All terrain beefy tire recommendations?

[Discount Tire]

Looking to save money? Depending on where you live, there are people selling SAS takeoff tires (and sometimes rims) with low miles for a relative pittance. Just look in the marketplace forums for your region. At least in the CA and the southwest it seems like there is someone listing SAS takeoffs at least once every couple of weeks. Since the OBX stock rims are 18" you cannot buy just SAS takeoff tires, which are 17 inch, you need to buy both the tires and the rims.

The most general purpose A/T tires with reasonably mean look are the BFG KO2s and the Falken Wildpeaks AT3. If you want an even more badass look, try Nitto Terra Graplers, Mickey Tompsons or some such.

Seems that that OBX stock tires size is 255/70-18. A 275/70-18 is a hair over 33" and will look more aggressive, but not SAS aggressive. The SAS tire size is 315/70-17.

There should be plenty of options for you. If you decide to buy new just go into a Discount Tire or whatever your local reputable tire shop is and ask them for advice, since at the moment you don't know how to read a tire size.

And keep in mind that bad-ass looking tires

1. Often handle much differently on asphalt, if you are not used to them you may find the ride very rough. This is, among other reasons, because their sidewalls tend to be stiff, the tires themselves are much thicker and heavier.
2. The road noise can be notably higher, particularly on 35s
3. Sometimes as they wear they become stiffer, exacerbating #1
4. An already poor gas mileage is going to take another hit, possibly down to 16 mpg or so depending on the tire size you end up with
5. A 35 inch tire weighs a lot more and will put some strain on the tranmission and a 2.3L engine. This may or may not manifest itself as mechanical problems down the road.

My advice is to rent a SAS Bronco for a weekend off Turo and see how you feel about the road noise and the handling before you plunk down hard earned cash on new rubber.

Thank you for the recommendation! Much appreciated.

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[bikesandguitars]

I’ve run Falken Wildpeak AT, Wildpeak MT (hard to find), Toyo AT3, BFG KO2 (several) and BFG KM3.

I had the Wildpeak MT on a Gladiator. They were great. I sold it at 17,000 mikes and the tires were still like new. I tried to buy them again. Limited sizes and hard to find.

I had the Wildpeak AT on a Tundra and had to swap them out at 11K miles. They were horrible - and no warranty as Falken wouldn’t warranty until 3/32 tread depth. I was at 4/32 and the truck would shake over 40mph. Never again.

I had the Toyo’s on an FJ Cruiser. They were fine. The sidewalls felt a little thin compared to the KO’s I swapped them with. But they rode well and wore normally. Unremarkable. i guess that’s an endorsement.

I’ve had KO2’s on LX Cruisers, FJ’s and Jeeps. They’re the standard AT off-roader for a reason.

With all that said, if you’re looking for that beefy, masculine looking truck thing go with the BFG KM3.

 

[Twister22]

I went with 37" Yokohama Geolandar g003 M/T Probably go with A/T next time.

 

[mcinfantry]

I went with 37" Yokohama Geolandar M/T. Probably go with A/T next time.

Which mt there’s two

I have the g005 and the wife has the Yokohama at

 

[f1loco]

Just shoed up Yokohama A/T XDs on my BL SAS. Despite it being a Load E, I love the ride. Now to sale the stock GY MT's with less than 2K miles. Pic below, wife's stock BL vs. the chunky A/T XDs.

 

[cashe3]

This is incredibly helpful! Thank you so much

do you think Falken wildpeaks A/T3w. 275/70/17 is a good option ?

I have those tires and really like them. They have slightly more road noise, but you really can't tell for all the wind noise.

I off road 6-8 times a year and the rest of the miles are a mix of surface streets and freeway.

 

[Twister22]

Which mt there’s two

I have the g005 and the wife has the Yokohama at

G003 I guess I didn’t know they made different versions!

