Tire Type Question - Arizona terrain

I'm researching tires now that off-reading season is beginning. I would like to know what kind of tires (All Terrain, Mud Terrain, etc) you use or prefer. If you have a favorite brand, please include that also.
I have an 06 with no lift or leveling kit. I plan on adding a leveling kit and run 285/70/17 tires.
Thanks.

 

Right now I have BFG Rugged Terrains. They're a pretty good desert terrain tire but they didn't last incrediblt long (35-40K) and have gotten loud as shit. I have really liked them but In sure there's a better all terrain tire out there which is why I am going to try something new once mine are totally gone soon. I also drive a lot, 60+ miles a day, so I probably won't go with a mud terrain.


It all depends on your application. What are your uses
and desires out if the tire? Concerns on mpgs, noise, tread life? There's a lot of good info in the wheels/tires section but you'll have to help everyone narrow down the options.

 

I'm on my 3rd set of BFG MT2, 265 75 16.

I first started with BFG AT 265 75 16. I got stuck in mud and slipped on rocks and slippery street intersections.

With BFG MT2 on my 2005 Tacoma with 2.7 and 5 speed I pulled a Raptor out of a mud hole in florida.

I have climb up steep loose gravel hills and off camber trails with wet leaves and gravel and not slipped.
I would never run anything else again.

Just my opinion.

 

Im running the goodyear wrangler duratracs and love them but im up in the mountains and deal with ice and snow.

 

my truck has basically a 2 inch lift (PO installed so i'm not exactly sure), and 285/70/17's. i would recommend NOT getting this size tire with just a leveling kit lift. mine rub quite a bit when turning and stuffing a tire. i also have aftermarket rims to move the tires out (mb motoring), the driver cab mount has been chopped, and the front fender flares have been trimmed. still rub. with a leveling kit i would run 265/70/17's as they are around an inch shorter than the 285's.

that said, desert running you can get away with a decent all terrain tire like the BFG or goodyears. i like the new hankook tires also. here in oklahoma we have alot of rock but it's usually covered in dirt, mud, leaves, and quite a few very steep climbs. here a really aggressive mud terrain tire is usually required. right now i'm running the goodyear duratracs and so far the are good except if the mud is deep or the rocks are loose.

then again, i'm not hardcore wheeling the taco. i have my buggy for that, so the taco is mostly a road truck with the occasional trip to the fishing hole. that and pulling a 18 foot trailer with my drag car!

 

Does noise bother you, because real aggressive looking mud terrain tires are noisy on the highway...?

An All Terrain tire will give you the best of all worlds without noise on pavement, where most of actually drive 90%+ of the time... even though we would love to be off road more!

Not being a rich guy, I look for good tires at reasonable prices. I have run the following and like how they performed.

Toyo Open Country AT
Cooper Discoverer ATR
Destiny Dakota AT
But, I think the best all around tire (sand, mud, snow, hwy.) I have run is the Hankook Dynapro ATM.