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I put a set of 235/75-15's on my '96 Cherokee XJ around 3k miles ago. Traction and wear wise (no chunking) they seem fine. BUT it took a lot of weight to balance all 4. Getting a vibration starting at 35mph up until almost 45. Before and after that they're fine. Hopefully now that they should be broken in a rebalancing will resolve the issue. Not too optimistic though. And these are the smallest size offered.

Wanted to get another set of my favorite A/T's but had to spend too much to get the XJ back on the road. General Grabber A/T2's.

I have the same tires on my F150.Great tire for mud & snow.

I always buy the April Auto issue of Consumer Reports and this year they rated the All-Terrain Truck Tires like this:
1. Continental Terrain Contact A/T overall score of 72
2.Michelin LTX A/T 2 overall score also 72
3.Goodyear Wrangler Trail Runner AT overall score 68
4. Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015 also 68
5. Nexen Roadian AT Pro RA8 also 68
6. Falken Wildpeak A/T AT3W also 68
Those were the only ones out of 13 tested that they recommended.
I figure that they have more time and money than we do to test them all subjectively.
Continental and Michelin also tied at 74 each for the highest rated all-season truck tire test.
The April issue is at your local library if you want to read the whole test.

Tom, those Cooper Discoverer A/T3's you wrote about scored a 64 with a down arrow for wet braking, but it did as well as the #2 Michelin and the #4 Yokohama for hydroplaining. One up arrow for dry braking and ride comfort, the rest average.

In the same boat here, been thinking about michelin defender M/S, anybody running them and how have they been?

The Michelin LTX A/T 2 is the best option for any kind of all-around truck tire.

Great mileage, ride, wet, ice, tow, decent enough off-road.

I've got 19k miles on my first set of EXO, and they still have decent tread left. Pretty quiet and balance well, compared to the M-55 that I used to run. And don't follow grooves. Can't say much about snow/ice. It's either rain here, or shave ice where nothing works well. Usually don't see powder.

My Tundra came equipped with the Michelin LTX AT/2, P-series. The truck cornered really bad, to the point where I thought I needed a sway bar. I guessed that the tires were noodles, and counted on better tires being able to fix the crappy handling. Sure enough, the sidewalls on those P-series LTX tires are about as stiff as my kids' bicycle tires. Not joking. They are pathetic. Sidewall and tread are flimsy for a truck tire.

My replacement tires have stiffer sidewalls and improved the cornering. And there is absolutely no way I'd use those P-series LTX in serious gravel or rocks.

Maybe the LT-series of the LTX are better, but I wouldn't recommend the P-series to anyone unless they strictly stayed on pavement.

I am running Coopers on my 07 Dodge Diesel. Wear is looking ok. I doubt I get the 55k mileage warranted miles. I keep throwing weights and They bounce bad starting at 75mph. Keep it under 70 and they ride great, quiet, And are very good traction tires. The mastercraft I replaced lasted into the mid 30k. These might make 50k.

I put a set of the Continental Terraincontacts on my Tundra back in Oct. Only about 8K miles so far but I like them. Wanted a little more aggressive tread than the Michelins, and specifically looking for winter traction. They do not have the 3 peak severe snow rating, but are very good anyway. Also considered Coopers, but decided to try the new Continentals.

My range takes me from central VA to northern NY, had them thru deer season in the Adirondacks, so have covered dry, wet, icy, slushy, and fresh and hardpack snow covered roads. Interstates thru old logging roads. Most conditions EXCEPT sharp rocks and deep mud. They've been very good. My brother was following me on the gravel road with a dusting of light snow and he had to slow down/couldn't keep up (using General Grabbers on 4WD Ford Ranger, so lighter truck may be factor). First time coming out of deer camp on 3-4" of new snow I stayed in 2WD on purpose to get feel of the new tires and had no issues on hills or corners. Haven't had them in deep snow yet.

They're really a 90% on/10% off pavement tire, with a little better off road and winter performance than most OEM all terrain tires. They fit my needs pretty well.

Running these on my Expedition. Excellent tire for snow and winter slop. Usually don't even need to drop it into 4 wheel drive. Great ride. Not the best offroad but capable for intelligent offroad use........Black muck and standing water when your nearly buried to the frame not so much

On my second set now on my 2014 RAM 2500 Diesel. 1st set went 52k miles and we’re still legal when I replaced them. Second set is at 24 k and are wearing well. Smoothest ride of any of the brands I’ve had on this truck, including Nitto’s, Hankooks and the original junk Firestones. Wet grip is good, pretty quiet and very comfortable ride. Definitely not an off-road Tire though.

