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Old 03-24-2011, 12:44 AM
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Hello everyone, i need some help here and i can't find much info about with these metric tire sizes.

What i am looking for is a tire size that is a little bigger then stock so it fills in my wheel wells a little more and maybe a little wider if i can get away with it on stock rims. I have a 2007 Ford F150 FX4 with 2.5 leveling kit on the front. I currently have the stock wheel with a tire size of 275/65-18.

My other question is what is a good All Terrain tire, i do a lot of road driving, and i spend quite a bit of time in the woods with all kinds of terrain (snow, mud, gravel, sand etc...)

My tire choices i currently have in no particular order are:
general grabbers at2
nitto terra grappler
toyo open country a/t

I am planning on ordering offline at www.onlinetires.com since they have all 3 of these tires and some fairly decent prices, I'm just looking for some advice on some overall good tires, and what is a good tire size (that is a little bigger then stock). Thanks for your time, and any advice given!
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 08:12 AM
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Consider the BFG AT KO in 275/70/18. I know it's not one you listed but it's a great tire, is a little bigger than stock, fits your stock wheels, looks great, and lasts forever.
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 08:34 AM
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BFG A/T's for sure, good in everything and last forever.
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 09:50 AM
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Toyo a/t is the best tire. I've had many sets and you can get 60000 to 70000 miles out of them. Go with a 33 or 295
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 10:02 AM
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I dont know if you've ever tried them but I'm liking my cooper discoverer ATRs. They work great on gravel, river rocks, snow, ice and mud. I haven't been on sand but I bet they'll be pretty good there too. They are also really cheap compared to the other brands with a 40k warranty.
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 11:11 AM
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Im trying to replace a set of the terra grapplers right now. They are a decent road tire but as far as off road goes they were pretty lame for me. And since you do mud and snow i would steer clear from them. I dont know to much about the other two you listed but i have seen the bfg atko as the other guys have mentioned and the seem to do pretty good off road and they last forever. Another tire i would consider is the pro comp xtream at. They are pretty impressive off road for an at tire and have a 40,000 mile warrenty
 
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Old 03-24-2011, 12:06 PM
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Hey thanks guys, i had the bfg at ko's on my last f150, i liked them alot other then the fact that they collected rocks like no other tire i have ever had before. That is why i was looking at the general grabbers, since they have a tread pattern very similar to the bfg at ko's. After looking on tirerack and onlinetire, i think i will be going with the bfg at ko's again this time in 275/70/18. Once i get them on ill post pictures! Thanks again for the help on the sizing.
 

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Old 03-25-2011, 10:09 PM
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Originally Posted by kmonty24
Hey thanks guys, i had the bfg at ko's on my last f150, i liked them alot other then the fact that they collected rocks like no other tire i have ever had before. That is why i was looking at the general grabbers, since they have a tread pattern very similar to the bfg at ko's. After looking on tirerack and onlinetire, i think i will be going with the bfg at ko's again this time in 275/70/18. Once i get them on ill post pictures! Thanks again for the help on the sizing.
A 285x65x18 would look good too!
 
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Old 03-25-2011, 10:32 PM
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It does but that tire is about $60 more per tire because it fits on up to a 9" rim whereas the 275/70/18 fits up to an 8.5" rim. I guess that makes it much more popular and thus more expensive.
 



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