It has indeed been awhile since my original post, but I thought I would throw in a quick update on the tires in case anybody is interested...
After about 4000 miles or so...running about 30psi
On-road:
Handling and traction is very good on wet or dry pavement. Wear is looking good so far, but its still early. They do feel like they drift a little at interstate speeds, BUT they are 11.5 inches wide so I kind of expected that. Looking forward to testing them in the snow and ice as they were highly recommended for excellent traction in these conditions. We shall see...
Off-road:
A week after I had these tires I put them through a good test at the 16th Maine Mtns Jeep Jamboree in Bethel (Way Point and Sunday River Trails, in case anyone was there). I was rather nervous about how they would do off-road as they are not very aggressive in the tread pattern area..(especially when everyone around you is running Claws, Trxus MTs, and TSLs)...needless to say I was shocked (and so were several of the other drivers around me) at how well they actually did...I aired down to about 20psi and they walked me through both trails without any issues...everything from semi-steep (and wet) rocky inclines to a few decent stretches of soupy mud...The tires took a real beating and stood up to everything I threw at it. Sidewalls held up very well and molded good over the sharp, rocky sections. With a little more wheel speed than the others, I was able to make it through all the muddy runs without much trouble. Only trouble I really had was with steep, muddy inclines...tread fills rather quickly and it takes a LOT of wheel speed to clean out, so I had to make a couple runs at a few hills, BUT still made it up without any tugs or winching...All in all...very much shocked at how well they did..especially for an AT tire...
Overall:
So far I give them a thumbs up for now. I will try to post more after the snow starts flying here in Bangor. Hope this helps...