BFG All Terrain T/A vs Goodyear Wranger Duratrac

[Thai]

Well, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. BFG AT KO is quieter on the highway and is tougher off-road...and, of course, it has a well-earned reputation. As for wet handling, i did not have a single problem driving BFG in wet weather. Just drive with common sense.

 

[Clemsonfan15]

Well, as the saying goes, you get what you pay for. BFG AT KO is quieter on the highway and is tougher off-road...and, of course, it has a well-earned reputation. As for wet handling, i did not have a single problem driving BFG in wet weather. Just drive with common sense.

Have you run both of them?

The Duratracs are really quite. Can't hear them if the radio is slightly on you have an aftermarket muffler.

I still haven't heard of anyone puncturing the sidewall offroad.

 

[RonMAIDEN]

With wet weather traction both my Nittos and the Duratracs have better margin for error at speeds over 60 in steady rain,all the sets of BFGs I've driven on would start to hydroplane around that speed and not give a warning or a hint they were starting to lift. Look at BFGs,they don't have very well defined water evac channels like the Goodyears or Nittos.
The margin for error can make the diff between and accident or going on your merry way and this also can apply in snow and slush for those who have to deal with all 4 seasons.

I can't argue about BFGs off road toughness since that's where they shine but their street manners are really so-so and you pay alot for them. BFGs are great for a weekend warrior but on a DD there's better choices and some won't kill your budget.

 

[Thai]

With wet weather traction both my Nittos and the Duratracs have better margin for error at speeds over 60 in steady rain,all the sets of BFGs I've driven on would start to hydroplane around that speed and not give a warning or a hint they were starting to lift. Look at BFGs,they don't have very well defined water evac channels like the Goodyears or Nittos.
The margin for error can make the diff between and accident or going on your merry way and this also can apply in snow and slush for those who have to deal with all 4 seasons.

I can't argue about BFGs off road toughness since that's where they shine but their street manners are really so-so and you pay alot for them. BFGs are great for a weekend warrior but on a DD there's better choices and some won't kill your budget.

I don't know...my ESP (on my G500 and my 2002 4runner) NEVER went on during highway rain driving. If you say that the BFG hydroplanes THAT much at only over 60 mph, then i would assume that my stability control/traction control would lit up like a christmas tree!

As we have discussed many times RonM, there is more to wet traction than just "water channels." If you notice, then you will see that most new tires don't have the "aqua" channels that Goodyear had back in the 1990s. For example, Michelin CrossTerrains don't have clear water channels, neither does LTX M/S....and i would not call these tires unsafe in rain either! On the other hand, mud-terrains have wonderful open huge "water" channels, but then again, you won't catch anyone saying that they are great in rain either. If you look closely at the BFG, then you will see two longitudinal channels in the tread. It is just that the BFG tread is aggressive and thus people don't notice them.

 

[RonMAIDEN]

I simply know from my experiences on BFGs on several '90s Toyota 4Runners and PUs and they just don't seem as in control in the wet as my Nittos and Duratracs feel. I think on heavier vehicles BFGs might preform better in the wet but on a 4000lb 3rd gen Runner they feel squirelly in the rain. I don't think BFGs are unsafe but it's the margin of error that makes me feel safer with either TGs or Duratracs.