BF Goodrich AT's on a heavy vehicle around rocks

"Jeff Olsen"

I ran BF ATâs on my 4x4 89 Burb for many years from when it was new. I went through 3 sets of them before I switched over to Michelins. The AT handled great and did very well on snow and ice but I had problem with the tires breaking down before they wore out. Broken belts (tires going out of round) and with one set the base of the tread started to crack. The tire never went flat on me and I really likded them except that they just would not last much past 30 to 35K before problems would develope while about half of the tread remained. The Michelins have been trouble free 5 years later. Also they were 31 x 10.50âs and I did keep on top of air pressure too runnng 40 or so in front and up to 50 in rear when loaded as they were "C" rated tires. My burb weighted over 7k loaded on a trip and while tire were rated at about 8k I think the weight played a factor in their dissolution though the Michelins are rated to the same and have had no problems.

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