bfg mud or bfg at's?
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bfg mud or bfg at's?
Im thinking of buying bfg mud or bfg At's ko's the truck will be a daily driver and maybe a trail truck once every 3 weeks...what tire would last longer?the bfg muds or At's?
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There is more rubber on the ground with the A/T's, that would give it an advantage on the road, and might help it squeek by in the long life category, but the bigger voids between the lugs on the M/T give it a big advantage off-road. With a favorable center tread design, the M/T has fantastic road manners, and is pretty quiet on the highway.
Depending on how agressive you will be off-road you may survive with the A/T's. but my vote is for the Mud Terrains. I think they look much better, and pay for themselves the first time you get into a sticky situation that the A/T just wouldnt be able to tackle.
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Depending on how agressive you will be off-road you may survive with the A/T's. but my vote is for the Mud Terrains. I think they look much better, and pay for themselves the first time you get into a sticky situation that the A/T just wouldnt be able to tackle.
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theres more rubber on the AT's? not sure what you mean by that..I was wondering though are these bfg's true to size?or do they run smaller than they say?..im leaning towards the bfg muds they might not last as long but i like the fact they have bigger lugs.
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The M/T's have great big spaces between the tread (alright not that big, I run cut boggers, thats big!) this results in better off-road traction, but leaves less rubber to contact the highway. Imagine looking at the tire like a fingerprint. The A/T would leave more grooves on the print than the M/T. This means that the A/T has more rubber in contact with the ground.
I am a big fan of the BFG mud terrain, and think you will be happy with them, they do run prety true to size, but do remember that the wheel width will effect the overall diameter.
I am a big fan of the BFG mud terrain, and think you will be happy with them, they do run prety true to size, but do remember that the wheel width will effect the overall diameter.
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I am currently running 35" BFG A/T's as a street tire and occasional off road tire. I have tires specifically for mud, but if I could do it over again, I'd run the BFG M/T's as my street tire. There have been a couple of times where I've needed a more aggressive tire, and the M/T would be a good compromise. I'd only run the A/T if I never left the road. First time you hit any mud, you'll be glad you went with the M/T's.
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Take a look at some other brand names, unless your stuck with "the look" of the BFG's. Hankook, and General to name a couple make great tires for what your saying you would like, for less cost since your not paying for the name as much. I've never had a set of BFG's balance up without a wheel covered in lead, and wasnt impressed with the lifespan of mine either. Thats my personal opinion. I was also slingin tires for a while, and found their customer service to be extrememly poor. Again, just my experiences.
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I love my MTs 32x11.5 siped have the top off the Bronco and they only provide a nice background noise on the highway. But they stink on hard pack snow. I would go for the MTs and the customer service depends more on where you get them than the manufacture, a good shop will stand behind thier stuff then fight the manufactuer after the fact.
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I like the idea of looking at other brands too. The MT is the way to go but you can get other brands with very simular tread patterns. I have Wild Country RVT's on my 2000 and they have a harder rubber compound then the BFG's. The harder rubber makes for a rougher ride on the hard road but also lets them last longer. Unless your looking to go rock climbing this might be an option.
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I have hear many people getting 50K miles out of the BFG M/Ts, and not a whole lot more than that on the A/Ts. IF you rotate and balance, and watch the air pressure in them regularly I could see the M/Ts lasting 45-50, and the A/Ts lasting 50-55.
I've seen the A/Ts off road on a buddy's stock truck, and they sucked. He took them off after about 500 miles and got some buchshots instead.
IF your going to spend a couple hundred on tires, the extra 5-10 a tire for the M/T would be worth it to me.
I've seen the A/Ts off road on a buddy's stock truck, and they sucked. He took them off after about 500 miles and got some buchshots instead.
IF your going to spend a couple hundred on tires, the extra 5-10 a tire for the M/T would be worth it to me.
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The A/t's are not bad in sand. Here in FL we go wheelin in the orange groves alot and they are fine. the 33x12.5 have enough flotation and they do not dig. However if it rains while your out there you are good as stuck. They will not clean themselves at all. do yourself a favor and get a more aggressive thread pattern
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I am seriously looking at gettin the BF M/T Km tires. I looked at buckshots and they are a lot cheaper since BF gone up and are like 200.00 a tire here locally. I like to know about the buckshots compared to them and any other tire that would be a good contender. My thing is I don't want a real noisey tire on the road,like to not be noisy at all but will sacrifice a little noise for a good of road tire just as longs it handles well in snow, rain, and on pavement. I don't want a A/T tire.
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The Buckshots are loud. Even with the windows up you are going to have a good hummm. I dont theink they are any louder the the BFG's or the Wild Country's. They are no where near as loud as a Swamper or Bogger. The set of Buckshots I had were on a 4 runner and they wore out in like 25000 miles but I did have bad front end problems. I think they will last fine if you keep them rotated and watch your psi.
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would never again waist my money on a set of bfg's m/t's or other wise.ive never seen a set that didnt have broken cords by the time they were bald.when i bought my 92 it had a/t's on it went strait to the tire shop and put on some buckshots.i know there a cheap tire and wont last as long but hey i got the g's off there.on a good note sold g's for 300bucks!