What's your best set of tires?

[Steve]

What's the best set of tires that you've ever had? Do you always buy the same brand or do you go with what's cheap ... or expensive ... or the latest thing?

[dwill3015]

The best set of tires I have ever owned are BF Goodrich All-terrain T/A's. I have had 2 sets of All-terrain, and currently running a set of BFG mud terrains on my 87 Blazer and averaged 40-45K miles per set. All sets were 35 inch tall tires.

[Davandy]

The best tires I ever hade on a vehicle, also BF Goodrich All-terrain
:great:

[TrailLeadr]

The best tires I ever hade on a vehicle, also BF Goodrich All-terrain
:great:

Best set, I've owned are Kumho AT's. Excellent in snow, and rain, and nice and quiet. Unlike the Wrangler's that came on the burb.

[Cableguy]

I've always been a big fan of Michelin XTM's


Best set, I've owned are Kumho AT's. Excellent in snow, and rain, and nice and quiet. Unlike the Wrangler's that came on the burb.

But I seen a set of AT's on another work van and I was impressed with the tread pattern. I asked co-worker today how he like them. He said they were the bomb too. Funny you should mention these tires.

[MrShorty]

Interesting question. I find it kind of hard to select a single "best" tire. 1) I don't wear tires out fast enough to be able to try them all out and 2) "Best" at what?

My BII came with Good Year Wrangler AT's (old style Good Year has since completely redesigned the tire). Wore well, but weren't very good in snow.

When I replaced the Wranglers, I got an off brand made by Yokohama. Traction was better initially, but they seem to be getting slicker in the rain as they age. They also seem to be wearing a little faster than expected.

Explorer came with an off brand made by Cooper. Infinitely better than the Good Year Wranglers in the snow, lasted to 60+K miles (40K mile rating) of which a good portion the thing wasn't aligned right. In my limited experience, I would call this my "best overall" tire.

When I replaced those tires, I got a set of Dunlop Mud Rovers. Better traction than the all purpose tires that were on there before, but quite a bit louder (not that I care that much how loud they are). I also don't hold out much hope that they will wear near as long as the others. But I bought them for the traction and because they are cheaper than other MT's. These would be my "best" off-road tire I've had.

My Suburban came with Big-O AT's (made by Good Year). They seem to do just fine in the snow. Can't comment on wear, because I don't have any idea how many miles they had on them when I bought the thing. But, after 10k miles I've put on them, they seem to wear pretty good.

That's my limited truck tire experience. Really haven't had a tire that I "hated."

[95CTburb19]

I had goodyear wrangler Rt/S which I couldn't stand. After those I got a set of Cooper Discoverer ST's. These tires were the best in the snow, made it through a whole winter in a 2 wheel drive non-posi truck. They got destroyed over the summer and I needed a new set for this year. This is understandable, snow tires don't run well in the summer.

[NHSilverado]

What's the best set of tires that you've ever had? Do you always buy the same brand or do you go with what's cheap ... or expensive ... or the latest thing?


Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos hands down are the best tires I have ever owned.

[Grynder]

Had great experience with BFG All Terrains, ProComp All Terrains and a few other off brands. Pep Boy's Futura's did very well also when I ran their 33x12.50's. All those were on 3/4 ton Suburbans, but probably the toughest tire from my personal experience, Super Swamper TSL/SX's. Very good for extreme hard core 4 wheeling. Ran'em on my 'ol full size '78 Bronco for years, have'em on our Lil Samurai now. Their great for off road but not my fav for street use.

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[GM_Guy]

my best set of tires are round ones (HA HA HA )

seriously, I have a pair of kumho powerguard AT's on the rear of my burb
and a pair of liberator AT's on the front

[89suburban350]

M/T Drag Slicks that was on my 5.0.... wasnt good in rain or snow. but on a dry drag track they gripped...lol but anyway on the suburban i have indy 500 60 wides on the rear and standard indy 500 tires on the front

[unplugged]

For the Plymouth Caravan, I buy the cheapest. For the Suburban it has Goodyear AT/S's on it that were on the burb when I bought it two years ago. My work truck has BFG AT KO's and they have been a great tire. (I don't get to pick which tires go on the Silverado) I will probably put more Goodyear AT's on the front of the burb as they took a beating when I drove back after a tie rod failure offroading. I probably would go with BFG's if I were replacing all 4. I have been hearing good things from other offroaders about the Toyo Open Country MT's, so they are definitely on the list.

