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Old Nov 5, 2009 | 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by c00nhunterjoe
the bfg mud terrain is an excellent tire. only prob is they changed teh rubber compund due to moron customer complaints and now they were fast. my old school set of bfg mud terrain km's got over 70k before i replaced them, my replacement set of at's got only 20-25k before they were shot. the at and mt are the same rubber compound, only the tread is different..

i liek the mt's better but they are a little noiser then the at's. its all about prefference. offroad the at's are useless and the mt's are unstoppable. i have done more then my fair share of extreme offroading and the mt's handle incredible.
i have not run the newest mud terrains that they have out, only the km's
got my KM1's for my F150 from a friend who had them on his Yota. he was switching to KM2's b/c a guy he knows kept running off and leaving him on the trails with the KM2's. i like the look of the KM1's a lot and i will run these on the F150 til they die, but i wanna switch them to KM2's b/c they are AWESOME off road. my buddy says they are a big improvement over the KM1's.

if your going to be plowing and what not and don't hit mud and stuff very often stick to the AT's like everyone else said. i run Pirelli Scorpion AT's and i don't have a complaint at all. i love them. much better traction than the tires i used to run and for an AT they surprisingly CHUNK some mud!!! haha. my truck is 2wd but i ran it through a stock tank that had a little water standing across a few times and didn't get stuck like a few of my buddies did then i had to pull them out. haha. also sprayed my F150 with mud one day in my pasture from a dead stop about 50 feet away. covered it with mud and i do mean covered!! couldn't see much white on it anymore. LoL.
 
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 08:38 PM
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hmm, i hated teh bfg at's. they clog up with mud and you have to have alot of tire speed to clean them out. i got stuck in wet grass with them, had to use 4wd to get out on many occasions. talk about embarrassing
 
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 11:07 PM
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265/75r16 fit perfect.

 
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Old Nov 6, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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The KM2s are nice and thick, and its not exactly a light truck up front. Even with my saggy bumper mod (j/k) the 265/75s are in no danger of rubbing. Expensive though.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by c00nhunterjoe
hmm, i hated teh bfg at's. they clog up with mud and you have to have alot of tire speed to clean them out. i got stuck in wet grass with them, had to use 4wd to get out on many occasions. talk about embarrassing
yeah my pirelli ATs clog if you are barely spinning the tires in the mud. i can just chunk it in 3rd or 4th if i'm in mud that is clogging the tires and it will go then. i parked in some mud at a big event in town earlier this year and someone needed me to back up so i went to back up and it would barely back up. if i needed to go forward that would have been a different story b/c the tires would spin faster than 10mph. haha. long story short i look forward to wheeling with the F150 since those tires will obviously clean out and dig pretty well i'm sure.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 02:00 PM
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Here's my truck w/285's (no bumper mods)




Here's my truck w/315's (Bumper shim & trimmed bumper)



4" Lift w/315's (no bumper mods)

 
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 02:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mountaineer27
265/75r16 fit perfect.

I like the extra height of my 285's and 265's look really small on the Superdutys that I've seen with them... but those look pretty darn good on yours! I think I might get 265's next time I need tires. The 285's are a little wide for what I use it for and they rub when I'm steering sharp.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 08:22 PM
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Well.... the way it sounds is Im gonna have to go w/a mud tire-I had swampers on my Jeep. The noise didnt bother me, & they did fine in the snow. I might get the BF mudterrains... maybe... maybe not. Im in no rush-I have til the end of the month, my inspection runs out.

I guess I want the best of both worlds-lots of siping plus chunky lugs.
 
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Old Nov 7, 2009 | 08:42 PM
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i picked my tires up at martin senior for $650 and i love them. E rated and great in the mud. i will get another set when these wear down cuz there awsome and the price is right.

there enduro m/t
 
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 02:47 PM
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I have had good experiences with BFG M/Ts and Cooper Discoverer STTs.

current tire: BFG M/Ts 305/70R16

I am going to return to the copper STTs after my current crop of BFG M/Ts wear out
 
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 03:22 PM
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I think the disco stt's have a bit more road roar, and have a channel down the middle, but the km2s at least have more siping.
 
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Old Nov 9, 2009 | 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by triskadek
I think the disco stt's have a bit more road roar

that is true
 
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Old Oct 30, 2015 | 03:10 PM
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I have been running BFG All Terrains 12 years in the central NM mountains. (95 F350 CC 4x4) Got to replace them in short order here. I am definitely getting BFG All Terrains new K02s. I looked up this thread to decide size and will go 285 75 16.




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Old Oct 30, 2015 | 04:47 PM
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Bob, That's a very nice looking truck! The 285's will fill out those fender wells.
 
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Old Oct 30, 2015 | 04:55 PM
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It should be all I need. the snow and mud up here is fairly tough but the truck walks through it with these tires. The up size will be just enough I think.
It also has to run highway/freeway and last. I read that the Goodyears dont last as long.

Glad I have the forum to be sure on fit.
 
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