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hey guys i am need of a set of good summer and winter tires for my truck, i find myself going back to the bfg all terrain, they look nice and have decent traction. they are a M+S ass well have a "Severe Weather Rating" wich some M+S dont have, has anyone run these in 285/75/16 or 295/75/16 size and in a cold snowy and icy climate? how did you find they were like on ice? my truck needs summer and winter tires, and i cant afford both, i thought a good all terrain would be a good compromise?

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I had the 285/75R16's on my old Chev 4x4. They were AWESOME off road, and GREAT in the snow! Ice however.. they were a bit slick, they don't have the intense siping grooves in them as alot of winter/ice tires do... but as soon as you get a bit of traction, they're perform top notch! I would get them again in a heartbeat... but they're really pricey..

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Go with Goodyear Duratracs. I have them and love them. Rated for severe snow. I personally hate the bfg all terrains because they are the most over hyped tire out there. Everyone and their brother has them and they dont balance for crap especially with aftermarket wheels. They will be a good all season tire for grip they have alot of bitting edges. Thats just my 2 cents its all on personal opinion I guess.

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Go with Goodyear Duratracs. I have them and love them. Rated for severe snow. I personally hate the bfg all terrains because they are the most over hyped tire out there. Everyone and their brother has them and they dont balance for crap especially with aftermarket wheels. They will be a good all season tire for grip they have alot of bitting edges. Thats just my 2 cents its all on personal opinion I guess.

 

I was thinking of going with the Duratracs simply for the better price over the BFGs

richardGMCwilson Enthusiast

richardGMCwilson

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well they definatlely are a common tire, and that was why i originaly didnt want them but they seemed like such a really good tire!, they are a bit pricey though that is true. i also looked in to the pro comp all terrain, seemed alright to me, wow those Goodyear Duratracs looked really nice, seems like a good tire, alot of siping on them, were they good offroad? do they last fairly long time?

99silverado22s Enthusiast

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Great off road tire. As far as snow I took it on some atv trails and fire lanes by my house when we got like a foot of snow last week and they were flawless. Big sypes on each lug and so QUIET and smooth down the highway. Ive only had them for like 2000 miles.

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i am not too familiar with the Goodyear Duratracs, it looks like a better winter one, i live in snow 6 months of the year almost, ya us Canadians EH! you think they are quieter than the bfg tire, anyone have issues with bulges on the sidewall of the bfg, -heard its common?

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i am not too familiar with the Goodyear Duratracs, it looks like a better winter one, i live in snow 6 months of the year almost, ya us Canadians EH! you think they are quieter than the bfg tire, anyone have issues with bulges on the sidewall of the bfg, -heard its common?

 

I've had 3 sets of the BFG's and never had a problem with the sidewalls.

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I have bfg all terrains on my truck and love them. We have gotten plenty of snow here in wisconsin to test them in and they work great. I run them a little stiff at 46psi but they are lasting forever that way. I have 77000 miles on one set and will make it easy til next spring when I trade my truck off.

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hey guys i am need of a set of good summer and winter tires for my truck, i find myself going back to the bfg all terrain, they look nice and have decent traction. they are a M+S ass well have a "Severe Weather Rating" wich some M+S dont have, has anyone run these in 285/75/16 or 295/75/16 size and in a cold snowy and icy climate? how did you find they were like on ice? my truck needs summer and winter tires, and i cant afford both, i thought a good all terrain would be a good compromise?

 

Do they have a snowflake symbol on the side? A true winter tire will have the symbol. One problem with true winter rated tires is that they are a softer rubber compound to grip the ice better. I don't how they would do for mileage compared to a all season tire.

Matt_ Senior Enthusiast

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I've had two sets of BFG AT's and i'll never buy them again. They sucked in snow and in the sandy offroad trails that i used to ride... in every condition my old Bridgestone Duelers (NOT GM OEM VERSION) outperformed them.

