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going to buy some tires in the next few hours *HELP*

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going to buy some tires in the next few hours *HELP*

I cant decide what tire i want

31" BFG all terrains

31" Toyo Open Country AT

31" Dueler Revo AT


Where can i find these cheap online so i can haggle when i goto discount tire?

Any suggestions
 
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Check out http://www.thetirerack.com for discount prices on all of those I think. Good place to start. I go over there to check reviews and stuff and they have quite a bit of info on tires in general.
 
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honistly you get snow get the BFG A/T. plus they will last you an easy 60000 miles and i know the dualers wont more bang for the buck really.


also Discount tire DOES NOT match to online suppliers...
 
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im keeping my bfg m/t for the winter they have enough tread for 2 more winters if i only use them for winter.
 
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honistly you get snow get the BFG A/T. plus they will last you an easy 60000 miles and i know the dualers wont more bang for the buck really.


also Discount tire DOES NOT match to online suppliers...

they did for my dad when he went there a few weeks ago thats why im trying to find a cheap price
 
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LOL thats a joke BFG A/T are SOOO much better in the snow then the muds you have no clue...
 
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seriously ive been told that but the treads on the m/ts dig right through the snow when we get a heavy snowfall otherwise they suck in light snow
 
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i got my 31's from www.tiresavings.com
 
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The At's are better in the snow then the Mt's I am not speaking from experience, but BFG's website ranks the AT's as a 10 for winter traction and the Mt's a 7
 
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i know the mts are worse in snow thatn the ats
 
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That's shallow snow. In really deep snow the M/T's are often better. It really depends on the snow. Deep wet snow M/T's work a lot like they do in mud. But how often do you see that on the street? Most time you need traction in a thin sheet of snow and the A/T's are better, but still not as good a a purpose designed snow tire.
 
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552.17 from discount tire 4 tires, balancing, mounting is that a good price?
 
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any mt is gonna do worse than an at. hands down.
 
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Peter after owning MT's for 2 winters and switching to BFG A/T's for the winter its HANDS DOWN i can tell a complete difference, i have had both man
 
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Me too. And if I had to drive OFFROAD in deep, thick snow I'd want the M/T -- particularly a siped M/T like the Trxus M/T.

For street depth snow I'd prefer an A/T.
 
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I say go with BFG, know people with both the other brands you are considering you will be pleased with the BFG. Traction and also wear is considerably better.
 
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NTB just gave me a deal 505 installed?? How bout that price?
 
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sounds good to me
 
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yes do it
 
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Who is NTB?
 
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I have the toyos and have nothing bad to say about them....good on road...and good off road....
 
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Who is NTB?

National Tire and Battery
 
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Go with BFG's. When I bought mine they were $105.
 
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i just bought the bfg's they didnt have the 31's in stock so i went with the OEM tire size 235/75/15. Yea they look a hell of alot smaller but im happy im gonna gain my gas mileage back. Out the door installed for 500 and some change
 
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550 is what i got quoted for some bfg 30s


unless your MT's are sciped the a/ts will perform 100x better... if you ever look at snow tires youll notice that thye have as many scipes as they can fit on each lug....
 

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