Input on AT tires

[Biga]

Based on your priorities you should run a highway tire most of the year and switch to a snow and ice tire for winter. AT tires really don't make a better snow tire than a highway tread. Either tread design can be good or bad in the snow. Snow tires are made from a softer rubber compound that remains more pliable during cold weather. Most people don't run snow tires year round because their pliability in cold weather causes them to wear faster when it's hot.

I agree also depends on the sipping, I have seen a bunch of AT tires with almost no sipping that will perform poorly on ice and packed down snow.

 

[Rambo 2024]

Hey all,
I am about due for new tires. I am happy with the stock Bridgestones for all my uses. Traction has been great for dry and wet. Mileage has been really good. Gravel is most off road I go. Thinking about either offroad/AT tires or onroad/AT tires that have 3 peak snow flake rating. How much do people lose in MPG going to AT styles tires?
Looking at AT4W, Open Country AT3, BFG Trail Terrain T/A or Continental Terrain Contact A/T.

Thanks

Hey there. I’ve had experience with three brands on your list.

(1) Open country AT3:

Bought them on good reviews and loved the way they looked. Absolutely Dangerous IN THE RAIN!!! Had them on an f150 with 2.7 EcoBoost. Would spin the tires with light throttle from a stop. Freeway on ramps would feel like the *** end would come around at any second. I’m a very experienced driver and they made me nervous. Not to mention my wife drives the truck at times which made me say enough! Put about 3k miles on them and returned them under a satisfaction warranty for the for the next tire on my list. .

(2) Continental Terrain Contact AT:

Awesome tire in all conditions especially wet. Also very quiet. Put about 50k miles on them. I traded that truck for my ‘24 Ram Laramie Hemi.

(3) Cooper discoverer at3 xlt.

While I loved the continentals, I wanted something a bit more aggressive looking without being super noisy and of course good in wet. Based on reviews I gave them a try. Wow,,,, VERY good tire and looks great too. Have about 5k on them and still no issue. A tad, I mean splitting hairs a tiny bit louder than the conti’s BUT that could also be that the Ram is super quiet compared to my F150.

There you have it. My 3 cents, or should I say choices to consider, or not.

Good luck.

 

[Ready Go]

I’m running a 295/75r18 so that pretty much puts me in the E range/ LT tire class. Which is why weight was pretty important.

I chose the Bridgestone Dueler Revo3 because it was about the lightest option in that size AND had great all around reviews.
The runner up was the Firestone Destination XT.

About 20k miles in and I am very pleased. Technically not 3msf rated but it was rated tips in snow by Tirerack nonetheless. After 2 Colorado winters, including a trek over the mountains in one of the worst blizzards this CO native has ever seen, these are the best winter ATs I’ve run. Plenty of off-road chops for messy fall elk hunting trails and wooded trails, but not loud or fatiguing on the longer highway trips.

For comparison that includes the Goodyear Duratrac, BFG KO2, and Yokohama Geolander G018. The Goodyear and KO2 were monsters off-road and in deep powder but lacked the sharp road manners that I desired, which I did get from the Yokos. If the Yokos weren’t so darn heavy I might be running them today, as they’re a good bit cheaper than the Bridgestones.

You're spot on with those two tires..both are fairly light compared to others.

Bridgestone now has an update to the Revo, it's the Bridgestone Dueler A/T Ascent..also a lightweight and now has a bit of an "off road" appearance as an "on road" A/T tire.

The Firestone Destination X/T is also a lightweight tire..especially as a 35x12.5 when compared to other tires in that size.