 

[caseygcrosbie]

I have a ‘23 OBX and replaced the stock tires with 285/65r18 Hercules Terra Trac T/G Max. They are made through the Cooper Tire Company and are sized as a 33x11.50. I’ve been running them for a couple of months and like the way they feel plus they fill the wheel well up nicely.

Those look great! Was there an issue putting them on stock rims? I see on their website it says it needs 8-inch rims (although the 295s only need 7.5? Strange...).
https://www.herculestire.com/treads/terra-trac-tg-max/

 

[creeohdee]

I run the nitto recon grappler 37x12.5r20 and they’ve been amazing. Coming up on 30k miles with them, they’ve served me in nearly every environment like the recent record breaking Arizona summer to blizzards in Utah. They are also formidable offroad tires taking care of me everywhere from the imperial dunes to numerous trails in Moab.

 

[Canoehead26]

Hey guys!
I ordered a 2024 OBX non sas package. I have absolutely no intention of taking it off road, but I do love how the sas tires look. I’ve seen on a few forums people take the rims from the OBX and add them to different tires? I really wanted to do that. I did upgrade my axle to a 4.2. So, I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations for a tire that looks a little bigger but still rides as nice as possible for everyday driving. I have no idea what this means but on one of the forums someone added 275/70/18 KO2 on the stock rims. It looks really nice and they looked bigger than the tires provided. I was also going to possibly lift it a tiny bit even if it wasn’t necessary. I definitely don’t want tires that are too big either. So yeah any tire recommendations would be greatly appreciated. I don’t know anything about tires either so please use elemental terms (haha)!

thanks so much!

Those are the exact tires I upgraded to. This is what they look like beside the factory 255's.

 

[Cruiser]

I had the Firestones on my 02 F250. They are a great all around Tire with fantastic street manners. You cant go wrong and they do ok in mild offroad situations. Great in snow also.

 

[Jakethesnake]

I'm also running the Patagonia XT's. Mine are 275/80-17, looks great on the steelies. Maybe a little narrow for some of the other wheels.
I've ran them off road a good bit, mostly trails and a little mud, no rocks. I've been really happy with them. On road I think they havd slightly less traction than the stock Grabbers, a little squealing if I get on it will turning in 2wd. Other than that the road manners are fine.

Hey Jonathan. Know this is an old post but was wondering if if you had any more pictures of your Bronco with these tires. Also got a set of black diamond wheels and I wanted to see its stance. I have Sasquatch fender flares and worried they would be sunk in to far so I got a 1.25” spacer.
How have the tires been for you ? Any issues ?
THANKS

 

[GI_Jo_Nathan]

Hey Jonathan. Know this is an old post but was wondering if if you had any more pictures of your Bronco with these tires. Also got a set of black diamond wheels and I wanted to see its stance. I have Sasquatch fender flares and worried they would be sunk in to far so I got a 1.25” spacer.
How have the tires been for you ? Any issues ?
THANKS

Hey! Yeah no problem. I also didn't like how sunken in they were. I'm running 1" spacers (requires trimming the front studs.)

Most of these pics are on non-sas Badlands struts. I'm running a little more lift now than in these pics.

I'm likely going to 37's in the near future. Unfortunately can't find any narrow ones that will work for me. Not sure what I'm going to do.

 

[GI_Jo_Nathan]

How have the tires been for you ? Any issues ?
THANKS

Sorry meant to add they have been pretty good. I like them over all, quiet on the road and the wear well.

They don't really like sloppy mud or wet rocks.

 

[Jakethesnake]

Sorry meant to add they have been pretty good. I like them over all, quiet on the road and the wear well.

They don't really like sloppy mud or wet rocks.

that’s great. Thanks for the reply.
Here are a couple of “narrow“ 37” tires I’ve found

Several manufacturers offer the 285/85R17 tire size. These include Mickey Thompson, BFGoodrich, Toyo Tires, and Yokohama Tires. Specifically, you can find 285/85R17 tires from Mickey Thompson, BFGoodrich, and Toyo

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