For decades I have bought and used BF Goodrich All Terrain TKO (Now TKO II) 10 ply or greater tires. I know that many other people think and say that there is much better all terrain tires out there now, and that may or may not be the case but those tires have always performed amazingly well for me and I totally love them!
I had them for one winter and surrounding shoulder seasons. About 6-8k miles probably. Solid performance for sure. Sold the tires with the vehicle though.
Got mine almost a year ago, I live in the PNW so they see tons of rain, snow in the mountains, and sand on the dunes. They don't love the mud, but I've only gotten stuck once and I've gotten thru some dicey swamps on em.
I’ve been using the BFG ATs since the 70s we’re I live there awesome on everything we don’t get a lot of mud we’re I go off road. Mud is the only thing that they have an issue with. Air them down and are excellent on rocks. They were great and no matter how many times you air them down and back up I have never had any issues with the side walls. I wheeled with a suburban back in the 70s and now for the last 25 years have had Cherokee XJs. Excellent tread wear.
I just use mastercraft courser MXTs mud terrains on my tacoma. Regularly run up and down muddy dirt roads and trails. But for MTs, the Courser MXT does very well on road, and I don't suffer that much fuel economy wise when on the highway. Got 19mpg on my last road trip. So I am very happy with the choice in tires.
18,000 miles into my Venom Power Terra Hunters 35x12.50x20 and honestly they have been great on the road cross country, in Florida mud, on the moab rocks & tennessee mud rocks. I've been very impressed with these and they still have plenty of tread to go to as its been a driven cross country on pavement to get to the trails. Will definitely go with the Venom Power 37's next year when I upgrade next year.
Jku, 3rd set of KO2’s 35 C rated. Mud and off road at least once a month. I air down to shout 18lbs for most terrains and 13lbs for sloppy mud. Not my daily driver yet I still prefer the soft quiet ride. I have noticed various changes on each new set of Ko2. Just got my last new set in March. I do plan on hitting some snow trails for the first time ever this year.
We need a SNOW TERRAIN. Something for them hardcore northern guys. Tires that can get you through the freezing digits driving on frozen/black ice roads to the cabin. And then plow your way through 20-30inches of snow in those snow covered gravel country roads.
I've used the Cooper Discoverer STT's here in Central NY all year round for the last 10 years or so. No complaints . I have had them on 2 Chevy Colorados and a Silverado they're great in the winter and muddy spring. If you're like me the tire noise is just fine I kinda like it.
Been running the Falken Wildpeak 275/70/17 Load C and they've been spectacular in the PNW for the 40k Miles I put on. They wear a lot slower than expected with the semi aggressive driving I do with a KDSS equipped 4Runner and I can't wait for more snow!
Been running General Grabber ATx and general grabber X3 MT and absolutely love them , I hardly have to put my MTs on during deer camp seasons because the ATx does so good off-road
I've been running Kanati Trail Hog AT4, 37/12.50 17, since about 2014. I love them and for the price I can't go wrong. When I'm hauling a heavy load they perform very well at 75 psi, and work amazing on the trail at 8 psi. An awesome hybrid 10 ply. Been on the slickest ice in the Cascade Crud, thru the Sierras, and across the Arizona desert. I'm getting around 50,000 out of a set with regular rotation and psi monitoring. Rolling under 2500HD.
Some tire companies have changed the terminology to "Rugged Terrain" tire instead of hybrid tires because there are now tires just for hybrid vehicles and EV. So to reduce confusion, the old hybrid term is now called Rugged Terrain.
Yokohama g003 mt is my favorite all around after trying many others. Drive like a at on the highway and a mt off road. Very quiet and smooth for how aggressive they are.
I currently have KM2s on my TJ, KM3s on my JKU, and KO2s on my JK. The KO2s are probably my favorite all around tire. The only time they have trouble is in the muddy clay.
