I decided that this year I needed to go to some M+S tires for winter driving. I have AT (load range E) on for summer driving but they suck in snow. I went to price tires, and WOW. Nothing to be had in standard size for under $700 out the door. So I poked around on craigslist, and after a couple of misses (LONG story, rude people!) I found some 265/75/16's. Wild Country TXR's - about 10k on 'em. Since I don't put much more than 1000 miles a year on my 92 Blazer, I figured the tires would age out before they wore out. They look good but HOLY COW are they noisy on the road! Major whine, though they seem to actually handle fine. Anyone Running Wild country tires? Got any opinions, reviews, or pointers to share? ( i did search, not much out there)
CK5
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Wild Country Tires
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i remember the name from WAY back in the day.... used to see em fairly often, a long time ago.... 
They seemed like an Ok tire , they were pretty popular in New Mexico for a few years
1BEATK5
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I have worn out 2 sets of those on my diesel. They are very good winter tires. I drove over the coast range with them where it snows and freezes regularly during the winter. No disappointments.
I wouldn't go wheeling with them, but great street/winter tires
I wouldn't go wheeling with them, but great street/winter tires
63chevyll
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Yup, here in the springs too. Sold lots of them under the Multi Mile name back in the day. Were actually a real good tire for the price. But bot sure who sells them.now
Seems like Western Auto sold them IIRC
lol - you guys keep saying back in the day - like it was decades ago! These tires are only 6, and multi-mile still makes wild country -
http://www.multimiletires.com/tires/Detail.aspx?lineid=236&application=SUV-LT
Thanks to those who reported on their experience with them. They LOOK like they should do well, just a bit surprised at the road-whine.
http://www.multimiletires.com/tires/Detail.aspx?lineid=236&application=SUV-LT
Thanks to those who reported on their experience with them. They LOOK like they should do well, just a bit surprised at the road-whine.
LOL they might still sell them I just haven't seen a set in 7-8 years
Oh those are NOT the tires I was thinking of lol Same brand but way different tread
1BEATK5
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you are probably thinking of the "rvt" tires they used to make. the newer ones still say rvt, but they have thier own line like xtx and txr
Yep those are the ones, Lots of people ran them I never hear any complaints either.
Wild Country is MultiMile's main brand. They're also sold under a few "off brand" names with virtually the same tires, just different names on them.
Very popular back where I'm from due to the value for the performance you get. Wouldn't air down and drag them across rocks like a BFG but for anything else they'll do great.
If you want to run them in the winter have them siped. I had a '96 Geo Tracker with 6" of lift on 31" Wild Country RVT's (the old mud that yellow was talking about) that I drove around in Northern Michigan through several winters. Feet of snow, ice, drifts, whatever. They worked great after they were siped.
Very popular back where I'm from due to the value for the performance you get. Wouldn't air down and drag them across rocks like a BFG but for anything else they'll do great.
If you want to run them in the winter have them siped. I had a '96 Geo Tracker with 6" of lift on 31" Wild Country RVT's (the old mud that yellow was talking about) that I drove around in Northern Michigan through several winters. Feet of snow, ice, drifts, whatever. They worked great after they were siped.
Yeah, everyone use to run those around here 15 years ago (the Wild Country mud tires), but I haven't seen any for years.
Martin
Martin
In Northern and Western Michigan they are the "budget" priced tire most non-big name tire stores have. I bought mine in 2006 and last I knew you could still get them in late 2009.
National Tire & Wheel sells them and has them in their ads in all the 4x4 mags.
National Tire & Wheel sells them and has them in their ads in all the 4x4 mags.
My budy had those years ago, I was with him when he got them from Les Shwab in Belingham.
They were cheap,can`t remember how much, but he used to get lots of flats when we went 4x4ing, but that was on shale rock roads that we used to drive at highway speeds.
They were cheap,can`t remember how much, but he used to get lots of flats when we went 4x4ing, but that was on shale rock roads that we used to drive at highway speeds.
AMJBlazer, mine are about that age. And how have they worked and worn for you? They seem to have some very blocky, agressive tread, and they look like they should do well in snow and mud. How about on ice? (no, they ain't studded)
I sold the thing 2 years and change ago but they did me well. Mine were the RVT mud tires and the TXR's are the sorta half all/half mud terrains.
I siped the center tread blocks so they gripped the slick road very well. The open tread allowed me to dig through the drifts and deep snow pretty well. The soft rubber of this type of tire also helped them get traction.
They did me right through three years and three Northern Michigan winters with LOTS of snow.
I siped the center tread blocks so they gripped the slick road very well. The open tread allowed me to dig through the drifts and deep snow pretty well. The soft rubber of this type of tire also helped them get traction.
They did me right through three years and three Northern Michigan winters with LOTS of snow.