[maxumpower]

Well i had a set on my 2002 Z71 Tahoe that came stock and i do believe they were a failure! A winch would have been a better option. Afterwards i put on a set of BF Goodrich all terrains and never had much of a problem. They rode smoother, quieter, and look better.

[Slick6]

pro comp mud terrains hands down have been the best tires ive ran on my truck ive almost wore my 2nd set out and if i dont go w/ the regular MTs again i may try their new XMTs to see how they perform but in every trail ive been in from big mud bogs to hill climbs the pro comps havent let me down yet! deffinatly winners in my book!:great:

[black jack]

well my best tires ive ever had has to be the michalin cross terrain . ive had them on 2 trucks so far and loved them got great miles out of them and never got me suck in mud, sugar sand and handled great in rainy weather.just too bad they dont come in 33s because thats what im looking to put on my truck next.

[GM_Guy]

on my Buick, I'm running the Firestone FR380, they give a very nice smooth ride,at a good price

[no0b123]

For a street truck, Toyo Proxies :yipi:

[omegafiler]

I've tried qutie a few different summer, all-season, and A/T tires over the years on various vehicles. I'm always experimenting to see what works best, but normally stick with the ones that have the best rep from my friends who work in the tire industry.

Summer Tire - BFG g-Force T/A KDW 2 or Michelin Pilot Sport PS2 (If you can afford 'em). :)

All Terrain - BFG A/Ts

All-Season - Michelin LTX M/S

[TylerR04]

31" BF Goodrich All-terrain T/A's. I had 2 sets for my 2000 S-10 ZR2. I never had trouble getting anywhere...even if the mud was coming over the hood!:great:

[Pete95Sierra]

Goodyear MTR's. Hands down. Incredible in snow, amazing off road in sand, mud and dirt, and great on road and in the rain too.. Ive had BFG AT also and they are a good tire also but nothing compared to the MTR

[tbplus10]

pro comp mud terrains hands down have been the best tires ive ran on my truck ive almost wore my 2nd set out and if i dont go w/ the regular MTs again i may try their new XMTs to see how they perform but in every trail ive been in from big mud bogs to hill climbs the pro comps havent let me down yet! deffinatly winners in my book!:great:

I gotta agree, I replaced my Pro Comp M/T's recently after 4.5 years and 52K miles, they passed state inspection but I knew I was gonna have to replace them soon.
The local 4WPW manager offered me a great deal on a new set and unlike most tire purchases I didnt have think twice whether the deal was good or not. I'm good for another 50K.

[eb0b]

I don't know if I could ever get anything other than my Kumho Road Venture M/T KL71. My 2WD Colorado hasn't had any problems in mud or snow dry grip is excellent wet grip is good. I haven't tried them out in the sand yet I'm really curious to see how they are in that element

[NHSilverado]

Can't really pick just ONE tire( as far as a specific model )and call it the best ever because I have chosen tires for different reasons, some tires are no longer made I used to buy that were great, and I expect different things from different tires. I wouldn't expect an all season tire to perform off road they way an all terrain does and I wouldn't ask an all terrain to give me on road performance the way an all season does. So with that said here are my top choices in AT and AS tires for trucks and SUV's as car tires opens a whole new discussion...

Best All Terrain:
1 - Bridgestone Dueler AT Revo
2 - Bridgestone Dueler APT ( Sears only tire )
3 - BF Goodrich All Terrrain TA/KO

Best All Season Tire:
1 - Firestone Destination LE
2 - Michelin LTX M+S

Overall if I had to pick ONE tire that I would take for any condition on a truck or SUV I guess I would pick the Revo as it can handle the off road stuff that an AS tire just can't and on road it is a very civil tire. It was always my choice of tire when I bought them since they came out and I generally replaced any OE tire on my trucks with them by a few thousand miles. Excellent on road ride, incredible tread wear, and the best darn AT in the snow I have ever used( not bad in mud either ). However, they have become very expensive as crude continues to rise and rise and MPG suffers some with such an aggressive tread. The price and MPG loss were never an issue before but these days they are to me so it actually hurts my decision to consider these tires.

