Help with tires...

**tightchevelle69** · 02-22-2009, 07:59 PM

okay, so i havent posted on here for a long time but u do pop in once in a while to see whats new, but i need some help.

I currently have 285/55/20 bfg a/t's that are almost bald. they only have a little over 30k miles on them. i would like to get some new tires roughly the same size but with really good tread wear. $300 a tire is a little much IMO that are gonna be bald in 2 years. id like them to have a decent look to them like the open country m/t's or even like the bfg a/t's, but want somethin that might last me 50k miles or more.

Give me ur opinions and experiences with different tires. gotta make a decision soon so i can get some when my tax return comes in! thanks in advance.

hirsdalechevy · 02-22-2009, 08:31 PM

I would stay away from a m/t tire for long life.But I have friends that run the toyos in a a/t(same as nitto a/ts) and they seem to last pretty good but not much longer than a bfg,dick cepeck,micky thomson,etc.We have a lot trucks with big tires around my town and we all like to compare but I think I would go with what you like the looks of best because they are all pretty close in wear,Or go with whatever fits your cost factor.

marbles72 · 02-22-2009, 08:38 PM

i have new nito's so I cant give a rating yet But ive ran bf's and theye wore great,same with my toyo's m55 bvut they sucked in the snow,best bang for your buck based on others from what I have learned is the nitto terra graplers,they have desne tsiping as well so they will move water fairly well

dmaxguy2008 · 02-22-2009, 08:43 PM

i also like my nittos try rimzoneonline it an ebay store i got my tires for dirt cheap.

2004duramaxLB7 · 02-22-2009, 08:57 PM

go with toyo open countrys, my buddy has a set on his truck and has had them for about 3 years with around 42,000mi on them. and they still have about 8000mi left on them. i run M/T tires and am always worried about tire wear, so with my tax check im switching over to the toyo open countrys

Charlie's Max · 02-22-2009, 09:25 PM

My BFG TKO have 30k on them and not much left. I will be lucky to get another 5K on them as I just put the nearly down to tread wear indicators pair on the front end. They are great tires for snow, mud, off road etc. Towing wears them out fast IMO.

I am switching to Toyo Open Country after this. I will test thier wear warranty!

2004duramaxLB7 · 02-22-2009, 09:27 PM

i have 15,000mi on my pro comp xtreme M/T and there over half thread. seems like there wearing pretty good for a mud tire

**tightchevelle69** · 02-23-2009, 07:41 PM

thanks for the replies guys. ive read alot of good stuff about the open countries and the grapplers. i guess ill choose between which ever ones i can get cheaper. sounds like they will all last about as long (but hopefully a bit longer than my bfg a/t's have)!!! thanks again. and if anybody else has any input, let me know!