never had the Goodyear's you speak of. after I had terrible luck with some Wrangler tds I just quit on them. had many sets of the bfg's. always 10 ply. after 40000 they seem to start hydroplaning for me. so, I went with some wildpeaks cause a buddy of mine has some with 70k and they still actually have ok tread. however, they don't drive or corner near as good as the bfg's. but I got them for $650 out the door so I'm not complaining.

I have also had a few sets of the michilan ltx in 10 ply. if you aren't going to really be mudding they are great tires and are great in snow. have them on our grocery getter Yukon XL and they totally changed the way it drives.