I have become more of an all season tire guy now due to the reduced cost associated with them. I have to say the Destination LE's that I tried on the NBS 07 Silverado I just sold really impressed me. Replaced the OE Goodyear AT's with them and they really did amazing even in some really nasty winter weather, they were quiet as all get out, the ride was excellent, they held up great( no wear in just under 9K ), and they boosted my fuel economy 2MPG highway over the Goodyears. They were a good $60 p/tire cheaper in the size I needed than the Revos and I got Revo like performance out of them on road and in the snow. I was extremely happy with them and can't recommend them enough if you do not off road as I do not so an AS tire will work for you.

My new 08 AWD Chevy Equinox came with the Destination LE's and they have performed just as well on the new SUV. We have had some really nasty weather the last week since I bought it and this little AWD SUV plows through anything I try every bit as well as the 4WD trucks I have owned running Revo's. Obviously I wouldn't dream of going off road with it but on road these tires do the job incredibly well. Better even than the Michelin LTX M+S's I have had and that is high praise indeed. To be honest I have yet to feel the AWD kick in and from what I hear you can tell. It is like driving a tank.

So in the past it was the Revo and still would be if $$$ and MPG were not an issue or if I absolutely had to have an AT tire. Otherwise I say the Destination LE.

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[hard2kill]

ive run or had experience with all of the above and the best all round tire ive found is the nitto terra grapplers

[PontiAddict]

Well, for my truck, I'm still running the factory tires that come with the Z71 package...GY Wrangler AT/Ses.

Out of 10...lets see
Dry Traction: 9
Dry Cornering: 7
Wet Traction: 5
Wet Cornering: 5
Hydroplaning Resist: 6
Snow: Not Tested, but previous owner said at least auto 4 was absolutely necessary.

Alright, so generally...dry, great, good offroad grip...but wet? hell no.

I am looking for a better tire to replace these in a few months when they wear a bit more. I have a hard time replacing a good tire...

Going with either...

GY Wrangler Silent Armor
Pirelli Scorpion ATR
Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo

Most likely I'll be going with the Scorpions since I don't do alot of offroading...and don't really experience much snow down here in florida lol. If I was going to take a trip into the snow, I'd just buy some good Bridgestone snows for it. and hit it.

As far as my car goes.

Well...its got 4 brand new GY Assurance TripleTreds on it as of 2 days ago. They seem to live up to their status. Excellent A/S tire, if not the BEST ON THE MARKET. Not a bad price either!

[Gmcsuvguy]

On the Yukon I have Goodyear Forterra Triple Treads, pretty good all season tire, on the Jimmy I have Michelin LTX M&S, putting on BFG A/T's next week though, have heard alot of good things about them.

[hard2kill]

i know the nittos are better then all of the others listed as an all around tire but the revos are one hell of a good tire aswome in all conditions and youll get 50-60k out of them if you take it easy

[toothnet]

What about Toyo MT's........they look really sharp and they are all over the place where I live. How do they rate?

Shawn

[Pete95Sierra]

Toyo MT are fantastic tires and are well worth the price if you wanna spend the extra coin... Ive never heard one bad thing about them and that they were great in mud, snow, rain, and anything else

[Skarch]

I like the Falken Ziex 512's I have on now, but I might trade over to a Pirelli PZero at the next tire swap. The Falkens have a little short life, but don't scrub or wall roll nearly as much as the stock coopers did on the track.

Oh wait, you mean for trucks! Dunno, I have majic dry rots on my burban now. When it becomes a daily driver, it will get new shoes.

[retired2001]

The best tires that I have bought were Michelin Cross Terrain "take offs". They had less than 1000 miles on them and made the pickup run smooth & quite. Great in rain, also.

[wingsluver52]

I'm now on my second pair of Toyo Open Country LT315/75R1's. they're basically 35x12.50's and are by far the best tire i've ever had on my trucks. I got 55000 miles out of my first set which was a mix of highway, city, dirt, mud, everything else! They ride beautifully, not to loud but let you know they're there, look great, great traction in dry, wet, and snow/ice conditions.

[Pete95Sierra]

I'm now on my second pair of Toyo Open Country LT315/75R1's.
were they the MT or the AT?

