hidesertwheelin
Explorer
Just checking to see what style of tires people are running on there expo trucks. Mud or A/T or ?
What style of tires is everyone running?
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FurthurOnTheFly
Glamping Society
After running both the Goodyear MT/R's and BFG A/T's we are going with the A/Ts from now on. The Goodyears were excellent, lasted a long time and only recently did we have problems with them going out of balance....got over 30k out of them. They performed well in almost everything, but we were not impressed with their performance in the mud or the increased road noise of mudders.
The BFG A/T's have so many miles on them I lost count, and one is running with a plug. They have performed just as well as the MT/R's, with better balancing and less road noise. Since the trucks are also driven as dd's this is important to us.
Our conclusion? Unless you are doing a lot of hardcore rockcrawling, have a dedicated trail rig that doesn't leave your driveway for anything other than adventure, or live somewhere with a ton of mud, there is not much reason to have the MT's on other than cool factor. When the time comes to replace the Goodyears we will be putting BFG A/T's on.
The BFG A/T's have so many miles on them I lost count, and one is running with a plug. They have performed just as well as the MT/R's, with better balancing and less road noise. Since the trucks are also driven as dd's this is important to us.
Our conclusion? Unless you are doing a lot of hardcore rockcrawling, have a dedicated trail rig that doesn't leave your driveway for anything other than adventure, or live somewhere with a ton of mud, there is not much reason to have the MT's on other than cool factor. When the time comes to replace the Goodyears we will be putting BFG A/T's on.
Maximus Ram
Expedition Leader
BFG KM2 M/T's on the Dodge and America's Tire Pathfinder A/T's on the XJ.
So survey says...1 of each:sombrero:
So survey says...1 of each:sombrero:
john101477
Photographer in the Wild
I am pretty set on toyo. On my 4runner I run MT's which are pretty decent on road noise for being a mud tire. I run proxies on the car and A/T's on the NPR.
Dad runs toyo MT on ford f250, granddad runs toyo A/T's on his tundra and my cousin runs toyo A/T's on his chevy 1500.
Dad runs toyo MT on ford f250, granddad runs toyo A/T's on his tundra and my cousin runs toyo A/T's on his chevy 1500.
Corey
OverCamping Specialist
******** Cepek Mountaincat E/T muds.
Les Schwab sells these, probably made specially for them via ******** Cepek.
Basically the same tire as a Toyo mud, and the Cooper STT.
They are quite loud, a nice hum to them.
http://lesschwab.com/tires/light_truck/mountaincatet.asp
Les Schwab sells these, probably made specially for them via ******** Cepek.
Basically the same tire as a Toyo mud, and the Cooper STT.
They are quite loud, a nice hum to them.
http://lesschwab.com/tires/light_truck/mountaincatet.asp
rparker762
Observer
I'm running 35" Goodyear MT/Rs with Kevlar. Didn't fall for the Kevlar hype but I have always ran MT/Rs and have never worried about tearing a sidewall or getting stuck for that matter. The new MT/Rs are quieter than the old style though and do perform better in mud. Here is a pic of what I currently run:
The top is in storage and will probably be going back on soon but who knows. I feel for the type of driving and wheeling I do, these tires are perfect.
The top is in storage and will probably be going back on soon but who knows. I feel for the type of driving and wheeling I do, these tires are perfect.
maximumrob
Adventurer
Jeez guys...how many times do I have to remind y'all that on this forum, it's spelled t-y-r-e-s and there's only one size: 255/85?
jim65wagon
Well-known member
Cooper Discoverer S/T tyres in a 255/85/r16...
S
Street Wolf
Guest
Interco TrXus M/T tires ******. Can't even tell you have an aggressive tire on the vehicle when you're going down the highway. Yet they turn into a axe murderer off road, aired down or not. :sombrero:
