General Red Label, or Open Country M/T?

Hauls Assington · Post by **Hauls Assington** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 12:04 am

I am going to run 33x12.50-15's.

Which is the better tire?

Is there something better than either of these?

The Generals are a lot cheaper, 180 each instead of 275 each for the toyo's.

BFG at's are also 180, but I think I need something a little more aggressive/tougher overall than an a/t.

dtbback · Post by **dtbback** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 1:00 am

I just recently spoke to my tire guy about the open country. They wear slightly poorer than the bfg a/t but only by about 10k miles or so. We also spoke about the red labels. They are really soft and wear very poorly on road. In his opinion they are really an off road only tire.

Also, call Tucker Tire in Covina on the Toyos. They quoted me 218 a tire IIRC.

dtbback · Post by **dtbback** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 1:01 am

And that was for 35s

robertcrav · Post by **robertcrav** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:53 am

Consider the Cooper ST Maxx...

robertcrav · Post by **robertcrav** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 7:54 am

Or even the STT ... 3 ply sidewall made in the US and great tires in my opinion

tcm glx · Post by **tcm glx** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:12 am

BFG KM2, Mickey Thompson AT2, Toyo RT... plenty of other options out there.

birdco85 · Post by **birdco85** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:17 am

Don't go the generals, I hate them. Decent on hard pack but if you hit anything loose they don't track at all.

Unless you want to buy mine then they are great!!! Haha

Baja · Post by **Baja** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:01 pm

robertcrav wrote:Consider the Cooper ST Maxx...

X2 Love mine all around. I have the Toyos on my diesel. Great tires. Have had 4 sets and never a flat and I think they wear well and aren't too loud for a MT. I went with the coopers on the Bronco though, because they are way lighter. They were also only $325 for 37s.

Baja · Post by **Baja** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:05 pm

birdco85 wrote:Don't go the generals, I hate them. Decent on hard pack but if you hit anything loose they don't track at all.

Unless you want to buy mine then they are great!!! Haha

Was pitting next to the Childress class 1 crew at Vegas to Reno in 2013 and the crew was cursing the tires, saying how much they suck. They said they got several flats per race.

birdco85 · Post by **birdco85** » Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:47 pm

I believe it. Mine are the DOT version so that can't help but I sure am happy I didn't buy them new. I got a great deal and will make a good deal when I sell them.

It's gonna be the coopers or the new BFG A/T's for me.

Baja · Post by **Baja** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:48 am

I would have entertained the new BFG, but they were not out when I needed tires.

birdco85 · Post by **birdco85** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 1:53 pm

Last I checked the release date for 35's was someone in April.

RyanDS650X · Post by **RyanDS650X** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:17 pm

http://www.4x4review.com/goodyear-wrang ... re-review/
Im a huge far of the Goodyear AT extremes. Not talked about much but ive had mine for 4 years now and love em.

RyanDS650X · Post by **RyanDS650X** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 2:32 pm

Only available in 315/75/17 for the pimps....

Hauls Assington · Post by **Hauls Assington** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:39 pm

NIce, thanks for the input, people seem to like the coopers, I will check those out.

Rmc · Post by **Rmc** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:12 pm

What about the wild peaks ? I've heard good things about them.

dtbback · Post by **dtbback** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:22 pm

I've heard nothing but poor reviews on the Falken Wild Peaks.

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:36 pm

1 guy here loved um & 1 hated the Wild Peaks. So not sure

birdco85 · Post by **birdco85** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:56 pm

We had the wild peaks on all of the vehicles at work and now not one of them has them. They lasted about a year. They chunk really bad and the grooves aren't cut drop so they slick very quickly.

VintageIronFab · Post by **VintageIronFab** » Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:48 am

Absolutely don't buy any tire from Big O- if the tire is bad like one of my generals was they put their hands up and sorry you didn't buy road hazard. This is after literally bringing the truck right back as there was a balance issue. Makes me only want to buy from non franchise corporate stores.