[eztosee]

mine would have to be Interco Trxus MT's. For a 4x4 tire they do not have the growl driving down the road and the are great off road. Plus a nice tire for show also.
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[chriskelley2003]

on my ext cab i run eithe goodyear wranger a/t or liberator a/t ... both have been good tires on it and i've had it in some bad places expecially with the dirt road i live down
i couldn't even tell you whats on my reg cab they were on it when i bought it but i dont really like em. i'm lookin at new ones for it and more than likeley will go with cooper cobra because that's what the cheaper one the shop here has and i've heard they're good tires

[poncho08]

I worked in the tire bizz for awile and it all dipends on your stile of driving. for me i have the procomp a/t and i like them alote thay andil grate in the snow and rain and extremly whale in the dry ash, clay and dirt dont know haw thay are in mud yet. and in me old 98 pathfinder i hade 31" baja m/t wich were grate in mud and deep snow and on the highway id put 31" nokian vativas witch were grat on icey and rainy condisons.

[JMoney02]

Hard to say, so many vehicles, so many sets of tires, some never replaced because I sold the vehicle before the tires were changed or worn out. But 2 of the Camaro's that I owned had BFG Radial TA's on them and I tell you what, they were a fabulous tire, never in snow because these cars were NO SNOW cars, but all other climates, these tires worked great......

Jeff

[hdbat3]

The best tires I ever hade on a vehicle, also BF Goodrich All-terrain
:great:
BFG All-terrain's by far are the best tire I have ever had on a truck!!!

[werty]

I am not impressed with my bfg at ko on the k5 jimmy
id rather throw a little more mud then just spin in it
they probally have 3/4 tread left too

[bb55hrt]

I have always ran the BFGs on all my trucks. I have a set of 285 75 16s on my 04 and a set of 32 11.5 15s on my cherokee.... great all around tire IMO

[joemud]

I want to buy a tire made in the USA, anyone know which tires are? I will be buying 33X12.5X15 ties for my 1974 Cheyenne Super 10 Suburban once I get the 4 inch lift in it this summer.

[smile661]

At the moment i've just got the stock ones.

[jn1965]

On the 1999 Suburban I have P265/75R-16 BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T REVOs. I am very happy with these tires. They replaced a set of all season highway tires that let me down last winter.

[vncj96]

http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/picture.php?pictureid=2147&albumid=429&dl=1231273334&thumb=1 (http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/album.php?albumid=429&pictureid=2147)
These have been the best tires I have ever had on a truck(45k so far), they come off the same line as wranglers and have the same pattern as BFG At and I only paid 123 a piece for them. Sad thing is they just stopped making them:mad:

[04sierracrewcab]

I currently have Kumho Road Venture AT's and I love em! :great::great:
Great in mud rain and anything else I throw @ them!
I drive agressivly and have 11k on them now with i would say 75% tread left on them!
They do seem to pick up nails real good tho.. but that may be just me:neutral:

And I would not reccomend Nitto Terra Grapplers to anyone!:grrrrrr:

[ahm1127]

Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos best tires I have ever owned. I have used a lot of tires for dual puposes & these are the best & Goodyears the worst.

[highmilageklr]

Cooper Cobra SS radials on my '67 c10 were the best tires I have ever owned. I also like BFG AT's they were alot longer lasting tire than my current Nitto Terra Grapplers.

[bigblue89GMC]

I will have to vote for the bfg a/t's. My truck has had about 4 sets of a/t over the years also i have them on my jeep and my dad is on his seconded set on his 2500hd. I have easily got 45k out of them!

[Z71_guy]

ill have to go with the wrangler silent armor followed by the RT/s, both good 50k tires, but we will see how the new duratrac holds up as soon as they go on the employee buy im putting a set on

[jerrynino]

i ran firestone destination at's on my colorado and they are great... got me out of trouble several times... and they wear pretty good although my bf at's are holding up very well also plus they are a little more aggressive looking

[TRPLXL2]

My best tires on my S-10 are the BFGoodrich A/T Mud Terrain 28", they are a really nice riding tire with a little road noise, and they have 35,000 on them so far and they have at least 50% tread left on them.

My best tires on the Silverado are the Pro Comp All-Terrain tires, they are excellent on the freeway little bit of road noise. I have never been in snow or mud with them, so I'm not sure about the yucky stuff!

Future tires I want to get for the Silverado to replace the Pro Comps, are the Mickey Thompson Baja Claw 12.50"x35"x17"!

[bbforguson]

I've been considering replacing my michelins and doing a lil research on tires! I really like the looks of the Nitto Terra Grappler but haven't seen much promising about their mileage. A post on here was praising the Goodyear Silent Armor has anyone else got any more info about these?