I've noticed that BFG all terrains have gotten more aggressive sidewall blocking in the last number of years. I'm an old guy (almost 65), and over a decade ago, most independent tire reviews claimed BFG A/T tires were really not too exceptional at any task, so have avoided them like the plague. My first offroad vehicle was a '68 Bronco which I totally restored just over 12 years ago, to be used in the mountains where I had just purchased land. (I still live here, and the Bronco went away while both the Tacoma 4x4 and Samurai stayed, but that's a different story for a different time). The tires I chose for the classic Bronco were Pro Comp X-Terrains, and they worked very well. I exhaustively researched suitable tires, and paid close attention to tread designs. The basic tread design of the BFGs remained the same over the years, but I noticed the sidewall blocks getting more aggressive. Perhaps that makes them better in sand, slop, and maybe light snow. I don't know. I DO know that Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac and Authority (hybrid by the definition presented here) both work pretty well in most conditions. The Duratrac set on the Samurai NEVER gets stuck, but it might be the truck. The Authority works great on the highway and in snow, but slides some in deeper mud when these dirt roads get heavy rain. That said, we got a washout rain this summer (some roads completely going away as gravity took over), and the roads that weren't mud under water or that had stuck trucks on them, the Authority set slid to the point of concern, but got me home up the mountain (I don't know how well they would have done going DOWN the mountain, with gravity working against me and reasonable grip). I'd think the ideal situation would to have multiple sets of tires for every circumstance, but where would we put them all, and when weather changes, do we have the time to change tires before trying to get to where are supposed to be in a timely manner? I have two sets of tires for my wife's Subaru, but I leave the same tires on my trucks all year long. The videos TrailBuilt presents are chocked full of useful information for any of us looking to learn more about extreme condition footing for our vehicles. Thanks guys!
Keep in mind I'm not jumping down your throat when I write this, as sometimes it is hard to distinguish the person's tone through text. I' m not sure what reviews you were reading about BFG All Terrain tires, but they have been some of the best tires made for decades. Best by ways of winning more races, lasting longer on vehicles, being some of the best selling tires on the market, just to name a few. This is not just in the States, but rather a World Wide arena. I have read one article that downplayed them tremendously. However it was written by a sales and marketing exec from another brand, so take it for what that's worth. The thing about the BGF AT's (and even their MT's in many cases) is that their design works, so rather than remove it and re-engineer another pattern, they simply add to it and make it even better with every iteration. In fact, it is one of the more often copied/imitated/stolen patterns out there. My experience with them (and all BFG's) is that they are one of the best tire manufacturers, and I have had a lot of experiences with different tire brands, from the $60/tire all the way up to $200/300 and beyond/tire. I'm not a brand loyalist, I'm a value for my money, top quality type of guy.
@@jmackinjersey1, I appreciate your reply and insight. I was only commenting on what I read in a couple of places over a decade ago. One place was "Consumer Reports", and I think the other was in one of the offroad magazines that did a tire article. I get that one brand or another might claim superiority over competitors (with many products, not just tires). BFG M/T have a deep, aggressive tread, and the couple of people who I've crossed paths with in parking lots or wherever say they grip well. I also suggested that I'd think the heavier sidewall blocking on the A/Ts might help is situations. I live in the mountains on dirt roads, about 7 miles away from pavement, so I notice tires, and discuss when I can. Anyway, thanks for your reply.
@@petset77 when the sidewall blocks wear down then it’s no better than the old AT’s and those reviews were correct. They were popular when competition was limited but somehow managed to stay relevant , I guess jut the BFG brand. I’ve had several vehicles that came with the BFG AT’s and I was disappointed in all of them.
I agree. I am on my second set of Wildpeaks. They are less expensive than BFG KO2s, but off road and winter(especially) are superior. The BFGs are better on road, quieter, and corner very well with no squall. Pretty good in the heavier stuff. The Widpeaks, however do not handle near as well on road. They squall like crazy in hard cornering.
Just put a set of General Grabber ATXs on my Ram 1500. So far so good, too early to comment on noise because I've got less than 1k miles on them. Ride is good, tread is quiet, I have noticed a downgrade in MPG but I expected that when getting rib of the stock HT tires.
I have a 2018 JLUR running Yokohama G003s I love them. They out do the KO2's that came on the Jeep by far. The KO2's were great in soft sand and gravel. I had a few issues in mud and clay. Now when aired down the KO2's were quite impressive but not a MT.
