Author Topic: which tires to get (Read 23081 times)

*FFC* · « **Reply #60 on:** Aug 03, 2005, 03:47:48 PM »

Quote from: BLACKDOG on Aug 03, 2005, 03:44:50 PM

well, sames takes 5-10 business days to get the tires in and you have to pay up front $I\'m Down$ I couldnt do that

Well that makes a huge difference $Beer Chug\'n$

trailhunter · « **Reply #61 on:** Aug 03, 2005, 09:57:53 PM »

picking a tire set up is kinda like picking a grain of bullet for hunting. You will always get the guys that say bigger is better......you know the guys that hunt deer with a 250 grain bullet when a 150 will do the same job. Tires are the same............i have a friend that will do ALMOST anything i do with my brand new BFG's( 33's) with his bald 31's. (not mud though) In some situations he gets better traction on the rocks than me.

I don't know......maybe I'm just drunk but I'm one of those guys that say bigger is better.........TBL's look like the most aggressive tire on the market, its to bad they come in stupid sizes.

I'm going to finish my beer and go to bed before i make an ass out of my self.

*FFC* · « **Reply #62 on:** Aug 04, 2005, 05:52:31 PM »

Quote from: trailhunter on Aug 03, 2005, 09:57:53 PM

picking a tire set up is kinda like picking a grain of bullet for hunting. You will always get the guys that say bigger is better......you know the guys that hunt deer with a 250 grain bullet when a 150 will do the same job. Tires are the same............i have a friend that will do ALMOST anything i do with my brand new BFG's( 33's) with his bald 31's. (not mud though) In some situations he gets better traction on the rocks than me.

I don't know......maybe I'm just drunk but I'm one of those guys that say bigger is better.........TBL's look like the most aggressive tire on the market, its to bad they come in stupid sizes.

I'm going to finish my beer and go to bed before i make an ass out of my self.

So, ahhhh....how's that hangover comin?

trailhunter · « **Reply #63 on:** Aug 04, 2005, 09:53:48 PM »

i feel great now .......but for a while

ohhhhh my lol

*FFC* · « **Reply #64 on:** Aug 04, 2005, 11:00:21 PM »

Quote from: trailhunter on Aug 04, 2005, 09:53:48 PM

i feel great now .......but for a while ohhhhh my lol

Jafa · « **Reply #65 on:** Aug 04, 2005, 11:49:36 PM »

Get these babies!!...Simex Extreme Trekkers,they work great in the mud ,good on rocks, not bad on the road but only up to 36" tho

*FFC* · « **Reply #66 on:** Aug 05, 2005, 07:13:08 AM »

Quote from: Jafa on Aug 04, 2005, 11:49:36 PM

Get these babies!!...Simex Extreme Trekkers,they work great in the mud ,good on rocks, not bad on the road but only up to 36" tho

Wow I've never seen those before

unclejpl4x4 · « **Reply #67 on:** Aug 05, 2005, 02:05:40 PM »

I saw a ford 250 deuly with narrow 33-35s? it was wierd

*FFC* · « **Reply #68 on:** Aug 05, 2005, 04:11:44 PM »

Quote from: unclejpl4x4 on Aug 05, 2005, 02:05:40 PM

I saw a ford 250 deuly with narrow 33-35s? it was wierd

Yeah dually's look funny lifted and on tires

SWAMPER · « **Reply #69 on:** Aug 06, 2005, 10:23:55 AM »

Those tires are hella expensive to get here in america i think a company in australia makes em they are pretty tough but also come in odd sizes i belive

Ramrod · « **Reply #70 on:** Aug 06, 2005, 10:48:04 AM »

well I just made the switch from 36" tsls to 37" mtrs and I can say I will never run a super swamper on the road again. and just my

I can stand a bad riding car but those tires are horrible. the mtrs made it like a whole new truck.

scyota · « **Reply #71 on:** Aug 06, 2005, 12:10:24 PM »

I have a set of Swamper Truxus M/T's on my Runner. They are a little less agressive than the other swampers out there, but are very quiet on the road and have worn pretty well. Good traction in all conditions so far.

SWAMPER · « **Reply #72 on:** Aug 07, 2005, 02:17:30 PM »

I have heard that several times about the Truxus M/T's quiet and wear well....and yeah for a DD mostly street rig the MTR's are the way to go swampers are agressive tires though they do ok on the street the excel off-highway you have to give something up in order to work well in other conditions....the MTR's handle well on road but on anything besides rock they pretty much suck

J-BO · « **Reply #73 on:** Aug 08, 2005, 10:01:47 AM »

Do 35" or 37" MTR's measure more or less than the nominal dimensions? I want to get the biggest tire possible on my Runner. 36" IROKS is what I want, but I will end up driving my rig around the street some.

toybuilt · « **Reply #74 on:** Aug 09, 2005, 10:31:05 PM »

36" Iroks are really 36.5" I believe. MTR's are real good about keeping theres sizes that size.

