Author Topic: best tires for dd and wheeler (Read 8279 times)

tom415 · « **on:** Oct 26, 2009, 05:43:54 PM »

Hi i have an 84 yota on 37 mtrs right now but they are getting towards the end of there life. so i was trying to figure out what tire i should get next i am driving this truck to school every day which is only acrooss town. so for this kind of driving and wheeling on the weekends what whould be the best tire. i want a good performing off road tire that gets decent tread life....but doesnt everone

*** YELLER *** · « **Reply #1 on:** Oct 26, 2009, 05:58:04 PM »

I like the Cooper STT's I have 35's on my runner and they are nice not to noisy and handle great on the trail

AaronB · « **Reply #2 on:** Oct 26, 2009, 06:16:05 PM »

the new mtr kevlar are probably good.

tom415 · « **Reply #3 on:** Oct 26, 2009, 06:16:30 PM »

all right thanks ill check them out

NorCalToy · « **Reply #4 on:** Oct 26, 2009, 08:11:59 PM »

I really like my BFG MT's. The new KM2's should do great on a toyota, they wore horribley on a higher horsepower/torque Superduty my brother has but I dont think any tire would last.

The Maxxis Bighorns also seem to hook up and wear fairly well.

86bobbedtoy · « **Reply #5 on:** Oct 26, 2009, 10:03:24 PM »

I like toyo mts for dd rig

88_Pathy · « **Reply #6 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 01:17:53 AM »

Why not stay with the MTR. I do the same DDing as you and they are great.

tom415 · « **Reply #7 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 06:58:46 AM »

ya i think im going to wither use the toyos or get another set of mtrs. thanks for your guys

88_Pathy · « **Reply #8 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 09:39:26 AM »

Toyos are super heavy I would go for a lighter tire for a DD.

86bobbedtoy · « **Reply #9 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 09:41:08 AM »

yeah they are.

hilux-1983 · « **Reply #10 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 08:25:18 PM »

I've been running 35" pro comp A/T's and I love em. They had a "buy 3 get 1 free" sale and tookem up on it. Whether I paid too much for them still, I don't quite know. All I know is that I likem a LOT!

YOTA yota · « **Reply #11 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 08:47:27 PM »

I vote km2's or mtr's

kneedownnate · « **Reply #12 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 09:24:53 PM »

Quote from: 88_Pathy on Oct 27, 2009, 09:39:26 AM

Toyos are super heavy I would go for a lighter tire for a DD.

On a similar note, I mounted up a set of 35x12.50-15 bfg a/t the other day and was very surprised by how light they were! I'm small and weak and they seemed to weigh about the same as a 31.

86bobbedtoy · « **Reply #13 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 09:34:49 PM »

I love the bf alterrains
I wheeled 31s in the high lakes a few years ago, and was very impressed

89sastoyo · « **Reply #14 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 09:38:21 PM »

I would get km2s for sure depending on what your wheeling but they work awesome in rocks and muddy trails. My buddy has 33s has dded them for about a year and they have minimal wear and he hasn't rotated them even. I also suggest the mtrs to the toyos are super heavy for a toyota to dd but they have thick sidewalls and last a while to.

SocalWheeler71 · « **Reply #15 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 09:42:18 PM »

IMO-
MTR's are great on the road but they are on the soft side of a DD tire.

BFG KM's are a little harder, and BFG AT's are harder than KM's. T

The AT's are ok off road, but wear really good on the street and have the added bonus of being the best snow rated tire out there (great winter street tire).

86rustbucket · « **Reply #16 on:** Oct 27, 2009, 10:59:55 PM »

Definately bfg a/t they are decent off road and good luck wearing them out

i got a set that has been passed around like lindsay lohan and still have good tread

Travis H · « **Reply #17 on:** Oct 28, 2009, 10:07:05 AM »

another set of 37 mtrs

but im biased.

madmax886 · « **Reply #18 on:** Oct 28, 2009, 07:50:21 PM »

even though i dont have a lot of experience in tires i love my swamper tsl radials. they dont get to loud until about 65-70

86rustbucket · « **Reply #19 on:** Oct 28, 2009, 09:15:20 PM »

how many miles u got on the tsl's?

madmax886 · « **Reply #20 on:** Oct 28, 2009, 09:18:11 PM »

porbably aroung 2500 or so

tom415 · « **Reply #21 on:** Oct 28, 2009, 09:27:45 PM »

ya i was thinking about a set of tsls but i went to my 4 wheel parts and one of the guys there had 40in irocs on his jeep with 30,000 miles and still pretty decent tread so i think i might get a set of those.

86rustbucket · « **Reply #22 on:** Oct 28, 2009, 09:34:07 PM »

swampers on a daily driver is crazy unless you got money to blow dont be surprised if they're bald after 10,000 miles
he had to have the radials and be exaggerating the miles a little

bigarms23 · « **Reply #23 on:** Oct 28, 2009, 09:54:24 PM »

i run a 35mtz and its a great tire in all weather

Snowtoy · « **Reply #24 on:** Oct 29, 2009, 02:04:36 AM »

The real question that needs to be answered is how often does the truck leave the pavement?

If your rig is like most DD's the BFG AT's will work well for you. As mentioned they do pretty good on most terrain, and you will last you upwards of 70k miles where most MT's are good for about 40-50k. My last set clocked 70k before buying new, and they still had about 10k of pavement miles left in them. Of course the AT's don't look that aggressive and may not impress your buddies, but running MT's on a DD that sees mostly pavement is a lot like running Z rated tires on a Mini-van.

If you keep an eye on craigslist or Pirate4x4, you could likely get a set of used AT's and MT's w/rims for about $300 each.

Burl · « **Reply #25 on:** Oct 29, 2009, 08:52:39 PM »

When I first built my rig I ran 315/75r/16 goodyear wrangler muds when those wore out I went to mastercraft courser mtr's I have had them on since Jan 07 and they have about 30,000 miles on them I will have to get new tire probably this coming Jan. The mastercrafts were about 210.00 per tire and lasted about the same time as the goodyear mtr's.

kneedownnate · « **Reply #26 on:** Oct 29, 2009, 11:25:16 PM »

And fyi, the mastercrafts are basically made by cooper. Look at cooper's website and you may be surprised how many different companies they own! Actually, look at any major tire manufacturer's site and you'll see that many of them are in cahoots.

bigyota · « **Reply #27 on:** Oct 30, 2009, 12:11:17 PM »

i have a set of iroks with about 20000 on them bout 40 percent left they are radials and they are my dd with a welded rear end i love these tires although im getting boggers next im not to worried about milage noise or anything they dont wear for crap

Betley · « **Reply #28 on:** Nov 04, 2009, 07:31:43 PM »

i have been running 35" km2's for about the last 10,000 miles with what seems to be minimal wear, and i have a buddy thats got about 20,000 on them and they look to be holding up well. both of us on runnin them on 85 toyota pickups.

86bobbedtoy · « **Reply #29 on:** Nov 04, 2009, 07:59:58 PM »

my personal opinion is 35s are the best dd wheeler
not to big not to small, ((this coming form me always runnung 40s and 42s))
and I like the bfg at's, they will impress the hell out of anyone
in my order
bfg at's
federal ms351's
toyo mt's
mtr's
bfg mt's

this is just my opinion,
and I havent ran alot of brands

I hear the km2's are awesome
but dont have any experience wit them

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