Best A/T Tires

[biplaneguy]

I had the Grabbers on my XJ and liked them. I now have Falkens (Mojave takeoffs) on my Gladiator and when they wear out I'll likely replace them with the same thing.

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[SmokedTrail22]

I have been hearing more and more bad things about the Patagonia tires. Seems very hit and miss. They don’t even have the look of a good tire, and yes that matters to some. I have the Toyo RT Trail tires and love them. Just a hair over 35k on them with 5 tire rotations at 5k miles. The AT III are the little brothers, and I’ve seen over 70k out of them. I’m a Toyo guy until they let me down.

Good to know. Thanks for your input!

 

[Deleted member 52902]

Ethan, you made this statement and I quote, "I mainly do highway driving with the occasional off-road. ". If this is truly what you want your tire purchase to center upon, this indicates to me, your focus should be on a tread that favors a tread that envelopes handling, turning and stopping distances on pavement surfaces. The latter is helped significantly by the tread pattern/less blocky with more regular channels around the diameter. With either moderate to generous siping which greatly helps in snow and ice conditions. Basically the tread pattern appears in a more uniform pattern versus a tire that has large, aggressive look to grab and gnaw its way on and over whatever ground surface comes their way.

You're wanting more of a Swiss Army knife tire per your statement. Tires that have really good off-road tread, side, carcass elements don't perform as well on the pavement. Some may argue this but in a panic stop and ice on the road, there can be significant differences. Then there is Winter driving with just snow, just ice or snow covering ice of course. You don't indicate your looking for a tire with the ultimate in grip for stopping or take-off slippage in these conditions. You will not get the ultimate in a year around tire.

The best Winter tire for snow and ice will have a much softer tread compound that should only be installed on a vehicle when the temperatures stay below 46 degrees (F), give or take the manufactures spec. Driven regularly above that temperature will result in quick loss of tread depth. Not saying you need to switch them out on a nice sunny and dry pavement day during Winter. Just put on these shoes for the whole Winter season that by and large remains below 46 or so.

A good spot to indicate that your choices for the road and occasional off road tire will be easily found in sizes that fit the standard wheel rims sizes that would usually come on most models of Gladiators or Wranglers. It's hard to be more specific than that.

Brand allegiance and prices aside, I will indicate here just one brand that I just looked as an example. NOT necessarily a brand or tire qualities you may entertain. This is off the cuff; I mean I haven't dived deep into this example -
BRIDGESTONE shows they have a line of tires they call Duelers. I think these are three current offerings in that line. The three are Ascent, RH/S and HT. This is purely a visual assessment. Not from any reviews or comments. Just shotgunning the qualities I visually see about the tread just by looks of the treads. A more technical look and quality reviews of all the tire qualities needs to be done. Things like a C or E rating for example, might be important to know if your loading down the truck bed a lot, or truck and trailer use. Personally when I look at specs, I ignore the top speed rating. I don't for example, drive a JEEP at 100 miles per hour...

HT model: Its tread appearance speaks to me to mean, this formats a tire best used on pavement. Definitely will be smoother, quieter and better at making turns on pavement. The spec probably includes good range of miles.

RH/S versus Ascent: In my shotgun-visual look at these two tire treads, I would say the Ascent has a tread pattern that leans more toward a light duty All Terrain tire. The RH/S tread t me, looks like it leans more toward the optimum quiet and grippy all weather pavement Combo.

You can see this sort of tread in any brand that offers two or more models of tires. I know price is important, especially these days. But try to go with brands that are nationwide sold and serviced is my opinion. Even if some brand X seems to be touted a lot, your "mileage may vary" as the old saying goes.

One last off the wall comparison using the BRIDGESTONE line of tires. Because I have used this tire model for years, ONLY for Winter. Not for other seasons. I keep a second set of wheels for my wife's SUBARU Forester and my JEEP Gladiator/former Wrangler. These wheels are adorned with Blizzak model tires. Absolutely hands-down stopping and take-off better than my all other season AT tires. Cornering is better than most too although, well packed ice on street corners is always a trip to deal with. Regardless of what tires I have tried. But stops, take-offs and driving straight ahead are really impressive. As long as we all focus on sensing what we are doing the best we can.

Hope this helps. If your going big and more focused on looks than practical for the stated purpose, we all have a lot to chose from in that arena.

 

[Sandman 4x4]

The only tires I’ve bought in the last 12 years for three different trucks, first was on a 2011 Silverado Ext Cab Z71 4x4, the Cooper Discover AT in sized 265/75-16, that was great in sand and snow, plus heavy rain. So after I traded that in for a 2016 Colorado Ext Cab Z71,4x4, V6, I replaced the GoodYear Wranglers at 20,000 miles after a scary hydroplane incident, with the same Coopers. Also on the next 2019 Colorado Crew Cab, I replaced the same Goodyear Wranglers with the same Coopers. Now I have a 2024 Gladiator Sport S with the stock Dueler HT in 245/75-17, that are great on road and heavy rain, but not so much off road. When the time comes I would love to try the Micheline Cross Climate in 235/80-17, that’s under 46 lbs very highly rated for what I want.

