Tire reviews

[SamTex]

Guy I work for runs Hankook on his farm trucks, they hold up pretty well considering the use and environment they are in. They make a lot of noise but so does any mud tire. These are load rang e so they ride pretty rough. I have toyo open country AT e range and like them a lot. They are rough as well but in a heavy duty 4x4 application nothing is going to be overly smooth.

I just put these Hankook's on my '95 PSTD 4x4, I drive it 600 miles a week and use it on the farm. They DO NOT make a lot of noise and the ABSOLUTELY DO NOT ride rough. I went from Dick Cepek which are load range E as well, and those fuckers felt like they were filled with concrete...and terribly noisy.

These tires turned my old truck into a stealth Cadillac. Recommend without a doubt.

[Chili]

Yeah, those highways are getting pretty haggard around here, better get the loudest fucking tire on the planet, the mud grappler.

Lol.. I know. For the vast majority of time they are straight street duty. But I don't put a lot of miles on this truck anyways, so I would rather have something I like, and that is more functional when I do need them offroad.

Of course, we're getting ready to spend 10 days off road in Colorado, so that is more what I am looking at, atm. The BFG ATs on it now were still pretty new the last time we went, and the lack of traction almost caused me to lose the truck. The trail wasn't even too aggressive, but wet and on loose shale, the ATs did nothing but spin. And some of the trails we plan to drive this year will probably be a little worse. We get rained on a fair amount up there. It doesn't get muddy, but lots of rock and it get's pretty slick.

Hell, I do still have a complete extra set of wheels, and the BFG ATs I have do have some street life on them (maybe another 10k), so I may hold on to the current setup and put them back on after Colorado. At least until they are completely dead. At the rate I put mileage on this, and with no long road trips planned in it for a while, I may get another year or more out of them. But I will not take the current set to Colorado this year. It would likely eliminate some of the places I would like to go.

[ELVIS]

i also haf the terra graplers on my old fx4. they were great as well.

god bless.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Yeah, those highways are getting pretty haggard around here, better get the loudest fucking tire on the planet, the mud grappler.

[85whtgt]

I've had great luck with both Terra grapplers and open country at2's. Never had a flat, they wear evenly and my last set of load range D nittos lasted nearly 90k on my f150. The current toyos have 40k plus and still look great.

[Chili]

What ever you do, don't buy the Goodyears. I a set and only got 25k (being generous) with a Mazda truck. We ran a lot of Nitto and Toyo tires for several of my customers that were in the oil/gas industry. I have had great luck with the BFG AT's and pretty good luck with the MT's. I don't really have any good or bad to say about Hankooks, they just seem like a normal tire but I do not see those often.

I have had a couple sets of the BFG AT's, and like them in a general sense, but in my experience, once they get some mileage on them, and have been on a couple of years, they get really hard. I get one wheel peel in my Suburban all of the time, and that is with a 5.3. Used to get the same in my Bronco, and that was a well worn 302. They are tough tires though, in my experience.

On the Goodyear, were they from Walmart, or elsewhere?

I've been damn impressed with my Toyo Open Country MTs. Believe it or not, they have lasted longer than the Open Country ATs I had before these, and they still have a good bit of tread on them. My only complaint is the noise. It's not as bad as a lot of mud tires I've heard, but it's loud enough at highway speeds to bug me sometimes. They make a newer, more aggressive Open Country all terrain now (maybe AT Extreme?), so I'll probably try those when the time comes for new ones.

Not seeing them on Discount (direct or normal), where did you get yours?

Hmm.. Looking at Toyo's site, I'm not sure they make them in my size.

Guy I work for runs Hankook on his farm trucks, they hold up pretty well considering the use and environment they are in. They make a lot of noise but so does any mud tire. These are load rang e so they ride pretty rough. I have toyo open country AT e range and like them a lot. They are rough as well but in a heavy duty 4x4 application nothing is going to be overly smooth.

The ones I posted are D range.

Ive had the Nitto Terra Grappler's on my dodge for the last 30k or so, they have been excellent.

Price is definitely good on those, but I really want deeper, wider lugs. Maybe the "trails", but they're right about the same price as the Duratrac Kevlars which seem to get much better reviews.

Terra:


Trail:

[Chili]

ive got 15k miles on these 35's. will buy another set when these wear out.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?ra=searchTiresBySize.do&fl=&pc=14324&counter=0&ar=1250&rd=17&cs=35

god bless.

Interesting.. I didn't see those since they are apparently only on Discount Direct. They are even a little cheaper than the first set I posted. Adding these as an option. Thanks!

[Baron Von Crowder]

Ive had the Nitto Terra Grappler's on my dodge for the last 30k or so, they have been excellent.

[dee]

Guy I work for runs Hankook on his farm trucks, they hold up pretty well considering the use and environment they are in. They make a lot of noise but so does any mud tire. These are load rang e so they ride pretty rough. I have toyo open country AT e range and like them a lot. They are rough as well but in a heavy duty 4x4 application nothing is going to be overly smooth.

[jluv]

I've been damn impressed with my Toyo Open Country MTs. Believe it or not, they have lasted longer than the Open Country ATs I had before these, and they still have a good bit of tread on them. My only complaint is the noise. It's not as bad as a lot of mud tires I've heard, but it's loud enough at highway speeds to bug me sometimes. They make a newer, more aggressive Open Country all terrain now (maybe AT Extreme?), so I'll probably try those when the time comes for new ones.

[ELVIS]

ive got 15k miles on these 35's. will buy another set when these wear out.

http://www.discounttiredirect.com/direct/findTireDetail.do?ra=searchTiresBySize.do&fl=&pc=14324&counter=0&ar=1250&rd=17&cs=35

god bless.

[Trip McNeely]

They were plainly labeled as Goodyears, but as we both know, the pull that Walmart has means manufacturers will lower their standards of quality to meet the demanded price point.

Word.

[Jesse]

Don't know the size you are looking for, dick cepeck fun country tires might be worth looking at for ride and price. I'm running nokian vatiiva Mt and are very happy with them but they quit making them a couple years ago. Have to find a new tire for myself in a few years.

[Scott Mc]

What ever you do, don't buy the Goodyears. I a set and only got 25k (being generous) with a Mazda truck. We ran a lot of Nitto and Toyo tires for several of my customers that were in the oil/gas industry. I have had great luck with the BFG AT's and pretty good luck with the MT's. I don't really have any good or bad to say about Hankooks, they just seem like a normal tire but I do not see those often.

[Chili]

I edited my post after you replied.... You sure you didn't get the generic Kelly Safari I think they are ? I had those on a work truck. Same tread design, but they wore uneven and were shitty.

They were plainly labeled as Goodyears, but as we both know, the pull that Walmart has means manufacturers will lower their standards of quality to meet the demanded price point.