BFG All Terrains or Goodyear MTR's

[6 2 Carl]

For the guys that have rubbing issues with 315 where are they rubbing? I want to put on bushwacker fender flares and mud flaps. Is there enough clearance between the tire and the back lip of the wheel well, or will the tires rub on the mudflaps?



Carl

 

[DMyran]

I am currently running Goodyear MT/R's on my truck and i have nothing but good things to say about them. I have size 285/70r17 on stock rims and they work great. I also took the option of having them siped for better ice traction, this worked great. I don't know what others think of siping but I love it and tire wear is not really an issue with me. I do have to rotate every 5,000 miles but so far I have 7,000 miles on them and show no wear yet. Of course it has been winter with ice and snow since i ditched the stock Michelins.

On another note i frequently pull a gooseneck weighing between 6,000 and 17,000 depending on the load and the tires handle the load in my opinion better then the stock Michelins. Road noise is what is expected of a aggressive tread pattern but is not that bad. I will have to say traction off of pavement is awesome. They are great snow tires for me and I do drive in alot of snow. As far as price, $212 at my local tire shop and i get a roadhazard warranty and free rotation for life of the tires. That is good enough for me. Because of what loads I tow i ran through the stock Michelins in 17,000 miles leaving them with about 25% tread left. Might have laid some black marks somewhere?!?!?!? .

I have never driven the BF Goodrich A/T's but I think you would be real happy with the Goodyears. I am. As far as ride they ride better that stock in my opinion.

Well this is my list of opinions on the subject. Take em if you want em but I speak the truth, if you ask me.



Dying to get a "600":{ :{



Thanks

Dane

 

[JARichard]

I would price the BFG's at SAM's Club. My Sam's Club quoted me less than $130 a tire mounted with lifetime rotate and balance

 

[StephenThomas]

I wish I could get that kind of deal at my Sams..... they are quoting me just under $200 a pop for the BFG 315's here in VA. TireRack.com has them for $117 each, plus shipping.

 

[XJSuperman]

I have mentioned this before and will again... don;t overlook H2 takeoffs. A lot of new H2 owners want a little 'bling-bling' and ditch their 315's.

I picked up mine from e-bay for $400 brand new (for all 4) and they were close enough to go pick them up myself... $50 to mount them and I'm happy as can be.

I then resold my michelins for a couple hundred so in all I only paid about $250 for the 315's.

 

[Jaylor]

I went to my local Sams Club today to order the BFG 315/70/17. When the salesman checked the book they were 115 dollars each. When he entered the tire number in the computer they rang up at 212 each !! Hard to believe they went up that much, or maybe an error in the book ?? I'm still looking ... ... .

 

[gravedigger]

I would say go for the BFGs. I've got the 315s on my new truck and like them alot. Great wear so far, and not that noise.

I had MT/Rs on my old ram and had problems with the tires cuping on me, and they seemed to wear down rather fast. Found out after they started cuping that I was not rotating them often enough.

 

[nwcatman]

Originally posted by StephenThomas

I wish I could get that kind of deal at my Sams..... they are quoting me just under $200 a pop for the BFG 315's here in VA. TireRack.com has them for $117 each, plus shipping.

when i looked at tirerack.com yesterday they were $185

 

[Duluth Diesel]

I agree y-knot. They're comparing an all-terrain to a mud terrain, and that isn't a good comparison. Figure out what kind of tire you need (AT, MT, HWY... ) and then start comparing. If you're only going for aggressive looks, get some Yokahama Geolandar MTs and watch them go bald in 20000 miles.

For an aggressive tire that has a little more siping than a strictly mud tire (for ice and snow), I run the Cooper Discover S/T. Been real happy with these tires.

 

[lawdog1]

Sam's

I got a quote of $115. 99 for the 315 BFG AT's from Sam's Club in Birmingham, AL, but you had to go by the store to order them... So, I called NTB (formerly NTW before being bought by Sears) and they are getting them for me for $115 a piece. Should be installed on Monday... .



Good luck on you search for "a better deal. "

 

[robobx]

MT/Rs ARE NOT A MUD TIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They are not made for mud, Goodyear does not say they are for mud. Just because they have an agressive tread block and have an "M" in the name so many guys think they are a mud tire... and they're NOT! in all the different kinds of E. coast mud I have run MT/Rs in they have absolutely sucked!

 

[moorepowercoatings]

mtr tires

I have the gy tires and I have been in black mud to clay gumbo and I like them better than any tire I have ever had. I have run ATS tires also, they are good in snow and on ice, but don't wear that well. Different strokes for different folks. I am still leaning to the bfg just for noise issues.

 

[XJSuperman]

I can't speak for every type of mud... but those of you saying you are running MTR's "successfully" in mud... . how many other "MUD" tires have you really run? If you want a mud tire buy some super swampers. The MTR as stated above is NOT a mud tire... and having seen them run on everything from small CJ jeeps to trucks our size... they SUCK in mud and are not much better in sand... . and we have SAND and MUD here in the south that will swallow any truck... so I know this for fact.

For general offroad and onroad use the BFG MT is better. . PERIOD. The BFG AT is also better ... but is also terrible in mud... but as a compromise the AT will outlast it's counterpart AND the MTR on the street.

Now... if you are specifically hitting rocky terrain. . without snotty stuff... then the MTR is for you. Now is the MTR a poor tire... no. . it's a decent tire meant for more specific purposes. This is why MANY of the rock crawlers run them.



Having had BFG's go 60K miles... and seeing MTR's wear out in 30 or less... plus in almost every size the BFG is a fair bit less expensive. But as stated above. . different strokes for different folks.

 

[SKargo]

I have mtr's on my non diesel 2000 2500, and on my wife;s 4runner, and on my trailrig too, so I guess i like them.

They are the best all around tire i have ever used, and they work spectacularly on the rocks at about 8psi too.

 

[Matt400]

Originally posted by 6 2 Carl

I am trying to decide which tires to put on my 04. 5 Ram, 315/70/17 BFG All-Terrain's or 305/70/17 Goodyear MTR’s.

Hey Carl,

given those choices I would go with the MT/R because I see you ordered 3. 73's.

For me the BFG wouldn't do for towing without 4. 10's.



The BFG is a big tire with decent tread and its cheap so you will have to decide.

For my kind of use I want a Goodyear AT/S 295/70R17 load range E but they don't make it.

I haven't found a tire that comes close to the compromise of on road rain, snow, dry traction with light off roadability that doesn't pick up rocks yet super quiet as the AT/S.



Most who bash Goodyears are the OE tires and I agree the OE's stink. My OE's were BFG and they were awful but they were not the AT's. I drove a 3500 the other day in the snow and the OE Michelin's were horrible vs my Toyo's.

 

[moorepowercoatings]

I have run the BFG AT tires and they did not perform as well as the MTR's on my vehicle going through mud creeks, gumbo, which is clay, and just plain muddy fields. The Bfg AT tires plug solid in the gumbo, and the MTR's will clean with rpm's. Obviously the mudders will work better for a mud specific truck but I think the poster wanted to drive the truck every day and the noise on the mudders is in my opinion not acceptabe for a daily commuter, and the locals in Lincoln have been citing them for noise violations downtown on saturday nites so the DB's are there. As I said I will still get the BFG AT tires because I drive it every day and my Raider "MTR equiped" off roader will get me where I am going if this truck won't.