BF Goodrich AT's on a heavy vehicle around rocks...

External Since: Feb 10, 2005 Posts: 51

I want to put new tires on my '95 Land Cruiser. It came with Michelin AT's
that have some tread left, but I already broke one on a rock while doing
some moderate wheeling on a camping trip last week. I like the snow
performance of the BFG AT; I've run them on my Jeep before and really liked
them for everything but mud. So, before I shell out the $$, are BFG AT's
good and sturdy on heavier vehicles like my Land Cruiser (5500+ lbs loaded)
on sharp gravel roads and large rocks? I'm not talking extreme rock
crawling here, just going up old mining roads, etc.

Thanks!

-jeff

Joined: May 17, 2005 Posts: 1396

I ran BF AT's on my 4x4 89 Burb for many years from when it was new. I went through 3 sets of them before I switched over to Michelins. The AT handled great and did very well on snow and ice but I had problem with the tires breaking down before they wore out. Broken belts (tires going out of round) and with one set the base of the tread started to crack. The tire never went flat on me and I really likded them except that they just would not last much past 30 to 35K before problems would develope while about half of the tread remained. The Michelins have been trouble free 5 years later. Also they were 31 x 10.50's and I did keep on top of air pressure too runnng 40 or so in front and up to 50 in rear when loaded as they were "C" rated tires. My burb weighted over 7k loaded on a trip and while tire were rated at about 8k I think the weight played a factor in their demise though the Michelins are rated to the same and have had no problems.