Noob off-roading enthusiast here working on a budget. I’m looking at upgrading my tires in terms of size and capability on my F150, and I want to get them done at Les Schwab because they took good care of me before. I went in today and they sold me on their house brand Open Range AT Plus tires over brand name ones like the BF Goodrich K02’s or Falken Wildpeaks, which my experienced friends told me to check out. The dude working there showed me the ones he has on his rig, and they looked pretty good + he said they performed almost as well as the name brands at about $90-$100 less per tire, plus they gave a more comfortable ride.

After setting my appointment next week I’ve done some research and consulted with friends who are way more experienced than me and I’m considering going with the K02s or Wildpeaks over the store brand ones. The Open Range AT Pluses are brand new so I can’t find anything out there on them. Does anyone here know about them? Or would you recommend I splurge on brand name tires over Les Schwab’s?

Thanks for helping a beginner out!