in that price range. The most affordable good AT I know of is the Maxxis Razr AT. But u'd b looking about $150 each.

 

Discount Tire Pathfinder

 

Thanks, ill look around, maybe wait for sales

 

Keep an eye on Simpletire. They always have discount codes. Right now they have $80 off 4 Falken Rubitreks. But that would still b like $550 not including tax.

 

Kenda Klever seems to be popular. They have an R/T, M/T and A/T tire.

https://automotive.kendatire.com/en-us/find-a-tire/onoff-road-off-road/klever-at2/

To me if there is one component you don't want to cheap out on it's your tires.

 

You supposedly have two almost new trucks.

1. Don't cheap out on the most important purchase for your car. The rubitreks are a good suggestion, also check out Yokohama G015 ATs for a less trendy (read cheaper), quality tire.

2. Shouldn't the factory tires still be good? I'd bet they're a lot better than whatever crap you can get for $500.

 

I mean this with well intentions. I spent many of my younger years buying cheap tires, and it’s really not worth it. They wear faster and are generally not as safe. Tires are important for braking and traction. I would end up having to buy tires 2-3x as often, spending way more than I would have on a single good set in that time, and had a few dicy close calls. If you need tires and money is tight, I get it.

 

Cheap & Tires are two words that do not belong in the same sentence.

 

They are, but areas I went to require AT tires for entering, or 250$ fine. The 24 Taco is for my GF, we use my SR5 for daily which came with the AS tires. Was thinking to just swap out the cheap AT whenever we need to use both trucks for off roading, because we don't use mine that often.


Ill just wait for sale and get some Toyos or BFGoodrich

 

Check Facebook marketplace or Craigslist, lots of Jeep guys upgrade their tires right away, you can get some good deals, especially if your looking for 265 70 16s.

 

I second this, found a set of Faulken Wildpeaks for dirt cheap that were jeep takeoffs on FB

 

Just put some Rocky Mountain AT's (America/Discount tire store brand) on my 2013 Tacoma. They're rated "better" on America's tire's rating scale. Think they were around $136 a piece, which with installation will net around $800. My son used to work at America's tire. With his discount it was around $520 OTD, including cert's. They roll smooth. Much more quiet than the Nitto Ridge Grapplers I used to have. Truck is only an occasional driver and tow vehicle. Couldn't see dumping $1300 on tires that would rot before the tread was worn (old Nittos had plenty of tread, but were 6 years old). Take a look at them.

 

Someone else's take-offs will be the cheapest.

 

Honestly these tires have been really good. They are 55k mile rated. They are 3 peak rated. I bought some in a 265/75R16 just for daily driving. (I was moving three hours away pulling trailer loads of our stuff, commuting to work, etc) I have 285s Mickey Thompsons and was looking for something cheap to just use up instead of my expensive good tires on highway miles. Then I started doing wheeling trips and didn't bother putting my Mickeys on just for "one" trip. Which turned into snow wheeling trips, rock crawling trips, and some mud. They've held up great even being the standard load version. I was shocked really. I may buy them again in a 285 when it's time to buy again.

 

I had these on my 2nd gen for a while. They were cheap and worked fine while my 16yo son drove it around. I put the stock tires off my ‘22 Pro on it when I switched them the Wikdpeaks.

 

i got their at2 tire really like them and they’re cheap.

Hard to find an aggressive at in the 235/85r16 size as they often just shrink the lugs in that size.

 

As a friend once said to me, cheap isn’t good and good isn’t cheap.
Your life rides on tires and that is something I’d never go cheap on.