What All terrains are you running

My friends BFG lasted forever. But were noisy as hail!

You can not compare the old KO tires to the new KO2. It is not the same. My experience is that most all AT tires start out quiet and get noisier as they wear. The Duratracs do this also. Time will tell if the KO2 gets noisier but I imagine it will.
 
Duratracs. Love everything about them except for the sidewall. Currently on my second set.
 

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...If you go to www.dirtroadtrip.com you can see the article there.

Tried to go to your link Pat and got this:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 5242902 bytes) in /home/content/p3pnexwpnas06_data03/54/2353654/html/wp-content/object-cache.php on line 433

Glad it didn't take me to some forbidden zone! :lol:
 
Love my Duratracs! I always ponder getting something else but then I think, well, these are great so why switch? The fact I have a 5th unused one as a spare makes me also want to run them again for my next set.

Around 24k miles on them and they have 14/32 left. No cupping. Road noise doesn't seem too bad either right now. Traction is still good although sometimes when I'm in a ton of mud they don't shed that well.
 

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I am running Duratracs. Likely, to buy another set this week for the wife's 5th Gen too.

But I found this interesting article. That leads me to try the Cooper AT3s

Where the Rubber Meets the Road | Expedition Portal

Holy crap, those things are junk. We had someone on the Sierra Challenge last week that bought everything the Portal recommended, and nothing worked. His Coopers were all brand new, he brought and extra spare and killed 2 completely, and ruined the rest off-road in one week. They have no sidewall. No one else in the group had a problem. I think everyone else ran BFGs.
 
Went from Duratrac to KO2 on the FJC. Both are great tires. The KO2 sidewall is definitely stronger and new design looks like it will be better.The 4R has Nitto TG. Will replace them with KO2.
 
Holy crap, those things are junk. We had someone on the Sierra Challenge last week that bought everything the Portal recommended, and nothing worked. His Coopers were all brand new, he brought and extra spare and killed 2 completely, and ruined the rest off-road in one week. They have no sidewall. No one else in the group had a problem. I think everyone else ran BFGs.

Thanks for the information. I was skeptical but I gave credence to the source. I hate sponsored articles aka ads that appear to be real research.
 
Thanks for the information. I was skeptical but I gave credence to the source. I hate sponsored articles aka ads that appear to be real research.

That information is based on one person's experience (and they didn't even specify load rating, which would provide much needed context IMO). I would submit that if you search around this forum you will find that the Coopers are a very popular A/T tire around here and come very highly recommended by actual users.
 
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looks like I may be the only one running the Nitto Terra Grappler G2s. So far no issue with them but I haven't done much with them yet. they should see some dirt next week.

Mine are 285/70/r17s. So far mpg is just about the same as stock. maybe .5 miles less per gallon. the ride with the lift feels pretty much the same as stock. At least close enough to have trouble telling the difference.

I need to wait for some rain and snow to see how they handle different conditions. being in California I may be waiting a while...

They do look really cool! :banana:
 
Cooper Discoverer ST MAXX - They've been exceptional tires for my needs and I'll probably get them again. Fantastic in snow (not ice), great on dirt, sand, gravel and especially on the road. They're okay in mud, similar to Duratrac's performance in mud I suppose. Plus, 3-ply side wall. They're worth taking a look at at least.
 
looks like I may be the only one running the Nitto Terra Grappler G2s. So far no issue with them but I haven't done much with them yet. they should see some dirt next week.

Mine are 285/70/r17s. So far mpg is just about the same as stock. maybe .5 miles less per gallon. the ride with the lift feels pretty much the same as stock. At least close enough to have trouble telling the difference.

I need to wait for some rain and snow to see how they handle different conditions. being in California I may be waiting a while...

They do look really cool! :banana:

PaulDavis-

Are you running the LT (e-rated) version of the G2's; or the other version they offer (non-LT)?
 
I'm currently running Falken wildpeak ATs. They have been great, I've put about 10'000 miles on them. Unfortunately because of work I get very little time to drive my truck, let alone do some trips.

Though the one trip I've done is up to Maine and they performed admirably. Most of the trip was on logging roads and skidder trails looking for some far away fishing holes, and an attempt to get into Baxter State Park a different way; I've no complaints. They are wearing evenly, give a little more aggressive look to the truck without going too overboard. They are quieter, in my opinion, then the stock tires that came on the truck and they helped tighten up the ride even though they are the same load rating. They come 10 ply, but I just opted for the passenger load rating because they've a three ply sidewall which is more then enough for my current uses.

They also provided more then enough traction in the snow, where with 4wheel engaged, you can drive safely at around 40mph on an unplowed road along as you keep on the gas and off the peddle, and think ahead for letting friction slow you down.. but thats all what driving int he snow is about.

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There is a reason so many people run Duratracs.:amen:

I had Duratract. They last me 60K miles. I really like them but I wanted to try something different. I switched to BFG KO2 and like them so far.

I won't go wrong with Duratract. By the naked eyes, Duractract looked much bigger than BFG KO2. They are both the same size (285x70x17)
 
PaulDavis-

Are you running the LT (e-rated) version of the G2's; or the other version they offer (non-LT)?

So I do not know. Should it say LT in the front of the tire size info? It doesn't. just says 285/70/r17. Let me know, I am curious now.
 
I have Cooper ST Maxx in 255/80/17 on the way. I wanted to try the STT Pro but it's not available in that size.
 

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