All season / All terrain tyres for a Wrangler..?

[WindyCommon]

A little help please?

I’m looking for new tyres to fit my Jeep Wrangler.

Portugal during the summer months, where the car is driven daily on rough unmade / gravel roads. Rural UK during the winter, mainly on road but the odd farm track or similar.

Here’s what I need (and don’t need)...

- UK availability in 285/70/R17
- good in the wet on-road
- rated/intended for winter use - ideally, but not necessarily, 3PMSF
- I don’t need class-leading mud grip / clearing or rock-crawling capabilities
- reasonable road noise / manners
- not particularly worried about durability or fuel economy

Possibilities I have identified include:

Yokohama Geolandar A/T G015
Cooper Discoverer A/T3 4S
BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A KO2

Which should I choose and why? Are there other options I should be considering?

Thanks in advance!

[100SRV]

AJS tyres are a good supplier to ask for advice on tyres, used to post on here. Ring and ask for Andy Sargent (sp?).

[300bhp/ton]

Any should do what you need. The BFG is the most aggressive and arguably will be the worst on wet tarmac and likely the most noticeable from the steering wheel. But a very good tyre overall. Although they usually cost a fair bit more than the competition.

I don't know if available in your size. Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs are very nice and OEM on several vehicles including Jeeps. And will do exactly what you are after.

Maxxis offer a similar looking tread to the BFG, but is usually cheaper and still very capable. Not 100% the size you where after, but pretty close.
https://www.maxxis.co.uk/catalog/tyre-572-21-wormd...

[andy43]

I fitted a set of GO15 yokos to my land cruiser.
They actually came from a seller in Italy, and were the cheapest set on eBay because they were new stock but a couple of years old.
Really pleased with them - they replaced Michelin/budget road tyres, but they’re just as quiet, handle better because they stop the sidewall roll that was very apparent with the original tyres, and on snow/ice they were brilliant, no problems with braking or direction changes. No obvious signs of wear yet, covered maybe 5,000 miles.
Impressed, but I haven’t tried the other options you’re considering.

[blueST]

Seems like a bit of an odd size, there’s not as much choice of ATs as in other sizes. I was going to suggest the General Grabber AT3, but it doesn’t seem to be available for you.

[Avdb]

The 285 70 r17 are 32.7" diameter. Is this without lift?

Edited by Avdb on Monday 26th August 14:50

[cdrick4]

My rig has BFG KO2's. I bought them at 4wheelonline. These tyres are good on and off the road. Wet traction is great also though I haven't tried them in the snow yet.

[popeyewhite]

I've tried the Geolandars, found them excellent off road/winter/snow tyres. Maybe a bit noisy on a RR. General Grabber 2s were better IMO. Currently on Pirelli Scorpion A/T Plus M+S, 3PMSL. No winter weather/offroad driving yet, but they are very quiet.

[neutral 3]

I was recently looking for a pair of fronts for my Discovery 2. Considered BFG All Terrains, but cheapest I found was circa £115 each on Tyre Leader. I then remember hearing good reports about the Cooper Discoverer, some years back, so I went for a pair of these. They were only circa £68 each. Just driven the length of France etc and back. Been through torrential rain on the motorway, a short gravel trail oh and some very claggy chalky mud on the Somme and I am very pleased with them. I have a pair of old, obscure A/T brand on the rear, that the previous owner bought used. They seem to be pretty good. When they need replacing il either try to find another pair, or go for a pair of BFG All Terrains, to give it a bit more bite @ the rear, for the odd times that it sees mud.

[Ed/L152]

General Grabber AT3 are suiting my XJ reasonably enough. Dead cheap from Amazon.

[Burrow01]

I've just ordered a couple of Cooper Discoverer A/T3 4S (255/65/17) to replace worn out Discoverer AT3's - was very happy with the A/T3's on gentle off road / snow covered roads, and the 4S is snowflake marked for when I drive down to the Alps for skiing

[WindyCommon]

I went with the KO2’s and am really pleased with them. Particularly that they seem fine for general road use, not noticeably noisier or harsher than the OE Duellers. I fitted them to the stock setup and they seemed fine - no rubbling at full lock. I could see they were pretty tight though so have subsequently fitted a Teraflex levelling kit (2” front, 1” rear) and a set of 25mm hub-centric spacers (also Teraflex). I now have plenty of clearance all round, and the handling (such as it is!) hasn’t been adversely affected. I’m very happy with the setup and would recommend it without reservation.

Edited by WindyCommon on Tuesday 3rd March 20:17

[Zed Ed]

Good choice

Just swapped the stock Duelers out from my JK. Replaced with k02s as well, but 255 70 18s as I have 18” wheels.

[Pesty]

Nice jeep

Well worth a look are the latest wildlpeak think they are 03 make sure the latest version

Transformed the shogun. Got the triangle badge thing too.

[KevinCamaroSS]

I put Falken Wildpeak AT3s on my Grand Cherokee a few weeks ago. They are more road-biased than a number of other AT tyres. BFG and Cooper are definitely more aggressive in their tread patterns. The Goodyear ATs are similar to the Falken ATs, used to have Goodyears on my wife's Wrangler.