Post by: grousetracker on September 10, 2016, 03:23:06 PM
Post by: Wolfdog2314 on September 10, 2016, 03:26:07 PM
Post by: Magnum_Willys on September 10, 2016, 03:45:21 PM
Was a little concerned about sidewall strength but have beat on them without issues. Was in those rocky jeep roads in the Gospel Hump wilderness last week with no problems. LT285/70r17 (I would not get any P rated tires)
Post by: buglin4bulls on September 10, 2016, 04:34:08 PM
Post by: kukusya on September 10, 2016, 05:27:45 PM
Post by: Widgeondeke on September 10, 2016, 06:31:51 PM
$829 out the door @ Costco.
3rd set, previous 2 both got over 55,000 miles.
Post by: SniperDanWA on September 10, 2016, 09:09:11 PM
Have Goodyear Duratracs on my Ram 1500 - wanted the best combination of winter traction, soft ride, and mileage. Given those parameters I will be getting them again. I Have 36,000 on this set I should get to 50,000 no problem. Do a lot of commuting, some towing, lots of forest service roads, some quad/jeep roads.
Was a little concerned about sidewall strength but have beat on them without issues. Was in those rocky jeep roads in the Gospel Hump wilderness last week with no problems. LT285/70r17 (I would not get any P rated tires)
Same tires here and I'll buy again.
Post by: 257wbymagkiller on September 10, 2016, 09:18:40 PM
Amazing road life. Very quiet and the wear is awesome
Post by: kirkl on September 11, 2016, 04:54:26 PM
Post by: wadu1 on September 11, 2016, 05:30:40 PM
Post by: spoonman on September 11, 2016, 05:52:02 PM
Post by: Badhabit on September 11, 2016, 06:15:36 PM
Post by: Sakko300wsm on September 13, 2016, 07:14:42 PM
Post by: Smokepole on September 13, 2016, 07:50:38 PM
Bfg AT's - got them on my 2500 cummins and they last real good and actually clean out real good compared to most AT's
:yeah: bfg at :tup:
Post by: grousetracker on September 13, 2016, 07:56:05 PM
Post by: elkaholic123 on September 13, 2016, 07:56:31 PM
Post by: 257wbymagkiller on September 13, 2016, 08:01:11 PM
anyone try the cooper discoverer s/t maxx? or the mastercraft courser mxt ?
I run the mastercrafts M/Ts on my silverado and like them
Post by: Blcktaildreamer on September 13, 2016, 08:23:11 PM
anyone try the cooper discoverer s/t maxx? or the mastercraft courser mxt ?Everything I drive has these tires. My personal truck 1995 powerstroke, my work truck 2016 f150, and my wife's 2010 4 runner. I drive the F150 on bad gravel roads daily with no problems.
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Post by: Blcktaildreamer on September 13, 2016, 08:23:41 PM
The cooper st maxxanyone try the cooper discoverer s/t maxx? or the mastercraft courser mxt ?Everything I drive has these tires. My personal truck 1995 powerstroke, my work truck 2016 f150, and my wife's 2010 4 runner. I drive the F150 on bad gravel roads daily with no problems.
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Post by: Special T on September 13, 2016, 09:23:45 PM
Personally I would get some kind of all terrain have a full size spare on a wheel and link chains all the way around.
I love 2 tires neither are cheep. BFG AT and Toyota M55. Both are currently to rich for my blood but the best 70/30 tires on the market IMO. my brother ran some cooper's when he was logging and loved them almost as much as the M55. Coopers were a lot cheaper.
Post by: chester on September 13, 2016, 09:41:30 PM
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Post by: j_h_nimrod on September 13, 2016, 10:10:48 PM
I've really liked my BFG KO2 tires. They are the BFG all terrain tire, with a more aggressive sidewall.:yeah:
Nitto terra grapplers were terrible on my truck in the wet and especially in the snow,:yeah:duratracs all the way!
