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Looking for a wicked A/T tire, wat u guys recommend?

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Old Aug 2, 2010
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Looking for a wicked A/T tire, wat u guys recommend?

Ive ran the BFG A/Ts before and loved em. did well in the dirt, and were excellent in the rain. I want to try something new though, im currently runnign BFG mud KM2s and their wearing down much too fast. Seeing as how im not doing as much wheeling anymore i wanted to go back to an A/T.

I really love the look of the Pro comp Xterrains and i hear they arnt super loud either.

The Nitto Trail Grapplers really got ym attention but i dont see them listed in 16" rim sizes yet.. only 17 and up.

Has anyone had the goodyear wrangler terratory's? (spelling? lol) I saw them at canadian tire the other day and they looked sick, lots of tread and fairly agressive. However, still not sure if they have them in a 305/70/R16 yet.

I definately dont want the Nitto terra grapplers.. they arnt agressive enough for me and are far too overpriced in my oppinion.

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Goodyear Duratrac!!
 
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Goodyear Duratracs. I really really like this tire we will see how my Toyo go but this might be next when these wear out only wish they made them in 33x13.5





 
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Old Aug 2, 2010
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Yea I say the duratracs. Its pretty much the most aggressive an all terrain can get. My second choice would be the dick cepek fun countrys.
 
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goodyears are made like **** and wear pretty badly in my experience... no real hate towards them but there are better choices out there i would say
 
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If you can get the Trail Grapplers I would. I love my Grapplers with a passion.
 
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Originally Posted by abq02ranger
goodyears are made like **** and wear pretty badly in my experience... no real hate towards them but there are better choices out there i would say
I only have maybe 8000km on mine but they're showing no wear whatsoever.
 
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Old Aug 3, 2010
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I only have maybe 8000km on mine but they're showing no wear whatsoever.
really? my buddies who work at discount are always bashing on goodyear for whatever reason as well and don't give them very much credit at all as a reliable tire. even though the dura's look meatyyyyy
 
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Old Aug 3, 2010
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your BFG KM2s shouldn't be wearing *that* fast... Try out the Mickey Thompson MTZs i think they last a while.
 
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Originally Posted by Lord Of War
If you can get the Trail Grapplers I would. I love my Grapplers with a passion.
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Nitto Grapplers gets my vote.
 
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Originally Posted by abq02ranger
goodyears are made like **** and wear pretty badly in my experience... no real hate towards them but there are better choices out there i would say
I can't say anything about the DuraTracs, but I sure do love my Goodyears! I have had a LOT of different tires and so far my MT/Rs have been my favorite tire all around. Goodyear makes a good tire.
 
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Junk tire. It's not exactly an all terrain either.


I can't say anything about the DuraTracs, but I sure do love my Goodyears!
Yea they're not a very good "daily driver" kinda tire.
 
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Originally Posted by rangerboy101
Yea they're not a very good "daily driver" kinda tire.
It isn't that they are too aggressive or anything. I had Baja Claws at one time and they rode great, but I have never seen a set of Xterrains wear good or perform worth a crap.
 
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Yea I'm saying they're not a good daily driver tire because they kinda suck on the street. Spin too easy and don't do too well in the rain from my experience.
 
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Yes i may check out the duratrac's they look pretty sick!
 
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You won't regret it!
 
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im looking at getting some getting duratracs to. i heard good things about them
 
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terra grapps too expensive? really? theyre one of the cheapest tires they make lol. good tire but cheap price. at least cheap for a brand name tire
 
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what about procomp extreme all terrains?....those are pretty aggressive...
 
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Old Aug 3, 2010
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i say get the duratracs, mine came in today and they look awesome..........sitting in my living room
 
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Old Aug 3, 2010
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Falken WildPeak A/T
 
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Old Aug 6, 2010
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Wheres the toyo's guys? I work at Les Schwab here in Oregon and honestly these perform better than any AT out there. they are rated for 50.000 miles( but mine have 30 already and still look new) you get into a 305 and these really have some pretty good size lugs on them. in the 5 years I've worked for Schwabs I have never once heard a complaint on these tires. people buy them set after set. i know you're wanting an at but toyo MT's wear like steel and ride extremely nice and quiet. a buddy had some 37's on his f150 street princess and he got 60k out of them and they werent even down to the wear bars yet.

for those looking for mt's check out the maxxis bighorns too! they are hundreds less than the huge name brands and I have seen how good they perform on and off road :)

anyways that's my two cents from my experience working with tires every single day.

I will say the nitto's are a good choice too!(fyi they are a part of toyo if you didnt know) they are really pretty close pattern wise to the toyo's!
 
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Old Aug 6, 2010
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thumbs up to the falkens also. ohtsu/falken are great tires for the price!
 
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Old Aug 6, 2010
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i just got outta the big horns, they dont wear for crap, and there loud as hell. besides this is an AT discusion not an MT. outta whats been listed i ould look into the dura's.
 
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