I'm upgrading my tires. I am thinking of going with BFG A/T or the BFG Commercial Traction tires (need something for the snow) in the standard 235/85r16 size. I also have been reading about the "siped" Remington Mud Brutes in a 255/85r16 size. How much fuel mileage do you think I would realistically loose with the mud tires? Most of my driving is on road (lots of highway) but I do need the use of a tire with good off-road traction at times, hence the A/T tires. I like the looks of the mud-tire, but not enough to kill my fuel mileage or snow traction. Any thoughts??

 

My understanding is an aggressive snow/mud tire will lower your mpgs by 3-5% over a highway tire the same size.
I started using a highway tire about two years ago and have had no snow/ice problems here in Montana.
Getting them siped makes the whole difference.
Another plus is the much smoother, quieter ride with highway tires.

 

I think that the biggest different will come from having a different tire size. Your wind resistance and rolling resistance will be significantly increased with the larger mud tires. In addition, the tread pattern will make some difference.

The BFG AT's do get surprisingly good mileage for the type of tire that they are. Personally, next time around I am going to seriously look at the goodyear silent armors since I have really liked them on all of the vehicles that I have driven with them.

 

I have always liked my BFG A/T KO's good wearing, good traction, quiet.

 

the k/o's are a good tire i like the mt's my self.

 

My vote would be to stick with the A/T's... for one, they're a great tire, second a 255/85 isn't real common, if you ruin a tire, you're probably not going to find anyone with one in stock.

As to the mileage, I just switched from Firestone 245/75 highway tread to 265/75 Cooper ST's and my mileage dropped from 21.5 to 18.5. Part of that decrease could have been because I got the tires at the same time stations were switching to winter blend, so take that with a grain of salt...

 

I'm using the Silent Armors now. My only beef with them is that I've only got about 30k on them and they just barely have enough tread to pass inspection.
The ride is nice and handeling is good but I didn't get the E load rated ones, that might make a big difference.

 

BFG a/t no doubt a great tire. Both of my bros logged over 100k on their 1/2 ton trucks.

 

Michelin M/S are the only way to go. I have got Yokahama( if I spelled it right) on the 06 Sierra 2500 that I just picked up yesterday. They aren't as good as the Michelin m/s. The truck isn't as heavy as the Do_g_ either.

 

having better tires for the winter won't really end up decreasing you fuel mileage if they're only 20 wider. It might even go up because of less slipping and wasted travel.