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Choosing a mud tire?

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:53 pm
by patrolGUte
i been lookin at 35" muds with sidewall tread and come up with some goodies.
there mainly for wkend use but will hit the tar a bit..
any suggestions would be appreciated?

-BFGOODRICH KM2
-MAXXIS TREPADOR
-MICKY THOMSON MTZ

Any other goodies?
thanx

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 1:55 pm
by MyGQ
I am using Maxxis Bighorns which are extremly good, not as agressive as the Treps but still an awsome tyre. they surprised me

Posted: Sat Dec 05, 2009 3:08 pm
by SIM79
The MTZs have the biggest side bitters out of all these radial tyres and perform great on road/off road.
These side bitters work well in mud, sand and rocks.

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:05 am
by chops
MT/R Kevlar

Posted: Sun Dec 06, 2009 9:08 am
by chunks
Radial or bias?

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 4:22 pm
by bowesy89
[quote="MyGQ"]I am using Maxxis Bighorns which are extremly good, not as agressive as the Treps but still an awsome tyre. they surprised me[/quote]

im running maxxis bighorns 35 i agree there a great tire but ive staked 2 in 3 trips at low pressures..

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:22 pm
by tanz-e
the big question you need to ask yourself is. will i run two sets of tyres-i.e. bush set and a road set...

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 5:57 pm
by patrolGUte
yeah i,ll keep me old bf muddies for road use and i decided
to get the mickey mtz, best tread around and cheapest out of the lot
at $410 a quater for 35", radial just incase i dont wanna take em off..

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 6:16 pm
by weeman
i had the mtz great tyre wore a bit quick but very good tyre..

im going to be trying the km2 as i can get them for a similar dollar value...

Re: Choosing a mud tire?

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:26 pm
by bogged

Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 7:36 pm
by bigbluemav
Given an unrestricted budget, I'd go MT MTZ's. But as I am restricted, my next set of tyres will more than likely be Maxxis Big Horns in 315/16's.

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 3:43 am
by MyGQ
bowesy89 wrote:
MyGQ wrote:I am using Maxxis Bighorns which are extremly good, not as agressive as the Treps but still an awsome tyre. they surprised me
im running maxxis bighorns 35 i agree there a great tire but ive staked 2 in 3 trips at low pressures..
popped one off the bead at 12psi once but that was me doing donuts and pop off she went

I am thinking about beadlocking them

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 6:12 am
by SIM79
MyGQ wrote:
popped one off the bead at 12psi once but that was me doing donuts and pop off she went

I am thinking about beadlocking them
Lol beadlocks so you can do donuts??

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 8:18 am
by bogged
SIM79 wrote:
MyGQ wrote:
popped one off the bead at 12psi once but that was me doing donuts and pop off she went

I am thinking about beadlocking them
Lol beadlocks so you can do donuts??
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: x eleventy

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:15 pm
by MyGQ
SIM79 wrote:
MyGQ wrote:
popped one off the bead at 12psi once but that was me doing donuts and pop off she went

I am thinking about beadlocking them
Lol beadlocks so you can do donuts??
heheh no, beadlocks so i can keep them on the rim

I ran my Wranglers at 12-15PSI and i could still turn sharp and do donuts without popping them off the bead.

I like the Maxxis better, the tread works so much better and the wear is so much better on a large 4x4 compared to the wranglers, so i will compensate for the shoe popping with beadlocks,

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 9:22 pm
by SIM79
MyGQ wrote:
SIM79 wrote:
MyGQ wrote:
popped one off the bead at 12psi once but that was me doing donuts and pop off she went

I am thinking about beadlocking them
Lol beadlocks so you can do donuts??
heheh no, beadlocks so i can keep them on the rim

I ran my Wranglers at 12-15PSI and i could still turn sharp and do donuts without popping them off the bead.
You said you have only ONCE lost a bead doing donuts and not while 4x4ing!!! So you don't need beadlocks!! Don't do donuts problem sloved $1200 saved!! if you buy cheap rims or $2000 saved if you get decent rims.

Posted: Wed Dec 09, 2009 10:58 pm
by sazzle
I run 2 sets and my off roaders are the mtz! May sound odd but I had then on for about 2 weeks just on road when I fist got them to see how they drove and if I could afford it I would run them the whole time. Although a little noisier the truck felt better with those rather them rather than my roaders. All in all... Awesome tyres!