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: BFGs- how many miles


bob650
06-10-2008, 11:27 PM
How many miles are you guys getting on BFGs on 20" rims? Ive got barely over 20,000 miles and the tires are almost shot.

southbayrhino22
06-10-2008, 11:53 PM
BFG's lasted 40,000 on cc srw F350 and 50,000 on reg cab lb 90 dodge 1 ton. Only have 1500 miles on my new set.

BERK
06-11-2008, 09:28 AM
Stop road racing! I got 40k+ from my last set of BFG A/T's.

bob650
06-11-2008, 02:21 PM
I have only spun the tires like 2 times since I had the truck. I rotate them every 5,000 miles religiously. I was thinking maybe it was the 20" rims?

JCT404
06-11-2008, 10:59 PM
I got 55K+ on a set of 16's and 40K+ on a set of 20's.

crazyjohnny
06-12-2008, 03:19 AM
I got 50k on my first set. Then I got the banks kit. Now my rears are almost shot at 30k and the fronts have barely worn. ):h

XF350
06-13-2008, 06:24 PM
AT 50k+ and MT 40k+.
265, 285, 33x12.50 , and 35x12.50 sizes.

2002 sierra
06-17-2008, 11:13 AM
a buddy of mine had a set of 285's bug muds on a 99 1500 z71 and got 50k but she drives easy not like me with my foot in it all the time lol

LMMaine
06-17-2008, 04:16 PM
265-75R16's just took em off today at 46+/- thousand miles. They were on the 2500 gasser though so no burnouts .... ever. I think I would have got 50K but I put a plow on this winter.

Now I am trying a set of General AT2's. If they get 40K it will be a hell of a deal. The tire place I go to was out of BFG E rated so I tried the Gens. i dont drive the truck much myself anyway.

lytchro24
06-17-2008, 05:22 PM
How many miles are you guys getting on BFGs on 20" rims? Ive got barely over 20,000 miles and the tires are almost shot.

I'm with you, 15k on 285/75/17 bfg's a/t maybe 5K left

MKILROY
06-18-2008, 01:55 PM
You really have to watch the air pressure with BFG's if you run to much last!

mwswarrior
06-18-2008, 01:58 PM
Coming up on about 40K. They've done well and I should be able to get another 5 before I replace 'em.

MKILROY
06-18-2008, 02:35 PM
You really have to watch the air pressure with BFG's, if you run to much they won't last!

Hanger
06-21-2008, 09:04 AM
i've been running about 55 psi for about 10k miles and am probably at 1/2 tread just bumped it up to 62 psi with last tire rotation for maybe 1 more mpg ? So i guess i will be tire shopping again this fall, i hate having crappy tire in winter :mad: .

bob650
06-21-2008, 09:03 PM
I'm at 21,000 and just about done with these tires. Thinking about some Toyo AT's or Nitto Terra Grappler's. I just can't see another $420 per tire for only 21,000 miles.

gillguy
06-21-2008, 09:53 PM
When I saw the 20" wheel size I just assumed that your BFG's are standard load, but after looking at the BFG site the 20" rim size come in load range D or E.
Could be the 20" but I doubt it, maybe the PSI your running is low, or your go pedal sticks.

bob650
06-22-2008, 02:03 PM
When I saw the 20" wheel size I just assumed that your BFG's are standard load, but after looking at the BFG site the 20" rim size come in load range D or E.
Could be the 20" but I doubt it, maybe the PSI your running is low, or your go pedal sticks.


They are load range D. I try to always keep 50 psi in them. My go pedal is a little heavy, but never spinning the tires.

1970snopro
06-22-2008, 04:31 PM
18k on my 265/75/16 E's they are done...

smokin139
06-24-2008, 03:08 PM
20k on 16s, only rolling 2nd and 3rd gear burnouts, never smoked them.

bob650
07-03-2008, 03:20 AM
well, said to heck with it and bought some Toyo Open Country AT's. Hopefully I will have a little better luck with these.

Blk04HD
07-06-2008, 04:01 PM
I had better luck with a bfg mud in a 285 than a bfg a/t 285 on a stock pyo.The muds lasted about 10k or more miles. The muds in a 285 seemed narrower to me than the a/ts did, they did'nt seemed to be crowned up in the middle as much. I also ran about 50 psi all the way around on both the a/t and the m/ts, with rotations every other oil change or every 10k.

Bigwooo
07-06-2008, 05:33 PM
I've been using 285/75/16 all terrains. I've gone through 5 complete sets at 120,000 miles so that's about 24,000 a set. I tried Yokohama's once and lost two tires within my first 30 miles off road. Even though BFG's wear down fast, I've only had one tire fail and that was after hitting a rock so hard it bottomed the tire to the rim.

bob650
07-07-2008, 12:00 AM
I've got 285's on my work truck with probably 45,000 hard miles on them and still at least 10 to 15K on them. Trying to see if BFG will warranty some of the 325's. Oh well. The Toyo's look and ride great. Hopefully I can get some mileage out of them.

The Norm
07-07-2008, 12:11 AM
I have the toyo M/T's and they suck. They get great mud and snow traction but don't last long. I have 14K and don't see them making it trough the summer. I was going to get bfg's but I don't know

Redrocker
07-12-2008, 03:33 AM
I had a set of 285's on my 94 Z71 diesel that I got 90,000 miles out of them. They still had some tread left but I ready for some new tires. Just kept them rotated and balanced every 10000 miles.

ARMYDSLSTRONG
07-17-2008, 10:41 AM
35,000 on 265/75/16 A/T's Stock power was running to them, and they were rotated every 5,000 miles

dmaxchebby
07-17-2008, 10:47 AM
23k out of my BFGs.
18k out of my Terra Grappler ATs.
14k on Toyo MTs and less than half the tread is left and they cost $350 more...

badrancher4x4
07-17-2008, 02:19 PM
My dad has over 60k on his at's..Hard to believe

Red95Jeep
07-17-2008, 03:16 PM
I have BFG A/T 265/75/R16 E.
- 16K (REAR) Bald
- No burn outs.
- Rotate at 6K
- (FRONT) just past the tread wear indicators.
- 06 Ext Cab

Buddy has BFG A/T 265/75/R16 D
- 38K (Plenty left)
- Burn outs and hard driving.
- Rotate 5K
- 07 CC

Apparently some to do with the construction of the "E" verses the "D". BFG advises that since the tire is mounted to the Alcoa GM wheels their is nothing they can do. They advise that the wheel is too narraow for for that tire size and to get a wider wheel next time.

Jeli
07-17-2008, 03:32 PM
70K miles on 315 AT's running 35-40 psi. 35K on my second set. Rotated my first set three times. I've only done my second set once but they are due for another.