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Reviving an old thread to give an update... my Cooper ATPs are junk. Ken was right. They've been balanced 3 times in 2 weeks, still shakes like a b**** at 45-50mph. Finally the tech today said they're in balance, but appear to be out of round. Luckily they've got a 55k mile warranty, so I'll get most of my money back.Now, what to get to replace... my options at Discount Tire are really the Terra Grap G2 or the BFG KO2. Can't wait for a special order, have a big camping trip coming up and leaving this weekend. Leaning Nitto since it has a 50k mile warranty, no tread warranty on the BFGs. As soon as this next set wears out, I'm going back to Toyo, but can't do it now since DT doesn't carry them.What do you guys think... Nitto over BFG?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I'm currently running The Mastercraft Courser AXT. they do have a 50k warranty in the "E" range and if I remember correctly, they were under $200 per tire. I have had them on for roughly 2 years now and pulled trailer from tx up to wa and still have more than half tread left.
Nitto and toyo are made by the same company iirc. I like the G2s I have on the LB7. A bit softer than the exo grappler I have on the Dually. I'd look at the exo if you spend anytime off-road. Terra if you are just pounding pavement. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Here's the tire I settled on. Will install them before winter
So, Bobby...being the calculating trained warrior NCO that you are. Take the appropriate action, Execute!
your standard grunt level CQB is just putting rounds and rounds on scary stuff till it stops scaring you!
Quote from: nmeyer414 on August 10, 2017, 08:18:22 AMI'm currently running The Mastercraft Courser AXT. they do have a 50k warranty in the "E" range and if I remember correctly, they were under $200 per tire. I have had them on for roughly 2 years now and pulled trailer from tx up to wa and still have more than half tread left.Nate, how are they for noise? I am impressed they have a 50k warranty now, however back in the day they were some loud tires and always seemed to get louder as they wore.
Quote from: Flyin6 on August 10, 2017, 10:50:27 AMHere's the tire I settled on. Will install them before winterNope disapproved... cause of some reason or another, you know sciency type reasons.
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
Don't know if they make them in your size, I'm running Toyo M-55's. Tough as nails, I'm on a lot of crushed rock. My old set, has 70ish k miles on them. They are not done, likely 1/4" tread left. I switched them out for winter with a new set, and seemingly forgot to put them back on this spring. To put it in perspective, I totally killed a set of Terra's in 35-40k miles. Now, having said that, they were my go to's until I was tipped to the M-55's.As a pavement queen, you likely don't need this type of tough, but they are just that. Noisier than the Terra's, but not as bad as any MT.
Kyle I'm surprised at DT in your area. Mine has always been awesome. I even had michelin pilot sports on a benz that were $1600+ per set and in 2000 miles my alignment guy could not get the car to stop pulling left. He thought it might have been a bad belt in the front tires and DT warrantied the 2 fronts at no costs. It didn't fix it but they still took care of it.I have a dozen stories like that, which is why I keep going back.
Quote from: TexasRedNeck on August 10, 2017, 11:05:10 PMKyle I'm surprised at DT in your area. Mine has always been awesome. I even had michelin pilot sports on a benz that were $1600+ per set and in 2000 miles my alignment guy could not get the car to stop pulling left. He thought it might have been a bad belt in the front tires and DT warrantied the 2 fronts at no costs. It didn't fix it but they still took care of it.I have a dozen stories like that, which is why I keep going back.They're nice enough guys, but 6 times in a month to determine 2 tires are bad, replace them, and I still have to pay money is crap. I've prob burned a tank of diesel just driving back and forth. Not to mention the bozo that "re-balanced" them told me they were perfect, and when I called him out and said no way, it shakes like crazy, he punted and told me and it was the suspension. Which of course Schwabs laughed at when I took it down there.I'm going back to the Toyo A/Tii or the new R/T next. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I currently have Toyo Open Country on mine and will need to change them out in a couple of months. I'm a pavement pounder so I don't need the lugs. They started with 16.67mm of tread and now they are at a little under 6mm with only 29,000 miles. That is terrible in my book for easy driving on pavement. I will be going back to BFG T/A KO2 305/65R18 $340.97 per tire but right now until end of December they have a mail in rebate of $60 for the set. Still expensive but if I can get 45,000 mile out of them vs 30,000 on the Toyo and much less squirm and road noise I think I will be happier. Before the Toyo's I always ran BFG's and was happy with them.
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What’s the load rating on those bfg’s? Just curious I always thought of them as a light duty tire.
Quote from: stlaser on April 17, 2018, 09:58:03 AMWhat’s the load rating on those bfg’s? Just curious I always thought of them as a light duty tire.These are load rating E. Max load of 3525 which is more than the Toyo’s I just took off. These are so much quieter. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
Quote from: cruizng on April 17, 2018, 11:12:56 PMQuote from: stlaser on April 17, 2018, 09:58:03 AMWhat’s the load rating on those bfg’s? Just curious I always thought of them as a light duty tire.These are load rating E. Max load of 3525 which is more than the Toyo’s I just took off. These are so much quieter. Sent from my iPad using TapatalkI'd be so very interested in seeing how these BFG AT's behave over time.I would have had them installed when I picked up the MT's except for1. The fact that I am driving in mud or off road every week2. The less that 1/2" of tread depthShallow tread has nothing to do with deep mud traction. and that grizzly locker of mine (Which I love and btw, thanks again Tate!) eats tires for breakfast lunch and dinner!Please keep us posted.I'm thinking a monthly reading and assessment should work nicely...So...Git er done!