Tire reviews

[Trip McNeely]

Thanks for the input! I like the traction on the ones I had, but even on the Bronco, they made it feel like I pulled the shocks off. From your rec, and what I have read about the Walmart versions I had, it may not be a concern.

I am just not real happy with the BFG AT's once they are a few years old. The traction sucks ass on the street and off road.

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.

[Chili]

I've had the Duratracs on 3 of the last trucks/SUV that I have owned. I loved them.
GREAT offroad, snow, wet, dry, etc. Looking at the tread you would think they are loud, but aren't bad at all. I would put them on my truck now, but I don't plan on keeping it long enough to justify the cost. I would recommend them.

Thanks for the input! I like the traction on the ones I had, but even on the Bronco, they made it feel like I pulled the shocks off. From your rec, and what I have read about the Walmart versions I had, it may not be a concern.

I am just not real happy with the BFG AT's once they are a few years old. The traction sucks ass on the street and off road.

[Trip McNeely]

I've had the Duratracs on 3 of the last trucks/SUV that I have owned. I loved them.
GREAT offroad, snow, wet, dry, etc. Looking at the tread you would think they are loud, but aren't bad at all. I would put them on my truck now, but I don't plan on keeping it long enough to justify the cost. I would recommend them. 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.

[Chili]

I had the Hankooks on my Tahoe. They were E rated, so really HD for the application. All in all though, not bad. We had 60k on them when I sold it and the noise wasn't horrible.

The ones I linked are D, which should be plenty, but I would expect some more flex in them. I just want to make sure they aren't squishy like some high floatation tires I have had in the past.

[Chili]

Also thinking about the Kevlar Wranglers:

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findTireDetail.do?ra=filterTireProducts.do&fl=&tc=GDYVM3&c=7&rcz=76040&pc=30642&ar=70&rf=true&rd=17&rc=TCNINT&cs=285

But again, those are $61 more a tire, so they would really have to be a lot better to justify the $240 more (plus tax).

[Sean88gt]

I had the Hankooks on my Tahoe. They were E rated, so really HD for the application. All in all though, not bad. We had 60k on them when I sold it and the noise wasn't horrible.

[Chili]

There are a few others I like but they are all at least $50 a tire more than the Hankooks, and I don't like them THAT much more..

And FWIW, I don't care about road noise. Nor am I too worried about longevity as I probably won't put more than another 20k or so on this truck.

[Chili]

These Duratracs aren't bad looking either but I previously had a set on my Bronco and wasn't a big fan because the sidewalls were pretty weak (felt really bouncy). That said, I bought those at Walmart and from what I have read the Walmart versions aren't as good as the standard versions:

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findTireDetail.do?ra=filterTireProducts.do&fl=&tc=GDYVL6&c=3&rcz=76040&pc=31929&ar=70&rf=true&rd=17&rc=TCNINT&cs=285

[Chili]

I know this is a bit of a stretch but I am about to get some new tires for the Suburban (2005 Z71 4x4) and looking at the below Hankooks as the lowest price vs desired tread:

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/findTireDetail.do?r=TCNINT%7Cpc%7C76040&frmcart=true&pc=11959&ar=70&rd=17&cs=285

I don't really want to go with Mud Terrains but want something a little more aggressive than the BFG ATs on it now. And would rather not spend $300+ per tire.

TIA!