I have Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws on the Expedition and they are flat out the bees knees!!
But they are made in Thailand. I try to buy as much American sourced stuff as possible but I get cheap sometimes too and only look at price.

Well my 2000 Silverado is going to get new tires 265/70/17 I don’t need E load tires on this truck. Most heavy stuff it sees a load of mulch. I tow a small trailer with my 4 wheeler or DR field and brush mower.

I don’t need a crazy aggressive tire but a nice All Terrain is very welcome.

It has Geolandar ATs on it that are almost 9 years old and have been great. I would normally get those again (pretty sure they are made in the US or were) but before finding the Wildpeaks I suggested the Geolandars to some folks and the two folks that got them have miserable wet pavement traction with them MISERABLE! I have driven them both in the rain and they flat out suck. I read that Yokohama adjusted their rubber compound and it became a large complaint.

Looking at some Coopers and Generals as I am pretty sure they are both made in the States still.
I’d like to be in the $150 a tire range or else I would likely grab the BFGoodrich AT KO2s.

I know we have a few tire threads floating around but none specifically limiting to American made.

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BFGoodrich AT KO2s

Aren't these the gold standard? I threw them on my '92 YJ and loved them.

I have run Toyo tires on all of my work trucks for years. Both passenger and commercial sizes, including mud/snow/ice rated veresions. I've been pleased with them, and they do some manufacturing here in the US.

The WildPeaks are a great tire. I also have an 18 Chevy 3500 HD with Nitto EXO Grappler which is a great tire. Very heavy duty. The KO's are a good tire when they are new but once down to 50% which doesn't take long at all they are pretty worthless in most anything other than highway driving. Cooper SST is a good tire, doesn't last as long as I thought they would but good traction.

I use Goodyear Duratracs in 305-55r20 load range E They are great in snow but shit for gas mileage.

Made in Alabama.

When I had my Jeep Grand Cherokee I switched to the Firestone Destination A/T and were quite happy with them. Good road manners, quite, fairly good in the snow and did well on trails and unimproved roads. Never got stuck with them and I had my Jeep in a few nasty places.


ARman

Cooper AT3s were awesome on my last truck. If they are made in the USA do it. Aggressive but quiet. I have hankook on my new truck and they are decent, but sure they are not USA.

KO2s are the gold standard, but not sure if the are USA

Probably not USA mfg but I put these Pirelli Scorpion tires load range E on a 3/4 ton Chevy van boat toter and I like them a lot.
https://www.samsclub.com/p/265...?xid=plp_product_1_6

You gave me the Amazon tip for the Falken Wildpeaks that I put on my Ridgeline and I really like them.

Scorpions

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The KO's are a good tire when they are new but once down to 50% which doesn't take long at all they are pretty worthless in most anything other than highway driving.

Could not disagree with you more. I’ve had 4 sets of these (both original KOs and now the newer KO2s) and all have worn like iron. All had plenty of tread and traction left when replaced only because of a combination of an un-repairable flat coupled with age.

Come to think of it this is the only tire I’ve ever owned on my personal vehicles. My 2005 F-150 is on its third set, first set was from 8k to 85k, second was 85k to 160k, and most recent is sitting at 194k.

Not for $150.

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Originally posted by ksss:
The KO's are a good tire when they are new but once down to 50% which doesn't take long at all they are pretty worthless in most anything other than highway driving.

Could not disagree with you more. I’ve had 4 sets of these (both original KOs and now the newer KO2s) and all have worn like iron. All had plenty of tread and traction left when replaced only because of a combination of an un-repairable flat coupled with age.

Come to think of it this is the only tire I’ve ever owned on my personal vehicles. My 2005 F-150 is on its third set, first set was from 8k to 85k, second was 85k to 160k, and most recent is sitting at 194k.

