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General Forums => The Mess Hall => Topic started by: jcsanders79 on May 18, 2009, 02:17:57 PM
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My wife needs larger tires on her JK unlimited. I am thinking 265/75/16 (about 31x10.50) for size and definately AT's. It needs to be a rugged looking tire but not a mud tire. I prefer BFG AT's for performance and look but @ almost $200 a piece I was wondering if you guys have any other suggestions?
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watch craigslist for some used bfg ats. I got 5 for 400 and still had the inner wear nipples on them. when I went to 33s I still got 250 for em and never had a leak or tire problem for 3 years. They are great in snow and rain. so far with my bfg mts I notice a huge diff in the rain exp in stopping. For the street bfg ats are the bomb
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Yeah I'm tnhinking there is a reason they are price, they are worth it. Thats what I most likely do but just looking for other options.
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16" tires are expensive compared to 15's. (Those 265's cost as much as 35x12.5R15's KM2's!) I'd go with the BFG KO's still.
You might try to find some take-offs but I doubt you'll have many choices in used 16".
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Buddy of mine is running General Grabber MT's and really likes them, from what I've seen the seem to be pretty good, I've also heard the Micky ATZ's are a good choise, both options should be less than the BFG's.
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I like the General Grabber at2. They are not on the jeep( it has BFG AT) they are on her kia serento.
I like them a lot, they have seen some dirt but more launch ramps then dirt. I will get those once the BFG are all worn out.
DaCarmack
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You can get the 31" BFG ATs for 16" wheels for $176 a piece plus shipping from Tire Rack. But maybe you want to buy and install the same day and use a local tire dealer instead.
If she's driving on streets that see any rain, I'd say 31" versions of the Bridgestone Dueller AT Revos for their wet-weather traction. These tires do also brake, handle and wear suprisingly well on dry pavement in my experience using them on a YJ. No substitute for good MTs if off-road though.
I noticed some JKs apparently sold new wearing Dueller AT Revos from the factory; maybe that's the Wrangler's OEM tire now. These Revos at 31"/16" wheels run $147 a piece + shipping at Tire Rack and they look pretty good -- but I wouldn't say they're an especially rugged looking design. Of course you may already be using Revos and want to go with something else.
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i have Yokohama Geolandar A/T+II 's on my s10 and they do have done a great job in the rain and snow for the 4 years I have had them and they are relatively cheap.. at least they where when I got them.
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I'm bfg at's they are 35 12.50's got them at tire kingdom for 800.00 out the door on my jp. they are graet tires for trails I run and the highway.
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I like the General Grabber at2. They are not on the jeep( it has BFG AT) they are on her kia serento.
I like them a lot, they have seen some dirt but more launch ramps then dirt. I will get those once the BFG are all worn out.
DaCarmack
I ran General Grabber ATs years ago and really liked them... they are an aggressive looking AT that did well on the streets. They changed up a bit with the AT2s and they look a bit like the old BFG ATs
(http://www.generaltire.com/images/tires_app/1186077398Grabber_AT2_3Q.jpg)
Mickey Thompson has several At that aggressive looking from the side with side biters and such. MTs are made by Cooper and are a good tire.
(http://www.mickeythompsontires.com/images/products/baja_atz_trad.jpg)
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I ran the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor's and those are pretty good, not a lot of road noise from them, and in a 2wd pickup I never got stuck in the snow or mud and my dad just put these on his work truck and likes the way they handle also. I would do these before I would do the BFG's and I think they are same price.
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I ran the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor's and those are pretty good, not a lot of road noise from them, and in a 2wd pickup I never got stuck in the snow or mud and my dad just put these on his work truck and likes the way they handle also. I would do these before I would do the BFG's and I think they are same price.
