On-Road All Terrains

[NevadaBob]

i always look at the weight of the tires while shopping, as well as the normal ratings. i don;t want to get a tire that causes my gas mileage to drop significantly as i got this truck to replace my previous truck that wasn;t great on gas in town, or on the highway. this truck gets better in town then my previous truck ever got

I completely agree. I've got a spreadsheet going with sizes/weights/prices/whatever. The more off-road focused tires are a LOT heavier than the more on-road focused all-terrains.

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[NevadaBob]

I just installed 265/70 R17 Bridgestone Dueler Ascent AT's on mine. I have zero rubbing with no lift. Although I've only had these on for a few days I can easily say the road manners with this tire easily compare to a very good all-season tire. I really don't think you can go wrong with these based upon what you mentioned.

I'm really leaning towards those tires. Yours looks good. I wish the Lariat came with the same wheels as the XLT. Yours look better than the Lariat's, in my opinion.

 

[Rollo]

I'm really leaning towards those tires. Yours looks good. I wish the Lariat came with the same wheels as the XLT. Yours look better than the Lariat's, in my opinion.

Yea, I kinda felt the same way about the wheels. Regardless, I really think you'll like the Bridgestones. Much like you I primarily wanted a road focused AT tire and after some research I felt the Bridgestones were my best choice. Glad I went that way + the slightly larger tires looks like it was meant for the Ranger.

 

[AUME1996]

That's almost exactly what I'm going for, but maybe keeping the stock Lariat wheels.

Wheels are Bronco takeoffs powder coated matte black. I was not a fan of the OEM lariat wheels.

 

[NevadaBob]

Wheels are Bronco takeoffs powder coated matte black. I was not a fan of the OEM lariat wheels.

I'm with you on that. The only thing I like about the stock Lariat wheels is I might not have to buy a new, different set. I'd like to have better looking wheels, but I just spent a small fortune on the truck, and then to spend another $1200 plus on tires and $1000-$1500 on wheels? I'd rather not.

 

[RoadRanger]

Running 1.5" level and 265/70R18 with Nitto G3s. Tires have been great on and off road for my needs.

That's almost exactly what I'm going for, but maybe keeping the stock Lariat wheels.

 

[SubZombie]

So many it's hard to list. Basically every A/T tire from major manufacturers, and a lot of the M/T tires on the market also. In recent years I've started doing more R/T tires, or as some people call them, "hybrid" tires. Currently I just started a cycle with the Yokohama Geolandar A/T XD. Should be interesting.

How? I put them on my truck or Jeep and use them. I tow at max capacity, commute to work, play a little offroad, drive gravel roads daily. They see scorching summer heat and below zero winter chill. They see snow, ice, and heavy rain. And after 15k to 20k miles I form an opinion. I post periodic updates during the long term reviews on my YouTube channel ("4-LOW").

Falken has figured out the magic formula, because their rubber compound sticks to the road like a cat on carpet regardless of weather. And they wear like iron. We're finishing up a review on the A/T3W that I have on my cousin's truck. They're at nearly 80k miles and finally almost worn out. Just astounding for an A/T on a heavy truck (F-250). I just finished putting almost 20k miles on the new A/T4W and it was proving to be the same. Excellent wear, traction, and ride quality.

Brands I would avoid: Nitto, Goodyear, Milestar, BFG and some Toyo (who owns NItto).

Brands that have been very good: Cooper, Hankook, Firestone

Brands that have been excellent: Falken, Yokohama

I put 25k miles on a set of A/T4Ws before I got rid of my Tacoma TRD Pro and they were super quiet (for many miles), the ride was very comfortable and they had more grip on wet pavement than any other A/T tire I have ever used. That said they are very heavy tires which negatively impacted MPG (they decreased my lifetime average mpg for the truck by a little over 1 mpg over the course of those 25k miles compared to the Duratracs I had on that truck for 55k miles before them), and I found them to be just OK for actual off-roading and snow. They are also really plain looking, especially after the sharpness of the tread quickly wears off (which some people don't mind, others like more aggressive looking tires). It's definitely top choice for someone who mainly drives on road and wants some capability off-road if the weight isn't a deal breaker. I also found the tread wear to be very good but not great.

After having the KO3s for a while, I would stick with them over the Falkens for my uses. They grip just about as well in the wet - AFTER they break in for 1-2k miles, while the Falkens were sticky from day 1 (which was a big issue I had with the K/O2s and the Duratracs), they look better, and they perform noticeably better offroad than the A/T4Ws in both dry dirt and mud (which probably matters to me more than many because I am off-road on a farm a significant amount of the time) and I would call the ride comfort very similar.

 

[BigBassDaddy407]

Running 1.5" level and 265/70R18 with Nitto G3s. Tires have been great on and off road for my needs.

Any spacers?

 

[AUME1996]

Any spacers?

Nope.

 

[dbunch904]

I have the Lariat stock rims with a 1.5 inch leveling kit. I have Goodyear All terrain adventure Kevlar tires. 275/65R18. I am pleased with the look and ride. It looks much more aggresive. Took about a 2MPG hit on gas mileage though.

Sorry for the random question lol. I have a 2025 Lariat and looking to do a 1.5 level as well. When you had yours leveled did you have to adjust the headlights at all? From what I understand the lariat's performance LED's auto adjust. Just curious

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