![]() ![]() Once I wore the stock all-terrains off my '02 TJ Wrangler, I fit a set of the multi-purpose tires onto the Jeep's plain-black 15-inch steel wheels. I lived in Ohio, and while working for my city's service department plowing snow, these Three-Peak-Mountain-Snowflake-emblazoned rubbers were the best in the business when it came to biting into the icy, sloppy white stuff. The industry must be on my side since this rubber appears as original equipment on a handful of vehicles-my vote is the Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac. I have been very happy with Toyo Open Country H/T, and I'm about to start using the H/T II (the tire on the right/an improved version of the H/T), which was introduced in 2019. It's also is very, very good in wet weather. It's really smooth, quiet, and helps compensate a little for the roughness of the truck's I-beam front suspension. Toyo designed this all-weather tire for trucks that are used the same way that I use mine. My truck is daily driven, and it's also used for everything from towing a 28-foot enclosed trailer, to hauling parts, to making Home Depot runs. I have been using the H/T exclusively for about 8 years. Now that I've given the disclaimer, my current favorite truck tire is Toyo Tire's Open Country H/T (on the left in the photo). However, I always bought the correct (size, tread pattern) on-road tires for the truck. Prior to that, tires I bought for the two trucks I owned before Big White-a '79 Ford F-250 and an '86 F-350 dualie-were purchased without any research, and I didn't do any deep analysis or pay attention to how they performed, either. With the exception of very deep and sticky taffy-like mud where an Interco Bogger or TSL Swamper does better or maybe a dedicated paddle tire for sand use, I can't think of any terrain in which another tire can beat out a BFG Krawler.įull disclosure: I really didn't start truly paying attention to my truck tires until I bought my dualie in 2005. But be that as it may, the Krawler's insanely tough carcass shrugs off heavy rock bites, the rubber compound and tread design give insane grabbing traction in the rocks, the generously wide footprint lends ample flotation for sand, and the generous voids between lugs and ejection bars allow the tread to clear quite well in mud and soft, sticky soil. The sad part is BFG doesn't make the Krawler in the coveted 35-inch size anymore, so I'm limping my prized set as long as I dare since there's no way I'll be able to fit the 37x12.50R17, 39x13.50R17, or 42x14.50R20 on this rig. I've installed other tires on this particular Jeep for testing, but as soon as I've completed my review the trusty Krawlers go back on. And out of all those tires on all those vehicles in all types of terrain, not one of them holds a candle to the BFG Krawler T/A KX-specifically, the set of 35x13.50R15s I've run on my '53 Willys DJ-3A since I finished the vehicle build back in 2003. I'm talking an aired-down slogfest through the worst type of terrain you can imagine. With less than a half dozen exceptions I've done a thorough hands-on evaluation of every off-road tire that's come on the market in the past 21 years. So, because of my experience, the All-Terrain T/A's longevity, and the fact that it essentially created the all-terrain genera as we know it, I would declare the BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A family the best tire of all time. It's also been chosen many times by vehicle manufacturers as an original equipment tire, like on Ford's F-150 Raptor, for example. The tire rides nice on the highway, has great tread life, and handles the rigors of most off-road environments with ease. I've owned several sets of KO- and KO2-generation tires, and all have treated me exceptionally well. The current fourth-generation All-Terrain T/A KO2 launched in 2015. A second generation of All-Terrain T/A hit the market in 1986, with the third-generation T/A KO coming along in 1999. BFGoodrich launched the original radial All-Terrain T/A all the way back in 1976. Looking back at my personal tire experience, I would choose the BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A as my favorite tire of all time. Much like the current state of the pickup market it's really hard to buy a bad tire. This is another tough question, as there are just so many great tires on the market. ![]()
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