Tread choices

[Nullifier]

Ok so I normally wouldn't ask about this but I am torn. I am ordering tires Monday and am deciding between Mud Terrain or All terrain BFG (33X10.50x15). Now normally I would say Mud all the way especially since I am in mud central. However with the trip to Idaho, a trip to Pensacola in end of sept, and Hopefully the East Coast meet end of Oct that is a ton of highway miles. Now to give you an idea of my average use. I have put 10k on the truck in just shy of 3 years. I will by putting on that many miles in the next 3-4 months. I'm thinking that I will just eat up the Muds. I'm thinking the Allterrains will be a harder compound and wear better. Then in the fall add mud terrains to the truck. I am guessing that most of the trails I'll encouter will not be full of mud so it would be little issue having all terrains for the Idaho and Pensacola runs

So Get muds and screw the miles. Or get the All Terrains and buy muds when I'm done putting the big miles on the rig.

 

[PCRover]

If you don't mind the added noise of the muds on the highway, get them instead of having to buy two sets of tires. The muds won't wear that bad if you keep good air in them.

Personally I have two sets as I do a lot of highway miles so AT's are on factory alloys. I then have a set of Muds on Steels that I use for rocks and other serious terrain in the summer. The AT's stay on all winter as rain, snow and slush are a major part of my winter driving and the Mud's don't cut it.

 

[bootzilla]

Can't comment personally on the mud ability of the BFG AT's, but I heard that they are not too bad.

Biggest thing I can think of is that with all of those highway moles, the AT's will be far moreliveable in terms of wear and noise...

 

[Nullifier]

Noise is not an issue. I'm running them now and it is not a factor. Like I say I'm just debating the wear issue. I mean putting 8k on road miles for less then 500 offroad miles is crazy. But it's probably reality givent he distance from Idaho from Florida. I'm thnking the wear and tear on the all terrain is better.

 

[PCRover]

AT's will please you on the highway and on 95% of the trails you will encounter. You may find they work better than you might think for most of the off roading you encounter.

 

[kevin]

I have owned both the AT KO, and the MT. I truly believe that the AT is a better all around tire. The only advatage of the MT is that it self cleans the tread well. I feel that the road handling of the AT is better, especially the wet traction. They are far superior in the ice and packed snow. They both wore well but again the AT lasted a bit longer. I would say that if you do not see regular amounts of deep mud, or deep snow drifts, the AT would be my choice. I think that by having the ability to perform well in the mud, you sacrifice to much else. The decision should be based on the type of terrain you expect to encounter.

:ylsmoke:

 

[91xlt]

I have owned both the AT KO, and the MT. I truly believe that the AT is a better all around tire. The only advatage of the MT is that it self cleans the tread well. I feel that the road handling of the AT is better, especially the wet traction. They are far superior in the ice and packed snow. They both wore well but again the AT lasted a bit longer. I would say that if you do not see regular amounts of deep mud, or deep snow drifts, the AT would be my choice. I think that by having the ability to perform well in the mud, you sacrifice to much else. The decision should be based on the type of terrain you expect to encounter.

:ylsmoke:

i agree 100%...my $.02

 

[Outback]

I went from BFG ATs to Super Swamper TRXUS MTs and love them Completely diffrent beast off pavement! Much better than ANY AT. Road noise was surprisingly not much above the ATs.

 

[bigreen505]

Without trying to hijack the thread, are there any tires around that walk the line between AT and MT -- either an aggresive AT that can till get through a diffcult trail when the rain turns it in to mud, or a mild MT that works well on the highway and in packed snow/ice? I've heard people toss out the Yoko Geolander AT as being good off road, but I have heard just as many people complain that it wears very fast. I have heard some people say that the Firestone MT and Kuhmo MT are great off road, but still have good road manners.

Perhaps instead of whether AT or MT is the answer for Nullifier's travels, we need to ask of there are any tires that walk that middle ground without falling into the trap of being lousy at everything.