I am glad they work for you. My experience has been much different. The truck I had them on at work was a 4X4 CC 2500HD Duramax. I used the KO2 from 08 until we replaced that truck this year. It pulled a lot which is hard on tires. We also deal with snow, ice and slush and some offroad work. When new, the KO2 is one of the best ice tires I have run, they always sucked in deep snow, they simply cant clean out. The problem is once they wear down, they cant channel snow and slush and you hydroplane or you cant stick to the ice due to loss of siping as the tire wears. I would replace two tires on that truck every year. The value of the equipment that truck hauled is extremely expensive and loosing traction coming off an Idaho pass is really not an option. Those are tires we found you don't run past their effectiveness. Most guys that I see on truck forums have seen the same type of issues I see with the KO2.

I’ve been very happy with the set of Continental TerrainContact A/T’s I put on my GMC Sierra. Continental’s parent company is based in Germany but they have several US manufacturing locations.

The tires are nice and quiet with a good A/T tread along with two large channels to handle wet roads.

Michael

I have read about the issues with the KO2s being tough to balance and wearing quickly on the larger trucks and ones that trailer a lot.
Seems to not to be much of an issue with the 1/2 tons and below that don’t tow.
Buddy had a set on his Ram 2500 that would not balance had the death wobble and would no grip for much on wet pavement.
Swapped to the Wildpeaks at my suggestion and all issues resolved.

Tire Rack really likes the Continental TerrainContact A/T at $195 a tire. In the same test they tested the Cooper AT3s and they performed well but nowhere near the Continental which won every category by substantial margins.

The Coopers are $160 plus a $70 rebate currently.

The truck is a 2000 with 98k miles. The tires will dry rot before the tread goes that is for sure.
The Coopers will likely take the cake. Just not sure I can justify the $200 for the Continentals being this is just a spare truck.

The Wildpeaks are $130 but I want American made.

The Pirellis are made in Brazil.

I didn't know people had a lot of issues with KO2s. I've got 50k on my 4runner and they'll get replaced later this year around 60K because I'll want new ones a little early. I could probably push it further but I won't.

I dont tow and the 4Runner certainly isn't a 2500, but I offload and I've been very satisfied with their performance. No issues with balancing.

I guess in this case Y(large format truck)MMV.

I've run DuraTracs on my F250 and 4Runner, no problems to report. They are real expensive and get noisy at the end of their life.

Girlfriend has KO2s on her Rubicon, she doesn't have any issues and the tires have done everything I wanted when we're off-road.

We don't drive our trucks/Jeeps like sports cars, I wonder if driving style with KO2s is responsible for the complaints. We all know how people like to blame anything but themselves for problems they themselves created.

I've got KO2s on my 4Runner as well and they are great except in wet road conditions IMHO.

Offroad in mud and rocks they are great.

I am just starting to have to use a trailer a lot to move lawn equipment between 2 houses (until one of them sells) and I guess I'll find out how they hold up while towing relatively light loads.

Ive had good experience with General Grabber At2s when I had a Silverado. Lasted past me selling the truck and great performance through mud and snow. They might have a new version by now. I'll likely be going with a set of Grabbers when my Wild Peaks (came stock) run out. I will say the wild peak is a great tire though.

Cooper Discoverer AT3 have some pretty glowing reviews:

https://m.tirerack.com/tires/r...fromTireDetail=true#

Continental TerrainContact A/T pretty solid reviews as well:
https://m.tirerack.com/tires/r...&fromTireDetail=true

Just not sure they are worth the added price.

Falken Wildpeak AT3Ws are working great for me on my 2010 Chevy Avalanche. First Winter, but outstanding so far.

I think you are on the right track...

I was a diehard BFG guy...but have had concerns. I have them on my 2500HD and they are OK but my rear breaks away badly in rain.

I have GY Duratracs on my G-Wagen and they have squishy sidewalls. Unless you keep the pressures high, they wallow. And high pressures make for a tough ride.

I am thinking of trying the AT3s myself due to the good ratings and cheaper prices than the BFG's.