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PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:13 am 
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I have BFG AT's right now, and they have been great tires, 55K and you still can't see lincoln's head, but i want a tire that will "increase" my gas mileage. Ya I know gas ain't that big of a deal, but I am going to be starting my career (realator for the state of Oklahoma!) here in about a year and don't want to buy some tires that are too noisy/have bad gas mileage!

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:21 am 
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if you just want a cheap,good all season radial I would look at the Kumho Solus KR21. I had a set on my KJ when I bought and they were great, especially on wet roads! I replaced then eventually with a set of Fuzion XTi's so I could have a more AT type tire and these are great for the money also. 8)

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For better mileage - you're probably looking for as close to stock as possible - i.e. light weight - road tire
and I saw one report on rolling resistance - thats a couple of years old - they mentioned BF Goodrich Long Trails as good.
but it's not a measurement that's regularly reported.

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My previous tires were Yokohama Geolander HTS G051 and they were very nice. Since I switched to the BFG AT KO I have noticed a 2mpg drop but the verdict is still out. It might have been do to the lift too. Those tires were very good though. Solid traction in rain and dry. Only thing I noticed is they cracked a little in the extreme heat here in Las Vegas. Oh and they are not happy off road. I would leave small chunks on the trail, lol.

Hope the R.E. Works for you. I did it for a few years here in Vegas, had a blast. One thing I would like to tell you is to make sure you get a good broker. Long story but definitely find out all you can about the one you go with.

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ya you would need to get something close to stock like a 235/70, congrats on the job too who are ya workin for?

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I really like my Dueler AT-REVOs. They're very quiet on-road and still are pretty respectable as an AT tire. The Firestone Destination AT falls into that category as well. Lots of folks very happy with them for a daily driver with some decent weekend offroad ability.

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the job is not set in stone yet, but it won't be hard to get with a company!
I have decided I love the BFG AT'S too much, so Admin's you can lock or delete this thread!

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ya how long did it take you to complete all the work for your license? do you have a company in mind?

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well... i am taking my Real Estate Liscence Test tomorrow, but i had to have 90 clock hours of class (which means 2 3 hours college classes) and fill out some paper work and then i can take the test. when i do get my liscence, i then have to have 2 more 3 hour classes within the first year of practice in order to keep my liscence, which i will be completing this Fall Semester. I really want to work for a local company here in Edmond, OK, where I go to school, b/c I love the city, and I know just about all the streets! But companies in mind are Keller Williams, ReMax, and Rea1ty (aka Realty One) b/c my teacher owns Rea1ty.


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oh ya thats cool Im thinking about getting mine along with some other licenses. its a good job though my aunt does it too and my uncle is a general contractor but has his license too so he can sell the houses he builds for a little extra cash. so how long did it take you to get 90 class hours?

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just one semester, but it was last semester, b/c they were 3000 level classes.


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where did you take your classes? whats the level 3000 classes?

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I switched from the BFG at/ko to the firestone destination at's
LOVE EM. quiet and pretty good with the gas. ALSO GREAT tire wear so far.

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I switched from the BFG at/ko to the firestone destination at's
LOVE EM. quiet and pretty good with the gas. ALSO GREAT tire wear so far.


X2 on the Firestone AT's

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How does everybody feel about the Toyo AT's?? I have used them on my Silverado and they were great!!

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strickly DD tires you could try the Firestone Destination LE also. I have a set on my work van and they are holding up great and were pretty good in the snow.

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501 wrote:
Jeep Dawg wrote:
I switched from the BFG at/ko to the firestone destination at's
LOVE EM. quiet and pretty good with the gas. ALSO GREAT tire wear so far.


X2 on the Firestone AT's


x3 :)

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I liked the Firestones but like my cheap Kumhos as well or better, more open tread better in mud, Would take them over most anything else mentioned above :wink: I have over 20,000 on them and wearing great, expect to get 50,000 if I don't go bigger first!

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