Off-Road vs On-Road AT tires

I'm going to need to replace my Cooper AT3 4S tires before winter. Very happy with the performance but they wore kind of fast, figured I'd try something else.

I don't do any serious off-roading, just frequently in fields, pastures, grass, sometimes some very light mud. I tow some, but not regularly. We get snow here and I'd like to have the 3PM severe snow rating. That eliminates most all highway all seasons.

Filtering those options on Tire Rack leaves me with mostly On-Road and Off-Road AT tires. Given my use, concern for mileage and treadwear has me leaning toward On-Road AT again. With those being a priority, am I right to filter out the Off-Road ATs?

 

I'm running these.
I have no idea about the snow rating though..
It's a nice compromise between an AT and on-road.
My size 275/60/20 is SL rated, much smoother running than the D rated KO and KO2s I had.
You can only get them at Discount Tire.

Goodyear Wrangler UltraTerrain AT | Discount Tire

 

On road AT, just have smaller thread blocks. It’s more for noise than anything else.

 

I have had Falken wildpeaks 275/60/20 for 50k miles. I have been averaging 14.4 mpg. I am now looking at pirelli scorpion all terrain plus or Firestone destination at2.

 

Those Pirellis are appealing to me too. They looks great, though there are other options I'm looking at that rank better.

Anyone tried the Vredestein Pinza ATs?

 

Liking the Yokohama GO15 here. Quiet, good in all weather, not super aggressive tread blocks. Good luck with your search!

 

The BFG Trail Terrain looks promising, I don't have any experience with them yet. They're more on-road oriented A/Ts vs the KO2, but still have the 3PM rating.

https://tiredriver.com/bf-goodrich-trail-terrain-vs-ko2-all-terrain-ta/

https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/bfgoodrich-trail-terrain-t-a

 

Both the Yokohama GO15 and the BFG Trail Terrain were on my list as well, though I was leaning toward the Vredestein Pinzas.

 

The Yokohama tires were the worst tires I ever had. Lasted about 30k miles. Slipped and slide on wet roads.

 

have to agree with you here .
I had them on my sequoia and while they were good for the first year and a half, after that they started getting a little squirming in wet weather . They wore rather quickly as well with about 40k miles on them .

I just replaced those with the pirelli scorpion all terrain plus tires and so far so good .

 

These are 3 Peak Mountain Snow Rated!

I read the description in the link. They are supposed to be smooth on road.

I'm considering purchasing these.

 

Toyo ATIII. I am on my 2nd set of ATIIs the first set lasted about 90k miles, the second set has about 70k miles I am expecting to get 90k like the previous set. I rotate every oil change( 5k miles)

 

Kind of late in the game given this post is a few months old, but I just wanted to chime in about the Firestone ATs. I didn’t know they were still offering those. I had a set on an ‘03 Tacoma over 15 years ago and loved them. I was a little skeptical about them because the set I had was P-rated. Despite that, they performed awesome off-road. I remember easily climbing a steep, rutted, 3-diamond rated trail at TMTC in Gilmer, TX with those tires slightly deflated and with only a rear e-locking diff. The Rubicon Jeep behind me, locked front and rear with 35” muds, struggled to go up the same incline and got stuck a few times at one of the more difficult ruts that my truck was able to just climb on through. It could’ve been a weird anomaly or just the Rubicon Jeep’s slightly shorter wheelbase, but considering the tires and mods on that Jeep compared to my mostly stock Tacoma left me impressed with those Firestones. I never had a problem with them, and they balanced and rode fine on the road. They also lasted over 50K miles, and by the time I went to replace them with another set, they no longer had my size in stock. I mistakenly thought they were discontinued.

Anyway, that was over 15 years ago. I don’t know whether these newer Firestone ATs are any good as I’m guessing their makeup, tread, and production process has likely changed since then.

I have no experience with the Falkens or Pirellis, but I’ve read elsewhere that both are decent.

 

I'm thinking about getting this tire. I noticed if I try to move up in diameter it becomes an E rated tire , which I don't think I want because of ride harshness. Do you have a picture of your truck with these tires on it?
Thanks

 

I'm happy with these.
Better on wet roads than the KO2s were.

I have a 2.5" front and a 1" rear lift/level..

 

I went with the Firestone Destination AT2. Not as aggressive as I wanted, but I needed tires and they were in stock.