Usually, the vehicle factories install neutral tires-road pattern tires for SUVs, mainly for highway road, called HT tires. Highway tires are characterized by the soft tire wall, tread patterns, and it is comfort and quiet when we drive our SUVs on the highway with this type of tires installed. HT tires also embody some wetland properties.
Let's take a look at a common off-road type tires-all-terrain tire, commonly known as AT tires. All-terrain tires are most widely used tires for off-road enthusiasts. AT tires have a different design from HT tires. AT tires have a slightly rough profile, and tire teeth space are larger than those of HT tires. The design makes the AT tires having a negative effect of road performance, and much more noisy. However, the AT tires are more durable, and have better performance on non-paved roads than HT tires, and they can be used both on highway and on non-paved roads. For those who use the SUV as a car for transport, and occasionally drive it on rough roads to enjoy the special feeling of the SUV, AT tires are a good choice.
There are several common AT tires.
BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 694
The tires are a high-performance, all-terrain tires, with all-weather, multi-road performance. Designed with straight lines, diagonal's characters and three different directions in trench pattern with the combination of an H-pattern, making it easy for SUVs driven on good or bad roads, snow roads, for the tires have an satisfying manipulating and gripping performance. On very rough dirt roads, soft side tire wall will absorb some of the road shocks. On a muddy road, the tire tread can also have strong adhesion. DUELER A / T with the spiral wound nylon ply to meet the high-speed, are famous for their durability, evenness and the overall balance.
DUNLOP GRANDTREK AT2
This tire has a very unique pattern, and it looks like a highway tire. The tire has excellent drainage properties, outstanding braking performance even on a rainy day. However, chevron pattern makes it have a bad performance on deep-mud roads. Even so, whether on a highway driving or off-road driving, the tire works well.
YOKOHAMA GEOLANDAR A/T
High-tech makes it gain an outstanding performance. This tire was first produced in 1996, and the soft tread rubber can effectively seize the ground, and it has an excellent response when there are turns. Massive tread pattern plays better durability on off-roads. The shoulders of the tire have block patterns to enhance the defense capability against being cut through. The design of the tire has a feature of good performance on mud roads.
There are many other brand tires for SUVs, too. It is hard to list them all here. What's more, AT tires have great distinctions, and they are the most complicated tires for SUVs. Some of this kind of tires are focused on the sand riders, some on the highway, and some on mud roads. Take GOODYEAR Wrangler tires for example, there are AT, AT / R, RT / S tires.
In short, the more rubber in contravention with the ground, the better the tires for SUVs concerning their highway performance; the less the inconsistent patterns, and the deeper the trenches, the better off-road performance the tires for SUVs.
