Tires: Mostly Hwy, but don’t wanna get stuck

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Currently wearing 275/65R18

90% on-road use, but I’ll give up some road noise and wear to avoid getting stuck the 10% I’ll spend on clay/mud 2-tracks. Think hunting lease, poorly maintained forest service roads, pastures, etc. NOT looking to tear it up or go fast off road.

What’s the recommendation?
 
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Ltx/ms are good. I also like the nitto terra grapplers at g2. They’re not as hard so they don’t last quite as long but look better imo and perform better in the mid and snow


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Been pretty happy with the Cooper RTX, but I haven't done any real off roading. Just the occasional dirt road or soggy pasture/yard. Zero trouble in the snow.
 
Burt Gummer said:
For a mostly highway looking tire, the Michelin LTX M/S is a great tire for highway and occasional 4wd
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Yup. We tend to get 80K miles or more out of a set on our Excursion. Great tire. Usually don't need rebalancing either.
 
Burt Gummer said:
For a mostly highway looking tire, the Michelin LTX M/S is a great tire for highway and occasional 4wd
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I’ve had a few sets of these on various vehicles and they are fantastic. Do really well in snow and last a long time. Had a set of the AT2’s also and liked them. A little bit of tire noise on highway but lasted forever.
 
TRXUS MT. They are quieter than AT class on highway. Have awesome wet traction on the road. And you'll not get stuck in mud or snow. And they look awesome.
 
While i will agree the Michelin LTX is a great tire, I have to throw my vote to Toyo RT's. I had a 2016 F250 that came stock with Toyo AT's and I got 65K miles out of them, mostly interstate (I drive about 50K a year). I put a set of Toyo MT's on, and while the look was great, as they wore I regretted them. Then came the RT's on the 2016 and now on the 2019. For me, they have a great highway ride and a nice aggressive look and performance to match. I like them so much, I put them on the wife's F150.

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Dont get Transforce AT. I get stuck on a cow turd. But they do hold up to pulling that heavy ass pulling tractor on the road well.
 
What type of differential ot traction control type does the truck have? You could have great tires...... But if you have open differentials.....you can easily find yourself stuck.
 
Ltx like mentioned above for most mileage and are great on road tire and very light offroad but do not like slick red clay or mud. Coopers were a good one as well more budget friendly ran them on a jeep and went many places they shouldn’t have taken me.

Latest and favorite far for all around use has been the toyo R/T it has a more aggressive tread pattern but doesn’t act like it. Good on road manners and pull really well for a a/t off pavement.
 
BFG All Terrains....end of discussion. The traction is awesome in absolutely any conditions, rain, snow, sand, mud....they work. I've got 55-60k out of ever set I've owned and the KO2 is supposed to wear even better. I'll find out when I wear out the current set. I think this set #5.
 
I put 17" BFG KO2s on my '05 Yukon 4x4 a few weeks ago, I'm happy with them.
I drive on the interstate at 75 in open areas and they ride great.
 
Another vote for the BFG KO2s. They look great, have excellent traction on and off the road and last a long time if rotated properly with really not a lot of road noise either. It’s what I’ll be going to on my F150 soon as the factory tires it came with wear out.
Also, it’s the tire Ford chose to use on the Raptor.
 
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I'm on my second set of Toyo AT2 Open Country (285/55R20) on my Tundra. I love those tires. Perfect wear and hardly ever needed balancing. I got 60k milesout of the 1st set and could have gone a bit longer. I tow a travel trailer 5k miles/year and am in a field or mud regularly during hunting season. Had it buried almost to the axles this year in the muck. Those tires were great all around. Wet traction began to fade as they got over 50k miles but nothing too bad. I usually ran pretty high pressure (80# towing and 65# regular).
 
DarrenC said:
I'm on my second set of Toyo AT2 Open Country (285/55R20) on my Tundra. I love those tires. Perfect wear and hardly ever needed balancing. I got 60k milesout of the 1st set and could have gone a bit longer. I tow a travel trailer 5k miles/year and am in a field or mud regularly during hunting season. Had it buried almost to the axles this year in the muck. Those tires were great all around. Wet traction began to fade as they got over 50k miles but nothing too bad. I usually ran pretty high pressure (80# towing and 65# regular).
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Have these on the expedition, and the only complaint I have is stopping in snow.
 
I’ve always gotten really good highway mileage out of bf Goodrich AT’s and they’re pretty good off road as well.

I usually get 60-80 thousand miles out of a set as long as I rotate them every 10 thousand miles or so.
 
Since I'm a "bang for the buck" guy, I throw into the ring Hankook Dynapro ATMs. Wide variety of sizes and load ratings. I have them on my tacoma and my wife's 4runner. They've been great the couple times I've gone off roading and have done great in all weather on road. Only 15k on mine so far so they're still like new. Only time will tell how they wear, but these are also OE for some F150's. A friend's dad has been putting these on his trucks for a decade and confirmed my research when spotted his truck and asked him about them.

Above are all non-E rated but of course they have plenty of E rated sizes for heavier vehicles and towing.
 
2012 F150 SuperCrew here...

Also in the market for tires... This will be my third set on the truck - running second set of Michelin LTXs currently. However, I really like the BFG AT KO2s. Had them on an old bronco and again on a Jeep CJ7. That's what I'm going with after I see a tax returns check deposit.

Great on road handling; perform well off road. They are not mud tires, but are ok in that medium. The truck doesn't lose much performance when towing either.
 
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Those KOs are about $1,100!

I'm not saying I'm cheap...but dang. I might need a minute to reconcile that fact.
 
Tirerack.com prices most tires for our truck $200-$250/tire. Pick what you want. You're going to down about the same no matter what you go with...

