i drive a 2002 f150 FX4 super cab and i wanted to do a torsion bar key lift at first but after thinking it over i want to save my truck the wear and tear of all that so im going with a 6" lift and im looking for the best set of 35"s i can get that have the best tread wear on road and longest life need yalls advice..

 

AT or MT?

 

preferably an MT but i do like the bfg at too my choice right now is the bfg KM2

 

You can easily get 60,000 miles out of the BFG AT KO's. The MT KM's will be among the longest lasting MT's.
Smart decision on avoiding the aftermarket torsion bar keys. I don't know what the deal is with the intrest in these pieces of crap lately. Did they drop the price or come up with a new marketing campaign recently?

 

I second the BFGs in either the AT KO's or KM2. I got a buddy who is about to buy his second pair of KM2's he got 60+ out of the first pair.

 

yeah I do alot of highway driving so I want something that will last and something I will get my monies worth for.

 

I had no idea that you could get that type of milage out of the BFG's, I probally would have spent a little more instead of buying the nitto trail grapplers. Owell maybe next time.

 

60k out of the bfg is running them bald. I know that the toyo a/t you can get 50 to 60k out of but thats also running them bald. both are great tires but more expensive but worth it imo.

 

You can get 40K without going bald, about 3-4/32's left, and get excellent offroad traction with these tires. Toyo M/t, Toyo A/T, BFG A/T BFG M/T, Nitto TrailGrapp, Nitto Terra Grapp, and Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ. The best thing to do as far as wear goes is proper air pressure, rotation and balancing. That means every 3,000 get them rotated and balanced and check the air pressure. Also do a chalk test to make sure your tires are running perfectly flat so you dont get chopping or cupping.

 

I've got the Goodyear Fierce Attitude MT's. Good tread life, excellent on and off the road with low noise for such an aggressive tread. Size is 325/65 R18

 

45k+ on My ATs 315/70/17s.... going to replace them with the KM2s. the ATs are great but the only thing is when you pull up beside somebody with MTs u will wish u had them.

 

i love the km2s does anyone know how they do on the interstate?

 

They're Badass. Almost as quiet as the Toyo M/t, But its a different hum than the Toyo. So overall, its great. They're not too soft to keep stability, and are smooth as glass depending on how big they are. The bigger, the smoother. My buddy has 40's on 20's and his truck rides like a dream with very little noise.

 

Boss drives 2006 Dodge Ram 3500(boo I know) with 4½ suspension and 3" body lifts. Truck rolls in ProComp Extreme M/T 37-12.50R20. Front and rear Ironbull steel bumpers, so lots of weight on tread. Treads have around 80,000kms (50,000miles) and they have at least 40-50% tread left. All driving is street and lots of towing. ProComp are expensive, but one I think I would suggest. Tires on my 2007 F150 are shot and thinking that ProComp will be next on my truck!

 

Here's a pic of my BFG A/Ts with 160,000 miles on them:







That's running them bald so you can easily get more than 60,000 out of them. I know I'll probably get slammed by some on here, but these tires, which were 265/70/17s, went 160,000 miles, no joke. I normally average 140,000 miles with a set of BFG A/Ts, with regular rotation of course, so for my money these are the best wearing tires on the road. They are pricey, but you would spend 3 times the amount on Nittos, Khumos or MTs in that amount of mileage. I now have a set of 33s on the truck and they are at a little over 20,000 miles right now, they are the 3rd set of rubber I have had on the truck (189,865 on it) and the first set, which were Generals and came stock on the truck, were only on the there for about 4,500 miles before I replaced them with the Goodrich's. This is the second truck I have owned and all I put on my trucks is BFGs

Btw: that is all highway mileage accept for where I live which is alot of rural roads. I no nothing about the KM2s so I have no idea how those wear