Azlongears Report post Posted September 14, 2007 Check out the Cooper Discovery, it is between a M/T and an A/T tread. I made the change from BFG to these and they seem to be holding up every bit as good as the BFG A/T. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
az4life Report post Posted September 15, 2007 I do a lot more highway driving and although my comment is related more to light truck and SUV for primarily street use, I thought you might be interested in this. In the last 5 weeks I have had 2 highway speed blowouts (1 rear, 1 front) on my truck, with less than 20k miles and less than 2 years old all season tires. Dunlop GT Qualifiers. Won't ever buy Dunlops again. Both blewout after running about 90 miles at 65-75mph on good roads. About 18 months ago I had 1 other of the same tires replaced due to a sidewall cut driving on the street in glendale AZ. 3 out of 4 dunlop tires failed in less than 2 years. There's something to put on your advertisements. Oh, Road hazard warranties by the way, generally are good for no more than 3 years. If you don't drive a lot and tires last more than 3 years, consider if the RH will be worth it for you. I also replaced 4 Hankook tires HRO3 I think on the wife's SUV which were rated for 60k but we only got about 30k on them, all on road driving. Our driving is primarily highway speeds with 30-40 miles minimum between stops, and I can't afford to chance bad tires. Big O tires always wore super fast on my vehicles and since I have no discount tire near me, I find that some of the best information on choosing tires can be found at www.tirerack.com . Lots of MFR information, specs, weather and speed ratings, revs per mile etc.. plus a vast library of actual customer user ratings and comments. I also find them to have very good pricing and quick delivery. So far, I have bought 2 full sets of tires from them and think they will be my main source from here out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Outdoor Writer Report post Posted September 15, 2007 I do a lot more highway driving and although my comment is related more to light truck and SUV for primarily street use, I thought you might be interested in this. In the last 5 weeks I have had 2 highway speed blowouts (1 rear, 1 front) on my truck, with less than 20k miles and less than 2 years old all season tires. Dunlop GT Qualifiers. Won't ever buy Dunlops again. Big O tires always wore super fast on my vehicles and since I have no discount tire near me, I find that some of the best information on choosing tires can be found at www.tirerack.com . Lots of MFR information, specs, weather and speed ratings, revs per mile etc.. plus a vast library of actual customer user ratings and comments. I also find them to have very good pricing and quick delivery. So far, I have bought 2 full sets of tires from them and think they will be my main source from here out. I had the same experience with Dunlop tires on my then new 1974 3/4-ton 4x4 Chevy truck. Constant blow-outs, even with the free replacements. And these were the original factory tires. That's when I switched to the BFG ATs, which I ran on that Chevy, three Nissan 4x4 trucks and the Dodge I now own. I've NEVER had one AT blow and I think I've had like all of three flats in that time -- all caused by either nails or screws and never any due to tire failure or cuts. One other reason I like the ATs is the noise factor. Although the thread is somewhat aggressive, they run quiet compared to some of the other brand's aggressive threads. As for Big O or Discount, they will get you about any tire you want and will even compete over the prices! In fact, I usually buy my ATs from a Big O that's only two blocks away from me. I called both Big O and Discount yesterday to price four tires and both not only beat Walmart's ONLINE price, but matched each other for total that included mounting, stems, lifetime balance, taxes and warranty. -TONY Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
