Vote Which Tire ?

[ufcjeff]

To answer a few questions:

I would be upgrading from the 32" goodyears. The reason I am considering going to only a 33" AT is because the larger the tire and tread pattern, the greater the drag. This will result in lost accelleration and MPG. Thsi will be my daily driver (40+ miles of freeway daily) and I won't be doing any hadcore off roading, just light stuff so I dont nee MT. I may consider 35" if the power and mpg loss are minimal.

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by ufcjeff

To answer a few questions:

I would be upgrading from the 32" goodyears. The reason I am considering going to only a 33" AT is because the larger the tire and tread pattern, the greater the drag. This will result in lost accelleration and MPG. Thsi will be my daily driver (40+ miles of freeway daily) and I won't be doing any hadcore off roading, just light stuff so I dont nee MT. I may consider 35" if the power and mpg loss are minimal.

OK, makes sense now. Curious why the BFG AT wasn't in your list then?

As far as 35's go, I didn't notice a major loss in performance, and I haven't really paid attention to the mpg so far. The H3 is my DD also, about a 40 mile round-trip commute. But I got the 35's more for clearance than just for looks. Although, they do look sweet!

[ufcjeff]

Originally Posted by Sewie

OK, makes sense now. Curious why the BFG AT wasn't in your list then?

As far as 35's go, I didn't notice a major loss in performance, and I haven't really paid attention to the mpg so far. The H3 is my DD also, about a 40 mile round-trip commute. But I got the 35's more for clearance than just for looks. Although, they do look sweet!

I have had two sets of BFG AT on my F-150. They’ve been great, lasted about 40k and are starting to getting noisy. I would like to try something else unless everything else is inferior, I would probably stick with the BGF.

You said that you had not noticed any major power loss. Can you elaborate?

By the way, I notice you are in the bay area. My wife and I will be up there next weekend, first time in SF.

[Sewie]

Originally Posted by ufcjeff

You said that you had not noticed any major power loss. Can you elaborate?

To be honest, I'm not sure I could even feel a difference. And if so, I'm just used to it now. But I never felt the H3 was underpowered, so the folks that are looking for more HP, this is probably not the upgrade for you.

Originally Posted by ufcjeff

By the way, I notice you are in the bay area. My wife and I will be up there next weekend, first time in SF.

I'm about 45mins south of SF. Despite the nuts up there, theres some cool stuff to see/do. Have fun! I'll be on my way to Moab!

[Ipedog]

Originally Posted by Sewie

OK, makes sense now. Curious why the BFG AT wasn't in your list then?

As far as 35's go, I didn't notice a major loss in performance, and I haven't really paid attention to the mpg so far. The H3 is my DD also, about a 40 mile round-trip commute. But I got the 35's more for clearance than just for looks. Although, they do look sweet!

I have 35" BFG AT KO's on my truck and use it as a DD, also with about a 40 mile round trip. I have kept a log of my milage since the very start and get a solid 15mpg overall average. I use a spreadsheet formula that factors in the number of rev/mile (according to the tire MFG.) and according to it my mileage has remained basically constant. If you want to see a copy of the spreadsheet just let me know.

I do have one comment on the KO's. They suck in sticky mud. Out west where its dry they must totally rock, but here in the northeast I wish I had bought a siped MT instead. They clog in the mud and become slicks. Thats my $.02, take it for what its worth.