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Firestone Destination A/Ts would be my recommendation for overall value, on/off road and longevity.

Have been running Falken Wildpeak AT3's now for over 200k on four different trucks with three different drivers. Just put another set on. They are simply the best tires I have ever run.

Have had one flat due to bolt picked up in a parking lot. Never a problem out at the ranch or up in the mountains (Black Hills).

I have put General Grabber AT2 or ATX's on every truck, suburban, and 4runner we've owned for the last 15yrs, hope they never stop making them. IMO their twice the tire of Goodyear AT at nearly half the price. Oh, and never had a flat on one yet.

Out of the ones that you listed.
General grabber
Toyo open country ATlll… i’ll add,
Nitto ridge grappler
I have experience with all.have them on trucks as we speak, all of them are fantastic tires. I’ve also had Michelin LTX Cooper AT3 BF Goodrich AT… And a few others.

I concur

Another vote for Falken WildPeak, love mine. I like BFG's also, have them on my Bronco. But the WildPeaks outperform

Nitto Exo Grapplers on a diesel pickup. In nearly 300K of diesel pickup driving I've used:

BFG AT KO and KO2
BFG Long-Trail
Goodyear Dura-Trac
Continental Conti-Trac
Nitto Trail Grappler
Nitto Terra Grappler
Nitto Exo Grappler

The Exo's are the best AT tire on slick packed snow/ice I've used. They don't chunk/cut badly on gravel. They're the most stable tire with a load/heavy trailer I've used. I typically use them Fall/Winter and use something less aggressive during the summer as summer is pretty much just pavement boat trailering so I can't say exactly how many miles I get out of them as I don't keep track. I'd guess ~45-50K. I'm not a "run them until they're bare" guy either. I tend to get rid of tires other folks might run for another 7-10K.

My son and I both go with the Yokohama Geolander AT GO15. Great tires for highway and off road and have great ice and snow traction. Very quiet on the highway. And they are priced a bit below the other brands like the Toyos, KO2's, and the other highly rated brands . Check the reviews on several sites and see what you think

I love to recommend Toyo M-55. I have been running them since I bought my first HD 3/4 ton 4X4 in 1985.
My last set lasted through two trucks and over fifteen years. I sold the 96 GMC a year ago with them still on it.


But, alas, I can not find them to fit 20 inch wheels.

I’ve run Goodyear (stock SR/A and stock trail runners), Cooper ATP’s from discount, Kanati trail hogs (a Duratrack knockoff), and two sets of BFG KO2’s. The Goodyears were actually ok, but I wouldn’t rebuy them. The kanati were so horrible I took them off and sold them on Craigslist for a loss. The coopers were fine right up until they got a big bubble that couldn’t be repaired. The BFG’s were the best of the bunch for sure. These were all on a gas or diesel 3/4 ton crew cab.

I will tell you janers something.......like gasoline....todays tires are so much better than they were even 20 years ago....its no comparison.



You just about cant find a BAD tire anymore.


Some are better than others.....but they are all so much better than they were.

I won't ever run Yokohama toes again. Very bad company, won't stand behind their lousy tires. Goodyear was very good to me but i don't think they have a great tire right now. I ran Toyo Open country for 2 sets but they are soft and wear quickly. If i were running a heavy 1 ton i would get the M55s and not look back. For everything else the Wildpeaks wear great and have amazing traction on bad conditions

I run Nokian on my F350 and will never go back to anything else. Run their studded and summer/off road tires. I also run them on my wife's jeep, studded and summer/off road tires.

On my second set, see no reason to switch.

BFG AT T/A is darned hard to beat.

Every tire in the OP's list is what we consider a "road tire". But the BFG does OK off-road for what it is. The Mrs. has a set on her Yukon that have 36K miles on them and still a whole lot of tread depth. We run them at 40 PSI. The weight of the Duramax will surely shorten the life of any tire you put under it. But the BFG would be my pick of the litter.

I’ve read nothing but good things about these tires. When my tires are up on my 01 dodge 5.7 i’m going to throw these on.

I didn’t know that, thanks for that info. Years ago I had a D lamination on the side wall on two tires on my F250 with a 6.0. Goodyear didn’t stand by their tires. I Fought them tooth and nail they refused to make good on them. That was seven years ago and have yet to buy a Goodyear product. Now I guess I have to put BF goodrich on the list :-) I run them on my Tacoma good tire you just have to rotate often.

Michelin tires last a long, long time. I won’t have anything else!

I have a separate set of studded for my Tacoma, crazy good tire!

How are the Toyo M-55 on road noise? My driving is about 70% blacktop and 30% gravel and field stuff?

I appreciate all the feedback and recommendations.