I paid $472.00 for mine. Work great... :





Toyo sued them for their tread design being too "similar".. Boo fu cking hoo... Bunch of cry babies. You know who got my money.. These tires are working great. So much in fact that I also put some on my 04 GMC sierra 4x4. Work well on wet roads, snow, mud, dirt roads and surprisingly quiet on the highway.. For that price, you can not go wrong. Doesn't cut into the gun fund too much, that way..

I’m on my 2nd set of Cooper ST MAXXs. I got about 55K out of my first set and was very impressed. I’ve owned nothing but 3/4 and 1 ton trucks for 25 years now and have tried everything to find the magic tire. I’d like good off road traction, mileage and low noise. Michelin’s AT2 have always been the king for mileage for me but once they are half gone they aren’t great off road at all. BFG AT KO2’s we’re less mileage, but better traction until they were about a 1/4 left of useful tread. I decided to take a chance on the Coopers since they are pretty aggressive. They aren’t perfect but I run them at 75 all around to keep them smooth. Rotate them every 7500 miles and when I’m in slop and crap I’ll air them down to 30 PSI. They make my truck into a whole nother animal once they have a large contact patch. If I chain up I’ll even drop the air a little bit. On road they get the full PSI though. They also handle towing duty real well with my 40ft 5th wheel.

Bridgestone Dueler AT3's on the girlfriend's '03 Ram 1500. Couldn't ask for any better performance. Nothing short of studs or chains is any good on ice, but these are the best I have tried. Great offroad and in the snow...I was pushing snow with the axles a couple years ago and it just kept going.

I put Hankook Dynapro ATm's on my work truck, a 2000 Blazer, 2 1/2 years and 38,000 miles ago. Been great tires for both highway and off-road use. Including all the stinkin' snow storms we've had the last 2 years. Amazingly enough, at last month's inspection, I still have about 65% tread left. Great tires.

We recently put new tires on both of our feed pickups.
(F350's with DRW)

One got a set of Hankook Dynapro ATM's and the other got a set of Toyo Open Country AT II's.

The Hankook's are the old standby but we've never used Toyo's before. They are both quite similar in tread design.


It's been a muddy, greasy sonuvabitch lately and the Toyo's have been great. The pickup with the Kooks has been parked but I know it would do just as well.


I have Cooper ST Maxx's on my F350 and they have been great.



Time will tell if the Toyo's hold up on gravel as well as the Hankook's.

BSA,

What tires are you using? Didn't see it in your post.

Jason

Couldn't agree more - think I have own just about every truck tire over the years. I am always surprised to hear about love for Toyo's. I had a set of Open Country A/T II Extremes on my GMC Sierra; worse tire I ever owned. Tread wear was ok, mud performance was very good as was towing. However, the general ride was awful, rain was terrible and the tires on snow and black ice was down right dangerous. Never again.

I wouldn't judge all Toyos based on the Open Country A/T II. I've used them, but wouldn't buy them.

Kelly Edge AT are really good for the price. I've had really good results with Firestone Destination AT too.

Hands down BEST truck tires I have ever run were Goodyear Wrangler "Pro Grade" AT(10 ply with Kevlar belts), ran those for an honest 80,000 on a 2006 F150, could have gone another 10,000. Not sure if they make those any more though.

The Hankook Dynapro is a very popular truck tire around here and has a good reputation for winter use - I was considering those but ended up going with the Cooper ST Maxx (last summer). The Coopers did better in the ice/snow this past winter than any tire I've run on this Dodge 2500 (factory Michelin, Kuhmo Road Venturer and Cooper ATP). They do have some noticeable road noise and a bit of vibration under acceleration and braking (lugs flexing per the guys at the tire store). I'm at 14,000 so far, rotate every 4-5k, and it's looking like I should get around 45k out of them. I'll likely try the Hankooks next time just to compare.

The OP mentioned Goodyear - the GY Duratrac is another tire I see on a lot of trucks here and are reportedly very good in ice/snow. The survey crews at a previous employer swore by them on all the survey trucks.