I've run 6 different types of A/T tires (Nitto, Toyo, Hankook, General, Les Schwab Wildcat) in under 5 years and the KO2s have been the best by far. Running a '01 F150 Supercrew and 275/65r17. Road noise is minimal, fuel efficiency is par, traction is great, and so far wear has been minimal. A bit over $700 delivered. I run ~50/50 and am a low annual miler, 6-10k a year, a large portion of which is on "primitive" or worse roads. Nice grippy tire with firm tread, I have had ~1" of side tread support the front or rear of the truck on a rock with no sag.
Post by: 257wbymagkiller on September 13, 2016, 10:24:55 PM
On my 2016 silverado crew cab i run the mastercraft M/Ts in a 35x12.5x20 and i use it for towing and just around town use and hunting, the tires only have 2k on them so there still new, but they have no road noise and ride great
Post by: Caseyd on September 13, 2016, 11:06:41 PM
Post by: syoungs on September 14, 2016, 10:52:59 AM
anyone try the cooper discoverer s/t maxx? or the mastercraft courser mxt ?
I have been running the st maxx for about 15k miles now. jury is still out as to if I would buy them again, they are louder then the toyo mts they replaced, but the ride decent, and grip like crazy. they seem to be wearing decent, at least decent enough to keep me happy.
if they are an option, I would run toyo M55's, they are the toughest, longest lasting, traction tire I have ever run, ran em on out work fleet for year, seemed we would get 50k miles out of them. ( duallys, running super heavy every day, beat on the tires). I am not running them because they don't make the size I run. my next truck wont be lifted, and I will run them again.
Post by: Special T on September 14, 2016, 11:02:08 AM
Post by: Bofire on September 14, 2016, 03:02:29 PM
Carl
Post by: hunter_sean08 on September 14, 2016, 03:17:17 PM
Post by: sagerat on September 16, 2016, 12:39:50 PM
Post by: heronblu on September 16, 2016, 12:44:09 PM
Post by: lamrith on September 16, 2016, 10:12:34 PM
Just put the BFGoodrich KO2s on my Suburban..How are they on rough nasty logging roads common here in WA? I was just up in St Helens area and got a flat, another camp member got 2. LesSchwab said have to have 10ply tires to handle those roads, but the other member in camp bought 10ply and they ride like skateboard wheels... The KO2 are only 3 ply?
$829 out the door @ Costco.
3rd set, previous 2 both got over 55,000 miles.
Post by: j_h_nimrod on September 16, 2016, 11:10:51 PM
I have beat mine pretty severely over the last year and had no issues whatsoever. I don't drive like a dumba$$ and pay attention to how I drive and where I put my tires but can't say I am easy on them by any means. I have put plenty of miles on them around Chelan, Colockum, and the Entiat which have some pretty rough roads with no issues.
I slapped some of the new BFG AT KO2s on my 2014 4Runner. Excellent tires. I'm a big fan of the aggressive look of the newly reinforced sidewalls. Only thing I hate is cringing at the sound of every little rock that somehow finds a way to hit a part of my car other than the wheel wells when I get back on the pavement. Guess it's the price I pay for having good tires. Otherwise, the tires have gotten me everywhere I wanted to go so far. I'll know more when we get some rain on the FS roads here in Chelan County. Some of these really silty roads get pretty interesting after a good squall.
I quit worrying about how my truck looked a long time ago, I bought it to go wherever I wanted and as long as it is mechanically sound I could care less that it is scratched and dinged. I don't beat it up unnecessarily or abuse it but I do use it. I didn't buy a truck so I could spend weekends stroking it shiny and clean or worrying about getting it dusty and dirty, it is a tool that performs a function. If I wanted something fancy I'd buy skinny jeans with sparkles on the a$$.
