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 Post subject: All Terrain Tire Tests
PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 2:31 pm 
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I'm not sure if this has been posted before, but here is a comprehensive test of some of the most popular tires sold in this market. Some surprising results, especially when it comes to the BFG AT's. They were the worst performing and one of the most expensive. It's sad that they didn't test the Hankook Atm's

http://expeditionportal.com/where-the-rubber-meets-the-road/


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 Post subject: Re: All Terrain Tire Tests
PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:00 pm 
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It's been known for almost 20 years that the BFG's have been rather bad.


That was a very bad review anyways since they did not review any of the good AT's on the market.


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 Post subject: Re: All Terrain Tire Tests
PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 3:08 pm 
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tjkj2002 wrote:
It's been known for almost 20 years that the BFG's have been rather bad.


That was a very bad review anyways since they did not review any of the good AT's on the market.


Which would you like to see?


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 Post subject: Re: All Terrain Tire Tests
PostPosted: Thu Sep 03, 2015 10:02 pm 
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The review..It is pretty accurate in terms of my General Grabber AT2's. I've had them on the Libby for 5 years. They aren't great, but they aren't bad. At about $120. each they meet my price point. I would like just have gotten a set of regular radials if I didn't have a 8 month old set on the other axle already. I drive nearly always on the road, but living atop a mountain there are some slippery grades and conditions 3 months a year. They are great in the snow. As far as this review goes - I'd have to say that is lacking, but I bet somebody has done that work elsewhere.


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 Post subject: Re: All Terrain Tire Tests
PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 4:15 am 
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Does anyone know the correct pressure I should be running in my tires? I've got Hankook Dynapro ATM tires... Fairly aged. On the tire it says 50psi but on the car it says 35psi. Canadian winter is just around the corner and this is my first Jeep and 4x4 winter experience.

Thanks for your input!

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 Post subject: Re: All Terrain Tire Tests
PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 8:21 am 
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If the tire says 50psi then that is the maximum pressure for that tire.
Other than that, its whatever you feel comfortable with.

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 Post subject: Re: All Terrain Tire Tests
PostPosted: Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:00 am 
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20DDan wrote:
Does anyone know the correct pressure I should be running in my tires? I've got Hankook Dynapro ATM tires... Fairly aged. On the tire it says 50psi but on the car it says 35psi. Canadian winter is just around the corner and this is my first Jeep and 4x4 winter experience.

Thanks for your input!


50 PSI is max inflation pressure. Under normal driving conditions, I inflate tires to 80% of maximum inflation pressure. For example: the Michelins on my Dodge 2500 are load range E with max inflation pressure of 80 PSI. I inflate those to 65 PSI. If the max inflation pressure was 50 PSI, I would inflate them to 40 PSI.

As a general rule, decreasing tire pressure will cause higher tire temperature and lower fuel economy due to increased rolling resistance. Increasing tire pressure will decrease rolling resistance, decrease tire temperature and increase fuel economy, but increased tire pressure may cause a harsher ride.

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 Post subject: Re: All Terrain Tire Tests
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40 psi is a good number, that is what I run year round in my 245/75/16 AT tires... :D

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 Post subject: Re: All Terrain Tire Tests
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I installed some Cooper Discoverer AT3 (245/75/16 - 120/116R) on my KJ CRD back in December of 2014, and have been super happy with them ever since. I keep them at 45psi for perfect all around road, towing, and off-road versatility. See my older post for more infor: http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=80561&start=20

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 Post subject: Re: All Terrain Tire Tests
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Good to see my Toyo A/T scored fairly well, especially offroad. If I had this information six months ago, I would have went with the Coopers, however.

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:40 pm 
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FYI - any time you add non-standard tire sizes - you should do a chalk test

get a piece of chalk
draw a line across the tire
roll forward about 100 ft - or at least 2-3 tire revolutions
look at chalk mark
if the centers gone - tire pressure is too high
if the edges are gone - pressure is too low
if inside or outside only is gone - you have an alignment problem

easier way to do this is find an empty parking lot
air up tires to max
test
lower about 5 psi or so - and retest - until you get to the entire line erased at once

don't be surprised if you get pretty close to recommended - although the sidewall rating makes a difference
also - not unusual to get the front a couple of psi higher than the rear.

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