Michein XL or IROK's

[ClevelandCruiser]

I was doing some research and i can get 5 michelin XL's 80%-90% tread (41 inches) and new 20 inch rims to mount them on for the same price as 4 brand new 42 inch IROK's. And i already have the rims to mount those on. so i was wondering what your opinions are? i use my truck for all around trail use and on the street.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

The XL's will be LIGHT YEARS better on the street but not as good offroad. They'll also be obscenely heavy. My 11.00R16's (38") on steel 16x6.5's weigh in at around 130lbs. Consider this before going that route.

 

[muddybuddy]

what kind of milage could you get out of the XL's? what rims were you going to run for them?

 

[ClevelandCruiser]

I've heard you can get way more miles out of the XL's then super swampers. and i was going to run them on 20 inch procomp rims.

 

[Blazr77400]

The XL's will be LIGHT YEARS better on the street but not as good offroad.

My non balanced 39.5" Iroks road really smooth. So I am not so sure the XL's would be that much better.
The XL's will never be as good offroad in my opinion.
The iroks seemed to wear much better (on the street) then my Tsl's, but I doubt they would last as long as the XL's.

 

[AJMBLAZER]

The XL's were designed to be run unbalanced on combat bead lock wheels on vehicles weighing multiple times heavier than our light duty trucks. Some were even meant to be run this way with run flat inserts...still no balancing. It's not uncommon for a guy to run the bigger sizes like these on a deuce and a half, not balance them, and have no noticeable vibes. The 11.00R16's like I have are famous for requiring very little to balance them, like 4 ounces at most. They are also speed rated and DOT approved with HIGH load ratings. Mine are a D but with a 4500lb rating each.

So basically they're not an extreme offroad tire like a Swamper or similar but a heavy duty tire meant to be used on and offroad with actual offroad capabilities and to be able to run well on the road.

Going to be a mud bogger or hard core rock crawler? Not for you.
Going to do a little bit of everything and drive it on the road while having a truck capable of spinning and stopping such large tires? They'll work for you.

 

[mudboggink5]

I had 41" iroks and have nothing bad to say about them, they road smooth and griped well on rocks. I think there an all around good tire.

 

[Ned Kelly]

I've seen XL's and TSL's in the mud. Same day running the same trails side by side with comparable full-size rigs, both locked in the rear. XL's were ok, but the TSL's had alot more traction.