I have been running a set of 40" Nitto trail grapplers for 4 years now on my Jeep and wife's Jeep for about 3 years. They started on road with minimal offroading the first few years. Now they're almost exclusively offroad only. Mine look pretty bad from rock rash. I do have one with a serious cut from a car crawl benefit. Stay off cars is my best advice. Yet with that cut and missing lug that tire still pulls hard offroading. I have thought about buying a set of red labels but wow the price and availability of tires these days is crazy. I have 2 brand new 40s so I will probably just buy 2 more and keep my best tire out of the 5 original as a spare.
I’ve got a set of Yokohama geolander x-at on a 08 Silverado 1500 4x4 and they take me everywhere I need to go off road well getting me to work smoothly on road
I just put a set of terra hunter xt's on my 06 sierra 2500 and gotta say, i backed up in a yard to help move and while loading didnt notice my truck had sunk about 6 inches and them tires pulled me out about 60 yards of flinging sod and mud and completely obliterating the lawn but i got back to pavement with no tow straps. Good times good times. Anyway, yeah great tire man.
2013 Tacoma with 35x12.5x17 Nito Ridge Grapplers. Great on road, and hook up excellent off road aired down to about 16lbs. Only issue is I'm getting some chunking on them. Nothing major and I had a feeling it would happen due to the softer compound and Arizona terrain.
I’m running falken wild peak AT3 on my 03 Eddie Bauer expedition. Stock size for the truck. Did great in the snow when I lived up north, great on the beach and great on the road. They’ve lasted a really long time and just now starting to get some road noise as they age. Would definitely purchase again
@@sefasefa2826 haven’t done any real Mudding with them but they do fine In what I do come across. This post is a year old and I’m still rocking them. Made a few more long trips with them since then too.
handkook Dynapro at t2s 235/75 16R on my 06 Ford escape I haven't done much of testing off-road but they're pretty decent for the road so far and they do pretty good in my family's farm fields
I’m running Ridge Grapplers on my F-150 and absolutely love them. Can’t say enough good things about them. Got 10k on them and they look new. I do over landing a lot and never had any issues.
Great info, this is the level of detail we all need to make the best choice for our vehicle and use. Of course the expensive huge knobby tires look tacticool for instafluencers, but those of us who work real jobs and live real life, we don't all need them.
I really enjoyed my Falken Wildpeak AT3W's. Not a whole lot of road noise and they handled great off road. I am also currently enjoying my Nitto Ridge Grapplers. Both are 33" tires. I think I need a bit more offroad experience with the Nittos before I can make say which one I like better. But so far, both have been awesome in my experience.
I ran 32" BFG KO2's on my 3rd gen 4Runner and GX470 since 2016. The KO2 have really impressed me in all sorts of terrain except thick mud. Light mud is ok but once it piles up, it just become slicks. Prior to that I have Bridgestone Dueler Revo A/T (first gen) and Nitto Crosstek (first gen). KO2 outperformed both of them, especially the Nitto Crosstek. Fuel economy took a slight hit (~1.5mpg) due to tire size increase, skid plates, roof rack, and slight lift on both vehicles. 3rd gen 4Runner (supercharged) avg 16mpg on highway, GX470 avg 16.6mpg on the highway. I like the KO2 for its balanced performance in all areas but I should have tried the Falken Wildpeaks (A/T variant) that everyone talked about in one of the vehicles instead of putting KO2s on both. I added 33" Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T tires during the summer of 2021 to my LX570 (200 series LC). This is more of a hybrid AT MT. It does well compare to the KO2 but I am really waiting for the raining/snow season to truly test out the mud/snow/ice performance compared to the KO2. I am impressed that I still retain close to 17mpg (16.86mpg actual on my recent 2000mi roundtrip from PNW to Utah) on the highway after switching to the Baja Boss A/T. This is my family overland/tow vehicle so it is unmodified except for the skid plates and tires. Noise wise I can barely hear it on highway since the vehicle is pretty well insulated. All highway fuel calculations are hand calculated, matched with OBDLink MAF calculation for the last couple of years since I started collecting data points. City driving mpg is less, especially for the 200 series LC.
Found this extremely helpful. Purchased a 2019 GX460 last year and finally making the change from factory. Been leaning hard towards the KO2’s. How’s the highway noise? I live in Dallas so it takes me a few hours of hwy to Palo Duro and even longer to Big Bend but itching to have something for both situations. Though, I still need to run the roads for work.
