Originally Posted By: DemoFly
Originally Posted By: OtisBlkR1
Originally Posted By: DemoFly
Very admirably in the wet. They evacuate water very well through their channels and factory siping.
Don't expect them to perform miracles in the snow. With 4WD and AWD they will do the job, but they won't make a RWD 2WD Truck/SUV perform any better.
Source: Owned a set for 40k miles on a 2002 Dodge Dakota.
Road noise: Above average
Comfort: Average
Handling: Average
Off Road: Average
If you want my advice I would look towards the General Grabber AT2 or HTS, and Toyo Open Country AT2.
I have the AT3's on my silverado, agree with much of whats said here.. However, I find them to be very quiet compared to most A/T tires, they handle street duty very, very well. in 4X4 they work very well on snow and mild off road use. My honest opinion of these tires is they are 75% street/ highway tires with 25% decent offroad capabilities.. My silverado sees about 3% off road use so this works out well for me. If your going to do any serious off roading im doubting you'd want this tire, the BFG AT'ko's are the old school industry standard.
with a 2inch lift and the COOPERS in a 31 inch tire i had no trouble cutting through 12-16 inch snow drifts and climbing unplowed grades.. The Kumho's A/T'S i took off were much more off road capable however they were loud and street manners stunk. The AT3'S will get just about anyone with a 4x4 where they need to go.
To clarify, when I said road noise was above average, I meant road noise decibel level was better than the average A/T tire.
100% agree, i find them to be no louder than most street tires.