Topic: Tire Advice

[KWP]

Well fellers here in a few weeks my runner is going to have 1 ton axles under it hopefully what I was wondering is what do you think my best tire option would be?I was thinking either 38.5 tslsx or 39.5 irok this truck will still be driven daily so I want the best wearing truest tire, opinions please.

[Hyena]

Bigger is better!  but not for the road.

[No Power]

I have never used tires that big.
However the iroks will prolly balance better and wear
better on the street.
This is just my
Let us know what you go with and how the axle swap goes.

[waverider]

I wouldn't put IROKs on it.  My 36" IROKs are very soft and they are wearing very fast.  My rig is not a DD and I do punish the tires on the trails, but I would think the SX's would be slightly better on the street.

Why not 40" MTR's?

37" or 40" X-terrains would probably be your best bet for a DD

 

[No Power]

If this truck is your daily driver then why not go with some swamper SSR's
I got like 30k out of my SSR's which is really good for the kind of tire it is.
I don't know what the iroks wear like so I can't compare.
However I can say that regular swampers wear pretty fast with alot
of street driving at least the one's I've delt with did. (ltb's, boggers, thornturds besides ssr's)

[whiteman]

I dont know how long those 40" X-terrains last but for $650 ea. they had better last at least 40-50k.  The tsl's do not wear as fast as the i-rocks because the i-rocks are softer and more rounded on top.  Tsl's are good, the X-terrains did not do so well in washington mud or the oregon sand, but on the rocks and in the snow they were really good. 

[KWP [OP]]

I have been running 35 inch x terrains now for a while and you cant wear these things out.The 40's are just way to expensive.I would like to run the sx's if they will wear decent on the road and the price is right to.

[UNBREAKABLE]

TSL's

[KWP [OP]]

wll going full width just got pushed to the back burner for a while due money constraints.I still want to step up to a 38, could stock toy axles handle 38 inch tsl"s without to much breakage? I plan to put in some 30 spline longs and cromo's a little later.Overall I think that would be the cheapest and easiest rout.

[KWP [OP]]

Those of yall running 37 MTR's, how well do the tires wear and how good are they in the rocks and mud? Do the tires measure a true 37 inches?

[Makman]

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If this truck is your daily driver then why not go with some swamper SSR's
I got like 30k out of my SSR's which is really good for the kind of tire it is.
I don't know what the iroks wear like so I can't compare.
However I can say that regular swampers wear pretty fast with alot
of street driving at least the one's I've delt with did. (ltb's, boggers, thornturds besides ssr's)

My 32" SSR's have about 45k and still have a little (very little) life left in them.  They were great for the first 20k and then started adopting more and more swamper traits...noise, vibration, flat spots (yes, flats spots on a radial for a few minutes).  I ran them at about 22 psi to get even tread wear and it seems to have helped.  They did well in general but frosty roads and ice involve a definite pucker factor. If the temperature falls below 32 degrees, I just  and tried to keep it rubber side down.  Although they do hook up well on a gravel or snow covered shoulder which is a good feature should the paved sections get too slippery.  The cops may not appreciate this technique very much but sometimes you just do what you gotta do.

As far as 38" swampers are concerned, I've got friends that run 36's all the time with good results and minimal breakage.  At least not excessive.

[BLACKDOG]

Those of yall running 37 MTR's, how well do the tires wear and how good are they in the rocks and mud? Do the tires measure a true 37 inches?

Tires wear extremely well.  I've got over 40k on mine, and they are at about 20%  They work well in everything I have thrown at them, they cleaned well in mud, and they've got a dcent grip for rocks even at 20%  I think they measure about a 35.5-36 not too bad.  One thing I like about them is they preform very well not aired down. At 30psi rear and 35 front, i've never had problems is that what you wanted to know?

[waverider]

Every MTR I have ever seen on a wet, muddy trail has suck major ass.  I can't recommend them for use on muddy trails.

[KWP [OP]]

Tires wear extremely well.  I've got over 40k on mine, and they are at about 20%  They work well in everything I have thrown at them, they cleaned well in mud, and they've got a dcent grip for rocks even at 20%  I think they measure about a 35.5-36 not too bad.  One thing I like about them is they preform very well not aired down. At 30psi rear and 35 front, i've never had problems is that what you wanted to know?

Thanks man thats exactly what I wanted to know. They sound like they will be my next set of tires.I just need something thats going to wear well on the highway and do good on the trail since my truck pulls double duty.

[KYOTA]

have you considered the Maxxis Creepy Crawler in a 37" ? My next set will be either be the Creepy Crawlers or 38" SX's oh BTW I run MTRs now and agree with Wave they arent great in the mud but that would have to be their only downfall