I have GY Wrangler AT/S on my F250 and it is helpless in snow and mud...surprising cuz it looked like a great snow tire. The GSAs are crap too...fwiw
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bfg a/ts if you can swing it. my mom has the general grabbers on her liberty and they are agressive, but if you forget to rotate them once you will have a lifetime of tire noise. but they last pretty long. i have bridgestone idk the a/ts on my tj now and they are pretty nice wear good havent really seen mudd but were good in snow
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I have GY Wrangler AT/S on my F250 and it is helpless in snow and mud...surprising cuz it looked like a great snow tire. The GSAs are crap too...fwiw
The silent armor's were looking pretty nice. Is it possible that they are a different tire than what you had? There are so many different AT's. They way out rank the reviews @ tireworld for the bfg's (which was shocking). The goodyear AT Silent Armor's were #2 and the BFG KO's were #18?
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The silent armor's were looking pretty nice. Is it possible that they are a different tire than what you had? There are so many different AT's. They way out rank the reviews @ tireworld for the bfg's (which was shocking). The goodyear AT Silent Armor's were #2 and the BFG KO's were #18?
Yeah I'm sure they were different ... I was just commenting on my experiences. I've had good luck with other GY tires such as the RT/S, and the Wrangler radial. I was just disappointed with the AT/S ,but, they may work fine for someone else.
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I dont see anyother at retain there value like the bfg...theres got to be a reason. Is there a consumer reports on these? I dont like corp ratings. Like how you see all these jeeps on the trail with 8.8s in them in jp magazine but they only want to do write ups on 44s and 60s. somebodies getting paid. just my little rant. sorry
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I'm running Yokohama Geolander AT 2's and they're a good tire for an all terrain. They're pretty sticky, compared to the BFG AT's. Good road manners. Doesn't look like they'll wear anywhere near as long as the BFG AT's, but you give up something for the stickyness. Aired 'em down to 12 for rock crawling and they did fine. When it's time to replace, won't buy 'em again, just because I want Toyo MT's.
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I think the Silent Armors replaced the AT/S is what the guy at goodyear told me. I had no problems what so ever with them and they wore pretty well too. I think I put 25-30k on them when I sold the truck and they still had plenty of tread left on them
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I dont see anyother at retain there value like the bfg...theres got to be a reason. Is there a consumer reports on these? I dont like corp ratings. Like how you see all these jeeps on the trail with 8.8s in them in jp magazine but they only want to do write ups on 44s and 60s. somebodies getting paid. just my little rant. sorry
I think these are actually customer reviews at tireworld?
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I'm running 32-11.50-15 pro-comp at's, I have about 8000 miles on them so far and they still look brand new, they handle great on the road, I've ran them in the rocks, dunes and in snow with 10 psi and they perform very well, there only down fall is in the sticky clay, the tread fills up fast, but if you get enough wheel spin they do clean out well, and they have a 50,000 mile tread wear warranty.
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I have BFG's on my TJ and like most are saying there good tires but when they wear out I'll be going to something a size bigger and more aggressive.
On my Chevy 2500 HD 4x4 ext. (tank) I have had LT 265/75R16 (load range E) Nitto Terra Grapplers on 16x8 wheels for a couple of years now and I'm extremelly impressed with these tire, been great all around (no snow) and still show hardly any signs of wear. I got a good deal on these tires new through one of my vendors so I don't know what you could get them for but I would check them out.
They have a 265/70R16 thats a lot less ply that would work well on a Jeep and not sure if you could wear them out on something light. If they had a mud grip in smaller size's I'd be looking at them for the replacement on my TJ.
http://www.nittotire.com/#index%2Etire%2Eterragrappler%2Esizes (http://www.nittotire.com/#index%2Etire%2Eterragrappler%2Esizes)
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I put the GY Wrangler AT Silent Armor tires on my jeep and they have been great. They were worth every penny. I have had them on for a year now.
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I put a set fo hankook dynapro mt on my 98 tj work great in snow sand & mud . A quite tire works great all around .
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I'm happy with my BFG AT KOs. :doggy: