Tires

[Errestaurants 2570]

Did a search and didn't find anything. Looking to purchase a set of AT truck tires. Been buying the BfGoodrich All-terrain T/A. Been getting around 40K on the last two pairs. Anyone running something they really like versus what I'm currently using. like to keep it around 1200 or less for a set. Thanks in advance.

[LW Goatman 1124]

Not sure what size you are getting but try and make Michelin work.

[Errestaurants 2570]

6 minutes ago, LW Goatman said:

Not sure what size you are getting but try and make Michelin work.

running 270/70  r18. heard good things about Nitto's grappler

[UnivTex34 1763]

I love my KO2’s, but damn they are expensive. Although Sams is having an $80 off per tire on BFG right now. Buddy was bragging he got 4 KO2s mounted for 750. Fucker.

Cooper makes a good tire. My last set was the AT3’s and they were great, I just wanted more aggressive. The ST Maxx I hear really good things about.

Nearly went Falken Wildpeak AT3’s, people rave about them, but nobody had stock in Austin. 

Im hearing good things about the new Generals, (ATX I think? Replacement for the AT2,) but they just came out like last week, so I might sit and wait.

[Errestaurants 2570]

2 minutes ago, UnivTex34 said:

I love my KO2’s, but damn they are expensive. Although Sams is having an $80 off per tire on BFG right now. Buddy was bragging he got 4 KO2s mounted for 750. Fucker.

Cooper makes a good tire. My last set was the AT3’s and they were great, I just wanted more aggressive. The ST Maxx I hear really good things about.

Nearly went Falken Wildpeak AT3’s, people rave about them, but nobody had stock in Austin. 

Im hearing good things about the new Generals, (ATX I think? Replacement for the AT2,) but they just came out like last week, so I might sit and wait.

thanks. what does a set of KO2's typically run? im okay with $1200 for a set of tires

[UnivTex34 1763]

Mine were around $220 a tire from DT, they were the cheapest at the time, but you may see as high as $250.

Edited April 6, 2018 by UnivTex34

[Errestaurants 2570]

1 minute ago, UnivTex34 said:

Mine were around $220 a tire from DT, they were the cheapest at the time, but you may see as high as $250.

thanks, brother

[UnivTex34 1763]

@Anton Chigurh anything to add? 

[Errestaurants 2570]

13 minutes ago, UnivTex34 said:

I love my KO2’s, but damn they are expensive. Although Sams is having an $80 off per tire on BFG right now. Buddy was bragging he got 4 KO2s mounted for 750. Fucker.

Cooper makes a good tire. My last set was the AT3’s and they were great, I just wanted more aggressive. The ST Maxx I hear really good things about.

Nearly went Falken Wildpeak AT3’s, people rave about them, but nobody had stock in Austin. 

Im hearing good things about the new Generals, (ATX I think? Replacement for the AT2,) but they just came out like last week, so I might sit and wait.

lol. I just went out and checked my BFG and they are the KO2's Baja Champion. yea there around 1200 all in at discount tire. been running them last couple of sets. 

[DalTxHornFan 3101]

Do whatever the guys at Discount Tire recommend, plus always buy the road hazard warranty.

[UnivTex34 1763]

19 minutes ago, Errestaurants said:

lol. I just went out and checked my BFG and they are the KO2's Baja Champion. yea there around 1200 all in at discount tire. been running them last couple of sets. 

I’d check Sams as well. Even if you had to buy a membership it might still be cheaper

Edited April 6, 2018 by UnivTex34

[UnivTex34 1763]

1 minute ago, DalTxHornFan said:

Do whatever the guys at Discount Tire recommend, plus always buy the road hazard warranty.

Maybe for road tires, but when I got my BFGs I had 20 minutes of the salesman pushing their in house AT like it was the greatest thing ever, checked reviews and they were shit.

[Errestaurants 2570]

Over on TexasBowHunter ive read of guys getting 65K on Nitto's Grappler. Kinda wanting to see if anyone else runs those

 

[UnivTex34 1763]

I feel like if mileage is a big concern, ATs may not be the best choice.

 

i did get 40k on my coopers before a rock fucked them in big bend. Easily had 25k more miles. Were not even half worn yet.

[TexasEd 8067]

Yokohama Geolandar G015.  I love those tires.  I got a higher load rating with firm sidewall for towing.

[Yarbr 123]

I think I mentioned on truck nuts, but I got a set of Faulkin Wildpeak AT3W and they have been great. I'll hop on Tapa and post a pic. 818 from discount, no warranty or any of that though.

[Yarbr 123]

Theyre agressive, just not as aggressive as those hybrid Nittos.

They have a warehouse in Dallas, so it will take 2 days to get them since Discount doesn't stock them.
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Edited April 7, 2018 by Yarbr

[UnivTex34 1763]

25 minutes ago, Yarbr said:

Theyre agressive, just not as aggressive as those hybrid Nittos.

