shimmy
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alright, whats everyone's opinions on best tires for the trail, granted they will be on a DD
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best tire for rocks and trails, not mud
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MC-92
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- L.A.---- Lower Arkansas
That's an easy one.........Goodyear MTR....
shimmy
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- seattle, WA
yeah, thats what i run nowMC-92 said:
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- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
Parnelli Jones. Hella tough sidewalls, stickier tread then MTR's, great on the road, nothing to dislike.
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- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
Krawlers are a good tire for comps but in the Rocks we have in SD they are not any better then a Swamper for traction.
Pat
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- Bloomington, IN
Might it be a bit too sloppy in WA for the mtr to really be a great tire?
Hard to beat a swamper for anything messy. I run the SSR's on my DD...good all around tire I think.
Pat
Hard to beat a swamper for anything messy. I run the SSR's on my DD...good all around tire I think.
Pat
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- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
SSR's have a sticky tread but seems to have had issue with sidewall blowouts and tread chunking.
ChuckD
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- Kerman, CA
I voted for the MTR's because I have seen what they can do. But now I'm looking at that Traxus MT, the price and traction look very impressive!
Willis
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- Hoquiam, WA
If you are running the same trails I do here in the NorthWest, then you usually hit some mud or clay about anywhere you go (unless it's very dry). MT/Rs don't really self-clean that well, especially in the stickier stuff like the clay we run into. They are a great trail and rock tire IMHO, and I have 5 brand new 35" MT/Rs that are going on my XJ when the axles are done. However, if I were to do it again, I'd go IROK or Krawler, but that's cause mine's not a DD.
For DD use on a trail ready rig, you can't go wrong with the old standbys, the MT/R and BFG Mud. I do love the PJ Dirt Grips cause they are very sticky and tough, but spendy. The Trxus is supposed to be a pretty good tire, and has a very nice price tag to go with it. Depending on how quick you need tires, you might want to watch these two new tires for different size availability: Nitto Mud Grappler, and Maxxis Creepy Crawler. Currently, I think, they are only available in 37" and larger flavors, but they both seem to be getting pretty good reviews.
Steve
For DD use on a trail ready rig, you can't go wrong with the old standbys, the MT/R and BFG Mud. I do love the PJ Dirt Grips cause they are very sticky and tough, but spendy. The Trxus is supposed to be a pretty good tire, and has a very nice price tag to go with it. Depending on how quick you need tires, you might want to watch these two new tires for different size availability: Nitto Mud Grappler, and Maxxis Creepy Crawler. Currently, I think, they are only available in 37" and larger flavors, but they both seem to be getting pretty good reviews.
Steve
Gary E
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- Elk Grove CA
I used to tear a tire every other trail, I have probably done 20+ trails on my MTRs without a single leaky tire, I'm a beleiver!
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- West Sacramento, CA
Hmm, which tires were the tire of choice for BOTW? MT/Rs, right? And the WCGIC all run MT/Rs, don't they?
Pat
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- Bloomington, IN
Phil Weeks said:
now i wasn't there, but in the pics those BOTW trails don't look very sloppy to me...
Pat
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- West Sacramento, CA
All I saw were pictures, but I agree. However, he was asking for rocks and trails. I see that he is in Washington, though.
shimmy
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- seattle, WA
Phil Weeks said:
yeah i run MTR's right now, and they seem not very sticky at all. on slick rock, they slide right off... i've also ran SSR's but just feel like they're not as good on the rocks up here. i know a lot of locals run BFG's, whats the rep on those?
brandon
BrettM
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- michifornia
if it's mostly dry rock and street then MTR, if it's mostly sloppy trails and street then BFG MT.
if you're willing to sacrifice street ride/performance, just get TSLs and never look back
if you're willing to sacrifice street ride/performance, just get TSLs and never look back
Fozzy
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- Lynnwood,WA
From what I've seen, the newer BFG MT-whatever's work well. I have also heard all the complaints about MT/R's as well. Stay away from the Xterrains though. I would look into some good old TSL's though, work well anywhere, anytime.
shimmy
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forgot to mention this earlier, but i ran into a guy with an old 76' bronco today. he had some thornbirds on. i asked him what he thought of them, and he said they were great and even wore well. my impression was that they sucked as@#$.
shimmy said:
I would take a hard look at the trxus MT for a mud/rock tire. Just about everybody who is running dry rock in the Southwest seems to have MT/R's these days, but that is a dry environment. The trxus MT have enough siping to make them absolutely kick ass in the snow, both deep and packed/icy, but not enough to really destroy the treads. This should help in the wet. They are good in the rocks. Maybe not MT/R level, but good.
Seem to be a tough enough tire, and they are as quiet as an AT on the road. Definitely should be on your short list for a daily driver.
Nay
Chilly
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I didn't vote because I choose the new Iroks, I have the MTR's right now and am not happy with there performance up here. I need something that will do well in all types of terrian and the MTR's just don't grip on slick rocks and don't clean themselves in the sloppy stuff. They are however very good tire for winter driving here where we have snow and ice on the roads for half the year or more.
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