@@callspreadzero854 Compared to the stock all seasons that come on the GX470/GX460, you will notice a little more hum but not too much. Maybe more once it wears down. It really comes down to how much off-road driving you do. If you want a more highway tire that can also off-road occasionally, you might want to look at the Yokohama A/T G015. It will get better fuel economy and is less noisy than the KO2 and has less aggressive threads. It is also 3PMSF rated like the KO2 for the occasional snow/ice you may get in northern Texas.
@@alararkadas92111 I have driven the Baja Boss A/T through a couple of rain storms in the PNW and they seem pretty solid. No issues slipping nor stopping. Same with driving through flooded roads. I also driven them through a couple of snow storms between Montana, Idaho, and Utah in which the roads were littered with cars on the side of the road. They performed awesome and didn't experience any slip even when the road turned icy. The Dept of Transportation later end up shutting down the roads between Utah and Idaho due to the accidents.
@@runnerxa Thanks, that is good to hear. Since you've used both, how would you compare them to KO2's in the rain? Looking for a well balanced tire that will see a lot of street use on our 200 series Land Cruiser. A bit worried about hydroplaining.
I have had the 33x12.50r18 Kenda RTs on my 2009 Ford F150 Fx4 for around 2,500 miles now and I am honestly pretty impressed. They grip well in mud, have pretty good highway manners with some humming to them, and seem to be wearing well so far.
I am rebuilding a ‘88 Lada Niva and i am almost done now. I have a cheap set of summer tyres ready to be put on for now (the all terrains it came on where dry rotten to hell) but the first upgrade she is getting are a set of BF Goodrich kto 2 tyres. Your video helped a lot in choosing the best tyres for me. I don’t want to run 37” tyres or something like that because i want to keep the classic niva look. And the kto’s barely fit. Im going for the 215/80/16. OEM are 195/70/16
Have you noticed a big difference in highway noise? Snagged a ‘19 GX460 a little over a year ago and finally switching off the factories. I’ve been leaning towards the KO2s but I’m open to broadening my search. I’ve run Goodyear’s my entire life and wanting to branch out, especially on the new rig.
@@callspreadzero854 the ATZs are definitely more capable in slippery and muddy conditions. From my experience they are a bit more noisy than the KO2s after they wear down a bit, but not like muddies. I barely notice them.
Also I have Toyo r/ts on a work tuck they chip out quit a lot, the Cooper at3 don't chip out nnear as much. I work on a farm and at least 50% of our driving is on gravel roads.
Great video! I am currently running 37's, Cooper STT Pro's on my Ram 1500 and they are great tires. I have done a lot of off road and woods driving with them and they have been awesome, but I drive on the pavement 95% of the time and as a daily driver it is a horrible experience. I still want the ability to go through mud but want better MPG (9 currently) and less noise and vibration. I am dead set on going down to 35's, probably the Radar Renegade R/T tires as a replacement. The A/T tires are just not aggressive enough, and the Renegades are perfectly balanced between aggressiveness and functionality IMO.
I guess the Falken Wildpeak at3w would be a hybrid tire. I'm very impressed with mine. Drove a friends truck with the Wildpeak M/T's, not much more noise than my AT's, may go MT next time.
What about those mpgs? I'm on AT3W's for the last year, I went from bald pro comp MT2 to the AT3W's, same 33x12.5R15, but I noticed that my bald MT2's got better hwy miles.
Cooper Discoverer S/T Maxx All Terrain. Two complaints, 1st is the milage. 26,000 and 3/4 worn. 2nd is that the Tires hold onto pea size rocks only to shoot them out at around 25mph, hitting the truck.
i had ridge grapplers on my ram 2500 that i just sold.it originally came with duratracs.i absolutely hated duratracs on that truck.i also had a set of general grabbers for summer driving.now i have a '21 powerwagon with duratracs.i'm trying to wear them out asap so i can switch back to ridge grapplers.i could care less about road noise.i have the 17 speaker upgrade in the p/w.