They have a warehouse in Dallas, so it will take 2 days to get them since Discount doesn't stock them.
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Yeah, like I said, heard great things. But I just got back from big bend, drove back on spare. Needed tires right now. Those will probably be my next.

[Errestaurants 2570]

27 minutes ago, Yarbr said:

Theyre agressive, just not as aggressive as those hybrid Nittos.

They have a warehouse in Dallas, so it will take 2 days to get them since Discount doesn't stock them.
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those look good. thanks for the picture.

 

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

[mention=25]Anton Chigurh[/mention] anything to add? 

I feel like if mileage is a big concern, ATs may not be the best choice.

 

i did get 40k on my coopers before a rock fucked them in big bend. Easily had 25k more miles. Were not even half worn yet.

 

Holy hell you got 40K after you bought them from me? That’s a lot of driving.

 

I have KO2s now. I will stay with them or get Cooper ST Maxx in a “pizza cutter” size for my next set.

 

The advantage of the KO2 or ST Maxx is that they have a very tough sidewall, so they are great in rocky terrain.

[UnivTex34 1763]

25 minutes ago, Anton Chigurh said:

 

 

Holy hell you got 40K after you bought them from me? That’s a lot of driving.

 

I have KO2s now. I will stay with them or get Cooper ST Maxx in a “pizza cutter” size for my next set.

 

The advantage of the KO2 or ST Maxx is that they have a very tough sidewall, so they are great in rocky terrain.

Yeah. 

[pops 6985]

I've put almost 200k on 3 different sets of general grabber AT2's on 3 different vehicles and I won't look anywhere else. 50k treadwear warranty and they go through everything. 

Getting a set of the new AT X's mounted up on an old Rover I'm restoring. 

[deadshank 24653]

20 hours ago, Errestaurants said:

Over on TexasBowHunter ive read of guys getting 65K on Nitto's Grappler. Kinda wanting to see if anyone else runs those

 

I’ve been through 2 sets of Nitto Terra Grapplers on a RAM 2500. 1st set I got 65K miles out of them before I swapped them out for 2nd set and just switched them out at 68K miles.   Rotated every 5-6k miles.   Lots and lots of highway miles between Houston and Uvalde.  At deer lease the tires saw lots of rough, rocky senderos and plenty of mud and a lots of heavy trailering. 

I was so pleased with the Nittos that I replaced them with Toyo which are slightly more expensive and rated for more miles.  Pleased with them so far.  

Getting a new F350 in June / July.  Going back to Nitto because Toyo doesn’t make a tire rated for F350s.  

[Redneck Mutha 7956]

Terra Grapplers on my F150, 50k so far and going strong.  I forget what DT told me on remaining treadlife when they rotated them the other day, but still a good amount left.  Mostly city miles to and from work.

[Errestaurants 2570]

2 hours ago, deadshank said:

I’ve been through 2 sets of Nitto Terra Grapplers on a RAM 2500. 1st set I got 65K miles out of them before I swapped them out for 2nd set and just switched them out at 68K miles.   Rotated every 5-6k miles.   Lots and lots of highway miles between Houston and Uvalde.  At deer lease the tires saw lots of rough, rocky senderos and plenty of mud and a lots of heavy trailering. 

I was so pleased with the Nittos that I replaced them with Toyo which are slightly more expensive and rated for more miles.  Pleased with them so far.  

Getting a new F350 in June / July.  Going back to Nitto because Toyo doesn’t make a tire rated for F350s.  

this is what i was reading on texasbowhunter. i currently have a Ram 3500 and a Ford 2500 both with the KO2's. 50/50 highway and dirt/washout/terrel rock.

[Errestaurants 2570]

Dang, just put in my truck specs for the 3500 and only 3 tires come up on discount's website. Nitto EXO Grappler, Nitto Ridge Grappler and BFG Mud terrain T/A KM2.  The NITO are the cheepest at 290 and the BFG are close to 400. They dont have the KO2's on there which is what I've been buying.

 

[Yarbr 123]

 270/70 r18 is a weird size.  Maybe you searched by truck, but if you did it by size the first number usually ends in a 5. 

[Errestaurants 2570]

On April 7, 2018 at 5:56 PM, Yarbr said:

 270/70 r18 is a weird size.  Maybe you searched by truck, but if you did it by size the first number usually ends in a 5. 

yea, I'm an idiot. they are 275.

[Errestaurants 2570]

Ended up going with the BFG KO2s again they were in stock. paid $320 a tire all in. Probably try the Faulkins or the Nitto on the 2500.

[AnonymousInternetPoster 163]

Did you inspect them really well to make sure that none of them had any quarters melded to them?

[Chewbacca 7780]

Sounds like it's too late since you already bought them, but if mileage is a concern, it's hard to beat the Michelin LTX M/S2 

[Errestaurants 2570]

1 hour ago, AnonymousInternetPoster said:

Did you inspect them really well to make sure that none of them had any quarters melded to them?

