New England B.S. Thread

Check out the Toyo Open Country A/T III if you're looking for an all-terrain. They're light (comparably speaking) and great overall. Last forever, too.

Wildpeaks are solid, but a) they're heavy and b) they got popular because of the low-price value proposition they offered which is no longer the case as the price has crept up significantly. I'd pursue other options before the Falkens, but nobody would blame you for picking them.

 

I got falkens when they were cheap. Still running them. Pretty sure there's like 50 or 60k on them. Plenty of life left too

 

There’s a couple new Milestar Patagonia tires in AT and XT treads. I don’t know anyone that has run them yet but they may be a more affordable option.

 

I run a Patagonia XT on my Sequoia in a 35. They are quiet and ride good, I'm happy with them in the dirt and snow. I have about 30k miles on them. They did take a ton of weight to balance and with my IRS they start to cup way faster than Coopers I ran before, if I don't rotate them super frequently.

 

I’ve had good service with Michelin Defenders. Excellent snow and rain traction.

 

LTX M/S2 is possibly the best all-around tire for those who don't need off-road traction beyond basic use

 

Did you get a good price on them and would you buy them again?

 

I think I got a good price, $1173 for the set of 4 after taxes from Simple Tire. 285/75r18 in a load range E
I would run them again. I do a lot of long drives and frequently pull my crawler. Finding a quiet AT in a E load was a bit of a task.
They've run from Tennessee to Maine twice, and to Wyoming once. Can't really complain.

 

I am QUITE sure I have these. They are a cheapo E load AT.
I did a 5 tire setup, I rotate my spare in.
3 are made in Cambodia, 2 are made in Vietnam.

https://www.townfairtire.com/brand/tires/eldorado/trail-guide-a~t/265~75r16e/tgt39/

I have no complaints, they're not amazing off road crawling, but I am also stock suspension, so they do what I want and their performance is on par with the rest of the truck's capabilities. They're fine on the road, fine on FSRs.

I'd buy again, they come in a lower load range - but not sure if 4 or 6, I wouldn't go down to a 4, but would happily do a 6 (C).

 

I looooooooove my Cooper Discoverers but they quit making the AT3s and LTs in pizza cutter. Idk what I'm gonna do when my currents need replaced (not for a while). Hopefully the replacement model will be well shaken out by then.

 

$10 says you go with wildpeak at4ws

 

You get me enough 10 dollar donations and I’ll have them on my runner yesterday.

 

Received my headlights today and the "smokey" finish is rough and there is literally debris inside as well as an internal scratch......so much for oem quality. I reached out to see what they'll do.

 

I can't see anything

 

Zoom in on that last pic. It's tough to see some of it due to reflection

 

I’ve had KO3s for about a month now and I’ve had zero complaints about them. They aren’t cheap and they’re certainly heavy, but I like them.

After losing my wife’s Coopers to cracked sidewalls I couldn’t go near a set of those again.

 

I will probably buy a set for this F150 in another month or two. Just trying to burn up the factory Hankooks a little more first. If the wife and I go to Katahdin in June or July I might wait until after that too just in case I wreck a tire in the North Maine Woods. I loved the Defenders on my last truck.

 

Looks like a robot

 

We will no longer be humoring that itsy-bitsy-squeezy-bottle shit.