BFG A/T vs. Firestone Destination A/T

[jeepkid03]

I have a 2000 XJ which spends 97% of its life on road, the other 3% being dirt roads and light trails. This Jeep is a college commuter vehicle and sees lots of rain and snow, with the occasional ice.

I have a 2" lift waiting to go on and will run 245's. I've read many reviews on both tires and figured I'd ask here since most of you drive in very similar conditions. The BFG is much more expensive than the Firestone, but the Firestone received better reviews on tirerack.com. I've only driven on the BFG in past experiences with my '90 XJ. They were at about half tread and seemed a little squirrely on wet roads. How are they in snow? If anyone has experience with either tire I'd love to hear about it. I've heard good and bad about both and want to know if the BFGs are worth the $50 more a tire.

[Ruepart Hoaxley]

I used the Firestones and they were a decent tire.

[H8PVMT]

i have had the 31 bfg's for 4 years with no complaint

[CumminsJeep]

I voted BFGs....but I loved my General Grabber AT2s. same looking tread as the BFGs with more siping. not to mention a cheaper price tag.

[wannabejeep]

I voted BFGs....but I loved my General Grabber AT2s. same looking tread as the BFGs with more siping. not to mention a cheaper price tag.

HUGE x2. Tread pattern is very similar, they're cheaper, they are quiet, great in the rain and snow. I recommend these to everyone looking for an AT.

[CntStpTheStnk06]

im getting firestones destination Mt gunna give those a try

[WickedXJ]

I ran 32" bfg at's for a few years and was amazed at what they could do especially in snow, though in mud they could have been a little better.

[SupermanIce-J]

I have wheeled both.

The Firestones were meh... granted they were on my bone stock F150 with Zero mods... I did blues at rausch and had no problems. The thing I did not like about them was their snow performance. Tire Rack gave these better reviews than the BFG's in almost every way but I would disagree.
Variables:1997 F150 Single Cab Short Bed (had 500lbs of Sand bags in the bed with snow) Size 255/70/16

The BFG's were AWSUM! They put me through some hard blacks at Rausch and were great in the snow. They lasted forever. I had 25-30,000 miles on em' when I sold the jeep to my friend. He put another 30,000 on em and sold them with 15-20% tread left.
Variables: 1995 Jeep Cherokee 3" lift, win pedal, Size 31x10.50/15

The variable might be what killed the Firestone in the snow because it was light(er)ish but I truly beleive that if I had the BFG's or General Grabber at2's I would have been more satisfied.

[Krazors001]

You don't want to get the BFGS if you are getting 245s as they only come in Load Range E and will ride very rough on you Cherokee. I have my STTs in that size and load range and my "plush" riding Old Man Emu suspension and these with these makes my Jeep very rough riding. I am waiting until I wear these out and have been looking at a few tires that come in a "c" range which is very important. I've been looking at the falken high countries as they seems to have a nice tread pattern, are cheap, and come in a c range.

[Pedro]

BFG hands down. Although I just got the new Falken Wildpeak AT and I have been very impressed so far. My 265's were 137 apiece after the rebate

[Trailer Ray]

i love my bfg ats. i run 33s in them and theyre awesome on road and off. i would have gone with the mud terrain but its my dd/ww and i just couldnt justify dding it on mts, i heard the mts on road life wasnt very long at all. i voted the bfgs

[jeepkid03]

Forgot to mention that I'm going 245/70R16 which is about a 30" tire. I'm not sure how well a 245/75/16 will fit with a 2" lift. I'm going to lift first then get tires. I'm doing 2" OME medium duty leaf packs in the rear and 2" spacers up front with JK shocks. I haven't had the time to put the lift on yet.

[YJCrawler19]

2" lift deserves 35's

only takes "slight trimming"

[jeepkid03]

Yeah this Jeep has low miles and is very clean, I wouldn't hack it up since its my DD. If it was a trail rig then I wouldn't hesitate to do so. I'm trying to figure out if the BFGs are worth the $50 more a tire. The Firestones have good reviews but there has also been some horror stories and recalls. One as recent as 2009 on a bunch of 265/75R16 destination a/ts coming apart. Obviously all their tires aren't like this but it makes me question their quality.

[clean4drxj]

you could also look into cooper ST's