TIRES

[MidOH]

I can confirm that the Mich LTX At2 tires are just about worthless street tires in the midwest. It's a quiet economical tire, for new truck buyers.

I've got a ser that'll be replaced with Kenda Mt2's.

 

[Outdoordog]

As long as they're not street tires, they should be fine.
Most overlanders that I've seen, only stay on fireroads anyways.
My group, we tend to seek difficult terrain, but we either run AT or Mud, and doesn't seem too important since we're not rock crawling steep rock cliffs or deep mud.

I have nitto trail grapplers, and they make every trail seem too easy, except ice.

 

[North American Sojourner]

Which company is perfect?

BFG KO2

 

[MidOH]

Not if there's mud.

 

[David_561cfd]

Not if there's mud.

or wet grass

 

[MazeVX]

A few posts earlier there's a esay written about what's called RT and I second that. Have MT for summer and soft AT for winter.
There's no tire who does all surfaces all climates.
But many RT will get really close to what all terrain really means.

 

[MidOH]

Thing is.......murphy.

Had Cooper STT mud tires and never needed them in the last 40,000 miles.

Going with a smoother RT this time.

 

[Hapkijo]

Put about 75k miles on a pair of KO2s, although they were all street miles. I can't imagine a better tire.

 

[MazeVX]

The KO2 and to some extent the KO3 really is a dry and warm terrain tire, if your climate is like this you will benefit from the longevity. If it's colder and wetter stay away from it.
Currently driving the kumho AT52 for winter tire and will most likely buy Falken wildpeak RT01 for summer next year as my beloved grabber X3 have worn to a point where they make no sense as an MT anymore.

 

[Autism Family Travels]

We had wildpeak AT3W and they are garbage. Lasted around 30k and were shot. Had good grip in all conditions for about 10k then went downhill FAST! Running Cooper road and trail AT now and a MUCH better tire in all conditions. This is for lightweight rigs like our patriot. We are going to be running the Cooper Stronghold on the F150 in 315/70/17 size next spring. I have run most every tire brand out there. and Cooper has been the best overall tire in wear, grip and durability.

 

[CR-Venturer]

Ronny Dahl recently put out a great video on this topic that does a good job laying out the pros and cons for both types of tire:

About the only thing he really doesn't talk about is performance on wet pavement, where A/T's undoubtedly have the edge.

My conclusion was that the correct answer for you really depends on how and where you use your rig. If you spend a very large amount of time off road, MT's, while if you spend a good deal of time on road or use your rig for other stuff besides adventures, AT's all the way. For me, living in central Alberta, it's absolutely A/T's since my truck has to go a long way on the highway to get to anywhere to go wheeling/overlanding, and I use it as a homestead truck much of the time, not just an adventure rig.

I run Motomaster A/T's, but they're apparently rebranded Cooper Discoverer A/T's, which are very good.

 

[Dean2]

I have been really happy with my Grabber ATX tires. I guess you could call them an early stab at the idea of a kinda, almost RT. They've been driven on the highway, in the snow, on packed/icy snowy FS roads, rocks, gravel, and a bit of mud (short stretches between dry, not long stretches of deep stuff). Living in a drier area, they've been perfect for my needs. I'd only go with MTs if MUD! were encountered commonly. When it's time to replace them, I'll definitely look into RTs, though.