fav tires?

[19674x4]

ok whats every ones favorite tires to run on a bumpside 4x4

[heep70]

BFG m/t's have good tread ware.

toyo m/t's have better sidewall protection then the BFs and the tread ware is pretty good.

wild cat rvt's SUCK!


boggers SUCK worse

swampers are good for the trail not the street. Treat ware is not good on pavement.

Truxus are getting good raves.

What is your plan?

[mrsnicks]

Umm.. my choice isn't listed. I like the Sam's Club special. 235/15/70

Patrick

[19674x4]

my and a friend have some wild cat ext's- the ones with the blocky tread and we both love em. my next would be toyo m't's

[averagef250]

I think BFG muds are the best tires ever made. Put 70K miles on a set of 35X12.50X16.5's and still had over 60% on them. I just took all the lift out of my truck and ordered a set of 255/85R16 BFG muds. I like the aggressive cookie cutter look on old trucks. Haven't had much luck with the mud terrains in mud, but this is Oregon and our mud doesn't mess around. Everywhere else they've been unstoppable and they haul a load like no other. They're also the quietest mud terrain I've seen yet.

A good friend is a tire monkey at goodyear. They sell more BFG's than any other tire and rarely if ever get a complaint. He does tell me that my tires must be flukes or I drive like a grandma or something to get the mileage out of my 35's like I did.

[heep70]

BFs are a good tire. They suck in the woods. Don't get me wrong. They are a very well handling tire and last forever. They ware evenly and ride nice. But when you get them out in the rocks, wet roots and mud they are not so great. They don't give and the rubber compound is harder. Thet do have decent sidewall protection.

Like I said, they are a very good tire. Just not for the aggressive trail reamer.

[turbocharged400sbc]

i like the bias plies that are about as old as my 68

thank god i got rid of the split rims....

naw i love my BFG Muds on the back and AT's on the front, does well in the snow driving sideways

[ford71]

I love the goodriches, that's what i run in all terrains, but the rubber is kind of hard. They ride very nicely, both the mud terrains and the all terrains.

[xxxtina63]

Was wondering, has anyone ever tried the "Green Diamond" tires offered by High Tech Retreading? In MN we can't run studs in the winter, although it would be really nice. This is supposed to be a legal alternative. Has anyone run these?

[averagef250]

Depends on what you're going to do with the vehicle I guess. For offroad only rigs BFG's are not a smart choice at all, I prefer boggers, but for a daily driven street vehicle the BFG's look great and you actually get your money out of them in mileage. The radial swampers have a good load rating, but ride horrible and last 20K miles. The BFG's come in load range D and E in some sizes.

I don't take my 70 out and beat on it in the woods, but It has yet to get stuck in some pretty hairy situations involving non-recreational use of the truck. The truck drug a 20K pound triple axle trailer through a muddy grass field going uphill with the trailer tires sunk in to the hubs which I thought was pretty impressive considering what it is. And the tires do pretty good in snow and ice.

The truck got really stuck in a friends mud pit, but it wasn't at all expected to make it through with 35"s and a mild 390 considering the trucks with 52"s and built 460's weren't having an easy time of it.

Seams to me like the BFG's will get my truck through anywhere I need to or am willing take it. It has powerlocks front and rear which help out too.

In general people seam to like BFG's.

[binder56jd]

I have ran BFG, Dunlop and Cooper on Scouts and Travelall's- both carry as much weight empty as most F series 4wd- got good service from all 3 brands although the longest lasting was the Cooper- the BFG's seemed to be the quickest to wear- especially on the front- we ain't talkin' Moab here but all 3 got their share of punishment off roading- one of these days i want to try a set of Kelly- heard good things about them- happy wheelin'

[averagef250]

You can't really run a BFG mud terrain on less than a 3/4 ton or under 6000 pound or so truck and expect them to last. The light weight of the vehicle doesn't put enough of the tread in contact with the pavement and the lugs chew themselves to death. The BFG all terrains work pretty good on lighter vehicles and last a long time, they don't really take you very far offroad though.

[zakt]

I voted for the Toyo which Im putting the 40" on my truck and the weight of the 3/4 ton should be good with them. They are alittle expensive but are the best streetable tire I think that I can get in a 40". Although I will have lockers in the front and rear to be a pavement princess .

Todd

[basketcase0302]

The boggers and the TSL's are the only tire that will "clean itself" down here in the bad, black marl mud!

Like "dumbo mudders" too for their price!

Basketcase

[67highboy]

If you want a tire that wears good on the street, and has great mud and trail qualities, but your not real worried about ride quality or running the flat spots out of them after they sit.
Go with byas ply ground hawgs, I am running 38.5x15.50 and I love them.
They wear great because they are a very hard compound.


John