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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 10:29 AM
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Ok. I have a 3" lift, Jegs D Windows with 3" backspacing.

I currently have BFG A/T's.

Most of my driving is on pavement, back and forth to work, occasional hour long trips to visit my girlfriend every other weekend, etc... so I need a tire that is mostly intended for the road... but I want something that will also be suitable offroad.

I also want something that will last a good long time.

I'm thinking I should probably stick with the BFG's, but what about General Grabber AT2s? Any good? Better than BFG A/T?

I also don't want to get too ridiculous in size - I can't really spend TOO much money on tires, so I'm probably going to stick with 30" tires.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 10:37 AM
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Hankook Dynapro ATm's I love them. They wear well, quiet on the road, as good offroad as the BFG's, great in the snow and ice etc. They're cheaper than the BFG's also.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 10:42 AM
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I've heard a lot of good on the Goodyear Duratrac, no personal experience though. Lots of good experience with Bfg all terrain, good ol stand-by tire.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 10:47 AM
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i like my goodyear wrangler mt/r w/kevlar
my dad loves his duratracs
and the dynapros are pretty good

just my experience
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 10:50 AM
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Stay with the BFGs. I am running the A/T's on my current rig and ran km2s on my old rig, both great tires.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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Goodyear mtr with kevlar, had them on my dd Jeep they did great now I just bought a set for my trail rig! Best tire ever made km2s look like ****.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:03 AM
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Goodyear mtr with kevlar, had them on my dd Jeep they did great now I just bought a set for my trail rig! Best tire ever made km2s look like ****.
Oh crap, I forgot! We should shouldn't buy tires for what we want to use them for or how they perform, we should buy them because they look cool!

That cracked me up. Who really cares what KM2's look like, they are a solid performing tire. The OP wants a tire that is going to be seeing 95+% of it's life on the road so I would think mud terrains are NOT going to be the #1 choice in this case.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:05 AM
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Everyone pretty much loves the tire they roll. So you will hear all types of opinions.

Loved my Dynapro's when I rolled them.

Love my Goodyear MT/R's now.

I don't think you can really go wrong with any Mud Terrain. GY, BFG, Hankook...

Just shop around and get the best deal you can.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Northwoods Snowman
Oh crap, I forgot! We should shouldn't buy tires for what we want to use them for or how they perform, we should buy them because they look cool!

That cracked me up. Who really cares what KM2's look like, they are a solid performing tire. The OP wants a tire that is going to be seeing 95+% of it's life on the road so I would think mud terrains are NOT going to be the #1 choice in this case.
Km2 do not perform as well as mtrs, mtrs are smoother and not as loud as km2s on the street. and you can get plenty of miles out of a m/t you just have to rotate them.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by cherokee90
Km2 do not perform as well as mtrs, mtrs are smoother and not as loud as km2s on the street. and you can get plenty of miles out of a m/t you just have to rotate them.
Everything depends on terrain. Tires are the worst thing to ask opinions on.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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i agree stick with the bfg's they wear like iron, have great traction, and great road manners I am hoping to swap my swampers for a set.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by 93XJLI
Everything depends on terrain. Tires are the worst thing to ask opinions on.
Very true, let me put it this way. here in central Texas at hidden falls off road park the 33x12.5 mtrs have out performed the km2 in everyway ( mud, rocks, ect.)
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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I've had Grabber A/T2's on my '96 XJ for a couple months now. So far they seem to perform like the BFG A/T T/K KO's on our Dodge p/u. Right now the Grabber 2's are the best selling A/T tire in our area.
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:40 AM
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Originally Posted by EZEARL
I've had Grabber A/T2's on my '96 XJ for a couple months now. So far they seem to perform like the BFG A/T T/K KO's on our Dodge p/u. Right now the Grabber 2's are the best selling A/T tire in our area.
Just me but I don't care for appearance of the at2 not saying there not a good tire, just visual lacking is all
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Old Sep 5, 2012 | 11:54 AM
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Honestly never really gave that a thought. Over the yrs I've tried to stick with a tread pattern similar to the Armstrong Tru Trac's because so far it's been the best pattern for the roads in our area and the weather conditions we drive in (especially ice). Of course they're history but there's still BFG,General,and Cepek (Fun Country) that I know of.
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