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[LAWNMOWERMAN]

I am jumping on the BFG band wagon too."E" rated tires are confidence builders.

[winter200]

The new michelin LTX AT2's for me. E rated. Great tread and long life.

[chnlisle]

I've used BFG A/T's on just about everything I've ever had including the Ram. I know they're D's (285x70x17) not E's but they hold up well. On the T 100 I got 55K off the first set and sold it with 55K on the 2nd set. With fuel being what it is I keep them at max lbs on the Dodge. I figure I have a couple of years to figure out what I'll get next.

TT, BLACK SIDE OUT!!!!!

I'll check in when I get back on the 23rd. Everyone stay cool and go camping.

[SunMan]

I've been running BFG A/T's on all of my rigs since 1989 and have had only one flat (in town, from a nail). I've made multiple runs to the tip of Baja and back, with countless miles off road. Getting ready to pull the trigger on a new set now. Been tossing around the idea of going with "E" rated now that I have a camper, but will likely go with the "D's".

...and I average between 40-50K miles per set.

[marc]

Like many others, I too have run BFG AT's on many of my trucks with good results. This time around I went with the Toyo Open Country AT's in a 285/75/18 E rated. I have over 20,000 miles on them so far and could'nt be happier. They are quieter, balance easier and have better traction in mud:cool:

Marc

[brett13]

Like many others, I too have run BFG AT's on many of my trucks with good results. This time around I went with the Toyo Open Country AT's in a 285/75/18 E rated. I have over 20,000 miles on them so far and could'nt be happier. They are quieter, balance easier and have better traction in mud:cool:

Marc

How are they in snow, Marc? Can they be siped too?

[marc]

Brett

They work great in Snow and I believe they can be siped, but I wouldn't go to the trouble. They are pretty good the way they are.

Marc

[Yukon]

I just bought new Nissan Frontier. Using the stock tires I had a flat in the first 10 miles on the first forest road I went up! So, I switched to Yokahama and got a set of "E" rated (10 ply) tires. What a difference! I feel a lot more secure. Ride is a bit stiffer, but I can feel the stability of those babies.

Chris

[Jack]

We switched from the stock all-season 4-ply tires to 6-ply Toyo A/T Open Country all-terrain tires when we took a long trip through upper BC. The have performed well and seem to be holding well on mileage.

I also checked out Consumer Reports. They note that for any significant off road travel, you want light truck ("LT" instead of "PP rating) all-terrain instead of all-season tires.

If you subscribe to CU, the link is http://www.consumerr...tings/index.htm. Otherwise, your library will have Consumer Reports - look for "tires, light truck" in the index of the latest issue (the index covers the previous 36 issues). They rated the following tires at the top: Nitto Terra Grappler, Bridgestone Dueler APT III, Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo, Toyo Open Country A/T, Hankook Dynapro AT RF08 (scored 75 to 64).

In the Pacific NW, Les Schwab is generally a good bet for good price and good advice - I don't know if they are in CO.

[DobleTraccion]

Tall, skinny BFG "TAKO"s (E -rated) on the Broken W camper.
Can't say enough good about them from past experience.

Not the best for deep sand (they don't display quite the deflation bulge of softer, wider skins), not the best for deep mud, but superb sidewall strength, impervious to spines and nails, and long-wearing.