put falken AT3W's on my compass trailhawk lmao, looks like a little cute mall crawler, and i get funny looks taking it off roading but it kicks ass, would 100% recommend this tire
Have been very happy so far with the good year Fierce Attitude MTs they seem more of a pre hybrid hybrid tire the do a lot well and get pretty good on road wear
I really like the Wildpeak AT's from Falken but there are also plenty of options from Toyo, Nitto and Cooper! www.trailbuiltoffroad.com/store/tires?sort=popular&year=2009&make=Ford&model=Explorer&drive=4WD&DRChassisID=31642&vehicle_type=Truck&diameter_from=20&width_from=255&ratio_from=50&tire_type=All%20Terrain&saleToggle=0&qdToggle=0
AT has been put on a lot of tires that I feel should have gotten an AS rating at most like the Continental Terrain Contact AT sure it’s a great tire but it’s more AS than AT in my opinion
100% agree with this. From my research, tires like the Firestone A/T 2 or the Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S are BARELY worthy of the AT moniker. The Terraincontacts are slightly better on-road than those two and just aren't up to snuff in the snow to be able to call itself "All-Terrain".
I’m going from the Nitto Ridge Grappler to the Toyo AT3’s on my Tacoma and Tundra to get a little better traction in snow and rain and a little longer tread life. And BFG KO2’s aren’t very good just popular.
Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac. Basically a hybrid with the snowflake rating. Next would be the KO2's. But the DuraTracs are a little more aggressive and better offroad. And I don't buy the whole what percentage you drive offroad as being the determining factor. Because that 1 time you need a more aggressive tread pattern, you need it. Same with the snowflake rating. I would run a mud tire if one had a snowflake rating.
I think I will not have anything but m/t even the 35s I have on the jeep do well on the road. They do great in the mud but I don't like them on the rocks because it will fill my tires with rocks so when I get back on the road I have random loud noises of rocks being launched at 70 mph
BFGoodrich is the choice for most pro-drivers, the second choice is Toyo (but it mostly has to do with sponsorship) and the third is General (again, because of sponsorship) Truth is, the king has always been BFGoodrich
Oh how I wish Goodyear would still sell their Wrangler Duratracs here in Europe, at least for 17 inch wheels. I think they're "hybrids" more than pure AT's or MT's. And they're just so damn good. I just drove 500 kilometers in a loan car that had BFGoodrich AT's on it and the highway humming was pretty bad. I have those Duratracs on my vehicle and they're as quiet as any street tire (since those blocks vary in size through out the tire and don't start making that hum), but still have nice big enough blocks to help with off road situations. In fact, here in Europe it's pretty hard to get your hands on any kinds of hybrids 😔 And ordering from US to Finland would cost so much, it wouldn't be worth it. Otherwise I'd be placing order for couple of sets already 😅
@@ryancollins3227 I've had my Duratracs on my WK for 2 years now and I haven't even rotated them once (yes I know I should...) but thread depth is pretty much as it was brand new and they've seen about 25 thousand kilometers now. Tarmac mostly, but gravel roads (with big rocks) and off roading too, tho not rock crawling since we don't have mountains here. I'd say they have survived pretty well so far 🤔 Any wear they have is evenly distributed (because my WK's wheel alignment doesn't suck) and they're still as quiet as they were. Can't complain. But those KO2 tires that were on this loan Cherokee... jeez, my ears nearly dropped and when I drove back to the garage I considered driving with ear protection 😑 And they weren't even in that bad shape, still plenty of tire left. That sealed the deal for me: No KO2's under my vehicle, since I like to hear things 😅
I putting new tires in my Ram 1500, but still debating which tires, love the Ridge Grappler which is my first option but people are scaring me saying too loud on high way , so I was thinking in the Recon, I'm looking for something aggressive so I can give the look to my truck ....please any advice will be appreciated 👍, thanks
I went from Cooper At3 4s to the BFGoodrich KO2. Off road 30%, mostly gravel, mud, and snow. The Coopers ran very well in all conditions. They outperformed on wet/dry pavement than BFG’s to the point of zero wheel spin. The BFG’s did outperform in the mud, have not yet driven in snow. Wheel size 275/60r29 2019 Ram 1500 Hemi stock height.
This is great info for me, I've been leaning towards the Coopers but still not sure yet (also considering Michelin Defenders, Conti Terraincontacts, Firestone Destination AT2's, and Nitto Terra Grappler G2's). The Coopers seem like they have the best balance out of all of them but ironically, I've heard there tough to balance properly lol.
