BFG All Terrain vs GY Duratracs

Check out this place I got discount tire to match them they say they have the best prices on BFG's. I believe them because I could not find a better price. I got my 275/70/17 for $201 a tire then got Discount to match plus tax mount and lifetime balance I paid $1050 out the door.

http://tirecrawler.com/

 

Def cheapest I've seen! They charge 132 for shipping where as discount is only about 95. Did discount match the list price with same shipping? That would be huge. Also when you say lifetime balance, isn't the dealership the one balancing them? How would they cover that?

 

take that back..discount is actually free shipping. tirerack was one with 95

 

Ive ran the bfg's and they used to be a good tire but last set I had I wasn't happy at all with them. I changed over a cooper ltz which I was unsure about and this turned out to be one of the best tires Ive ever owned. Great traction , wear like iron and look good too. I would recommend this tire. You can check discounttiredirect.com or treaddepot.com. Both have awesome prices and discount tire will match prices just call them and talk to a rep.

 

I remember looking at the coopers a few hers ago and iirc it didn't list 265/75/16. I see now on website that size is listed, but I can't believe only E rating. I wonder how heavy they are....?

 

You can always run the at3 whichcomes in a c and e rating. I run this tire now and this is also excellent.

 

can someone explain the rating system?

 

They're referring to load range. C is fine for our trucks. The higher the letter the more heavier of a tire it is and can carry more load.

 

Ok how I did it was I found the price on the website I told you about. Then I went to discounttire.com and found the same tire. After that there is a link for if you found it cheaper click that link. You will fill out some info then a discount tire store will call you and match the price. They matched the price I went in and had the tires installed. Thats it. So I actually never received tires through the mail I got them in a discount tire store.

I did have a slightly bad experience because they tried to charge me more because I have TPMS. I fliped out turned into a major ass hole and they honored the quoted price. I also informed them I had TPMS before the quote so its not like I didn't tell them.

 

if my current tires are 245/75/16...my only option for going bigger is to jump to 265 and keep everything else the same, right?

 

Yes 265/75/16 and you will not rub. I went with 275/70/17 because I have 2.5" of lift. If I had gone with 285's I would have probably rubbed and for just a slightly smaller tire I thought not rubbing was a good trade off.

 

You can do the same calling discounttiredirect and just do over the phone. They are alot easier to deal with

 

any issues with the mud flaps and throwing on 265's, or they need to come off?

 

I had no rubbing with 265s and no lift. That was with DuraTrac and it's a beefier tire.

 

That's me being a jack ass with them trying todo narly hill climbs and Tokyo drifting everywhere but I would get these tires again just because they did good. My next tire is the falken wild peaks what Hiatt has I think those are sweet

 

I've been trying to come up with an answer as well. I've been looking at the same two and after reading everything I'm going to go with the Duratracs.

 

I pulled out a high centered car out of the median on the highway today with a big hill I had to get up. I would got stuck with my old ATs but they were also pretty bald. I have NO complaints about the duratracs. Do yourself a favor and get duratracs for your winter driving. They do have the SEVERE WINTER rating on them after all. Ill probably get some KM2s for the summer months

 

Duratracs are much better in the mud. BFG's are better on pavement. On dry dirt they both do well. Not sure about snow

 

BFG AT's are not made for mud. They do not clean well and turn into skates. To me, that's about the only advantage of the Duratracs over the BFG's that I have found, although I haven't had the chance to try the Duratracs in the snow yet (can't wait ). BFG AT's do great in all other conditions and will last 80K-90K unless you just don't take any care of them at all. Personally, I like the looks of the Duratracs better. I voted Duratracs.

 

I just bought my 2nd set of duratracs after 68,047 miles. Love these tires the first set was 10 ply and this new set is 6 ply...the 6 ply ride a lot softer and living in Utah I will say they do great in the snow