BFG All Terrain T/A's on your 2500

[Forrest]

Do you have them? Wondering how they are wearing & how many miles you got or expect. Sure is a big price difference between them & Michelins.



What do you think?

 

[Straight6Jeff]

On my 2wd 2500, the BFG K/O is the only way the truck will move in snow. The Michelins are a great tire, but not for a 2wd in snow. I have about 15k on them now. The fronts are like new, the rears are about 1/3 worn. My fault on the rears, I like to power-slide it. The BFG are a load-range D, while the michelins are an E. I don't haul really heavy loads, so it is not a concern for me.

 

[MikeR]

I have a set of 285/75/16 BFG All Terrains. They're almost at 50,000mi and they still have 8mm of tread depth left,which is great for the abuse & burnouts I've put them through. If I can get 65-70k miles out of them,which looks like I'll easily do,then I'll be real happy. I will be getting another set when these are gone.



-Mike

 

[EScott]

I got 70k out of my last set of of AT's and just got a new set put on Saturday. For my money they are the best. The key to making them last is religiously rotating at every oil change.

 

[RKelly]

I've been researching tires A LOT lately, and the Dunlop Radial Rover A/T and Radial Rover RT have bubbled-up to the top of my lists.

worth checking out anyway.

www.dunloptire.com

good luck

Ray

 

[Forrest]

Thanks all. Better mileage than I expected. I'd have to keep the load range E. What size are yours EScott?



I think Frank said the Michelins were $146 @ Costco & the A/T's were $110. Sounds to me like the Michelins loose big.

 

[rod77zilla]

yeah. I may run bfg all terrains on my stock wheels for towing and long hauls, but for price and looks, you can't beat $50 for hummer wheel and tire. And the fact that the inset of those wheels allows you to clear 36" meats with no lift and no rubbing. (on 2500 4x4) but then again they aren't the smothest things in the world either... . i guess that's why nobody wants them... that just leaves more for me!!

 

[Ted Constantine]

I like mine but only have about 7k on them so i don't know about the expected milage. Definitly rotate them alot. I have seen some seriously uneven wear on my friends expedition. As for the weight rating, the D rated big tires, mine are 295/75's, are often very close to the E rated michelins.



Ted

 

[Dixie Dawg]

How do these do in the rain? Thinking of switching from Michelin AS factory tires to the BFG AT 285's. Worried that no weight in rear + Mighty Cummins up front = swapped ends real quick. Any help is appreciated.

 

[MikeR]

Dawg,

There are no problems and definitely no end swapping in the rain... look where I live. I put alot of miles last winter in the snow,and even just in 2wd on a snow covered road or highway the truck had way better traction than stock and still never had an end swapping problem.



Forrest,

The odd thing about the D rating vs the E rating is the weight these tires are rated for. My stock Michelins were E rated and had about a 3050 lb weight rating. The BFG's are a D rating but have a 3300 lb weight rating. Just something to think about.



-Mike

 

[EScott]

>What size are yours EScott?



285/75/16

 

[Greg Boardman-RIP]

I live in the So. Cal desert. I have ran BFG AT's and MT's for the last ten years. I will wear out the Mich's first the go to the Goodrich AT KO... ..... I run in the dirt, cactus, rock, sand, mud, and what ever else mother nature can hand out. Never and I mean NEVER a flat... ... ..... That is impressive. I destroy vehicles for fun and these tires are great. As for use with heavy loads: I tow a gooseneck 5 horse with dressing room and full of horses it weighs in @ 12000 lbs... ... ... ..... If you swap your truck end to end... ... . shame on you lead foot. The traction on pavement is the best. Wider tire means more rubber on the ground... The time they last varies on my attitude... Mud terrains get around 35 to 45 thousand miles. All terrains will get up to 80,000 miles. That is pretty worn but I have done it... ... . Good luck..... Tread Lightly

 

[Todd G]

I got 19K with my BFG M/T's.

With my A/T's, I now have 25K on them with about 1/2 tread left.

 

[Forrest]

Mike,



I had no idea that treadwear ratings worked that way! No complaints though Sure makes the D load range T/A's more attractive. I'm going to go inspect some @ Costco & see what they read. Thanks

 

[ADSmith]

Forrest, check out www.bfgoodrichtires.com. They have lots of info about their tires. I have 285/75R16 all-terrain KO's on my truck and have worn half the tread off the back tires in 20000 miles. I expect to get 40K out of the back ones and 50-55K out of the front tires. This is just about equal to what I got out of the stock tires. I attribute the difference from front to back on the fact that I have a large (100 gal) fuel tank in the back as well as a limited-slip rearend. The traction is great! I buried my truck in mud one time with my 10K# 36' fifth wheel attached and was able to drive my way out in about 5 minutes. The best price I have found is at www.summitracing.com ($165) if you don't mind mounting them yourself.

 

[Travisb]

I have 35k on my KO's (285/75R16 ) and expect to get at least 50K no problem. I rotate every 7. 5K. Wear is very good.

 

[MJawsman]

Hey guys... . here's a note on tires:



Load range has nothing to do with carrying capacity UNLESS you're talking about the same size tire. The reason why the 285/16's in a D load carry more weight than an E load 265/16 is because it is a larger tire. The load is based on the volume of air inside the tire not the pressure it's running at. If the casing were heavier on the 285/16, it's carrying capacity would probably be up around 3600 lbs or so.



Just an FYI!

 

[dieselboy25]

Love my BFG's

I am very happy with the wear, traction and ride of my BFG's over the stock Michelins. I also installed a leveling kit at the same time as my tires to increase the clearance in the front.

Eric

 

[Forrest]

What does the "KO" stand for? I don't see it on the BFG site.





thanks again

 

[ADSmith]

Forrest, go to the Tire Catalog link at the top of the web page and choose Light Truck and SUV. Then pick the link for the All-Terrain TA. The KO is in a much smaller font at the end of TA. I remember reading somewhere that they added to KO to the name because they had entered into some sort of exclusive marketing agreement for the All Terrain TA's, so they had to create another line of tires to be able to sell them more widely (like at WalMart, Summit Racing, etc. ) The are essentially the same tire, though.