Best a/t tire nowadays?

For any of you guys who have at BFG AT, and Cooper Maxx:
how do the Cooper Maxx do in the snow, on the street?

the BFG's were really good

 

Toyo Open Country AT II. Thick side wall and the rock ejecting blocks actually do work! One of mine has a cut on the sidewall, pretty deep from a sharp rock. Still running strong after three wheeling trips.

 

Just got a Toytec Boss 3" lift and LR uca's and am sitting at Discount Tire waiting for my special order 275/70R17 Hankook Dynapro ATM's to be mounted up onto my stock sport alloys. They're going to test fit one front to check for rubbing, but I don't anticipate any issues. Replacing the stock Bridgestone Dueler H/T's, 265/65R17's that weigh in at 38# vs the Dynapros at 58#.

Been averaging 16.5 mpg with roughly 50/50 highway/city. Expecting some loss from already disappointing mpg numbers. Oh well, if I'd been looking for high mpg numbers, I would have bought a Prius. Mmmm...probably not!

Update: no clearance issues at all. Tires ride smooth and quiet. Set them at 40 psi and I can tell whether a dime is heads or tails up when I roll over it! Haha!

 

Since some folks have commented in this thread:

Advantages of P-rated and LT tires? Strictly loading? Speed rating?

 

Cooper AT3

 

Can't go wrong with a set of Duratracs. As you can see, they're tried and true.

 

Putting Toyo Open Country AT2's on my new FN BFD's tomorrow. Special order at Discount here in the Dallas Area. I'm stoked.

 

im running the walmart goodyear authorities, and have been for some 10k miles or so.

for traction, excellent! air-em down and they absorb rocks well, plenty of bite in snow (I only play in snow off-road at slow speeds though), and plenty of bite in mud. the side-lugs make getting out of muddy ruts much easier than most tires.

wear overall looks good, but my fronts (never rotated) ended up with a funny wear pattern I have never seen other than on over-loaded welding trucks sporting the same tire. alternating hi-lug, low-lug. . . .weird I rotated to try and save them and they are all squared up again.

they are "loud" compared to most a/t tires

walmart will no longer put on other than factory size.

any service like balancing, rotating, turns in to hours long escapade at walmart

they balance. . . .errrr, not balance good.

plenty of rock-rash on sidewalls without puncture. in-fact, no repairs period on these.

next I will either be going bfg mt km2 or cooper stmaxx, but cooper is very proud of that tire

 

BFG AT's - These tires TRACK HARD. Luv 'em!

Of course it helps if you have the RWL OUT. . .

 

Would Jimi approve?

 

I Run the Toyo Open Country Xtreme AT2, and i absolutely love them.

I personally think they are the most aggressive looking AT's and they're super smooth and quiet. Also, you don't see them as often as the Duratracs or TerraGrapplers. So when you do see them you remember. Best of Luck!

 

I think he would - they're the Stratocasters of Tires!

 

Hey Joe! What are you doing with that gun in your hand?

 

I hope so. It's been one big research project. This is sort of a stopping point for me for a bit. Lift and wheels/tires all sorted out. Now I need to decide about the supercharger. Might need to let the checkbook cool off.

 

I'm liking the Toyos so far. Every bit as smooth as stock, but they are "hummy".

 

I haven't heard that phrase in decades, thanks for the visual flashbacks!

 

Dates me.

 

Me too for recognizing it. And to stay on topic, I am on my second set of Hankook ATM's. Got 73,500 miles out of the first set.

 

You know I'm goin' to shoot my ole lady - caught her messin' round with another man. . .

And that ain't too cool. . .

 

I absolutely love my Firestone A/T. If you would have asked me before i bought them i would have been like ummm. Got a great discount on them a few years back so i gave them a try.. They have about 45k miles on them. Tones of thread left, even great wear. No sound. Good on snow and in the mud. No complaints here, will probably buy again