Your vehicle is more than a means of transporting you to the wild, where civilization and pavement are gone. Your four-wheel-drive can take you anywhere you want, including the Icelandic void and the mountains. You can also use it to navigate the rutted trails in Tennessee. A Truck and SUV is able to handle loose gravel, dirt and minor inclines with minimal effort. A dedicated off-road tire is needed for those areas where the surface becomes gnarly. These tires are sometimes called A/T (or M/T for mud terrain) and have a combination of reinforced sidewalls and tread depths that can be twice as deep as street tires, Kevlar liner, and knobby construction. Here we will go over the best all-terrain tires for trucks and SUVs.
What Tires Are Best For Your Vehicle?
A tire that is best suited to gnashing through sand and biting off rocks, like the BFGoodrich Allterrain T/A KO2, has been proven worthy in The Baja 1000. The Nokian Rockproof and Firestone Destination T/T2 tires are so good in mud they almost feel like paddles. These tires can be squeezed, and shimmy across rocks and dirt without worrying about punctures. All-terrain tires are more resilient to punctures than any other tire, and they provide extra grip and grit for the most difficult conditions.
All-Terrain Tires Bring Compromises
The most extreme all-terrain tires will make a lot of noise on the roads. They aren’t as grippy as all-season tires. They will wear faster than all-season truck tires like Goodyear Eagle F1 for Land Rovers and Bridgestone Dueler H/T for Jeep Wrangler Sahara. These street-tuned tires are more capable than their sleeker exterior would indicate. We’ve actually climbed the Continental Divide on a fleet of Range Rovers with 21-inch Goodyears. Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac and All-Terrain Adventure are a good compromise. They offer a great off-road upgrade but don’t sacrifice on-road comfort.
How We Chose The Tires Listed Here
To find out which all-terrain tires are used in standard equipment, we reached out to vehicle manufacturers who offer trucks as well as SUVs that have serious off-road capabilities. All-terrain tires must meet stringent requirements in terms of off-road performance and on-road ride-and handling, noise level, quality, durability, wear, quality, cost, and other factors.
Both tire manufacturers and auto companies test all-terrain tires on vehicles before they are made to verify their performance. Sub-standard tires can cause damage to a truck’s off-road performance and on-road ability. This is something that vehicle manufacturers cannot afford. It’s unlikely that an all-terrain tire will be as good as the one that a manufacturer uses on their vehicle. These are the top all-terrain tire models, in roughly equal sizes.
Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac
Equipment standard on:
* Ram 1500 Rebel
* Chevrolet Colorado ZR2
* GMC Sierra AT4
BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO2
Equipment standard on:
* Ford F-150 Raptor
* Jeep Wrangler Rubicon
Firestone Destination A/T
Equipment standard on:
* Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
General Grabber APT
Equipment standard on:
* Nissan titan XD Pro-4X
Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain Adventure
Equipment standard on:
* Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk
* Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro
Pirelli Scorpion ATR
Equipment standard on:
* Mercedes-Benz G550 4×42
If you are interested in getting any of these All-Terrain Tires for your Truck or SUV then contact us today and speak with a team member and let us help you get exactly what you are looking for.
