A/T Tyre Advice

Submitted: Thursday, Apr 19, 2018 at 13:53
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Hi, at the risk of starting a heated debate, I'm here to ask for advice opinions on which A/Ts to go for.

V6 120 Prado, mainly blacktop driving with the occasional camping trip, beaches, tracks, etc. I'm going to go from 265/65/17 up to 265/70/17 as I have a lift that will accommodate this.

The current Bridgestone 697's are in need of replacement and I've been looking into reviews (from Australia) on the BFG KO2, Hankook Dynapro ATM RF10, Falken AT3, Grabber AT3, Mickey ATZ P3, etc.

The Mickey Thompson's seem to have the best reviews but I've been quoted $1875 for 5 so probably won't go with them.

The two brands that I'm weighting up are as follows:

Bob Jane have a deal that would see 5 of the Hankook Dynapros coming out at $1368. These appear to have good reviews, no real issues. The tread depth does look pretty shallow though, so I'm not too sure whether that affects off road ability or not. Also most of the reviews don't mention off road performance and just talk about long life and low road noise, etc. so I'm keen to hear anyone's opinions on them.

BFG KO2's: Very mixed reviews. People seem to love them or hate them, but I suppose that with any product of that popularity you're going to find a lot of differing opinions. Could it be that there are bad batches going around? Do the countries of manufacture vary? They're $157 more than the Hankooks for 5, so won't make too much difference to the overall cost, but I'm wondering whether all the bad reviews (weak sidewalls, many instances of chipping, difficulties in getting properly balanced, excessive wear, and poor off road) are to be listened to or not. They do look the goods in terms of tread depth/pattern/side lugs, etc. but I'm wondering whether I should just go the Hankooks instead as the reviews appear to be better and they're cheaper.

I know that opinions on tyres are all over the place but thought I might as well ask...

Thanks
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