Bfg a/t used to be great. I used to run them all over for quite some years on various trucks. About 4-5 years ago I picked up a new set for my 97 k1500 and boy did something seem different.. major chunking, deep gouges and sidewall issues. This was all abnormal and had not happened to any of thenother sets on this Or other similar vehicles. Didn't make sense. Had roadhazard warranty swapped 2 out . I run aired down, I also offroad every day often extreme often just putting on mild riverbed or hills. I lost the bead on a rear and drove on it for a few Hundred feet or so, repeated and then realized the tire had bulges large balloons coming out the sidewall.. that's when I said enough enough.. a friend of mine repeatable got sidewall punctures I. His tundra driving through moderate rocks and was aired down..
I like Bfg m/t still.. but after dozens of different at and Mt tires ran on my many offroad trucks , there's one tire that always stood out to me. I bought them used about 40% and they did. Enter than any tire i had ever owned.. nitto extreme mud grappler . Never been a Toyota or nitto guy buy Jesus are these tires rugged. I drove on them 100% flat many times many miles, no issues, sidewall thicker than elephant skin, has Bearpaws along the sidewall to grab and smash over anything, glass bottles, rebar, I mean these things are ridiculously tough. Also a general recommendation whatever you do, I believe that getting a wider tire helps in all conditions on a truck. I have 33x 12.5 on yukon and Tahoe and 35,12.5. On the 2500hd and on 4 k1500s.
Going from say 9.5 to 12 or even 10.2 to 11.3 is an incredible percentage wider and that's multiplied by all your drive wheels, easier on the tire when going over objects wider surface to accept the oddity or deformity shape, larger footprint, better traction, more tire. I have very very slight run under heavy articulation on the yukon, runs the shock hasn't hurt the shock.. offset wheel would help this also. My other one has the rim with the 8 holes from Silverado. going around the area between tire and lugnuts and they don't rub. I have 17" on the gmt800s and 15 on the gmt400s. Enjoy your retreat and safe wheeling...an offriad equipment box is a must.m I have a winch on my vehicles front and rear.. yes in the rear cargo area mounted through ti to frame. I add crossbars behind the trailerbhitch on these vehicles and also trailer hitch especially j build onto the fronts of these.. its mando..
