- All right, what's going on, guys?
I am Banker from Custom Offsets,
and today, we are doing a little video on some tires,
not just any tires,
but two of the most popular current all terrain tires
on a budget.
So basically, what I mean by budget all terrains
is let's say tax returns got back,
either the wife will only let you spend a little bit,
or maybe you really only did get a little bit back.
Both of these wheel and tire packages
are gonna be right around the $3,000 range.
So we'll get into 'em a little bit more specifically,
but over here on my right,
we've got the Radar Renegade AT5
on the good ol' Fuel Maverick.
And on my left, we've got the AMP All Terrain Attack As,
again, 35, 12 and a half on a 20 by 12.
This one's gonna be on the Ballistic Rage.
So both same size, both similar wheels,
similar pricing, very different tires.
So let's get into each one
and then we're actually gonna throw 'em on the truck
and take 'em for a ride.
All right, so we'll get an overall height measurement here.
Now, remember, this is off the vehicle,
so you are gonna get some squat on the vehicle,
especially this tire being a 121 load index
is gonna have a lot more sidewall flex.
So it looks like we've got an overall height
of about 34 and a quarter.
So obviously, none of these tires
are gonna be real true 35s,
but this one's about 34 and a quarter tall.
So we're going to actually do a measurement
of just the tread with itself.
Obviously, we're gonna have a little bit of stretch here
'cause it is an all terrain,
a 12 and a half on a 12 wide.
So this would give you a more square setup
with more aggressive tire,
being an all terrain,
should be a little more rounded off.
So our tread width right here will be little aggressive,
we'll call it 10 and three quarters on the tread width.
And the overall width of the tire
from side lug to side lug here is about 13 inches.
So again, remember,
a 35 12 and a half is more or less just a size range.
So this one actually measures 34 and a quarter,
13 inches side lug to side lug,
10 and a three quarter inch actual contact patch.
So let's compare this one to our Radar over here.
All right, so for our overall height here,
and again, remember,
it's off the vehicle.
We're gonna get a little bit more flex out of the tire
when it's on the vehicle.
We'll do another measurement then.
But this one does have a little bit thicker sidewall.
So this one's gonna be,
this one's more like 34 inches overall height,
so a quarter inch lower than the AMP over there,
but it does have less tread depth on it as well.
Again, more traditional AT aside from the AMP.
So our tread width,
we're looking at, oh if we go to the wide blocks,
why don't we?
10 and a quarter.
So very similar in the width there.
And then side lug to side lug,
there's much of a side log here.
So let's call it letter to letter,
we're about 12 and a half inches.
So much more true to size with the 35, 12 and a half.
And again, more of an all terrain style.
That's enough talking about 'em.
Let's throw 'em on the truck and see how they perform.
All right, guys.
So we're gonna start with the AMP Terrain Attack ATAs
and the Ballistics.
So this road's completely snow covered in this lane anyway.
We got a little spin.
Again, this truck weighs as much as a tank, so.
Not stellar grip,
but it did hook pretty quickly on this road,
which is basically just an ice road.
So it's not too bad.
That's actually better than I was expecting.
I mean, they are full tread.
So now, we're getting up cruising speed.
You can definitely hear the hum
and it's gonna be the voids in that tread design,
the air coming across,
especially being 12 wide
that they stick outside the fender.
The more air you have coming across those voids,
you're gonna get that tire noise.
Not loud noise.
Obviously, if you had the radio on with the exhaust,
you're not even gonna hear the tire.
Very little feedback in the steering wheel.
A lot of times, these more aggressive tires,
you can feel it in the wheel,
you can feel it in the floor.
That may just be because this truck rides
a tad bit rough to begin with being (indistinct) truck.
And Dustin's steering wheel
isn't exactly as tight as it was
when it came off the factory 15 years ago,
but overall, not as aggressive feeling as they look,
so that's kind of nice.
One thing to note on these AMPs is if you remember,
we talked about load rating.
And these are a 121 load index.
So if you have a vehicle with TPMS,
these tires max out at 65 PSI.
Your typical three quarter one tons
are gonna want 65 to 80 PSI.
So you're gonna have some warning lights
and you won't be able to haul to your max capacity either.
The tires in legal terms not gonna hold up to that weight.
Will it hold up the weight to the truck?
Absolutely.
Can you probably pull something small,
and by small, I mean like a decent sized boat?
Yeah, you're safe
because it's the same load rating as a 1,500,
but are you gonna throw a gooseneck on here with two cars
and truck it down to Texas for the show?
Wouldn't recommend it.
It's a pretty smooth ride, all things considered.
I mean, Dustin does have a BDS kit on this truck,
but that soft sidewall,
that 10 ply side wall,
you can definitely feel the truck float a little bit more
because that tire's got a little bit more give.
