Wanted to see if anyone has run both the new design BFG Rugged Terrain and the All Terrain. I'm about to buy a new set of tires and my daily driver sees mostly pavement but I want to be able to do some mild wheeling with it from time to time. I already know the All Terrain is a superb tire but these new Rugged Terrains caught my eye because of the better price. I see the reviews on them are favorable for on road traction and wet traction but I can't seem to find anyone who has put them in mild mud and sand... I'd rather spend the extra dough for the all terrain to keep from getting stuck, but if I can save a buck or two and still get good performance on the trail then I think it could be a win-win situation... opinions?
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BFG Rugged Terrain vs All Terrain
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06RangerXLT
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your options are a tried and tested tire thats been stock on more offroad vehicles then any other, or a new tire thats not tested nearly as extensively.
IDK about you, but i swear by the BFG AT's. they are by no means a MUD tire, but my god are they amazing. my 2wd w/ 33x10.50 BFG AT's will go just about anywhere i want. Just sunday i was making it up hills that a 1500 4x4 couldnt do in 2wd.
IDK about you, but i swear by the BFG AT's. they are by no means a MUD tire, but my god are they amazing. my 2wd w/ 33x10.50 BFG AT's will go just about anywhere i want. Just sunday i was making it up hills that a 1500 4x4 couldnt do in 2wd.
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I looked at a lot of reviews and talked with a kit if people that run bfg a/t. That's why I decided to go with Firestone destination a/t instead. Mist of the people I talked too thought they were over priced for the quality. Not that they are a bad tire, but the majority of people I talked to were not that impressed with them off road for an all terrain. Personally, I've been very happy with my Firestone destination a/t.
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Soooo....decided to go with the Rugged Terrain. Decided to take one for the team and figured I follow up now that I've got about 7,000 miles on them and have put my truck in a variety of terrain.
Overall, I am very pleased. These tires have exceeded my expectations. Road manners and wet traction/braking were very good. No change in gas mileage from my previous set of tires. Dirt/gravel trails both dry and when it's raining, I find that I have very good response and traction up at speed when I'm horsing around. I've had A/T's before on my 75 FJ-40 and a F-150 and I actually like the Rugged Terrain better in the areas I've listed so far.
Off the trail in heavy pine-needles and loose dirt, I've had no issues... On par with other all terrain tires but I will admit that I prefer the BFG A/T in these areas, specifically going up hill... little more bite with the A/T but the Rugged Terrain passes the test.
I'm not a big fan of mud... unless it's someone else's truck but I gave it a try because my curiosity insisted. "Virgin" mud (i.e. no ruts to bottom out on) was a challenge as I expected but with some skill on how to keep the tires self cleaning I made it through a couple passes. I slid around a lot and that = fun but I found myself in trouble in the deeper stuff and needed to be pulled out when I tried to get going from a stand-still...no suprises. I've done the same with the A/T's and had similar problem but more control with the A/T's and my knuckles weren't as white!
Overall, the Rugged Terrain is a solid tire that shines on a daily driver (especially in the rain) and does the job quite well off-road on trails until you hit any significant mud. Obviously if you want to mud, get a different tire. I am happy I picked this tire over the A/T because I see mostly pavement. There's a light hum at high way speeds but nothing that will piss you off. After 7,000 miles I have very little little wear. If it wasn't for the dirt ring on the tires, I would think I just put them on! No issues with balancing as well. A little pricey but with the way they are wearing I wouldn't be suprised to get 60,000 miles out of them!
Edit: Forgot to add a couple things... I don't have snow in Louisiana but I would venture to guess that they wouldn't be a good tire in the snow... there is no siping on this tire and I heard this is a must for the snow... Also one annoying thing I had to get used to but now I don't notice it as much... these tires will pick up every little rock on the planet. Once you get back to the pavement it'll take a couple seconds once you get up to speed to expel them all...
Overall, I am very pleased. These tires have exceeded my expectations. Road manners and wet traction/braking were very good. No change in gas mileage from my previous set of tires. Dirt/gravel trails both dry and when it's raining, I find that I have very good response and traction up at speed when I'm horsing around. I've had A/T's before on my 75 FJ-40 and a F-150 and I actually like the Rugged Terrain better in the areas I've listed so far.
Off the trail in heavy pine-needles and loose dirt, I've had no issues... On par with other all terrain tires but I will admit that I prefer the BFG A/T in these areas, specifically going up hill... little more bite with the A/T but the Rugged Terrain passes the test.
I'm not a big fan of mud... unless it's someone else's truck but I gave it a try because my curiosity insisted. "Virgin" mud (i.e. no ruts to bottom out on) was a challenge as I expected but with some skill on how to keep the tires self cleaning I made it through a couple passes. I slid around a lot and that = fun but I found myself in trouble in the deeper stuff and needed to be pulled out when I tried to get going from a stand-still...no suprises. I've done the same with the A/T's and had similar problem but more control with the A/T's and my knuckles weren't as white!
Overall, the Rugged Terrain is a solid tire that shines on a daily driver (especially in the rain) and does the job quite well off-road on trails until you hit any significant mud. Obviously if you want to mud, get a different tire. I am happy I picked this tire over the A/T because I see mostly pavement. There's a light hum at high way speeds but nothing that will piss you off. After 7,000 miles I have very little little wear. If it wasn't for the dirt ring on the tires, I would think I just put them on! No issues with balancing as well. A little pricey but with the way they are wearing I wouldn't be suprised to get 60,000 miles out of them!
Edit: Forgot to add a couple things... I don't have snow in Louisiana but I would venture to guess that they wouldn't be a good tire in the snow... there is no siping on this tire and I heard this is a must for the snow... Also one annoying thing I had to get used to but now I don't notice it as much... these tires will pick up every little rock on the planet. Once you get back to the pavement it'll take a couple seconds once you get up to speed to expel them all...
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Interestingly enough, my buddy uses Mud Terrain's on his Jeep that only sees action in Moab. He does rather well with them - even though he rolled it a couple weeks ago.
Mud Terrains are a great tire. I had a set on an '89 Dodge Raider and was impressed with them. I thought about them for my Ranger, but I spend so much time on the road it would have been a waste. I always been one for function over form and laugh when I see a pristeen pick-up that doesn't have a trace of dirt sporting a pair of worn out mud grips that only have seen pavement. Hill Billy Deluxe comes to mind!
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