As far as how they do in the goo, Chelan Buttes from the Staymen Flats side back over to 97A via Downie Rd at the first good week of spring thaw with mud over ice they did pretty well. Got a little sketch a few times bit nothing to really worry about traction wise.
Post by: sagerat on September 17, 2016, 10:44:37 AM
Post by: Special T on September 17, 2016, 02:07:12 PM
Never seen a flat M55.I've seen plenty, but they were on my brothers logging mechanics truck.
Tread depth and air pressure are the 2 keys to not having flats. The rubber provided protection to the tire casing. You will find that you get more flats on a low tread Tire. Additionally a Tire that is hight air pressure won't wrap around printed rocks and will get impact breaks by breaking the belt and steel cords causing a failure not actually poking through the tire.
Post by: gee_unit360 on September 17, 2016, 02:29:43 PM
Post by: thinkingman on September 18, 2016, 06:54:27 PM
They are load range "E" which equates to a 10-ply tire. They are actually only a 3-ply construction but it rates at a "10-ply" standard.Funny how often I see on the Toyota forums comments about how a tire looks.
I have beat mine pretty severely over the last year and had no issues whatsoever. I don't drive like a dumba$$ and pay attention to how I drive and where I put my tires but can't say I am easy on them by any means. I have put plenty of miles on them around Chelan, Colockum, and the Entiat which have some pretty rough roads with no issues.I slapped some of the new BFG AT KO2s on my 2014 4Runner. Excellent tires. I'm a big fan of the aggressive look of the newly reinforced sidewalls. Only thing I hate is cringing at the sound of every little rock that somehow finds a way to hit a part of my car other than the wheel wells when I get back on the pavement. Guess it's the price I pay for having good tires. Otherwise, the tires have gotten me everywhere I wanted to go so far. I'll know more when we get some rain on the FS roads here in Chelan County. Some of these really silty roads get pretty interesting after a good squall.
I quit worrying about how my truck looked a long time ago, I bought it to go wherever I wanted and as long as it is mechanically sound I could care less that it is scratched and dinged. I don't beat it up unnecessarily or abuse it but I do use it. I didn't buy a truck so I could spend weekends stroking it shiny and clean or worrying about getting it dusty and dirty, it is a tool that performs a function. If I wanted something fancy I'd buy skinny jeans with sparkles on the a$$.
As far as how they do in the goo, Chelan Buttes from the Staymen Flats side back over to 97A via Downie Rd at the first good week of spring thaw with mud over ice they did pretty well. Got a little sketch a few times bit nothing to really worry about traction wise.
They are there to do a job, not impress the girls.
Michelin LTX AT's for me....Never let me down.
Post by: hunter_sean08 on September 19, 2016, 09:42:53 AM
They are load range "E" which equates to a 10-ply tire. They are actually only a 3-ply construction but it rates at a "10-ply" standard.Funny how often I see on the Toyota forums comments about how a tire looks.
I have beat mine pretty severely over the last year and had no issues whatsoever. I don't drive like a dumba$$ and pay attention to how I drive and where I put my tires but can't say I am easy on them by any means. I have put plenty of miles on them around Chelan, Colockum, and the Entiat which have some pretty rough roads with no issues.I slapped some of the new BFG AT KO2s on my 2014 4Runner. Excellent tires. I'm a big fan of the aggressive look of the newly reinforced sidewalls. Only thing I hate is cringing at the sound of every little rock that somehow finds a way to hit a part of my car other than the wheel wells when I get back on the pavement. Guess it's the price I pay for having good tires. Otherwise, the tires have gotten me everywhere I wanted to go so far. I'll know more when we get some rain on the FS roads here in Chelan County. Some of these really silty roads get pretty interesting after a good squall.
I quit worrying about how my truck looked a long time ago, I bought it to go wherever I wanted and as long as it is mechanically sound I could care less that it is scratched and dinged. I don't beat it up unnecessarily or abuse it but I do use it. I didn't buy a truck so I could spend weekends stroking it shiny and clean or worrying about getting it dusty and dirty, it is a tool that performs a function. If I wanted something fancy I'd buy skinny jeans with sparkles on the a$$.