*FFC* · « **Reply #75 on:** Aug 10, 2005, 10:24:41 AM »

Quote from: toybuilt on Aug 09, 2005, 10:31:05 PM

36" Iroks are really 36.5" I believe. MTR's are real good about keeping theres sizes that size.

why can't they just make the tire the size that's imprinted on the sidewall?

I guess in some cases you'd be gettin the better end of the deal huh?

toybuilt · « **Reply #76 on:** Aug 10, 2005, 09:21:29 PM »

Quote from: FordFreakChik on Aug 10, 2005, 10:24:41 AM

I guess in some cases you'd be gettin the better end of the deal huh?

Only a cuple are what they say.

*FFC* · « **Reply #77 on:** Aug 11, 2005, 08:47:46 AM »

Quote from: toybuilt on Aug 10, 2005, 09:21:29 PM

Only a cuple are what they say.

So I've noticed, though I've never bought tires new before, I had a set of 33's that were as big as my 35" boggers

don't ask me to remember what they were though

lilbuddy · « **Reply #78 on:** Aug 11, 2005, 04:23:01 PM »

Quote from: SWAMPER on Aug 07, 2005, 02:17:30 PM

the MTR's handle well on road but on anything besides rock they pretty much suck

Have you ran the tires and do you know from experience from running the tires?

whiteman · « **Reply #79 on:** Aug 11, 2005, 04:42:35 PM »

In my uneducated opinion i would say that the best trail tire for say dirt, mud, snow, rocks, mabey not so much sand unless its a wide tire, would have to be just a plain old TSL.

For a rig that is daily driven and someone going for a god ride and decent wear but still have good trail performance I would say go MTR. I just have to add that i love boggers but unfortunatley they have no side hilling traction but nothing gets you to the top of the hill faster.

This is not fact or fiction just my honest opinion from my expereince

To The Floor · « **Reply #80 on:** Aug 11, 2005, 08:58:42 PM »

best tires for offroad by far are MICHELIN X-TERRAIN. they kick so much ass and rock!

*FFC* · « **Reply #81 on:** Aug 12, 2005, 06:36:09 AM »

Quote from: To The Floor on Aug 11, 2005, 08:58:42 PM

best tires for offroad by far are MICHELIN X-TERRAIN. they kick so much ass and rock!

not sure I've seen those

whiteman · « **Reply #82 on:** Aug 12, 2005, 03:51:03 PM »

Are you sure you dont mean Pro-comp x-terrains? I dont know much about michelin tires. If you are talking about the Pro-comps They do good in snow and rocks but not much else. My

silver_truck · « **Reply #83 on:** Aug 12, 2005, 10:40:00 PM »

Or do you mean Michelin XMLs? those do tend to kick some serious ass off road helps that they're almost 5 feet tall

guywithuglyyota · « **Reply #84 on:** Aug 14, 2005, 11:32:09 PM »

I run 35" toyos m/t great in the mud, so far 4000 miles and very very little wear. If you give a crap about noise these tires are the quietest they make, I cant hear them at all at 80 mph.....

toybuilt · « **Reply #85 on:** Aug 24, 2005, 12:11:06 AM »

The Toyo MT is a good tire and they are really quiet, but your engine must be at 4000rph's because you should here them at 80mpr

OldschoolJay · « **Reply #86 on:** Nov 10, 2005, 03:25:16 PM »

i really like my 35" krawlers, work good in any condition i have found.

Crawler677 · « **Reply #87 on:** Nov 17, 2005, 03:15:00 PM »

im puttin 305/70 R16 BFG mud terrains on my taco, should be gettin it back from the shop sunday

i'll let you know what i think of them when i get a chance to get on the trail again

kneedownnate · « **Reply #88 on:** Nov 17, 2005, 07:07:16 PM »

Quote from: toybuilt on Jul 31, 2005, 06:11:34 PM

The 35x1350x15 toyo open country MT is the tire you want, they last longer than all terrans, they have strong sidewalls and I've seen them in the mud, they do pretty well. Of course I work at Les Schwab tires.

I know this is old but...other day I was at les schwab having a couple of tires peeled and there was a set of toyo mts sittin there mounted up. My friend saw me side eyein them and says "they're 35s, big huh?!". I thought they were a 37, they looked a bit taller than my 35s. He said they're way expensive, but they still can't keep em on the shelf. I said I thought they looked almost identical to the new cooper/hercules mts, and he said they are, and due to the popularity and high price of the toyos they had to stock the coopers to fill the void. If I ever wear my 35s out I will look very seriously at the coopers cause I've had great luck with my last 2 sets, they work well in the mud, on the street, have a flexy sidewall and last well also. Like FFC said, sometimes it pays to try the cheap tires. They also had a free no questions asked replacement warranty up to 50% wear.

Crawler677 · « **Reply #89 on:** Nov 18, 2005, 06:04:51 PM »

Quote from: Crawler677 on Nov 17, 2005, 03:15:00 PM

im puttin 305/70 R16 BFG mud terrains on my taco, should be gettin it back from the shop sunday

i'll let you know what i think of them when i get a chance to get on the trail again

just got em, they look like there gonna be sick, cant wait to get em on and put some feedback up here

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