I've had them on two different vehicles in the same conditions and felt the difference first hand. One of them was a Jeep wrangler that couldn't make it out of my snowy driveway. Luckily i had the duelers on my old explorer wheels with the same bolt pattern... swapped out the wheels/tires (same size btw) and it was a whole new jeep... like there wasn't any snow. :lol: i was actually pissed off... i'll never forget that one.

 

 

IMO, i agree with the previous statement that they're one of the most over hyped tires on the market.

mc7719 Enthusiast

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Do they have a snowflake symbol on the side? A true winter tire will have the symbol. One problem with true winter rated tires is that they are a softer rubber compound to grip the ice better. I don't how they would do for mileage compared to a all season tire.

 

Yes they do.

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I had a set of General Grabber AT2's on my Wrangler. Switched them from the original style MT/R's Those MT/R's were the WORST tires I ever had, period. Put probably around 8 different tires on that Jeep(not counting the original 4 and rotating in the spare) in 6 months before I gave up on those OEM tires and went to the Grabber AT2's on a buddies recommendation. The size I got were sever snow rated (some sizes are, some are not). Best all terrain tires I ever had, period. They were a little stiff, but they were load range E on a Jeep. You can get them in different load ranges. I wanted the sever snow rating though because I drive for hospitals when the roads are closed, and I have property 300 miles away in the mountains of WV. Can be unforgiving in winter. Anyway, they performed GREAT for an AT on the farm/mountain trails, on the highway they were smooth as butter and very quiet. Coming from those MT/Rs, it was like going from Super Swampers to street tires that were a little stiff. MPG improved, coasting distance improved, you can tell resistance was less because it would coast with noticeably less effort, and loose much less speed in the same amount of room (I tested the crap out of the MT/R's before I switched to see if they were really that bad, than re tested with the Grabbers in the same place multiple times). My Rubicon was stock height, no lift, so in deep snow clearance was the issue. If I wasn't pushing snow, those tires acted like it was just rain, not snow. They did AWESOME. Got stuck in WV in a freak snow storm at a funeral. Was stuck in it for two days. First day I drove 120 miles from funeral home to grave site in 6 inches during a storm, no problems at all. Next day I drove 300 miles home in 1 foot, no problem. The last year I had the Jeep, I was in central Maryland when we got 2 blizzards back to back. We had the most snow fall right around where I live, and I was driving in it for the hospital. If the transfer case skid plate wasn't plowing snow, I wasn't getting stuck. Period. Got her stuck 1 time, and it was my fault. I had made it through a few neighborhoods by locking the front and rear differentials, and just powering my way through to the houses. This one was REAL bad. Snow line was well above the bumper, probably 1/2 inch into the grill height wise. Locked the differentials, powered my way in. Got about 100 yards before speed was slow enough that the spinning tires formed ice and forward momentum ceased. But, she backed right out, made a U turn OFF the tracks, pulled a new line back out, and didn't get stuck until I tried to plow through the intersection where the snow plow formed an even taller berm. I never really got stuck, I could keep moving the truck forward and back, but the tires simply wouldn't bite enough inside the loose snow bank enough to rip the transfer case skid plate through the berm. Ended up putting the rear end forward (so the pumpkin cut the berm for the skid) and had a Toyota yank it.

 

I could go on an on. Put about 40-50,000 miles on them I guess (got them around 25,000miles sold the Jeep at 65-68k) and they weren't even half worn. Made it through a monsoon in WV red clay on the farm for 4 days etc. I loved them things. Got them for $120 a tire, BFG's were $220.

 

I thought about a set of those Duratrac's, but the leveling kit scares me (don't want control arm issues), I don't wanna spend that much for OEM sized tires, and I am really worried about noise/ride quality with them. They seem to be getting awesome reviews, but they look awfully luggy, and those MT/R's got awesome reviews as well. People on the internet told me I was crazy for hating those MT/R's so much. Friends in person told me I was crazy for not getting rid of them sooner.

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pro comp a/t has almost the exact same tread pattern- but theyre siped from factory. they worked really well and were wearing very well- but then they got slashed. have had the terras ever since, happy with these too. i want to go a little more aggressive next time though.

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