No but i trust Discount Tire. Never heard of that happening to anyone who bought tires from them. I'll go check though.

[pops 6985]

6 hours ago, Chewbacca said:

Sounds like it's too late since you already bought them, but if mileage is a concern, it's hard to beat the Michelin LTX M/S2 

Solid tire, but I think the AT looks a little better.  Michelin for miles, though, no question. 

[Chewbacca 7780]

Solid tire, but I think the AT looks a little better.  Michelin for miles, though, no question. 

I know it's not an issue for most here, but they are fantastic in snow and ice as well.

[Moby Ric 2058]

Michelin lifer here.  Will not put anything else on my truck.  Worth the money.

[Anton Chigurh 3319]

Unless you go off-road. Still don’t know why they don’t cater to that market.

 

They could even rebadge a BFG KO2 and change the sidewall design slightly and sell that.

[JSB 677]

On 4/6/2018 at 6:01 PM, Errestaurants said:

Over on TexasBowHunter ive read of guys getting 65K on Nitto's Grappler. Kinda wanting to see if anyone else runs those

 

Too late, but I've got a set of NItto Ridge Grapplers that I love.  Good traction, quiet for an AT... we will see what kind of mileage I get, but so far, so good.  I've only got about 13K miles on them now. 

[cknight 184]

I ran the KO2 on my truck and really liked them; they had a really tough sidewall which is handy filling up feeders and driving around in mesquite country. My previous set of tires were the Michelin AT 2's. They were great tires but definitely more of a highway tire than an all terrain. I ran Nitto's about 8 years ago and never liked them; they wore fast IMO.

[Bill Clay 48]

Re: road hazard warranty aka "insurance"

You only insure the things you can't afford to replace. Paying 10% (or whatever) to replace a $250 tire is a sucker's bet.

#firstpostwisdom

[Longhorn Al 440]

I got 86,000 miles on my last set of Michelins.  It started to get a little unsettling the last week they were on my truck. I had no idea I had put that many miles on them until the Discount Tire guy started laughing when I asked how much I put on them and he looked it up.  86k on 70k tires. Nice!

[Patricio Swayze 17058]

I got 86,000 miles on my last set of Michelins.  It started to get a little unsettling the last week they were on my truck. I had no idea I had put that many miles on them until the Discount Tire guy started laughing when I asked how much I put on them and he looked it up.  86k on 70k tires. Nice!

Yep. Always Michelins. Always.

[RPM 26321]

I hate to say it but Discount Tire failed me hard this week. Bought a used car about 6 months ago and started to feel a vibration like a tire out of balance. Went to DT in Decatur, told them about the vibration and asked for a balance and rotate, which they did free of charge (I didn't buy the tires there, but I'm a regular customer). The vibration gets worse and I can see movement in the steering wheel so I take it to my local shop tell them to check it out. Turns out my tires are shit. Cords are broken on 2 of them and I'm lucky they didn't blow while I'm cruising 75mph on the way to work. Bought 4 new Michelins from them. They were a little higher than DT, but the service was worth it.

Edited December 5, 2020 by RPM

[Sam Lin 3559]

On 4/13/2018 at 6:27 PM, Patricio Swayze said:

Yep. Always Michelins. Always.

Quoted for correctness.

[RPM 26321]

Bijan, He gone!

[RPM 26321]

No doubt? He dove over the QB.

[Leeroy Jenkins 2404]

What tires did he use?

[idigTexas 2288]

On 12/5/2020 at 1:14 PM, Leeroy Jenkins said:

What tires did he use?

Badyear

[phdhorn 6224]

Speaking of things that don't have to do with tires, I have a question about tires.

I have a 2007 GT, when purchased had (and still has) a set of Continentals from 2013.  The car has low mileage for its age (I got it at 71K) and the tires were and are in good shape treadwise.  

I have inspection/registration this month, so I ran it by my local wrench monkey and asked his opinion, since I'd likely get it inspected there.  I asked him to look at the tires and let me know what about it.  He said the tread is good, some sidewall rot, but the tires are from 2013 so they wouldn't pass.  Of course the guy who actually inspects the car is probably not the counter guy but one of the underlings.

I meandered down to Discount and talked to the guy there and he said that any shop is required to fail the tires after 10 years, but they shouldn't do it now for these (which are of course about 7-8).

What say you?  Ever had your tires fail inspection simply due to age and not condition?  

I have no problems about getting new ones but figure why bother now if not needed?  Thankyouverymuch.

[Chewbacca 7780]

After 5-6 years the tires should be replaced, regardless of mileage.

[Sam Lin 3559]

What he said. Only times I knowingly make an exception is if it's a project car and I know the tires are just used to roll it around, then I'll hold off to replace until the car is ready go to back on the streets.