whats a good gravel road tire?

[dma251]

I am getting back into cruising the forest roads and boondocking with a rtt and a clean old 1991 Nissan Pathfinder.

The truck is mostly stock with factory LSD and warn manual locking hubs. I'm not planning on lifting it or going crazy with it like I have done in the past. Just looking for a good little early-SUV to cruise around in.

So here's what I need - a recommendation for a good tire that handles well on the light gravel-roads, and the highway getting there. Good snow and ice handling on the pavement, but tough sidewalls that can handle getting dragged past a root at Walker valley on the easy stuff. Probably just keep it at 31" on the stock narrow wheels. Gonna get 5 and have a matching spare.

I've had BFG ats before and liked them fine, but I hear good things about the Goodyear Duratracs.
Anyone?

 

[Donkeylips]

Either of those will do the job you are looking for. I've never ran them but know lots of people that have. I'd go with duratracs personally. I have a buddy that wheels the piss out of them in a 33".

 

[dma251]

Does he like how the duratracs handle on the hwy?

I get that any tire pretty much will handle a gravel road, but some get a lot more loose and squirrelly than others.

I know I'm overthinking this, but it's a lot of money now to buy 5 good quality tires.

Even when you get them from tirerack and mount them yourself, like I do.

 

[Donkeylips]

Does he like how the duratracs handle on the hwy?

I get that any tire pretty much will handle a gravel road, but some get a lot more loose and squirrelly than others.

I know I'm overthinking this, but it's a lot of money now to buy 5 good quality tires.

Even when you get them from tirerack and mount them yourself, like I do.

He likes them. I haven't heard anything but good stuff about Duratracs. Good in the snow too.

 

[junkyard jim]

I like the Trailcutters aka Kelly Safari MSRs. My driveway has killed many other's tires but not them in almost 70,000 miles on the last set.

 

[KarlVP]

For a DD rig BFG A/Ts 100% in my book.

I've had two sets on two different street/mild trail rigs. One lasted me 60K miles, the other 40K (not easy on them).

 

[messix]

check these http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Firestone&tireModel=Destination+A/T

 

[whatthe?]

cooper discovery ST. Good price for a durable tire with good hills tread.

 

[Benhoward384]

Goodyear wrangler MT/R. They have Kevlar sidewalls so really tough and good traction everywhere.

 

[gear jammer]

I have Duratracs on my 95 Cummins, they're a load range E. They drive down the highway great, not squirley at all.

 

[Poohbair]

Duratracs kick ass...

 

[Totalled]

Putting duratracs on the "new" tow rig tomorrow.