 

[NC_Overland]

If you’re looking some something mainly on road that has an aggressive sidewall, so it’ll look decent on your gladiator, I ran these on my Canyon All Terrain and I loved them. From owning a lot of German cars, I already loved Continental tires and knew I wasn’t going to be doing any serious off-roading. They dramatically increased my wet traction and handling characteristics. The bar was pretty low over the stock Goodyear Wranglers, but I could accelerate in the rain without having to use auto 4wd and it handled surprisingly great on curvy mtn roads. They did good in the snow too, but so did the OEM tires. You can’t tell in the pics, but the sidewalls looks aggressive in person.

I can’t offer any personal experience on my Gladiator because they don’t make my tires anymore. Too bad. They're amazing. Revo 3s.

 

[Mightytalldude]

Go with what works for your budget, their intended use and tread life. Every brand has die hards, and will tell you theirs is the best.

 

[NC_Overland]

Go with what works for your budget, their intended use and tread life. Every brand has die hards, and will tell you theirs is the best.

You’re correct in all of that, but I always stretch the budget for tires. Your tires are the only thing that touches the road. More important than anything else on your vehicle except maybe brakes. I’ve gone as far as doing the 0% financing for the difference over cheap tires.

 

[Verne]

Maxxis Rzr AT guy here. Love them.

 

[Mr Miami]

I've been doing alot of research on what all-terrain tire to get without really breaking the bank (trying to stay below $350 a tire). I mainly do highway driving with the occasional off-road. I unfortunatly have 3.73 gear ratio so I won't be going up to a full 35" tire. However I still want to keep the overall weight of the tire down.

The main tires I have been considering are the Toyo Open Country A/T lll, Milestar Patagonia A/T Pro, Nitto Ridge/Recon Grappler, and the Falken Wildpeaks.

I really like the Toyos and the Milestar Patagonias just because of the price point. Any advise would be greatly appreciated.

For a good all around tire, I think the stock Falkens that come standard on the Rubicon (at least mine) seem like a very good all-round tire. They have showed minimal wear after 8k miles. I have had them in a couple of moderately muddy situations but they seemed much more responsive than the Goodyear Wranglers on my Willys JKU.

The Falkens seem rather quiet and if you spend most of your time on pavement, I don't think you will be disappointed. Plus, they do have a 60k mile warranty I noticed on the Tire Rack site. I really have never fully understood the tire warranty thing but at least it is as high or higher than most. Price wise, they are somewhere in the middle in the mid 300's. When I buy tires and have some time (a few weeks or more), I keep checking the prices since there are typically special offers and rebates when you buy a set of 4.

Best of luck.

 

[Andy29847]

I switched from BFG KO2 tires to Toyo ATIII tires 3 years ago. I'm never going back. I like the 35x11r17 tires because they fit on my stock wheels, they fit inside the fenders, and they weight the same as the 285/70r17 tires that came on my Jeeps.

 

[SPED1]

BFG ko3s I have tried many others Falken, Nitto, Generals, Goodyears to name a few. Always come back to longest lasting quietest tires being the BFGs! KO2 or KO3

 

[bleda2002]

The AT4W is a top tire in the at category as well as the Baja boss. Those are generally considered to be best in class by a lot of folks, myself included after running both on different vehicles. I also love the general grabber atx and got a ton of miles out of them very happily. If you want an aggressive looking tire that is basically just a highway tire the cooper at3 xlt has been a go to on the full sizes and on the jk with excellent on road manners.

 

[jav_eee]

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[Glaados]

Love my falken AT3W's on the gladiator, also run the maxxis razr A/T on my grand cherokee and love those for how quiet they ride and are great in the dry stuff we have out west. I run Kenda's everyone recommends on here, on the CJ and those are the least aggressive A/T, more car like ride then the other 2. Bottom line, you have a ton of options, ranging in price and capability!

Just make sure the sidewall load range fits your idea of comfortable/capable(like airing down and such). My falkens ride the roughest by far because they are load range E when at highway pressure, while my kendas at C range and ride like pillows even at freeway pressure.

 

[Ohio JKU]

I have Cooper Rugged Treks in 285/70/17 and SL load. 49 lbs a tire and they're usually on sale.

They hold up on the rocks quite well. 700-1000 miles of playing off-road on Big Bear and So-Cal trails.

It's a Great mix of mud and all terrain.

Another vote for a look at the rugged treks. Put new ones on the gladiator after 80k on the cooper st maxx.... great tires but with the rugged treks they are lig

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