How do BFG Muds work on snowy roads?

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southernoffroader

January 06, 2007, 04:29:49 PM
I'm going up to Maryland to work for about a month and just wonder how they work on snowy roads? My work truck is a 98 GMC Sonoma 2wd so I hope they work pretty well, or else I'm in trouble.

DTB

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January 06, 2007, 04:33:58 PM
snow? great..they are M + S rated (mud and snow), large tread blocks clear out the snow easily...great for a street driven/part trail truck. Beware ice though! those large tread blocks act as hockey pucks sliding across it! If u have alot of ice in your area look into a tire with more siping
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Rockcrawlintoy

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January 06, 2007, 04:50:29 PM
get bfg all terrians with siping it will be a whole lot better

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southernoffroader

#3
January 06, 2007, 07:43:50 PM
Thanks for the replies guys. I had BFG all terrains on another truck but I like to call them hydro plains :thumbdown: I'd never buy them again. I just bought my tires about 6K miles ago so I'm stuck with 'em for at least the next 50K :driving:

DTB

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January 06, 2007, 07:59:57 PM
Quote from: southernoffroader on January 06, 2007, 07:43:50 PM
I just bought my tires about 6K miles ago so I'm stuck with 'em for at least the next 50K :driving:
no you're not LOL. Sell them! surely u have ebay or craigslist, local classifieds, local 4by shops, friends?
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blackdiamond

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January 06, 2007, 08:34:58 PM Last Edit: January 06, 2007, 08:39:33 PM by blackdiamond
Get the BFG Muds siped and you are golden.  Without being siped they do fine in OK and SUCK on ice.  After I got my 33's siped I drove over a snow/ice covered pass in my 85 truck in 2wd without slipping a tire.  I had a little weight in the bed, but considering I have a Detroit locker in the rear I was impressed.  Siping the tires made a HUGE difference, plus they ride a bit smoother and quieter.

http://www.discounttire.com/dtcs/tireSiping.dos

Discount Tire is nation wide and they charge $11 per tire.  I just had my new 35 inch BFG Muds siped the day after Christmas.

The $50 cost is much better than the loss you would take selling your tires and purchasing new.  :twocents:
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snowalker

#6
January 06, 2007, 08:59:14 PM
@ things had 3 different sets of the bfg all-terrain ko's they never hidro planed for me even in a 12.5" wide size on a light truck did great in snow even ice but the muds suck compared to those on ice but are better than anyother mud tire thoe. goodluck hope the info helps.
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southernoffroader

#7
January 06, 2007, 10:53:09 PM
Quote from: Dirt Toy Boy on January 06, 2007, 07:59:57 PM
no you're not LOL. Sell them! surely u have ebay or craigslist, local classifieds, local 4by shops, friends?
Who wants a 235/75/15???? Besides me????

southernoffroader

#8
January 06, 2007, 10:57:13 PM
And they rub the frame before full steering lock :thumbdown:

blackdiamond

#9
January 07, 2007, 09:37:03 AM
Quote from: southernoffroader on January 06, 2007, 10:57:13 PM
And they rub the frame before full steering lock :thumbdown:

Quote from: southernoffroader on January 06, 2007, 10:53:09 PM
Who wants a 235/75/15???? Besides me????

235/55/16 is the stock size so it shouldn't be a huge surprise that they rub.  Can you adjust the stops at all?
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DTB

#10
January 07, 2007, 01:22:56 PM
Quote from: snowalker on January 06, 2007, 08:59:14 PM
@ things had 3 different sets of the bfg all-terrain ko's they never hidro planed for me even in a 12.5" wide size on a light truck did great in snow even ice but the muds suck compared to those on ice but are better than anyother mud tire thoe. goodluck hope the info helps.

that makes no sense at all! :hahaha:
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#11
January 07, 2007, 01:53:25 PM
Quote from: southernoffroader on January 06, 2007, 10:53:09 PM
Who wants a 235/75/15???? Besides me????
i need 4  for sisters Jimmy

how much ??
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southernoffroader

#12
January 07, 2007, 04:10:55 PM
Quote from: blackdiamond on January 07, 2007, 09:37:03 AM
235/55/16 is the stock size so it shouldn't be a huge surprise that they rub.  Can you adjust the stops at all?

Actually the stock size is 205/70/15 and they came very close to the frame also.
Quote from: 79coyotefrg on January 07, 2007, 01:53:25 PM
i need 4  for sisters Jimmy
how much ??
Sorry not for sale I really like these tires and I just bought them right before turkey day for like $640

blackdiamond

#13
January 10, 2007, 10:49:38 PM
I just got back from taking a drive in tonights new snow, about 5 inches at my place, with my 35 inch siped BFG Mud KM tires.  What a joy to drive in snow!

On the way home earlier I got stuck behind a minivan that had spun out on a hill leading up to a stop sign.  I will still in 2wd and hadn't turned in the hubs for backup so I figured I would have to back down the hill and go for 4wd once I got stopped.  There was a couple of inches of very wet snow that turned to ice once it got packed.  I managed to put it in 4.7 low 1st gear and feather the throttle up the hill.  Progress was slow, but considering I have zero weight in the bed other than the spare tire and a Detroit locker I was impressed that I could get any traction.

On the way home from the "go play in the snow" trip I was coming up a long hill in 2wd holding the very edge of traction when I noticed a truck in 4wd slowly coming up behind me.  I figure it would be uncool to push it and get stopped and block the road for them so I pulled the twin stick into 4wd (the added ability for shift on the fly is great) and accelerated up through 2nd gear.  The traction with lockers is wonderful.

:bounce:
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