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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 6:21:33 AM
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swartlkk
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Why is this in Sights & Sounds??
*Moving to Tires & Wheels*
Do you have a specific brand/model of tire in mind?
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 7:10:55 AM
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Mudd terrains are probably better because they usually have a more aggressive tread.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 7:18:30 AM
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While MTs may have a more aggressive tread that is self cleaning, most do not have the siping that ATs have. That and MTs usually have much larger tread blocks which would hurt them on snow/ice.
But I really need to know what tires you are looking at to be able to comment further than the generalizations I have stated above.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 7:35:24 AM
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sky96744
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Im looking at the BFG MT or BFG AT
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 7:44:15 AM
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swartlkk
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BFG MT:
BFG AT:
My next question would be, what do you do with this truck? If you go off the pavement only casually, the MTs won't offer any real advantage over the ATs.
How long would you like them to last? The MTs are known to wear away quite fast when used mainly on-road. Not to mention that they mostlikely will be noisier than the ATs.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 7:49:28 AM
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Mainly for road. Like the look of the MT over the AT. Not too worried about the wear. more worried about the traction in the snow / rain.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 8:05:29 AM
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swartlkk
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Here's the tire ratings from Tirerack.com:
BFG AT T/A KO
BFG MT T/A KM
Kinda goes in favor of the MTs for deep snow, but the ATs beat it in almost everything else on the list.... If it were me and I had to choose between those two tires, I wouldn't even think about the MTs unless I was really into offroading.
< Message edited by swartlkk -- 7/16/2007 8:17:01 AM >
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 10:22:01 AM
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Keep in mind how they are going to fit under your truck depending on what tire size you are looking at. I don't know if you are planning on mounting them on a stock-height Blazer but you may have an issue with rubbing due to the tread patterns on both of those tires. I know that even the AT's rub if you get them in a 31" and that's going to kill your tires even quicker.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 10:33:26 AM
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I've used both and for what you need the AT's are just fine. Despite first glance at images, they look really nice on a blazer (and i would know ). As for rain traction you are definatly going to want the AT's. The MT's dont shed water for anything and just slip and slide. Dont even get me started on wet braking with those. As for snow, if its the deep stuff, oh yeah these are gonna rock your world but at the same time the AT's do really well on snow and on ice.
Basically there is a reson they name the tires the way they do. All terrains are good on all terrain in most situations because they carry the features of a road tire with an aggressive tread for hazards. Mudd terrains are good for mudd, deep snow, and rock crawling because of their ability to hook large edges on deep lugs.
Now if you want an ultimate compromise then you end up in my situation. Im getting a set of MT's for off-roading, mudding, and show (because they do indeed look nice) and then for general use im going to keep a set of AT's.
In the end its your decision as to what you want to do but keep these things in mind.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 4:09:32 PM
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i had really great results in snow and ice with a dunlop radial rover a/t, they didnt look like they would be but i loved them, but if you are set on the bfg, i also liked the bfg a/t but never really used them in the snow,
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 7:35:54 PM
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I loved Dunlop Radial Rover A/Ts on my old Ram. That thing went through everything that I tossed at it which included muddy feilds with fully loaded hay wagons behind it.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/16/2007 10:05:40 PM
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get the AT's, especially if you will be mostly on-road.... you wont be disappointed..
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RE: MT or AT - 7/18/2007 1:41:38 PM
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I was also looking at the Goodyear Wrangler MTR's
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RE: MT or AT - 7/18/2007 2:37:33 PM
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Those are really expensive and do good, but mainly offroad. I would go with the BFG All Terrians if you do a majority of on road driving. Also the Goodyear MTR's would be a lot louder while driving just like the BFG MT's. Just our opinions though. Its your money so if you really like the look of either of the MT's and think you'll use them and that they would be worth the money go for it, but I would personally take the BFG AT's since they will last longer, do just as good, and will be a little more civil for on road driving.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/18/2007 9:03:34 PM
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This is my buddy's Sierra...
he has the Goodyear Wrangler MTR, actually he is on his third set.... to make a long story short, this truck only has 45,000 miles on it.... 3 sets of MTR's.... it is his DD and he says the tires suck for on-road use and he can't keep it on the road in the rain, he keeps buying them becuase he thinks they look good and has extra $$ to throw around...lol
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RE: MT or AT - 7/19/2007 3:38:42 PM
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defiately would not have the mtr's they are really loud, they chop really hard when you turn at low speeds, and handling sucks, at 60+ mph your truck starts to sway all over the road.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/24/2007 10:06:58 AM
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ORIGINAL: aris_unlimited
I was actually looking at the General Grabber A/T's
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=General&tireModel=Grabber+AT+2&vehicleSearch=false&partnum=095SR5GRAT2OWL&fromCompare1=yes&place=8
I compared them to a lot of tires there and they are decently priced (cheaper then the others I was looking at), have a higher warranty, and they were rated fairly close together. Plus they have a slightly more aggressive tread pattern in my opinion.
Those dont look too bad actually. Havent used these specific ones but General makes an ok tire. If ya get a set let us know how they turn out. Who knows, we might have a cheaper alternative to BFG AT's.
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RE: MT or AT - 7/24/2007 10:31:08 AM
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i suggest MT's....I live in Canada,Ottawa and trust me,we have a lot of crazy weater in winter(frezzing rain & snow).I am very happy with MT's.
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