I am torn between the new Goodyear Silent Armor tire (RANKED # 2 at Tirerack) or the BFG All Terrain K/Os (Ranked #8). http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

The Goodyear gets better snow, rain and noise ratings than the BFG.

I have been reading that a heavier & thus larger tire will cause a MPG loss.

The Goodyear Silent Armor in size 285-70-17 weighs about 55 LBS per tire.

The BFG All Terrain weighs 55 LBS.

So both tires are about the same weight wise. How much MPG will one lose going from a 265 size to a 285 size? The stock 265 size weighs 44 LBS per tire. So 11 LBS more per tire going from 265 to a 285.

I figured that with a taller tire it will gain a little MPG but then with the weight and tread design it will lose some, all-in-all, causing it to break even.

Help me to decide!!

 

I gained about 1 mpg as best as i can tell when I switched from 265's to 285's, because of the gear ratio change. I like BFG's, so I don't have any experience with the Goodyears, can't help you there...

 

I followed your link and couldn't find the 285/70/17 in the Silent Armour. I was curious if it's ply rating was E. Do you know if it is?

 

Buy neither......throw on some LT285/70R17 Cooper Discoverer STT's !

Greg

 

The 285-70-17 Goodyear Silent Armor tires are coming out SEPTEMBER 17th. That is why Tire Rack does not currently have them listed.

The tire is a D load rage with 3,195 @ 65...

 

I have the bfg 285/70/17 saw about 1-2 mpg gain. Drive the same as the Michellens interms of accell and braking. Everything else the bfg are far supior in my experince. Taction is great. My dad has 99 2nd Gen and got 90k out of his last set.