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Check out the Kumho Road Venture AT KL78 on tirerack.com there awesome AT tires and perform 100x better then my old BF's its like night and day and they clean out good to and the price for them is great to!
i have these tires right now and i dont realy like them. they get a little hairy in the wet and the snow. i have a 4.0 5spd and when i pull out in the wet and i get on it sometimes they break loss but in the snow i had my dads bfgs long trains on my truck and they were a heck of a lit better than the kumho i would go with bfg long trail or a/ts.
 
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Originally Posted by Downey
i have these tires right now and i dont realy like them. they get a little hairy in the wet and the snow. i have a 4.0 5spd and when i pull out in the wet and i get on it sometimes they break loss but in the snow i had my dads bfgs long trains on my truck and they were a heck of a lit better than the kumho i would go with bfg long trail or a/ts.
well i can rip them if i hammer down over 3.5k rmp's but compared to my old bf A/T's they were just awefull never got traction and loved to kick sideways.

they have wider oppenings then the BF's and it lets them clean out better with better lines running down the tire instead of staggared for the rain less hydroplaining.
 
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mine filled up with mud then never cleaned out i dont like mine just my thoughts but they are a decent tire for the price i just wont buy them again.
 
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DONT GET LONG TRAILS!!!!! ive had two sets both of never lasted more then 10k, ive got firestone destination m/ts right now...lots a road noise and they rnt balanced so they r trashed but they handled great,id recommend the grabber we used to sell them at my old job cheaper version is the prospecter suv...those things can take a beating
 
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yeah we dont drive the truck that has long trails so i cant tell you milage
 
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There is a significant price difference between 16" rims and 15" rims. With 15" rims the tires tend to be cheaper comapred to the more expensive rubber for 16" rims
 
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vs $800 with the BFG's So far i love my at2's. Prob is, u cant buy em local.
don't have a clue where you got your prices, but they saw you coming and said "were gonna screw this guy".....

i didn't pay $800 for all 5 of my 35x12.50x15 BFG A/T's.......i paid somewhere around $750 for all 5 brand new from Summit.....


BFG's are the best A/T tire on the market and it shows.....they have great treadwear, good handling charactists, great snow/ice/rain traction, and are not loud.....

I have had the Pro Comp A/T's and they suck extreme a$$.....they wear badly, are loud, and don't last long.....not to mention they have a bad tendency to have sidewall failures...
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
don't have a clue where you got your prices, but they saw you coming and said "were gonna screw this guy".....

i didn't pay $800 for all 5 of my 35x12.50x15 BFG A/T's.......i paid somewhere around $750 for all 5 brand new from Summit.....


BFG's are the best A/T tire on the market and it shows.....they have great treadwear, good handling charactists, great snow/ice/rain traction, and are not loud.....

I have had the Pro Comp A/T's and they suck extreme a$$.....they wear badly, are loud, and don't last long.....not to mention they have a bad tendency to have sidewall failures...
Sounds like you got a bad batch of tires.

Pics of your truck with the procomp a/ts?
 
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Originally Posted by 01xltranger4x4
Sounds like you got a bad batch of tires.

Pics of your truck with the procomp a/ts?
wasn't on my truck.....it was on an old Blazer I had back before I got my truck.....
 
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i got cooper dakota at's. there the same as bfg but instead of being flat like the bfg there round on the edge, a radial. but they got great tire life, deep threat and are good off roading. i think i got a pic of them.

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there not at the angle i thought, there a really good tire.. i got 31's and it only cost me 100 a tire
 
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Originally Posted by audikid
Where are you driving at Grandfather Mtn?! Theres like 3-4 inches off new market center. Oh and I have BFG M/T's and they are great in the snow....but I want to bet the A/t's come summer time. gas sucks!
Yep I was up visiting my girlfriend up at Banner Elk, they got a crap load of snow up there. At Sugar there was 8", Banner Elk got between 6-8. Grandfather was crazy this morning, its competly covered in snow.
 
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