Best 'Aggressive AT' Tires?

[Inyo_man]

I am very unimpressed with the Cooper S/T Max. My boss is a Cooper guy won't buy any thing else. We have 7 trucks running them and 4 employees running and I'm not 1.

Interesting... I've been running these on some tracks with tons of sharp rattail rocks without an issue, my brother went through a set without one failure, and my brother-in-law drove on a set to the Arctic Ocean from AZ without an issue...

 

[Mojave Jack]

The tires on the Rover are most likely retreads on a H/T carcass.

Interesting. Is there some reason to do that? Doesn't seem like it would save any money, particularly in the long run when you lose a tread.

 

[98dango]

I'm not saying there not good for some just that on our fleet of trucks I would not recommend them. I read many good reviews and have a close friends that loves his set.

 

[Mobryan]

I'm also in the market for new tires, and am always checking out other rigs. The other day I spotted a Land Rover Discovery wearing these Yokohama Geolander H/T-S tires:

Which are clearly not the same tire. Are the ones I spotted on the Landy no longer made by Yokohama? I'm confused!

Crawler M/T retreads from TreadWright. Good tires, need siped for winter use, Love the ones I have (from back when they were Hi-Tec and located just down the road.)

Matt

 

[Fireman78]

Just put new Wrangler Duratracs on my Power Wagon. So far so good. This is after going through two sets of KM2s. Read reviews forma long time and have several buddies running them as well. Excellent snow ratings and longer wear than BFGs and less road noise were main factors.
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[docb14]

I second what "telemike" said. I have a set of Kelly safari TSR's on my 04 Z71 and could not be more pleased. Good price, good tread wear, good on road and off, and the noise is nothing compared to a previous set of maxis mudders. They are what I would consider an aggressive all terrain tire.

Don't know if it is because I have a set of them, but i have noticed more and more people with them in my area.

 

[Shocker]

I run the STT on my service truck that spends most of its life over loaded and not 1 issue.

The ST Maxx and STT share the same carcass.

 

[1stDeuce]

Evidently the new ******** Cepek Fun Country tires also share that Cooper 3-ply carcass... I got a set from the OJ "garage sale" and I'm tossing them on my truck. Made by Cooper in Findlay Ohio. The tread pattern seems very comparable to the STMaxx, though it doesn't say anything about "cut and chip resistant" on them... I certainly consider this to be an "aggressive AT". Sidewall design isn't bad. Cepek loves to get the DC in there...

 

[Outback]

My take on the DuraTracs. Slighty better in mud than the BFGoodrich ATs but not by much and just for a few seconds more as they dont clean out either. The BFGs are much better on snowy highways/roads ect. MUCH better. The DuraTracs also have paper thin sidewalls as they use a common street tire carcuss. NOT a good combination when your off road.

 

[T.Low]

Fwiw. My buddy just cut a DuraTrac sidewall on his brand new tires. Major slice but not through, and Didn't go flat. He changed it out (luckily it was the last day of our trip) and brought to Discount tire when we returned to civilization, and they replaced it absolutely free.

 

[kojackJKU]

I just mounted a set of BFG ATs on my wrangler, I ran the ST maxx for the past three seasons. The bfg is miles ahead of the st maxx in on road comfort and ride quality. The st maxx will do better in real mud but the bfg will be just as good everywhere else.

 

[zelatore]

My take on the DuraTracs. Slighty better in mud than the BFGoodrich ATs but not by much and just for a few seconds more as they dont clean out either. The BFGs are much better on snowy highways/roads ect. MUCH better. The DuraTracs also have paper thin sidewalls as they use a common street tire carcuss. NOT a good combination when your off road.

As a counterpoint, last winter on our club snow-wheeling trip in the Sierras I had a chance to compare my Duratracs side-by-side with BFG ATs on basically identical LR3s. I had an easier time on icy snow than the BFG drivers did. And all of those guys had as much or more experience as me so I wouldn't chalk it up to driver.

 

[kojackJKU]

I run dedicated studded snow tire. A real snow tire will beat any at tire even if said tire has a snowflake on it. My only issue is that I cannot get a 285 in the tire I run in winter. I may look for another brand and see if I can get them. A real snow tire is made of different compounds so they have more grip, but they wear fast as soon as the temps get above 0 degs.

 

[Applejack]

As a counterpoint, last winter on our club snow-wheeling trip in the Sierras I had a chance to compare my Duratracs side-by-side with BFG ATs on basically identical LR3s. I had an easier time on icy snow than the BFG drivers did. And all of those guys had as much or more experience as me so I wouldn't chalk it up to driver.

Agreed. I know that many times the kind of snow (wet,dry,etc) can make a pretty big difference in outcome when comparing tires, I found the Duratracs to out shine the BFG's in deep wet snow, and packed snow and ice.
As for the Duratracs sidewall, for some people they are too thin, I like the peace of mind in having that extra ply, however most people will have no issues with them.

 

[98dango]

The ST Maxx and STT share the same carcass.

I figured they where. I think in my case the wider tread void allows the rocks and such to she ad before damage.