Some new choices for less aggressive A/T tires

[AKBronc49]

I have Cooper AT3's on multiple vehicles (Explorer and F-150) they have great all around manors.

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[bcb1]

Both have 60k mile treadlife and are pretty light. Great if you don’t need a super aggressive tire or LT rated.

Nitto Nomad Grappler

BF Goodrich Trail Terrain

I installed Badlands OEM wheels on my OBX Bronco with Continental Terrain Contact tires. Great tread pattern, just aggressive enough - but with absolutely quiet on-road ride. But dang they are Load Range E and I didn't realize how stiff they would ride! I'm going to try to get a year out of 'em before I switch to the BFG Trail Terrains, since they are Standard Load tires they should have a much more comfy ride.

Was debating on the BFG KO2's in Load Range C. But with the aggressive tread I'm not sure how quiet they would be? I'm pretty sure the BFG Trail Terrain would be nice and quiet on road.

 

[spuddy59]

This will be an unpopular post.

The Falken AT3w work so well, there's no reason to go less aggressive than those.

Cheers.

Not with the Falken made out in China.

And they weight a lot for what they are (51 lbs vs 42-46lbs) against other tires.

 

[Pressurized]

Not with the Falken made out in China.

And they weight a lot for what they are (51 lbs vs 42-46lbs) against other tires.

I haven't seen any made in China... The many sets I have sold are all made in Thailand, including the set in my garage right now. It's a Sumitomo company out of Japan. They are heavier than many other tires, and you'll find they also run a significantly greater tread depth than most other tires. If weight is your main concern, you're giving up performance in other areas. Have you ever run them??

 

[Yeti-X]

The Falken at3w are a great wearing tire I had a set on my dodge diesel and hauled many heavy loads and also used them for truck pulling great dirt traction as well as great road manners

 

[spuddy59]

I haven't seen any made in China... The many sets I have sold are all made in Thailand, including the set in my garage right now. It's a Sumitomo company out of Japan. They are heavier than many other tires, and you'll find they also run a significantly greater tread depth than most other tires. If weight is your main concern, you're giving up performance in other areas. Have you ever run them??

Aye, I’ve just seen various posts and comments about them being Chinese made while unable to find a source on their website, but I’m just an asshole on the internet so I could be totally wrong. I’m looking for mainly street performance with limited off-road time as it’s my DD so unsprung weight is a concern to me along with on road manners.

I’ve not run them, they’re on my short list of SL tires I want to run after the Duelers get burned through along with the Nitto’s, Firestone Destination’s, and Cooper Discoverer’s.

And the tread depth on the Falken vs Nomad Grapplers are the same (13/32 for Falken vs 13.4/32 on the Nitto) per their websites.

But again, I’m just an asshole on the internet and that’s why we have choices for tires. *shrug*

 

[Pressurized]

Aye, I’ve just seen various posts and comments about them being Chinese made while unable to find a source on their website, but I’m just an asshole on the internet so I could be totally wrong. I’m looking for mainly street performance with limited off-road time as it’s my DD so unsprung weight is a concern to me along with on road manners.

I’ve not run them, they’re on my short list of SL tires I want to run after the Duelers get burned through along with the Nitto’s, Firestone Destination’s, and Cooper Discoverer’s.

And the tread depth on the Falken vs Nomad Grapplers are the same (13/32 for Falken vs 13.4/32 on the Nitto) per their websites.

But again, I’m just an asshole on the internet and that’s why we have choices for tires. *shrug*

It's all good... My "hobby shop" is a medium volume Jeep and Raptor shop that I consult for. I've sold a lot of tires for 4x4's. So I have developed an opinion (that's all it is) on various tires.

If you're looking for a mild AT, the Cooper AT3 4S is an outstanding tire.

Good luck!

 

[StrainedCMOS]

It seems to be incredibly hard to find any of these tires in 275/70/R18 size in Canada. It is getting very frustrating to say the least

 

[DVOStandard]

What size tire did you move up to? and what rims are you running?

 

[emkayw]

emkayw, What size tire did you move up to? and what rims are you running?

285/70/17 tires, Motegi Traillite 17.8.5" wheel

 

[R8RWD]

35" Options? Has anybody tried running a set of 315 SAS stock size on either of these tires?

I'm considering less aggressive options, but most seem to run these in 285.

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