Its tread is made up of long lasting rubber which resist chip and cuts, General tire provide warranty for its durability. In terms of off roading, this tire can roll through mud or snow smoothly as its wider grooves are capable of effective evacuation of such substances. Due to these element AT2 exhibits good wet traction. ![]() Dense siping pattern and dimples quickly wipe away water and reduce the risk of hydroplaning. However, Strengthened shoulders enhance handling ability and stabilize on road traction to some extent. Minimal tread contact leads to lesser grip on paved surfaces. Comparatively, its blocks have large spaces among them as a result contact patch of tread is limited. But if, over time, the ATXs prove to be their equal or better, I wouldn’t hesitate to try them if their price is comparable.Grabber AT2 has a rugged looking tread characterizing raised blocks, wide grooves, frequent sipes and dimples, aggressive shoulders and thick sidewalls. Since the ATXs are still new, I’d probably go with the BFGs given my familiarity with them. The lighter the better for performance purposes, but I don’t know if lighter also means less carrying capacity or somehow affects tread life, longevity and durability. I don’t know how the ATXs will fare with nail punctures.Īnother factor to consider is how much these tires weigh. I seem to get a puncture with every set of tires I’ve bought, regardless of brand, and the BFG ATs have held up the best in that respect. I don’t know what the tread life expectancy is for the ATXs, and I suppose their recent release will require us to wait for folks to rack up the miles on these and tell us.Īnother thing I like about the BFGs is that when one gets a nail or a screw embedded in the tread, they still work and hardly lose any air. I don’t know if that’s because of any proprietary nature of the rubber compound used in these tires or the tread design leading to less wear or a combination of both, but it’s something to consider when having to shell out tons of money every 50K miles for a newer set. Their tread life lasts a good long time in my experience. ![]() When I’ve replaced them with newer sets, I usually have the shop pick the best looking one of the old set to put on the spare rim. Not sure how the ATXs will fare when it comes to balancing.Įvery BFG I’ve had has easily lasted over 50K miles with mostly street driving and occasional trails. Why did I get them expecting this one might ask? Because I got a good deal on them at the time, I think they’re one of the better looking all-terrains available, and I still lime them. The current set I have right now has a bad shimmy right in between 60-65 mph that the tire shops haven’t been able to address with any amount of balancing attempts. Don’t know why that is, but it’s just one of those things I expect and just learn to live with. Assuming they do have more siping, then I would think they would perform better in wet conditions on the street.Įvery set of BFGs I’ve had has had balancing issues, and I’ve had sets on various different vehicles for over 20 years. The siping on the ATXs appears to be a bit more in those pics, but it’s hard to tell. I think that’s my biggest complaint about them. As their tread wears down, they tend to spin and hydroplane more than others on wet road conditions. So it’s possible the same could be said about the ATXs, but it would be better, of course, if someone with experience with them could chime in on that. I only mention them as an example of a less aggressive looking tread performing better than expected in the mud. I don’t think they make the Destination ATs any more, and don’t want to get side-tracked talking about other brands. But I’ll say I’ve had surprisingly better results with a less aggressive looking tread in mud than with the BFGs when I had Firestone Destination ATs a long time ago on a Tacoma. With the slightly greater tread spacing and slightly more aggressive shoulder lugs, my guess is that the BFGs may do better than the ATXs in the mud, and probably equally as good in dry dirt. The BFGs were not that great in the mud here in Texas and Florida when I tried them in those conditions, but to be fair, they’re all terrains and not mud terrains. Duratracs, in my opinion, were slightly better on dry dirt and much better in mud than the BFGs. They’re good, but not the best, in my opinion. With that said, my experience with BFGs off-road is ok. ![]() Arguably, these factors may give a slight edge to the BFGs off-road. The tread on the BFGs also appears to have slightly more spacing. The BFGs look slightly more aggressive, especially with the shoulder lugs. I agree that the tread on both look similar, but still notice some differences. But I have no experience with any General-brand tire, much less these newer ATXs. I have lots of experience riding on BFG ATs, both the older ones and the relatively newer AT/KO2s.
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