So I need some new tires...or will very soon. Here is my dilemna: I do a ton of miles on the road. The Jeep is my DD and I do 50 miles plus every day of the week plus about 300 miles every other weekend. I've put 30k on it in a year. However, I want to really get to wheeling it hardcore....rocks, mud..general offroad park stuff. I've recently lifted it and have gone to 33x12.5x15's, fenders trimmed and all. I'm starting to armor it up now.

Do I get the BFG AT's, because of all the road driving I do?? Can I air down with those and still do well on the trail? I don't want to replace my tires every 6 months, but I want something I can perform well with while wheeling, too. Tough tough...

 

go with the general grabber at2s, i have them in 33's and i love them, much cheaper than bfgoodrichs and will last longer if you take care of them, they do amazing in mud and snow too, this is the second time ive had these tires and will probably be the only tire i buy for my jeep from now on

 

bfg at's will last the longest. They cost more but are worth it on and off road.

 

get bfg km2's, do awesome offroad, and last a good while too

 

I wanted the KM2's, but they seem to be back ordered for months, everywhere around here. And also I was concerned with the road wear. I have Trxus MT's on there right now and I swear I can see another 1/8" of tread gone every time I make my long drive...heh.

 

The Goodyear Duratrac is more aggressive than the standard AT but have more rubber and tighter lugs than many mud terrains do. Mine in 31x10.5 are quiet on the road and do not seem to be wearing fast at all.

 

id go with the gen grabbers at2s

 

when my xj was my dd, i ran 33 inch courser mts. i logged in about 100 miles a day, and they did really good on the road. also, they were amazing off road. i think that they were the best bang for the buck. hope this helps ya out.

 

 

I have to suggest Firestone Destination AT. I've put around 12,000 miles on these over the last 10-12 months and they look like the day I bought them. Great traction wet or dry and they have a nice semi-aggressive look.

You wouldn't go wrong with the Grabber AT2s, either.

 

I had the Firestones in a 235/70r16 on my rig prior to the lift and moving to bigger meats. I put 40k on them and they are still at least 9/32 of tread left. They did wear awesome.

Thanks for all the advice so far guys. Will let you know what I decide!

 

I like the Firestones also, only I would go with the MTs. They are the highest rated MT out there and get good mileage for a MT rated tire. The OP says he wants a tire that wears good and also wheels good, that is a problem in that ATs really don't wheel good. The best AT for wheeling is the BFG KO which is the AT they have been selling for years.

 

Yeah and they are also known to be one of the loudest tires as well. My KO's that came on my Jeep are way louder than my father Duratracs. To be honest they are louder and hum more than my old MT/R's on my Z71 Colorado.

 

Really? I've never hear that about the KO's. Interesting.

 

The best answer is to run 2 sets of tires. Only put the trail tires on for trail runs, and some good AT's for everything else. This is obviously more expensive, but if you want to do "hardcore" wheeling, you will be happier with something really aggressive, that would wear badly on road.
Mud terrains are often considered a good middle ground for reasonable streetability and still aggressive for the offroad stuff. The KM2's are a great tire, but are only rated for 30,000 miles or so. I am running them and love them, but I am only putting 6,000 a year on it.
No AT will be great offroad, but you can still do plenty with them. So if you are only going to run one set, you will have to decide which side you want to suffer a little. Street or trail. At 30,000 miles per year, I would suggest AT's.