at vs mt

Hi Matthh
You're a bit vague on details.

To get a better response provide info such as:
What vehicle do you have?
Where are you going and for how long?
Are you towing?
How much real off roading are you doing ie low range stuff?
etc etc


cheers

Difficult question , I run At's most of the time and do ok with them , depends where you go and when .
I do have 2xDiff locks the HiLux would be useless without em where I go .
Mt's would make no difference when the wheels are off the ground .
I also have a winch but never have to use it much for myself anyway

Regards Jacko

Sorry a better question would be what is a good agressive all terrain or a not so aggressive mud terrain. I know they will perform good enough offroad so I wanna make sure the tyre will perform good onroad. I do not want to spend more than 300 a corner. In melbourne

Yeah thats sounds about right mate. Just gotta find a mt that is excellent onroad (excellent for a mud tyre)! Cheers

Check out the replies to the other forum post "Best tyres" by Tas tourers.

A good MT will set you back big $$s.
Just be aware that they will not perform well on wet bitumen and you have to drive accordingly (it is worth finding a quiet road to do some low speed brake tests with any MT in the wet to understand their limitations) - other than that you can find well mannered MTs but they do have drawbacks eg possibly increase fuel consumption, poor wet bitumen grip (as mentioned), noise.

Personally I prefer BFGs KM2 and I put up with all the compromises on road for the advantages they have off road.

BFG are releasing their AT T/A KO2 soon which has more aggressive side biting lugs and apparently is a slightly more aggressive AT. At the very least you may be able to pick up a bargain on the old KO's.

I spent quite a while last year pondering the same question. I have had BFG muddies (Original Pattern) running for the last 10 years but was doing more touring than ripping up the bush tracks these days and wanted something more long lasting and with better grip on the wet bitumen but didn’t want something that sacrificed so much grip when i was offroad like some A/T's.
I ended up with the Kelly TSR's at $295.00 a corner I thought was pretty reasonable. Thus far I am more than happy with my choice, both grip on and off road has exceeded my expectations. These are pretty aggressive (Much like the cooper ST Max but not as expensive) and throw plenty in the mud but stick way better than my BFG's did on wet bitumen. Can’t comment on wear rate as I have only travelled about 10,000 km's but have heard good reviews on life expectancy.

What I think it boils down to is what you are expecting to do with them A/T's will usually handle a bit better on road than M/T's and visa versa. So you're driving a 4WD so your not expecting race car handling on road. I've have a variety of M/T's over the years and their fine they are not dangerous on road or they wouldn't let you use them just adjust your driving to suit the only real difference you'll notice is they have a little less grip in the wet but you usually corner a bit slower in the wet any way. I reckon just give the M/T's a go and you'll soon find out their limits and you'll really enjoy them off road and they'll give you more confidence to try harder boggier tracks when you figure out what they're capable of and how much further they'll take you.