Hey everyone. I'll be needing new tires in the next few months, and was looking for some insight as to which tires are the better tires on the market at the moment. Currently my truck is a 2004 F150 with a 4" lift, on Falken Wildpeak 325/65/R18 tires. I'm looking for a mud tire, but not quite as aggressive as the Nitto Mud Grappler. I might go with those if they didn't wear as bad as hear they do. I'm looking at the Trail Grapplers, Toyo Open Country M/T, **** Cepek Mud Country, and BF Goodrich KM2. Out of the given, which ones would you guys choose for the best life, the best traction, and the lowest price of them all. I'm looking at going to 35x12.50/18 since there isn't that much of a difference between the two sizes. I wouldn't mind going to a little narrower if I had to. So what are your guys' thoughts? All help is good help.

 

From the options listed, at least for me, there is really no choice. BFG MT in 35x12.50 is the way to go. Great traction, excellent tread life for an MT, my second choice would be the Toyo Open Country MT.

The Cepeks are okay, they look amazing, and drive really nice, but known for short wear life. And yes, Nitto Tires are popular, however at least here in Texas where heat is king, they don't seem to hold up well.

Not sure if they come in a size you would like, but have you considered the Cooper Discoverer STT? I have seen a few rigs around here with them, and they really do seem to be working well...

 

From looking at your sig, it seems the Trail Grapps would be your top choice! Haha

A lot of people on here love the Toyos and when properly cared for and with conservative driving, can consistently see 45-50k out of them. I've heard those BFGs wear pretty quickly, which would make sense because of how aggressive the tread is (not too far off from Super Swampers). I'd definitely stay away from the Mud Grapps if you're concerned with tread life at all.

For me, from what I've picked up over time from this site, the only mud terrain I would ever buy are the Toyos without question. I haven't ever had a set of mud terrain tires though, so no personal experience with any of them.

 

Alright guys, thanks. That helps a lot. I appreciate it

 

Glad to be able to help a bit, even if we contradicted each other a bit lol. There should be a good bit of info/threads out there from people in a similar situation that you can check out too, in order to further narrow it down.

Good luck!

 

toyo. quietest out of all of those (imo, and yes ive driven on all of them) and you will see 40k easily. im about to turn 50k on mine and I still have 7/32nds left. Darren (member on here) is right around the 45k mark iirc

 

Darren's actually around 53k I believe (don't mean to correct you or anything, mostly agreeing), which is just that much better! He drives like a grandma though haha

 

My old 2005 with a 4.5" Superlift, 35" Toyo M/T and 18" Pro Comp wheels

I've had 5 sets of these tires and never any complaints, well maybe the price of them.

 

The Nitto Trail Grapplers and Toyo MT's are basically the same tire, manufactured by the same company. I'd go with one of them. Just pick the one you can get the best deal on or you think looks coolest.

 

Really?? Maybe I will have to run mine for another couple of summers to see if I can get there too! But no that's awesome, love hearing that!

 

Pretty sure, he's really squeezing those suckers for all they've! He stopped rotating them too a while ago since he knew he was getting those Trail Grapps, otherwise they'd last even a little longer! I can't get more than 30-35k out of a set of tires, that's my fault though . . . I've got 4k on my new set and I already really don't like how they're wearing.

SJP, I instantly recognized your old truck from the one other time I've seen that pic of it. It had the perfect look and stance to it. Doesn't hurt that it's my favorite color either

 

That setup looks really nice on that truck. I'll see what I can get the best deal on then. I like the looks of them both. Thanks for all the help guys. I really appreciate it

 

Went out and had some fun in it anyway. Got it stuck