As far as how they do in the goo, Chelan Buttes from the Staymen Flats side back over to 97A via Downie Rd at the first good week of spring thaw with mud over ice they did pretty well. Got a little sketch a few times bit nothing to really worry about traction wise.
They are there to do a job, not impress the girls.
Michelin LTX AT's for me....Never let me down.
Yeah you get over it after a while. Just one of those things when you make this big of an investment. It makes no difference if it's a Toyota or not.. As far as the looks go, I'm all for performance over anything. If I wanted to be one of those guys trying to "impress the girls" as you say, maybe I should've bought the 285s over the 265s, thrown on a big ole lift with new, sparkly wheels, and in the process, sacrificed whatever quality gas mileage I had. The new sidewalls were just an added bonus. I've been putting the ATs on my Toyotas since I was able to drive. They're good tires and have taken me wherever I wanted to go in the hills. I've never felt unsafe, that's the bottom line.
Funny how a thread where someone asks for some input on new tires brings out comments like this. He asked for a recommendation and I gave my :twocents:
Post by: finnman on September 19, 2016, 11:36:26 AM
Northwest chev in McKenna has Firestone, 245/75/17 load range E traction for $950. mounted and balanced. Also includes $50.00 rebate and front end alignment.The Destination MT is vastly over looked and under rated! Check out the Offroaders Tire Reviews and look who gets the best rating for mud terrain tires. Yep, its Firestone MT's and the Nitto Trailgrappler MT. These two tires basically ended up the best overall for not just off road but on road too.
Carl
I have run Toyo MT, Wildcat XT, Goodyear MTR with Kevlar, Cooper SST, and now just had the Destination MT put on yesterday. So far they are quiet on the road and handle well on pavement. Further tests coming! I ordered the 245/70/17, basically the same diameter size(30.50") as the factory tire which was 265/65/17. I ended up paying $856 out the door.
Post by: Katmai Guy on September 19, 2016, 11:43:49 AM
Post by: GoldenOscar on September 19, 2016, 10:09:36 PM
Love the Duratracks....run them on my little 94 toyota and F150.........rated for snow, great in the mud and run very quiet for what they are on the road.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on September 20, 2016, 08:14:04 AM
Post by: finnman on September 20, 2016, 08:38:00 AM
Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 20, 2016, 08:55:15 AM
The Durotracs were an option, my buddy put them on his Exterra, I was disappointed in that fact they didn't come in an E ply tire. I have been stranded in the middle of no where from C ply tires, I will not go back after using E ply for hunting, camping and exploring.
Yes they are, I have a set on my Ram 2500 diesel. :tup:
I DID'NT BUY THEM HERE, BUT HERE ARE SOME .
http://www.tirebuyer.com/tires/goodyear/wrangler-duratrac/p/style/tires/goodyear/wrangler-duratrac/p/tv135000644
Post by: finnman on September 20, 2016, 08:58:41 PM
Although they were $50 more per tire than the Destination MT!
Post by: lamrith on September 25, 2016, 08:13:35 PM
Went to discount and they recommended the KO2's, so I went with a pair to get me thru the week and will get another pair here soon. They road and handled much better than buddies 10ply tires. Might put them on my Jeep when the time comes too.
Post by: C-Money on September 26, 2016, 09:55:52 AM
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Post by: Boss .300 winmag on September 26, 2016, 02:30:14 PM
Post by: Special T on September 26, 2016, 02:48:37 PM
FIRESTONE IS STILL IN THE BUSINESS AFTER ALL THE TIRES THEY RECALLED. :chuckle:The rollover recall was a joke. Those tires were fine if you ran them at 35psi vs the 25 or so that were stamped at. That was an engeneering failure NOTA Tire failure.
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