[U.P.TRD]

It's time to get new tires for my taco, the original factory tires are worn down to almost nothing and I was going to replace them with a set of BF Goodrich A/T's but I'm trying to decide if the M/T's would be a better choice.
My truck spends most of it's time on pavement but when I do want to take it off road I don't want the tires to be my downfall.

Is there a big off road performance difference with an M/T? How do they handle on the highway and do they wear out fast?

 

[terminator]

My AT's were terrific on and off road. I just recently went to MT's, noiser for sure and I believe they'll wear out faster too. I haven't had a chance to wheel them yet so no advice there.

 

[TacoCrazy]

I have run them both and will stay with the M/T's..The A/T's were good, but the M/T's are better IMHO..To me they are just as good in the rocks and are much better in the sloppy terrain than the A/T was..Not to down the A/T though, it suprised me as many times as it disappointed..

 

[tenntaco]

I've wheeled with a lot of people who use the A/T's. They stick to rocks very well, but I just can't see comparing an M/T to an A/T when it comes to overall performance. Expect to get a more miles out of the AT, but you
re always going to sacrifice performance when you opt for a less aggressive tread pattern.

 

[TACO 4X4]

I've got 13k on mine and have about 60% tread left should go for 30-35k (half city, half frwy). I've heard many other get 40+ for the a/t's. I, like you, didn't want the tires to be my downfall. From what I've seen/read/heard the a/t's will hold thier own on the trail, better then the m/t's on packed snow and ice. Problem with them is they get slicked up pretty quick. Plus, IMHO, the m/t's look nicer.

 

[Zintradi]

It's time to get new tires for my taco, the original factory tires are worn down to almost nothing and I was going to replace them with a set of BF Goodrich A/T's but I'm trying to decide if the M/T's would be a better choice.
My truck spends most of it's time on pavement but when I do want to take it off road I don't want the tires to be my downfall.

Is there a big off road performance difference with an M/T? How do they handle on the highway and do they wear out fast?

I'm not too sure about this, but I think the AT-KM has a much deeper tread then the stock trd tire which is the AT-KO.
I just replaced my stock tires with the AT-KM and couldn't be happier. The guys that I talked to the had the MT's said the were ok but had them siped to perform better on rocks and pavement.

 

[Juicy Jaos]

I'm not too sure about this, but I think the AT-KM has a much deeper tread then the stock trd tire which is the AT-KO.
I just replaced my stock tires with the AT-KM and couldn't be happier. The guys that I talked to the had the MT's said the were ok but had them siped to perform better on rocks and pavement.

i thought the stock trd tire was bfg rugged trail. mine were at least.

 

[stinkycoon]

I have had the AT-KOs for about 30k miles now, and they'll probably last another 15k or so. I have offroaded with them extensively, and they have performed very well. Their best quality is flat protection - at one job I was at (I oversee water well drilling projects, often in the boonies), I got 4 flats in 3 weeks using crappy rental trucks. The next time I went out there I took the tacoma with the BFG ATs, drove on the same rocks for a month and a half, and got zero flats.

I haven't owned the MTs, but another thing to consider is that ATs will probably get slightly better gas mileage, as the tread is a little less aggressive. ATs are better in snow, but the MTs are definitely better in thick slop (which doesn't occur often where I live anyway).

 

[x0ffr0adtac0x]

i bought some at and they lasted me for almost 50k, and i could probably go another 10k before replacing them. it also depends on what type of wheeling you do. i picked ats over mts because i goto the dezert, and its my daily driver, so i would need something that works on the pavement. mts will do good, but they wear out faster than the ats.

 

[drinkintedbr]

I have had both the AT's and the MT's. I love the MT's . In Louisiana, there is nothe\ing but mud, so the mt's help tremendously. I was unimpressed with the performance of my At's in the mud. I had a no-name AT that was a similar tread pattern before I had the AT's. They worked alot better than the AT's in the mud. Also, the MT's aren't that much louder on the road. My favorite thing about them is when I get them balanced, you can feel the air that they move when the tire is spinning.

 

[tacoted]

I have had 2 sets of the MTs and a friend had the ATs. His wore better. Mine did better offroad. However, if it is the wet dirt type mud, both are good. Additionally, in wet snow they were about even. The MTs I had lasted over 50K miles, so if that is fast then I will deal with it Keeping up on the tire pressures and rotations will help with mileage. My only complaint was that I got 2 sidewall flats. I am not hard on stuff, and one was a stick a little bigger than a pencil.

 

[joeylead]

It's time to get new tires for my taco, the original factory tires are worn down to almost nothing and I was going to replace them with a set of BF Goodrich A/T's but I'm trying to decide if the M/T's would be a better choice.
My truck spends most of it's time on pavement but when I do want to take it off road I don't want the tires to be my downfall.

Is there a big off road performance difference with an M/T? How do they handle on the highway and do they wear out fast?

I just switched from a 32" BFG AT to a 35" BFG MT. My observations in traction will be biased ny the difference in size I guess. The AT's lasted a long time (60k) and were great in sand, pavement and snow. The MT's are much better in mud and rocks, but are fine on pavement, but much worse on hard packed snow. I love my MT's and wont go back to an AT on this truck. This may be important depending on your terrain, the AT's have no traction if you are on a muddy surface with wet leaves. I couldnt climb a simple hill once, and I had 3 tires spinning.

 

[sjvicker]

for the UP I would have to say get the MT's, I have the AT's and regret buying them. I've knoticed that my AT's are great until I have to go through any kind of mud puddle or if I dont feel like shoveling out in the mornings. There's been several times when my AT's have just filled with snow and slush and turned into slicks.

 

[Kyota]

How about this.

Everyone knows the AT's wear better, but the MT's generally get better tractio in dirt. Get AT's on the front and MT's on the back. Front tires always take more wear from turning than the rears do.

Anyone done that? I know -of- one dude that did on his 80's yota, but he had MT's on the front and AT's on the back for some reason...??? Maybe the rear-end was too light to waste a MT on.

 

[rojodiablo]

If you spend more time on pavement, and don't regularly get into big mud pits, I'd use the A/T. Quieter, last longer, stick better in rain on pavement. I now have the Goodyear AT-S , and I got all over a mountain on a snow run, and did super well in all kinds of crap in baja last week. Better than I even thought. I still love my BFG on my chevy's, and won't change them. Bulletproof....