Decent BFG AT replacement?
I'm about due for new tires, 265/75/16. I have one BFG ATKO that is nearly new and 3 that are pretty old and getting dry cracks etc. The newish tire used to be a spare but had to be put into permanent rotation when one of my other tires bit the dust. BFG tires are really expensive, I'm looking at over 1K to get 4 new BFG tires from Discount Tire. Does anyone have an alternate tire recommendation in this size? I don't do hardcore offroad/crawling but do use 4WD and traverse some sharp rocky roads from time to time. I guess I'd like to hear tire recs from people who have had good luck with other (hopefully cheaper) tires. I recall hearing good things about the older gen Nitto Terra Grapplers, but that may have changed.
Thanks
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bfg is the cheapest one around right now that i know unless you are ok with retreads. in that case id get the treadwright with the bfg atko tread
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The best replacement for a BFG A/T...
...is a BFG A/T. :D Just buy them.
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I liked pirelli scorpions when I had them years ago.
Really tires are tires. PT Vs PT are pretty much the same, AT vs AT are pretty much the same, MT Vs MT are pretty much the same, Swamper Vs swamper are pretty much the same. Unless you step up a class, off road traction doesn't change a whole lot.
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Originally Posted by mastacox
The best replacement for a BFG A/T...
...is a BFG A/T. :D Just buy them.
Ditto, my Scorpions were nice for mostly street but got torn all over the minute I hit any granite lain dirt.
BFG TA/KO's are now IIRC going on their second season and are still in reasonable shape, although half worn down.
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Originally Posted by mastacox
The best replacement for a BFG A/T...
...is a BFG A/T. :D Just buy them.
Yep, the price might be hard to swallow but if you're happy with them and they do what you want, spend the money once and don't worry about having regrets. FWIW, when I had BFG A/Ts they lasted FOREVER.
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Firestone destination AT.
I had BFT AT, they were unimpressive even compared to some cheap tires I had from pepeboys!
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Thanks for the replies. A friend down the street mentioned the Goodyear Duratracs. They are a bit cheaper but look like they are more aggressive than what I want. That and they appear to be available in only either load range C or E. I believe my BFGs are D. There is still tread on my tires but they are looking dry and cracky in places. I'm in Tucson so they have been subjected to lots of sun and heat. Reading the code on the tire says it was manufactured in 2004. I've had them on the 4Runner since 2007 (Craigslist purchase)
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ive had my bfg AT for 4 years and about 35k. they have been excellent tires and still have quite a bit of tread left.
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Another vote for suck it up and get the BFGs. Buy quality and only cry once....
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I would say BFG's. Worth the money and it seems the sidewalls will wear out from my wife curb hopping b4 the tread ever does.
You get what you pay for I guess. I bought some Yokohama Geolanders for my Jeep and kick myself everytime I look at them. No traction and no life to them.
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I personally am not a fan of BFG, just have had the worst luck with them and I have tried every trick in the book to make them last or wear right and just never could.
I have switch to a more beefier tired now that I have full confidence it but its not something you need.
My suggestion and something hat is about 13 bucks cheaper then BFGs (according to tirerack.com) is the General Grabber AT 2.
I knew a few guys around school and around me running them and are pretty impressed with them.
General Tire has come a long way and imho feel its a name we will be seeing a lot more of in the off-road world.
That and the Grabber AT2 shares a very similar design with the AT KO.
thatxs my .02 :-)
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As far as cheaper tires go, I have heard good things about the AT2, but never used them
I personally have the GoodYear DuraTracs - They are AWESOME. They have amazing winter traction (they have the mountain/snowflake symbol meaning you don't need chains), wet roads feel almost the same as dry roads, and they have really good dry traction too. I can't speak to their wear, as I have <10k miles on them, but they arent showing any signs of wear except from wheeling (couple chunks from the tread blocks and scrapes in the sidewalls). TBH, I couldn't be happier with a tire for my 4runner.
My.02
(FWIW i have 33x12.5r15 Load C, so slightly larger than what your looking at, but seems like it would just fit you even better because less sidewall to flex at all)
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i replaced my bfg a/ts with bridgestone dueler a/t revo 2 tires back in april and they have been good. they are not as aggressive as the bfg a/ts, but i don't really need it. they ride a little smoother than the bfgs and still look cool IMO.
however, i don't think they are much cheaper...
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Revo's are significantly more expensive than BFG ATs... closer to the price of BFG MTs..
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oh you are right, sorry.
I looked earlier on tirerack.com and thought it said they were cheaper but I must have read it wrong.