My truck currently has 63,000 miles on the factory 275/65R18 Goodyear Wrangler AT/S, which is a load C tire. I can easily get 70,000 miles out of these tires, but winter is coming soon. Overall the OEM tire has been a good tire, but I would prefer better wet pavement performance. There seems to be a limited selection of A/T in this size. I know Goodyear makes the Silent Armor P275/65R18, but I don't believe it is a Load Range C tire. Would it be acceptable to have the Silent Armor on my 04 FX4 even though it is a weaker tire? Does anyone have any suggestions for All Terrain tires no larger than 285/65R18, in addition to the BFG T/A KO?

Thanks

 

Have a look at the cooper zeon LTZ (which i have and love!), and the TOYO Open Country AT (which i have had in the past and they were awesome tires as well).

 

I bought the 285/65/18 Toyo a/t's and love them. they are on the stock wheels with stock suspension and i couldn't be happier.

others i would recommend would be the bfg a/t's, procomp xtreme a/t's, toyo a/t's. these are all great a/t tires and you should get 40-50,000 miles out of them with proper rotations etc...

 

Ditto on the Cooper Zeon LTZ's (305/55/20) these tires are awsome, would not trade them for any other tire.

 

BFG also makes a 275/65-18 which is oem btw. The goodyear at/s is an upgraded tire from ford. Unless you are maxing the payload, there is no need for load range C tires.

 

Thanks for the information. I am going to continue checking prices on the various tire brands. The BFG's seem to be a good tire, but they are about $320 plus tax/each mounted and balanced. I have found several retailers online who will sell them for about $250 +/-.

 

Not these http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....e1=yes&place=3

These are the same OEM tire that comes on the FX4 with 18's if you don't upgrade to the load range c goodyears.

 

I say go with the BFG All Terrain T/A's...they're a great all around tire. I have had mine on for around 10000 miles and absolutely no regrets. They may be a little more expensive than some of the others but you will get 50,000 miles or better out of one set if you rotate them and keep them inflated properly. Plus, they are really aggressive looking; makes your truck look more mean.