Its about(well past) tire time for us. Does anyone have expierence with the Goodyear Wrangler SilentArmor or the BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO's ? I hear good and bad about the BFG's but here their tread life ranges from 30-100k, but then i hear about the all around perfection in the wranglers.


Anyone have expierence with these?

Mike

 

i have the BF All terrains and i wont buy them again. There not a bad tire or anything its just that as soon and things start to get messy IE deep mud or snow the patter gets clogged real fast. My old man has the Toyo mud terrains on his and i believe they are a way nicer tire. They clear out there tread and they seem to get good traction on the snow. Thats just my 2 cense

 

I've been looking myself, I decided against the BFG's because of past dislikes with the tires.

I am considering the General grabber AT2's, anybody else run these before? I haven't bought General tire for years, have they upgraded their tires, or are they still the same spotty quality?

Here is a link to the ones I am looking at:

http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....1=yes&place=24

 

I really like the BFG A/T for day to day use in rain, light snow, etc and they seem to be wearing great so far and are quiet compared to the BFG MT's I had on the last truck but get into much mud and they don't clean out like the MT's but that isn't really a fair comparison as they are not meant for that. All in all I am happy but would be tempted by the BFG MT's next time around for the looks and bit better grip in extremes.

 

I have had good luck with the BFG's. Great all around tire, but really does not shine in any one area. They do wear nice on pavement. I finally broke down and bought some Dick Cepek / Mickey Thompson FC-II's and they are wothout a doubt the best tire I have ran yet. A bit pricey, but the performance is worth it. They clear right away in the mud and the snow, the chunks fly everywhere. They do make a little noise on the road, but barely noticable untill I let off the throttle.

 

I love my BFG 235 85R16 AT's.
I've always been partial to BFG's work great all year round for me. The only thing bad is having to buy 6.

 

I ran Genrul`s on an 86 gasser I had, hands down the worst tires I have ever had. They would not balance, slid all over in the rain and STUNK in the snow .I actually had a 3/4 ton truck, 4in lift w/35 in genruls STUCK in about 8-10 inches of wet snow...very embabassing. Just my .02 on them

 

Thanks Chris, I will cross them off the list.

I kinda figured they would be that way, at 106 a pop........

 

I like my BFG's and they do great in mud and snow for me.

 

Awsome pic! I know it's not a Dodge, but I have BFG Commercial T/A Traction tires on my truck and have been very happy with them. I can see some wear with 36K miles on them, but there is no reason I shouldn't get at least 50K out of them. They are a good compromise between the BFG AT and MT tires. I picked them over the MT because they are siped from the factory. Only time I've been hung up is trying to pull out of a muddy side ditch after a farm auction. With no weight in the back, the rear of the truck dropped straight to the gooey stuff and then I was hosed. Otherwise, I've never gotten it stuck in mud or snow. I've driven it through wet snow deep enough that the rear diff makes a 3rd track without a hint of wheelspin in 4HI.

 

Probably look BFG A/T if you can get it in an E rating in your size. Either that or Toyo A/T in an E rating.

There are lots out there to choose from though... Seems like the BFG is known to last the longest from what I've read. Their 315 is a tad small compared to other "35" tires and isn't E rated... I got mine for $350 though .

 

Well I wouldn't recommend the goodyear silent armours. I have them and the sidewalls and seperated making the sidewall look like its bulging. Wear has been ok, would've been better if they weren't inflated so high for the longest time. They are quiet on the highway though, not that I hear anything with the straightpipe hehe.

Get the all-terrains hands down.

 

Silent Armours are fine on pax cars, not trucks. The BFG's are fine, but I like my Kelly CSR's better.

 

I just bought six Silent Armour, Prograde, for $183/tire plus tax. I have only had them less than a week, but they are sure quiet, the ride is very smooth and they have a 50,000 tred warranty.

Dealer charges $11/tire extra for every 6,000 mile rotation, even on the dually, pro-rated road hazard, free flat fixin, and I think life balancing. I thought that was a deal not to pass up?

Time will tell, but the stock Goodyears only lasted 37,500 before the rear tire tread got too low for comfort, but the fronts weren't too bad. I had no problem with cracking etc like I hear others had with Michelans.

Billy

 

I have BFG A/T's on my F150 and my wife's Xterra, the Exterra's working on 40k miles with them, I'm coming up on 12k miles with them on my F150. I don't have any complaints about them, been good tires on both vehicles, and seem to wear great, pavement use of course.