Re: BFG vs Nitto vs Toyo vs Cooper
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Originally Posted by Jhanfosho
I have had my BFGs for about 2500 miles and I am starting to worry that I will only get 30-40k out of them. I just dont feel like replacing four tires at $350 a piece every 50k miles.
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I was very meticulous rotating every 5K. As I said, at 20K they were wearing very uniformly across the tread and were half worn. They didn't seem to have quite as good traction as when new, but that is very subjective. 40K miles for an AT tire seems reasonable to me.
Reports on the net indicate longer life from the Toyos, so we shall see; check back with me in a year. The appeal of the Toyos for me was 35 inch height, good reports from other owners, and about $100 cheaper per tire.
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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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