Looking to get some decent all-terrain tires after doing some light off-roading recently and saw first hand the limitations of the stock Michelin Latitudes (18") that came on my 2015 Overland EcoDiesel. The Latitudes were not helping but the GC climbed up and over pretty much everything it came upon. In any event, I'm looking for tires to be used all year round - mostly warm Cali climate with occasional light snow in the mountains - and to be used primarily for on-road use with the occasional weekend adventure. As such, it has to be low noise on the road but still provide good grip when aired down a bit for some sandy hill climbs. Narrowed it down to a few choices:
BFGoodrich A/T KO2 (expensive; seems to be best of all of these for off-road)
BFGoodrich Rugged Terrain T/A (made to be halfway between their street tires and their KO2s; maybe not great at either?)
Firestone Destination A/T (standard on Cherokee Trailhawk; heard is loud on highways)
Goodyear Wrangler A/T Adventure (heard good and bad; expensive; replacing the Silent Armor tires)
KO2 for sure. IMO they look the most aggressive, and with all the research and technology that BFG put into these new tires and from the initial reviews on tirerack.com, they seem to not only be the best looking but also have the best overall performance.
Thanks for the tips everyone! Been researching the hell out of these things - reviews, comparisons on Tirerack, Youtube, etc. My wife thinks I am obsessed and have a problem - she is correct. Getting to the point where I can recognize the brand from the tread! Really digging the Coopers and Toyos suggested above - hadn't considered those but really like what they seem to bring to the table.
The Toyo and the Nitto Terra Grapler G2 are both excellnt choices given your requirements, as are the KO2's. The Goodyear Duratracs that are being suggested are great tires, but definitely don't fit the quiet part you requested.
I have the KO2s and they were very pricey but they have great off road traction, while not sacrificing the traction on the street. My family uses BFgoodrich tires for our trucks and jeeps because we haven't had any real issues with the tires.
My $.02... KO2's. Loved the original and getting ready to put the KO2's on very soon. Reviews are positive and appear to verify the tire is an improvement on the original.
My brief experience with the BFG Rugged Terrain was very poor. It was the stock tire on my Tundra back in 2002. I would not recommend them... or any Toyota truck for that matter.
The tires comment I concur with no doubt, but my 2007 Tundra, 4x4 5.7 V-8 went 135k plus miles with 0 check engine lights or any other problems whatsoever. Best vehicle I have ever had by a mile. 44 y/o and 10 vehicles at least. Traded it on my wife's Overland eco which has had 2 engine lights, squeaky sunroof, bad uconnect antennae, etc in less than 12 months. We obviously have chosen to accept this for this brand/specific vehicle. We all take a risk spending our hard earned money on these rapidly depreciating items, so best of luck to us all. Sorry for getting off track, but I do believe Toyota to be the most dependable auto/truck maker, although no diesel plans will force me to look elsewhere very soon.
Thanks again for the info - been checking out tires whenever I see a cool rig in a parking lot. Just waiting for someone to call mall security on me...
Noticed that the Toyo Open Country A/T II tires are now OEM on the new Ram Rebel - and that the interior of that truck echos the tread pattern:
Whatever you choose just be sure to ask people that have actual experience with the tires you're looking at their opinions. So many people buy something because it looks cool and are sadly disappointed. I talked to tons of people about what they liked and hated about their tires and eventually went with Duratracs for my needs. No disappointments at all. Was at the off-road park all day yesterday and they are night and day difference over stock tires.
I don't find them loud at all....however....coming from a very loud SRT I think I would probably say anything was quiet.
Boom - tires ordered and awaiting install. Went with the Toyo Open Country A/T IIs - thanks Dom for the suggestion! Anyone want to buy some Latitudes? I think $200 for all four with about 2K miles on them. Pick up in Los Angeles if you are interested...
I'll buy them. I'm in the process of making a suspension kit for these wk2's but it's a process. But I need tires asap. I don't want to go buy my at2s in 33" just quite yet as they won't fit because of no suspension/ lift.
My tires ( came with jeep 37k miles) look like slicks haha
I currently have the Cooper AT3s and really like them. I previously owned Bridgestone 694 AT tyres (Revo 2 in the USA) and found them to wear too quickly.
hayasa your criteria for tire use is pretty much what I'll be looking for too when my OEM tires wear out. They only have 19K on them now. I will need 20s.
Thanks, I decided to go with Toyo Open Country A/T II. They are a fantastic tire: quiet, really grippy, and look good. Decent sidewall protection, too.
Thanks for posting this, it was an interesting read. I've got only 1k miles on my stock tires but am looking for options when it's time to replace them. I plan on getting as much mileage out of these as I can, provided they perform well during the winter. My requirements seem to be similar to the OP's. Quiet on the highway, must do well in the snow and capable on the trail--though nothing I'm doing is hardcore. This seems to be a unicorn of sorts because I've yet to really find one tire that does it all well--at least my criteria anyway. I've had my eye on the Cooper Discoverer tire and from the read of that article, they may very well be worth a look when it's time. These Michelins are nice and quiet, which I do appreciate on pavement. We'll see how they handle in the winter months and on the trail, I'm not optimistic beyond this year.
The results of that testing were surprising, BFG AT/KO were one of my favorite tires I've used on previous vehicles until I discovered the General Grabber A/T 2. Neither of those faired quite as well as the Cooper Discoverer. Good thing for me is my local, preferred tire shop is a General Tire dealer also offers Cooper Tires.
So I noticed that it is difficult to get LT rated tires in 265/60 18 of these brands with the exception of the KO2s. Don't you guys think the increased side wall of LT is important?