[silveradotrailblazer]

BFG A/Ts or BFG M/Ts

[Dubbed04]

Tire guy by trade here checking in, and making my first post on the board also...

I have no bias when it comes to tires, I let experience and customer feedback (not the feedback generated by online retailers, this you may or may not is generally biased and done internally) dictate my preferences. I work for an independent dealer in the Savannah Georgia area.

For most of the vehicles on this board, I don't believe you can get more bang for the buck than the Nitto Terra Grappler. I have switched numerous people from BFG's to this tire on price alone. As they come back for their rotations (every 3-5k!!), they are nothing shy of impressed with the tire I recommended. From the installer end, the Nitto's mount and balance far better than any of the BFG A/T or M/T product. They are a very attractive tire in either the M/T or A/T with the exception of NO WHITE LETTER!!! That is, as I say exactly to a client looking to purchase this type of tire, the only drawback. I just think a tire like theseshould be OWL or RWL...

As far as your everyday Highway tire... I really think that if guys and gals in general would put some pride to the side, forget a little bit of what Dad taught us, and do things like rotate your tires every oil change and check your air pressure monthly (thus finding irregular wear patterns faster and correcting them faster), and not "once a year' or every 15k miles, many tires on the market would achieve a more deserving rating...

Technology may not have leveled the playing field yet, but it is making it a very tight race for who makes the best tire. I think some of the diamonds in the rough are the names you don't hear about all the time... like Cooper for example. The Discoverer H/T, while a cosmetically boring tire, is a fantastic tire for the money with a strong warranty behind it. They ride great, wear slow, and are fairly decent in wet weather. Remeber here folks, I am in Georgia, I can't speak for snow traction. The only I know about snow is from living in Rochester and Long Island NY till I was 16, and that is all I needed to know!

Car tires... I still think Michelin has that licked. However, you will pay dearly for it. It is hard though to find a better touring or sedan tire than a Michelin. Cooper has the CS4 touring, which you don't hear much about, is available in a stock pile of sizes and ratings, and is a great choice. And no, I don't work for Cooper. I just really really try to buy American when I can!

I'll stop there...

I am a 2008 Michelin Certified Product Expert
2008 Bridgestone/Firestone Certified Tire Professional
and a bunch of other fun things too...

I'd be glad to offer some insight... and from an unbiased viewpoint as well...

Take it easy all,

Ron

[joemud]

I am looking at the Dunlop Radial Mud Rovers, I have seen the reviews and they look good. The overall rating was high and most of all the cost was low. I found through Sam's Club in Kansas, 33x12.50x15 shipped, mounted and balanced for under $168.00 per tire!!! I am on a budget and these seem like they will do the trick, I will update my pic when I get them mounted!

[etpn13]

i had a a set of 33x12.50 and a set of 35x12.50 maxxis buckshot mudders on my tacoma and their ability in all conditions were great for me. never got stuck in mud or wrecked for hydroplaning. rarely rotated them if ever so that in consideration they lasted good. put a set of 30x9.50 maxxis buckshot mudders on my frontier i had before i got my silverado and they were great. im pretty sure the kept me from goin into the lake one day because i was lost tryin to get out of a campin area in the middle of a monsoon and the lake right against the passenger side of my truck and woods and banks on directly beside the drivers side and never hit anything or went in the lake and was muddin around for like 45 min. my girlfriend about to crap her pants the whole time but it was a lot fun lol. but they are pretty loud tires but i like that. but not sure if i will go w/ them or some good lookin a/t on my silverado

[178kchevy]

I'm running a set of Yokohama Geolander AT-S on my truck. Great traction in snow and rain and I have about 20K on them and they still look like new.

Jeff

[rebelchevy03]

I have always ran Dayton Timberline ATs on my truck and absoltley love them.:great: The current set i have on my 03 Z71 are 265/75/16. They have about 45000 on them and still have half tread. I do rotate my tire every 5k tho. Im lookin at goin with the Kuhmo Road Venture Mt or the Toyo Open Country ATs. Tryin to talk myself into a mudd terrain but i dont really have a need for one. Just want the aggressive look.

[doa1976]

ran bfg all terrain on my 2500 hd my son has toyo open country mt on his gmc i think that is what i would like to have for my truck once i get the size picked