And we didn't air 'em to the max height either.
These things they're sitting at like 50 PSI.
So little noisy.
Overall, a plush ride and decent traction.
I mean, definitely a contender
as far as all terrain tires go.
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All right, guys.
So now, we've got the AMPs swapped out.
We've got the Radars on the Fuels.
Again, these are gonna be more traditional
all terrain style.
So it'll be interesting to see how these two really compare.
We're gonna go hit the same roads we just did
and see what these ones do.
We also do have the same problem again
of hearing nothing but Duramax straight pipe exhaust.
Dustin.
- [Dustin] It sounds good.
- All right.
The roads are a little drier than we were on before,
so we gotta find some wetter roads
so we have an accurate comparison.
Hopefully, the sun hasn't really hit this one over here
that was snow covered before.
From stop, much less slippage.
She definitely hooked a lot faster.
A lot less slippage on these bad boys,
which you would expect with the amount of siping
that these tires have.
They're definitely gonna stick a lot better
than the wide open, big flat surface of those AMPs.
Being more of a traditional all terrain
as opposed to more of a hybrid that the AMP is.
All right.
Once we get past all the diesel noise,
we'll see what the tires actually sound like
on the road here.
So this is just your normal in town drive.
We're doing about 40 miles an hour here.
35, 40.
And very, very minimal tire noise.
I mean, it kind of just sounds like the wind going by.
It's definitely not a,
it doesn't sound like an aggressive tire noise.
And again, same as with the AMPs,
there's not a lot of feedback from
that more subdued tread pattern on there.
So you don't feel it in your feet.
You don't feel it in the steering wheel.
You do feel every single bump
because Dustin hasn't switched this out to a coilover yet.
He's in the backseat. (shushing)
So as we get up to highway speed here,
if I can get off the gas,
there's definitely some tire noise.
And again, it's 'cause they're so wide,
but it just sounds like it's really windy outside.
It's not a howl.
It doesn't sound like an aggressive tire.
It just, it sounds windy.
And again, that's so much tires outside the fender
that the wind is coming across it.
If you had these things underneath the truck,
I don't think we'd hear 'em at all,
much less feel them by any means.
Very smooth riding tire.
You see, we have a roundabout here
and I have a feeling how it's gonna handle the roundabout.
We'll go around it and then I'll talk about it.
Yeah.
So being that this one's a 12 ply compared to the 10 ply,
you can definitely feel the side wall's stiffer
when you go around the roundabout.
The tire, you don't have as much tire roll.
You can't feel it in the wheel of the truck,
the tire rolling as you come around the turn.
So that's the other nice thing is these tires
are 125 load index,
which means they're 12 play load range F
and they have a max PSI of 85.
So you can get,
if you have a newer truck with the TPMS sensors,
you can put these under there,
they'll haul what you need to haul for the most part
unless you have some crazy heavy apparatus
that you're hauling around.
And your TPMS light won't go off
because you'll have appropriate pressure for the vehicle.
So that is one upside of these tires.
So I mean, these tires are a pretty close comparison overall
as far as ride quality, and noise, and traction goes.
So it's gonna be hard to pick a winner.
We'll talk about that when we get back.
All right, guys.
So that kind of wraps up our tests.
We went through both of them,
looked at all the attributes.
We drove on 'em and I gotta say,
they're both pretty fair options.
At being the same price point,
now, remember, we talked about price,
these are both sub $1,300 tires,
which brings these wheel and tire packages
on the ballistics and the fuels
to right around three grand all in
for a set of four on both of these.
The AMP is definitely more of a show tire.
It's got the aggressive looks without the aggressive sound.
And then the Radar over here
is more of the the working man's all terrain, you know?
It's your standard all terrain tire and it performs like it.
So they're both winners, right?
And if this was a Dustin video,
he'd say that's the end.
They're both great tires, go buy them.
But I don't play that.
I'm gonna give the win to the Radars over here.
Couple of reasons.
Remember, the AMP, while being a good looking tire,
only has a 121 load index.
That really limits the trucks you can put this on
and things you can do with that truck.
The Radar over here comes in both options,
a 121 or a 125 load index, an E rating or an F,
so a 10 ply or a 12 ply,
making this tire much more versatile.
And if you're over the age of 40,
you can get these in white letter tires.
They're just on the inside right now,
but they have white letters.
That's unheard of these days.
You wouldn't believe how many people like that.
So for those simple reasons
and the better all terrain performance, right,
again, show tire, performer.
In this shootout for all terrain tires,
I'm gonna give it to the radar.
Now, remember, guys,
all of these wheels and tires,
your AMPs, your Radars, your Fuels, and your Ballistics,
and hundreds of other brands,
you can pick 'em up at CustomOffsets.com.
Peace.
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