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I can't decide if I should buy all terrain tires or regular highway tires. I don't go off road except on grass or gravel, if that even counts as off roading. I mainly use my Z71 for highway purposes. I drive about 80 miles a day on the freeway. I'm looking for something that's going to give me a smooth and quiet ride. Besides if I do go off road where I spin the tires, I'll just put it in 4 wheel drive. Therefore, I think the H/T tires would be best for my situation, but what do you think? How much more traction do the A/T tires get, and how much noise do they create? The size would be P265/75/16. (cooper discover A/T or cooper discover H/T) Here's a list of what I think the pros and cons of each are.

 

Pros for all terrains:

1. better traction

 

Cons for all terrains:

1. more road noise

2. don't last as long

3. tread cups/gets chaffed more easily if you don't rotate them on a regular basis because of their tread blocks.

 

Pros for highway tread:

1. last longer

2. more quiet

 

Cons for higway tread:

1. not as good traction

RyanbabZ71 Senior Enthusiast

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my solution for the tire road noise is to turn the radio up :rolleyes:

 

Also i have almost 30K miles on my bfgs and have only rotated them twice (at 6K and 12K) and i have zero tread problems. It has been 18K miles since i have rotated them :cheers:

 

What is the price difference? What are the ratings (miles) on each of the tires?

 

What kind of tires do you currently have? Do you have to deal with snow?

99silveradoz71 Senior Enthusiast

99silveradoz71

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Hmm, in Wisconsin? I'd get an AT...I replaced the stock Wilderness AT's with Bridgestone Dueler AT Revos. They provide a good, quiet ride, with no additional noise. Wet traction and performance in the snow are great. Also, the AT will have more tread which may give you more life.

SilveradoWV Senior Enthusiast

SilveradoWV

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I have Cooper Discoverer ATs on my truck now, the road noise is not an issue with them they are very quiet compared to the Firestone Steeltex that came on it. It pretty much boils down to the AT giving better traction but probably not going to last as long as the HT though. I have seen the HT and it looks like a fairly good tire, its a tough decision!!! :cheers:

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