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Old 04-13-2008, 01:32 PM
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I just bought BF Goodrich radial long trail ta 265/7015 for my Blazer, does anybody else have or know sombody who has these tires and just how good are they on the trails? I wanted the all-terrains but was told i couldnt get them in a 15". I havnt really been able to test them out yet, Im not really having second opinions just curious. thanks.
 
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Old 04-13-2008, 02:36 PM
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Who told you that you couldn't get the all-terrains in a 15". They are smoking crack.
 
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Old 04-13-2008, 05:37 PM
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The long Trails are one step closer to a street tire from the All-Terrains. I have run a pair on my front axle while wheeling before. They did fine in the soupy mud.
 
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Old 04-13-2008, 06:39 PM
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265/70/15s WOO!!!

Solid choice

And I hope you plan on lifting or you have a lift, or you have a nice cut off wheel to cut back the fenders....because 265s are about 10.7' wide in actual measurments...and they looveee to rub. A 31x10.50 tire for comparison, is only about 10.2-10.3' wide.

And the long trails should do you pretty good, it's not an A/T...so I could see you having some problems in loose sand/gravel...or maybe snow and ice...but other than that, you'll enjoy the gas mileage you saved by not getting an A/T.
 
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Old 04-14-2008, 08:27 AM
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They are a great highway tire but really don't do well at all offroad. Anything remotely loose and they can't get a grip.
 
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Old 04-14-2008, 06:34 PM
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Ok thanks for the information. Suprisingly enough the tires dont rub at all, and I do plan to do a lift in the future. I do a small amount of highway driving and since my back is screwed up i didnt want a harsh ride, but I figured what the hell, Ill try them out the Michalins had about 1 summer left on them and i kept getting stuck this past winter.
 
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so the AT2 grabber tire does come in the stock zr2 tire right? i dont go off roading i just like the look of a beefier looking tire on my truck. if they dont come in the stock size...what size would i need for my zr2?
 
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Old 04-14-2008, 11:11 PM
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Without a doubt. 31x10.50x15 is stock zr2 size.

www.Treadepot.com has the best prices I've found on AT2s (free shipping too!)
 
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Old 04-15-2008, 06:11 AM
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Another tire that is decent is teh Cooper Discovery series. Google Cooper tires. It is one of two American owned and American produced tires left in America. They make a dwn good product. I had a set of the STT on my '87. Great tires, aggressive, and quiet.



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