@@matthewm3912 I think at the time the price. The 4s were on sale and only $225cdn a tire. Mind you I did extensive research and found that the 4s would definitely suit my driving needs. I was comparing the XLT to the KO2 and went with KO2. They had a slight edge over the xlt.
This is my list for tires I'm looking at currently, in order of how much I like each. But I can't decide! Can y'all help? Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S Continental Terraincontact A/T Nitro Terra Grappler G2 Michelin Defender LTX MS XL Firestone Destination AT2 Yokohama Geolander A/T G015 I'm in central Pennsylvania. Mostly highway, some off road (like 10%), need to be solid in snow. I have a Ram 1500 Limited Night Edition (22 inch wheels) and plan to tow a small-to-medium sized travel trailer a few times per year.
Hey Mikell, we took a look at the tires you're condering and we would go with the Nitto Terra Grapplers. Inventory is very good in nearly all sizes and they also come with a 50K mile warranty and some sizes have 65K. They are a more pricey but they should hold very well! If you don't want to spend that much, we suggest going with the Coopers. Inventory is limited but they come in at a much lower price and still have that 65K mile warranty
So this is my opinion the general atx, bfgoodrich allterrains, and even the Micky Thompson are more of an aggressive all terrain. Now the good year dura trac is my definition of a hybrid tire. Too aggressive to be a all terrain, but too tight an inner tread patch, too soft a rubber, and too much siping tto be a mud terrain . I’m sure some others fall in here but not the generals or the bfgoodriches. Imo
My 21 wrangler Willys sport came with mud terrains. Not a fan of them in the snow last I had them anyway. What would be your recommendation for hybrid's in north Iowa (lots of snow) in the winter and plenty of mud in the spring and summer. Need something that can do well in all conditions as I can't afford seasonal wheels and tires. I just installed the mopar 2 inch lift and I am thinking 33s maybe 35s but rather stay closer to the 32 ish metrics that came on it to maintain my power and economy. Don't hit the rubicon trails just the ones around me and it handles them well . Any ingo would be appreciated. Love your videos keep up the good work
Looking to put tires on the wife's 2014 jeep compass it has a 2 inch lift. Looking for a 245/65/17. What would you suggest. 90% of the time it's on the hwy. But we will take it on weekend trails. It's a soft roader
Why did Hankook stop making the Dynapro ATM I have this tire on my F250 2001 Crewcab, I have right about 60,000 miles on them, they need replaced badly, I run 285X75X16 the width of the tire is perfect for the crewcab, doesn't feel like the truck will fall over making a tight turn, Im thinking about the Falklin AT3 with a 10 Ply side I tow my trailer often so I need the 10 ply sides, but my question is why don't the make the Hankook ATM in my size anymore
Rockin NRG's in a 35x12.5x18. Great tire. Only issue is I dont tow heavy that much anymore and the 12ply load F's are awful off pavement. They feel like Im runnin on straight cement wheels. Can you recommend something maybe in an E? Oh and its a Sierra 2500HD DMax.
I'm looking for all terrain tires that are like the older ones with bigger and taller lugs but all the ones I see don't have those characteristics could some one give some suggestions I used to have some old uniroyal liberator at tires, and I'm looking for something similar
Looking for a a/t tire for my crosstrek dont want ko2s because that's what everyone else does and i have them on my jk open country at3s are at the top of my list currently
Anyone got any advice trying to make the hard decision between the toyo at3 or the michey Baja boss on a jlu I would say 70/30 on/off road and live in Michigan so I want the 3 peak rating
Hey Joel! Both would be great options. I would recommend the Baja Boss considering your application but feel free to scroll the comments and see what others have to say! Let us know if you need any help ordering. thurston@trailbuiltoffroad.com
I heard this from someone on a Toyota Tacoma forum - also that the siping depth isn't all that great, as in it will be nearly gone after the first 4/32 of wear or so? Is your siping shallow? It's the only thing holding me back from a set of these...
Bruh, they've already sorted them by percentages. What you're calling a hybrid tire is really like 30/70, 70% off-road 30% on road. Most A/T tires are like 60/40 60% on road 40% off road. Just adopt the current system.