Add installation, disposal, balancing, etc and you're at $1100.

Don't overlook Sam's Club / Costco. You'll get great prices there...better than most local shops.
 
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Fullboost21 said:
I have Bfg at ta ko2's on my personal truck. We have Cooper discoverer at3's on the work truck, they are a pretty mild all terrain and have low road noise.
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My BFG ATs packed up really fast in mud/clay. Did fine in sand especially when aired down. Road noise was excellent for an off-road tire
 
KO’s look good and have good traction but honestly I never got more than 22k miles
That being said they say the trick to longevity on these is to rotate every 3-5k miles I didn’t do it that often so maybe that’s why I don’t know. I have had three sets of them.



My go to tire now is the Cooper Discover AT3
They have never let me down there quite and I average 44-5k miles on them. Working on set number 2 or 3
 
11B CIB said:
My BFG ATs packed up really fast in mud/clay. Did fine in sand especially when aired down. Road noise was excellent for an off-road tire
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That's interesting, the ko2's on my truck seem to clean out pretty good.
 
gaberelli said:
Hankook dynapro ATM

Or as others have said LTX MS

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This...

I have the Hankooks on my Expedition now. I was really surprised with how quiet they are and great they ride, especially since they are so aggressive tread-wise. I bought them as a less expensive option to the Michelin as money was tight at the time...

I have had several sets of the Michelins. They are the best tire for the money and cheapest cost per mile if you can swing it upfront... I have a new set on my RV...
 
Jerzsubbie said:
Since I'm a "bang for the buck" guy, I throw into the ring Hankook Dynapro ATMs. Wide variety of sizes and load ratings. I have them on my tacoma and my wife's 4runner. They've been great the couple times I've gone off roading and have done great in all weather on road. Only 15k on mine so far so they're still like new. Only time will tell how they wear, but these are also OE for some F150's. A friend's dad has been putting these on his trucks for a decade and confirmed my research when spotted his truck and asked him about them.

Above are all non-E rated but of course they have plenty of E rated sizes for heavier vehicles and towing.
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I had 6k miles on these and had 2 blowouts within 3 miles. Lr and RF and know for a fact I didn't run over something.

Was on an f250 e rated
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http://us.coopertire.com/tires/discoverer-atp_suv.aspx

I had these on my F150, I liked them a lot. Just keep them rotated to keep wear even.
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Made them trade them out for these. 40k and a little more than half tread left when I swapped them for a set of 20in factory wheels with the same tires.

The only tires ill ever buy for my f250
 
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11B CIB said:
My BFG ATs packed up really fast in mud/clay. Did fine in sand especially when aired down. Road noise was excellent for an off-road tire
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Yeah their one downfall is clay. But that’s almost every AT.
 
Jp8819 said:
Ltx like mentioned above for most mileage and are great on road tire and very light offroad but do not like slick red clay or mud. Coopers were a good one as well more budget friendly ran them on a jeep and went many places they shouldn’t have taken me.

Latest and favorite far for all around use has been the toyo R/T it has a more aggressive tread pattern but doesn’t act like it. Good on road manners and pull really well for a a/t off pavement.
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I had a set of toyo rt on my old f250. Really liked them too


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why does this thread seem like “should i get a hi-point, glock, sig or hk?”

going off road is similar to self-defense, as it seems that situational awareness and avoiding trouble are more important than the tools that you have to get you out of trouble.

in my experience with mud, The only time tires make a difference is when they’re TRUE mud tires which will generally suck on the highway and wear fast.

for the kind of trail driving that you’re talking about any mild all-terrain should be fine.

if you’re REALLY worried about getting stuck, then, as mentioned before, selectable lockers and a winch are better investments.

that said, since most people get tires for the way they look I like the way the BFG‘s and Goodyear Duratracs look. i’ve gotten 50 K miles out of each of those brands, but if you don’t rotate more aggressive tires they get uneven and louder as they get older.
 
11B CIB said:
Not a lot of other kind of mud around here!
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Believe me I know. Grew up in it. That’s why my dad just had 2 sets of rims and tires. Road tires for every day and BFG M/T’s for when we went hunting or collecting wood for the winter.
 
I use BFG AT's, and really like them. I've only had the KO's, but the KO2's should be even better. I also like the "3PMSF" severe snow service rating on them. If I was daily driving my truck, I may go with something less aggressive.

My brother and dad recently picked up a milder all terrian that folks really seem to like. This tire is also 3PMSF rated if you get certain sizes/load ratings:
https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tire...WTRATOWL&vehicleSearch=false&fromCompare1=yes

Tires are the most important performance part on the vehicle...
 
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vp9c said:
why does this thread seem like “should i get a hi-point, glock, sig or hk?”

going off road is similar to self-defense, as it seems that situational awareness and avoiding trouble are more important than the tools that you have to get you out of trouble.

in my experience with mud, The only time tires make a difference is when they’re TRUE mud tires which will generally suck on the highway and wear fast.

for the kind of trail driving that you’re talking about any mild all-terrain should be fine.

if you’re REALLY worried about getting stuck, then, as mentioned before, selectable lockers and a winch are better investments.

that said, since most people get tires for the way they look I like the way the BFG‘s and Goodyear Duratracs look. i’ve gotten 50 K miles out of each of those brands, but if you don’t rotate more aggressive tires they get uneven and louder as they get older.
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Isn't that a bit like saying, "don't buy a gun. Stay home and invest in band-aids instead."?
 
I have a brand new set of Michelins that came off my 2018 F150 mounted on factory Ford rims. Less than 100 miles on them. $600 and ready to bolt on.
 
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