Favorite Budget Tires?

[jbaucom]

I haven't seen them mentioned in this thread, but the Sumitomo Encounter A/T looks like it should be a good value tire. Falken is a Sumitomo brand, and the Encounter A/T is very similar to the Falken Wildpeak AT3W, with deep tread, 3PMS rating, and good reviews. I owned a set of Falken AT3Ws on my GMC and was pleased with the performance on-road and off, but the price of the Falkens is right up there with BFG KO3s now.

I considered the Cooper Discoverer ATs at Walmart due to the price and being U.S. made, but I wasn't too keen on Walmart installation. Maybe Walmart is just as good, but I like the way my local Discount Tire does things and has treated me through the years. I decided to give the Sumitomo's a shot and purchased a set in LT275/70r18 for my F150 for under $900 OTD and will have them installed next week.

 

[Ozarker]

My Cherokee has Discovery AT's, I haven't had it off road yet, only got it a couple months ago, but it did snow, 7 inches, I'd give them a "C+/B-" for traction in the snow, not bad, not the best either. I doubt I'd ever put anything but KO's on my F-150.

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

My Cherokee has Discovery AT's, I haven't had it off road yet, only got it a couple months ago, but it did snow, 7 inches, I'd give them a "C+/B-" for traction in the snow, not bad, not the best either. I doubt I'd ever put anything but KO's on my F-150.

I ran them on my last truck, I'd give them a solid C for snow.

I was dragging the old BFG's out of the barn when they started slipping belts. When the third one went I went to Falken AT3's and never looked back. Much better in snow, they were still on the truck when I sold it... and I put them (AT3w) on the truck that replaced it.

 

[FreedomTraveler]

I haven't seen them mentioned in this thread, but the Sumitomo Encounter A/T looks like it should be a good value tire. Falken is a Sumitomo brand, and the Encounter A/T is very similar to the Falken Wildpeak AT3W, with deep tread, 3PMS rating, and good reviews. I owned a set of Falken AT3Ws on my GMC and was pleased with the performance on-road and off, but the price of the Falkens is right up there with BFG KO3s now.

I considered the Cooper Discoverer ATs at Walmart due to the price and being U.S. made, but I wasn't too keen on Walmart installation. Maybe Walmart is just as good, but I like the way my local Discount Tire does things and has treated me through the years. I decided to give the Sumitomo's a shot and purchased a set in LT275/70r18 for my F150 for under $900 OTD and will have them installed next week.

Note: If you buy tires from WalMart.com you don't have to have them install. You can take them to any shop or do it yourself. ( If you have the equ. )

 

[SDDiver5]

No personal experience with then but I know a lot of guys on the F150 pages really like Kenda tires.