MT vs AT

[adsm08]

I am not ready to buy new tires for my truck yet, but I am ready to start shopping.

I have had BFG AT TKOs on my Ranger for the last 5 years and more than 60K miles and love them. I liked them enough to go out and put a set on my B2 when I got it and paid almost as much for the tires as I did for the car.

Now I am down to about 2.5 32nds of tread on the rear and 3 or 4 on the front on the set on my truck. That is enough to last my another year if I rotate them since I don't drive much.

The two I am currently looking at are another set of the AT TKOs and the MT TA KM2s.

I don't do serious mudding, but I do use my truck to work around the yard and my back yard is on a fair slope. I wouldn't consider it steep if it was paved, but the grass changes that a bit. Overall this is a street truck though. I drive it 17 miles round trip on the street 3 or 4 days a week, 80 miles highway twice a month, and every so often it may go across the state, but those are few and far between.

I would like something with an open tread so I can run up and down the hill in the back yard without tearing it up or throwing it in 4x4, but quiet tires is a MUST. I don't sleep well and the whine of big knobby loud tires like SuperSwampers puts me to sleep very quickly while I am trying to drive.

I have never run the BFG MTs nor driven anything that had them on, so my question is, for the extra $25 a piece am I going to be unhappy with the MT's?

If so, are there any open tread, grass-friendly and quiet tires in the same $130 to $160 price range that anyone has used?

I don't care for Hankook, General, or Mastercrafts, given what I have seen of them after selling all three brands. I just have not been impressed by the quality or durability of any of them.

 

[Sasquatch_Ryda]

Doesn't sound to me like you need an MT at all. If they have worked for you, go with them again. An AT will last longer than a MT tire.

 

[4x4junkie]

Agreed.

Throwing it in 4x4 on occasion seems like less hassle than having to listen to a drone that puts you to sleep (possibly endangering yourself & others) and their faster wear.

BFG MTs are not as loud as most Super Swampers, but they are certainly much louder than the AT KO (and like most tires, also get louder as they wear).

 

[adsm08]

Alrighty then. I guess I'll just stick with the ATs.

The only reason I don't like putting it in 4x4 in the yard is that the grade is steep enough to slip if I am loaded or not very careful with the clutch, but it isn't slick enough to not get bind and hop in 4x4.

 

[ridgerunner]

Check out the www.treadwright.com and look at the Warden's. They are identical to the KO AT's and are about $120. Other treads on there too.

 

[bigmark303]

You wont want the MTs on a slick hill. The A/T KOs lugs are much better for stability on slopes. Ive got the KM2s and always have run the A/Ts. The KM2s are awesome in mud and climbing rock, but suck real bad when on a slick slope that they cant dig into. The A/Ts are far better for all around terrain. I prefer the A/T in everything but deep mud.

As far as the road both will last you a long time but the M/Ts are a bit louder and not great in the rain with a light rear end.

 

[Lil-Pony]

im running some 33" Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac and they perform very well, mud grass, dirt, hills, etc. they whine ever so slightly tho.

 

[Str8sixfan]

I've always been curious with Pro-Comp's Extreme A/Ts. They look like they should wear well, and have a little more open area in between lugs that I think you'd get good off-road traction (better than the tightness of their A/T or the BFG a/t). Can't speak at all towards their loudness. I've been keeping this as an open option for my truck at the conclusion of my axle swap.

However it's hard to beat the tried and true BFG a/t. Had them on my old F-150 and loved the heck out of them.

 

[legoms013]

Stick with the ATs. My KM2s are pretty loud with 25k miles on them.

 

[ridgerunner]

Just for the heck of it here are my Cooper AT3's I have on my Ram 2500 I took the other day. Shallow mud/grass.

 

[bobbywalter]

at



i prefer coopers. bfg at just as fine as any though