Toyo OPEN COUNTRY A/T II
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chris_the_wrench
Fixer & Builder of Things
My local Les Schwab has these on backorder for me. Hopefully next week!
redthies
Renaissance Redneck
As they say: "pics, or it didn't happen" :sombrero:
NothingClever
Explorer
Mmmmmm....To-yoooooos.
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ToolBox Guy
Adventurer
If anyone in Southern Cal. is looking for a set of (4) brand new Toyo Open Country AT II, in a 35x12.50x17. PM me.
Thanks for all the posts and reviews you guys have done on these tires. I will going from a 265/65 18 BFG Rugged Terrain to a 285/65 18 tire. I thought I had settled on the BFG A/T KO's but have started leaning towards the Open Country A/T II's. do any of you guys have any comparisons between these two tires? Thanks in advance
Morris
Morris
Allof75
Pathfinder
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I personally have not owned the BFG AT line, however, I have several friends who have used them for years and have seen how they perform in the dirt.
BFG A/T KO
On pavement: They ride relatively smooth, and somewhat quiet until they begin to wear, then they begin to sound like an MT. They do wear well however and my friends have gotten >50k miles out of a set, kept at pressure, and rotated. Ok grip in dry, and ok grip in the rain.
On the trail: They have the Mountain Snowflake symbol, so if you do encounter snow (which I would imagine you wouldn't being in Alabama
) they are certified as snow tires so no chains are needed, should the Highway Patrol have a mandatory chain checkpoint. In the gravel, they pick up stones, in the hardpack they do just fine. Sand is reportedly pretty decent, though I have never been impressed, and in rock they offer ok grip. They love to cake up in mud but will generally "get you there." They offer solid puncture resistance, with 3-ply sidewall, and on the right vehicle can fit a specific "classic" look. Overall- They are ok at most everything, but adept at nothing. IMO of course.
Toyos
I have had mine for about 10k miles. My particular size has a 45k mile warranty, though I have a feeling they will last longer.
Pavement- Very very good grip in the dry, (never even heard them screech when careening around corners), extremely quiet (as in literally no perceptible noise) even on our terrible grooved freeways leading to Los Angeles. In the rain, they shed the water well, though of course if you hit a deep puddle at the right speed hydroplaning is possible. (ask me how I know
) But overall, extremely good tires on road. Trail- No mountain snowflake symbol, but I've heard good things for snow performance. Hardpack dirt- very good traction, very little stone throw- more on that later. Medium silt/sand- when aired down, very good traction, they claw their way through anything. Deep Sand- little experience, though impressive in the couple minutes I spent. Light mud- very good, cuts through to the bottom (I do run tall skinnies though) and plows through without a hitch. Deep mud- as long as you keep your speed up, they fling the mud, with minimal cake-up and will scramble for traction as long as you keep the pedal down. Rock- sticky traction, shockingly so. They will do whatever you want to do within the limits of the vehicle.
Very little chunking, and the "rock ejectors" actually work- I hear little to no pinging of rocks against metal once I'm back on-road. Toyo's sidewall thickness and puncture resistance is legendary.
Overall- Absolutely spectacular tires, which I would buy again in a hearbeat. In fact, I will most likely switch my dodge's 285s for them when the time comes. I couldn't be happier with them. And on top of that, they were on the cheaper side! ($131 Per tire)
Hope it helped!
Mountainhound
Explorer
Thats a good question because I don't think there holding up very well on my 2011 f250 I have close to 8k on them and did a rotation couple k ago and the fronts which were the backs are looking alittle thin. I honestly dont think they'll make the 40k or whatever. Heck i'll be surprised if they make 25k. Other than that they seem a fine tire.
Seamac
New member
I have 285/75R17 Toyos OC ATs on my 2008 Cummins 3500 and have owned the truck from new. I replaced the factory BFG rugged trails out of the gate with these Toyos and got 80, 000kms out of them before buying another set. This milage includes towing a 16,000Lbs 38 foot fifth wheel montana trailer regularly. they also work extermely good in the snow and I should know as I live in Fort McMurray Alberta Canada, even down to - 40 Celcius. buy the toyos.
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Mountainhound
Explorer
I'm hoping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Regcabguy
Oil eater.
LT's have 50K warranty. I replaced my 285-75-17 Toyo MT's with same sized AT2's and am very pleased. 1/4 the noise and they seem to be wearing well.