Which Truck Tires - Load Rating E All-Terrains

So, probably gonna need tires soon for the 2011 Silverado I recently picked up.  Looking for All-Terrains that are good on road as that will be most of the driving, but decent off road performance as I have also recently acquired a house with a few acres of mixed woods/fields that is pretty hilly so wet weather looks like it could require decent mud performance (and we all know that you always need to get into those areas when it's wet out, never when its dry).  No real snow issues as I'm in the dirty south. But I would like tires with an E load rating as I expect to occasionally tow a trailer or load it up and use it like a truck.

I see a lot of love for the Falken Wildpeak A/T3W's and they were my first thought, but holy crap they are $250 each plus mount, balance, new TPMS sensors, etc., etc.  I see our friends at TireRack have Hankook Dynapro AT2s for $195 each.  They look to have some decent reviews.  Anybody tried these?  Anybody got any other suggestions?  Should I just go with the Wildpeaks?

In reply to secretariata (Forum Supporter) :

I've got the dynapros on the excursion. My buddy with the shop and tire rack license got them for $160 ish wholesale. They've been great over the last 500 miles, but that's all I have on them so far.

It had the older model of the at2 on it when I bought it, and they managed very well for Shane from the city to towing his off-road rigs all over the country

My 2016 Silverado needs tires before winter.  I go round and round trying to pick a tire.  (LOL). 

I do a lot of highway driving for work but I'm tired of the station wagon tire look I have hence the decision issue I have.

I've been pleased with the Falkens on my Suburban for a few years now.  

I run ko2 on all 7 offroaders. All E rated. Love them 

From 405 to MOAB does the job all the time 

my 21 tacoma runs factory wranglers . Utter garbage 

I have some sort of Michelin AT's from Costco (buy 3 the 4th was free) on my Tahoe and they are nice and quiet on the road, but suck in wet grass.  Nearly got stuck in my backyard which is level.  Hate to see what they are like at the new place...

I loved the Falkins on my land cruiser. I'll be putting a set on the suburban that replaced it soon.

Can you get the general grabber at2 in an E range? If so, that's my suggestion. 

TOYO Open Country A/T III and YOKOHAMA Geolandar A/T G015 are both good alternatives to the wildpeaks

I never had a customer complaint when I was selling Cooper Discoverer AT (series 2? I think?  Been a while)

Can't remember if they come in E rating, though.

Goodyear Duratracs are worth a look. They are definitely on another level from the rest of the Goodyear line up. KO2 really can't be beat though,  there is a reason they have been around forever. 

Firestone Destination has an E load tire that wears well and has a winter tire designation if that matters.

Firestone Transforce AT

I have the General Grabber AT2 on my 06 and like them so far. I usually would go with a BFG AT but they were on it when I got it and no complaints. Have towed quite a bit and they aren't noisy at all and have ended up in some crappy terrain (wet grass/clay under) with the trailer and haven't gotten stuck yet.

I've ran all of the following tires on my trucks, all E rated: Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac, Toyo Open Country AT2, BFG K02, General Grabber AT2. Between those I really like the General Grabbers that I had on my Silverado, also E rated. They wore well, reasonably quiet, good traction off-road, durable, respectable in snow and ice, they look good, and the price is right. They were very similar to the K02's I had before but are quite a bit cheaper so I thought I would try them. They didn't perform as well as the Duratracs in snow and ice, but it's a good all around tire. The Duratracs have a ton of fine siping and are phenomenal in snow and ice, so I would look into those depending on where you live. I found their downside to be a softer compound that wore faster and more uneven, eventually resulting in more road noise. 

I have the Dynapro AT2's on my F-150.  Good lifespan, they probably have 50k miles on them.  Decently quiet on highway.  Not great traction on wet surfaces.  Offroad traction is poor, probably no better than an on-road tire like Michelin LTX.

Dynapros on my previous F150 were not my faves.  Noisy, sucked in wet conditions, and wore terribly.

Toyo Open Country A/Ts that came on the Branger were great at first, terrible after a few years.  The nice soft part wore away to reveal rock hard rubber.

Current Continental TerrainContact are quite possibly the best truck tire I've ever owned.  They are targeted for SUVs and trucks that spend most of their time on the road but still need to go off road.  Great in snow, dirt, wet, light mud, and whisper quiet.  Quieter than the H/Ts on my van and I'm not sure how.

I'm currently running Cooper Discoverer AT3 XLT with a load range E on my F250.  Not cheap, but have been a really good tire for me thus far.  I would buy them again.  

Came in to say I have the load range D Cooper Discoverer AT3 on my GX470 and love them

Westlakes.... no seriously. Really decent truck tire. 

grover said:

Can you get the general grabber at2 in an E range? If so, that's my suggestion. 

Looks like those aren't E range.

old_ said:

TOYO Open Country A/T III and YOKOHAMA Geolandar A/T G015 are both good alternatives to the wildpeaks

The Toyos are the same $ as the Wildpeaks, but have no reviews on the TireRack website (Wildpeaks aren't available from the TireRack). There is a Geolandar X-AT that's about the same $ as the KO2 and the Geolandar A/T is a couple bucks more than the KO2 on the TireRack site.  The X-AT looks like a more aggressive tread, but doesn't have any reviews.

Paul_VR6 (Forum Supporter) said:

I have the General Grabber AT2 on my 06 and like them so far. I usually would go with a BFG AT but they were on it when I got it and no complaints. Have towed quite a bit and they aren't noisy at all and have ended up in some crappy terrain (wet grass/clay under) with the trailer and haven't gotten stuck yet.

Grabber AT2 is not in the stock size on my truck.  Have to look and see what optional size will fit.  Sounds like exactly what I'm looking for.

ShinnyGroove (Forum Supporter) said:

I have the Dynapro AT2's on my F-150.  Good lifespan, they probably have 50k miles on them.  Decently quiet on highway.  Not great traction on wet surfaces.  Offroad traction is poor, probably no better than an on-road tire like Michelin LTX.

Good info.  Was seriously considering these, but poor traction on wet surfaces is not what I need.

I've been thrilled with the Toyos on my F-250.

https://grassrootsmotorsports.com/project-cars/2001-ford-f-250/project-f-250-time-tires-our-truck/

I put a set of Falkens on the van, and while they were great when new, apparently they wore pretty unevenly as the the miles accumulated. Granted, Ford vans eat tires either way, but figured that data point was worth sharing.