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http://www.tirerack.com carries both the D-rated and E-rated BFG 285's, but since it's been a while since I looked there, I can't remember the prices off the top of my head.

Even though online might be cheaper, I prefer to buy my tires from Sears since there is a Sears store pretty much everywhere and it's no big deal to get service (road hazard, rotation, etc...) when we move.

On edit: the E-rated BFG AT/KO 285/75R16E tires from there are $179/each.
 

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discount tire here quoted me just over 900 on the bfgs (285/75/16) and I found an independent to whom I paid just barely over 600 for my yokos. mount bal etc...
 

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'Bout time you put some real meat under that truck :tounge

Did you look at the Nitto Terra Grapplers.......I put 4- 10 ply 305/70/16's on my fact alloys everything including 100 percent replacment/no pro rated road hazard for $749 ....out the door :D
I'll prolly see 50 k mi out of these...got close to 40k on em now
 

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thanks mike.

i know to put on the last set of BFG's was just over 600.00 for everything on mine.

are the 285 BFG A-T that much more?
My last set of BFG's in an "E" rated 10 ply were about $575.00 out the door, remember that was 235/85/16's. To go with 285 BFG's would have run me well over a grand out the door. These Yokos out the door were approx 850 clams. Tires aint cheap any more!
 

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Those Yoko's are nice tires. I kinda get a deal on them since we use Yokohama on all our trailers at work. Thats why I originally started using Yokohama but after having them they are a sweet tire.
But when you get above the 285 size they drop to a C rating and thats not enough for the stroker.

Whatadad.....

I had to pick and choose the right tire shop to even get a set of "D" rated rubber on my F-350. Some shops around here will not put anything less (by law?) than a 10 ply E rated tire on a one ton.:dunno

I think the weight rating on these D rated 285 Yoko's is either the same or slightly higher than the weight rating in the E rated 235 BFG's.

The ride is definetly softer on the Yokos, I will prolly miss the 10 ply tread also. The BFG's also have a 3 ply sidewall whereas everything else out there is a 2 ply sidewall. For my style of driving I will miss that extra side ply I think. This truely will be a test to see if these things stand up for me.
 

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'Bout time you put some real meat under that truck :tounge

Did you look at the Nitto Terra Grapplers.......

I only looked at them as far as they had a sweet azzed set (315/50/20's I think:eek: ) mounted up on a good looking set of chrome wheels.......... They wanted 2399.00 for the whole getup.....:rolleyes:

But I did like the look of the Nitto tires, for whatever reason I had Yoko's on the brain and thats what I ended up with.;)
 

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