A/T tire recommendations?

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Re: A/T tire recommendations?

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I am surprised these have not been mentioned but I love the Falken Wildpeak AT3 .

I used to put the KOs on my Tundra but they wore out quickly so I switch to the Falkens and they are so much better.
I storm chase as a hobby and the chasing community now has a lot of people using the Falkens as they are great in rain and mud.
I would check them out man ... you will not be disappointed.
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Re: A/T tire recommendations?

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KO2s have my vote. Had KOs and KO2s on 3 different vehicles (est. 115K miles driven) and they are great. I've had about 5-6 flat tires in my life but never had one on a KO/KO2. Perfect blend of off-road and snow performance.

Another A/T option is the BFG HD-Terrain T/A KT. This tire is coming out on 4/1/23. Sounds like a great A/T for full size rigs and trucks. Sidewall looks like a KO2 and the tread looks more like the KM3. Think I'm going to give these a shot on my Ram 2500 when the current KO2s are done.
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Re: A/T tire recommendations?

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merrion13 wrote: Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:00 am Seems like the 14ers forum is a good place for this question, since regular driving in Colorado is very different than a lot of other places.

Need new tires for our daily-driver mountain car (Grand Cherokee). Gets used around town and commuting during the week, then long stretches of highway into backcountry roads. I've had the Toyo Open Country AT2 which I liked, but curious what other folks recommend based on similar use patterns. I'm not a fan of the BFG's, drove them in I-70 slush and they were awful. I run dedicated snow tires so I don't need them to be snowflake rated.

What do people like for typical Colorado driving?
I also really like the Toyo Open Country AT2s. I put them on my 4runner this past fall and they performed admirably in a couple big snow storms so far. I haven't gotten them on any rock yet, but I'm looking forward to testing them this summer a bit.

For reference, I have 285-70/17 and I got the C-ply.
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Re: A/T tire recommendations?

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sfreytag wrote: Fri Mar 24, 2023 8:45 am KO2s have my vote. Had KOs and KO2s on 3 different vehicles (est. 115K miles driven) and they are great. I've had about 5-6 flat tires in my life but never had one on a KO/KO2. Perfect blend of off-road and snow performance.

Another A/T option is the BFG HD-Terrain T/A KT. This tire is coming out on 4/1/23. Sounds like a great A/T for full size rigs and trucks. Sidewall looks like a KO2 and the tread looks more like the KM3. Think I'm going to give these a shot on my Ram 2500 when the current KO2s are done.
Wow very similar experience here. Have had them on a V8 4Runner, V6 4Runner 5th gen, and a 100 series Land Cruiser. About 150k combined miles. No flats or issues with cupping etc.

I had no idea they were coming out with that new tire. I’m going to give those a try as well. My vehicles weighs 7500-8000 lbs depending on season, those may be better suited for what I do than the KO2’s.
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Re: A/T tire recommendations?

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For the less off-road capable SUV vehicle folk looking to improve traction and durability, I've been really pleased with the BFGoodrich Trail-Terrain T/A tire. It is much better than the Yokohama Geolandar A/T tire that I had before.
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Re: A/T tire recommendations?

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climbingcue wrote: Tue Mar 13, 2018 7:18 am I am on my 2nd set of Goodyear DuraTrac tires. I was never a goodyear fan, but the 4Runner forum had very good reviews on this tire. I did 17 14ers last year and this tire had no problems getting to the 4wd trailhead on every peak. I drive 420 miles a week commuting to work, the tire is smooth on the road and still works well offroad and in the snow.

https://www.goodyear.com/en-US/tires/wrangler-duratrac

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Re: A/T tire recommendations?

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I'm on my third set of Falken Wildpeak AT3s. Phenomenal in snow. Quiet on the highway. Good on dirt/rock but clog up with mud easily since not a MT. Only got about 35k out of my last set but for the price I'll take it. I've had Michelin AT tires too which lasted longer but not quite as aggressive.
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Re: A/T tire recommendations?

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Well I'm having to replace my Goodyear Wrangler Kevlar tires at 33k, instead of the rated 60k. Pretty disappointed on that.

Thinking about swapping to Hantook Dynapro AT2
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