Best tire for a double duty rig

[muddermilitia]

You say 20% dd, so what is that like once a week? Do you drive on the highway? If you aren't driving on the highway and truely only 20% then I would sacrifice some road manners to get better offroad performance. TSL bias ply. Best offroad performance and cheaper than a radial

 

[Fabrimacator21]

It'll be a couple days week... moslty offroad. Might hit some highway but really I don't know until I get a motor in it.

Not much need for bias ply... Not much rock crawlin here (and I'm runnin open 10b's front and rear). Longevity is a big factor for me. I want a $800 set of tires to last a good while without sacrificing much ability. At this point I'm not considering anything but radials.

 

[ryoken]

I would say if your percentage was the opposite, 80% street, 20% offroad, yes, get the mud terrains...

But since your saying 80% offroad, I'd go for a much more aggressive pattern than the BFG...

heck, my rig'll probably be 50%/50%, and I've got 38 TSL radials...

 

[Mikey von]

I am just up the hill from you and I have found the GoodYear MTR's to work well for mixing mud and trails, snow, and Hwy driving. I was going to go with BFG's but I found my set used (2 were new) for like $600.

 

[Greg72]

wow... looks like alot of people like the bfg's. But now I'm wondering which ones? Old style or new(km2)?

Since ACTUAL photos of the new KM2 are scarce on the interweb other than press shots, or Ultimate Adventure links ....here's a shot to consider:

Looks damn impressive in person, and I like the wider treadpattern on this one vs. a lot of the 12.50" stuff that people run.

This one is a 38x14.50x17 on an H2 wheel (8.5" wide IIRC)

 

[docjake]

That pic sold it for me I am without a doubt going that route, now all I have to do is get to a tire store.

 

[Desert Rat]

i'm with greg on this one, both the KM2 and the new MT-R are great double duty tires.

Ditto on that post. I have the MTR's on my Blazer and they are pretty quiet for a mud tire and have lasted well.

 

[Greg72]

That pic sold it for me I am without a doubt going that route, now all I have to do is get to a tire store.

Bring plenty of cash Jake!

I didn't want to drop the cash for a complete set of 5 sight-unseen, so I just bought a single tire to get an in-person look at it.

The best price I found was from Discount Tire (website). Free shipping but the 38s are still $441 ea.

God help you if you fall in love with the 40s or 42s.....those head off beyond the $600 mark.

 

[docjake]

Bring plenty of cash Jake!

I didn't want to drop the cash for a complete set of 5 sight-unseen, so I just bought a single tire to get an in-person look at it.

The best price I found was from Discount Tire (website). Free shipping but the 38s are still $441 ea.

God help you if you fall in love with the 40s or 42s.....those head off beyond the $600 mark.

I stay on the smaller side I was looking at 35's on tire rack and they were 272$ and if I get 50k out of em that will be worth it to me But yeah that is a heavy hit for tires

 

[Fabrimacator21]

WAY out of my league... I'm looking for under 200 bucks a tire for 35-36's... prefferably around 150 a tire.

I think the "old" bfg mud's fit the bill so far.

 

[docjake]

I know they are not as popular but have you thought about the bridgestone mud tire? I had them on my taco for a while and I thought they were a great tire well behaved both on and off road

 

[dfl701]

WAY out of my league... I'm looking for under 200 bucks a tire for 35-36's... prefferably around 150 a tire.

I think the "old" bfg mud's fit the bill so far.

I really like my Cooper STTs. They are a great double duty tire. With that said...I would love a more aggresive tread sincemy truck doesn't see much street use right now

 

[docjake]

Found this thread over on that other website some good deals for tires here
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=751649