Re: BFG vs Nitto vs Toyo vs Cooper
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Originally Posted by Jhanfosho
How did your BFGs wear? How many miles did you get out of them?
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My BFGs wore well. They were half-worn with 20K miles. One had an unrepairable nail hole. Discount Tire worked a deal where BFG paid for half of three and the DT certificate paid for the one that couldn't be repaired. I took advantage of the opportunity to get the taller Toyos, which I wanted for off-road ground clearance.
The Toyos have noticably quicker steering response on the highway than the BFGs did. The wider BFGs had better grip on lower speed (20-30 mph) low traction corners.
I only have 3K miles on the Toyos, but so far I like them better than the BFGs. Still, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend the BFGs to anyone as long as they understood their limitations.
If the Toyos wear as well as others have reported, I will probably choose them again when it's replacement time. Other tires on my short list are Dick Cepek and MT 305/70/18.
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07 DC SR5 TRD 4x4 5.7 TRD exhaust, 46K miles, 17 mpg city after battery disconnect reset. Truxedo Lo-Pro with deck rails. Front Susp: Stock coilovers, 4" lift ( http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...6-4-inch-lift/), swapped extra spacers for Bilstein 5100s on lowest setting, wheel well height still 41.5." Rear Susp: ProComp ES3000 #326510 (2.25" taller than stock), 1.25" blocks plus PRG mini-pack ( http://www.tundrasolutions.com/forum...and-new-truck/) gives 2.25" total lift, parking brake cable bracket spacers, wheel well height 43." Front diff and rear ds drop; trailer hitch electrical harness tucked up above bumper. After 20K miles swapped 305/65/18 BFG AT for 285/75/18 Toyo AT, still on stock 18x8x60 offset TRD wheels, about 1/8" clearance to sway bar. Like the extra height but miss the width. Next time either 305/70/, 295/70, or 35x12.50/18. Added 5th 285/75/18 Toyo AT as spare. Bed Bounce: Stiffer E-tires are worse than stock P-metric; biggest improvement from PRG mini-pack, slight improvement from shocks. Still a stiff ride but tolerable now. Best things about this truck: 5.7 and transmission, interior size and comfort, very quiet at high speed. Worst things about this truck: bed bounce, no VSC in 4wd, mileage sucks above 70.
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