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Jan 8, 2012 | 10:56 PM

redman84

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Tires...Again

I need some tires for the Explorer in my sig. Seems like quite of few of you have lighter trucks and suvs. Narrowed it down to 4 options. Need some opinions. Stock treads are 245/65 17 BFG Rugged Trails

BFG Rugged Terrain
BFG Rugged Trail
Toyo Open Country A/T
Falken Rocky Mountain(probably not)

Jan 8, 2012 | 11:04 PM

tshrager

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I run Open Country A/T's on my Cherokee and the womans Grand Cherokee and absolutey love them, so yo have my vote

Jan 9, 2012 | 12:23 PM

Major Marvin

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I've heard good things about the Toyo's.

Jan 9, 2012 | 01:16 PM

fordpride

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I have the TOYO A/T on my truck and I have about 30k on them and have a little over half tread left and they ride good

Jan 9, 2012 | 01:25 PM

liv

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Any reason the terra grappler isn't on the list? My favorite tire.

Jan 9, 2012 | 06:39 PM

redman84

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Any reason the terra grappler isn't on the list? My favorite tire.

I've no experince with Nittos and don't really ever hear much about them. I wouldn't say that I'm opposed to them though. Why are they your favorite? I just need a good highway all season tire that can handle some occasional light mud or shallow sand. Tread life is my biggest concern. The Rugged Trails have lasted FOREVER.

Jan 9, 2012 | 08:15 PM

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My truck had Toyo open country a/t's on it when I bought. I was very impressed by them. They handled very well in snow and ice for being a none aggressive tire