I read several positive reviews before I bought these tires & now that I have some miles on 'em, I know why the reviews were positive! Off-road traction is excellent, on-pavement ride is exceptional, handling is very good (on or off road) & while I'd expect the tires to be noisy due to the tread design, they're not.
When I need a tire with an aggressive tread such as these tires have, traction is more important to me than noise, but these tires make the least amount of noise of any mud-terrain type tire I've ever run. At speeds above 45 mph you'll start to hear a "whirring" sound, but it's not loud & with the radio on you don't even notice it.
Even though I had to select a rating for every category I haven't driven on these tires in heavy rain or snow yet, but the tread design will perform very well in both & my Ram diesel 4x4 truck is heavy, so tires have to be pretty well worn out before hydroplaning is an issue.
And while I don't yet know how long these tires will last, a tire with an aggressive tread design won't last as long as a highway or all-terrain tire. But I need the off-road traction these tires provide, so tread life has to take a back seat. However, it didn't take anywhere near as much weight to balance these tires as other have required & that usually translates into longer tread life.
Also, these tires are Load Range E & you'd expect 'em to be a lot harder than Load Range B or C tires, but they're not -- they glide over rough pavement & poorly-maintained dirt or gravel roads! Loaded up my truck can weigh over 10,000 lbs & the tires easily handle the weight, but don't beat you when truck bed is empty. However, I adjust the air pressure in the rear tires according to how much weight is on them -- run high air pressure when you don't need it & the center of the tread will wear too fast.
All-in-all, I am pleasantly surprised @ how well these tires perform & when they wear out I'll buy another set. They cost about 1/2 as much as BFG Mud-Terrains, I like these better & the BFG's are Load Range C, so they won't handle as much weight.
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