here is my take on tires as of last week
Dunlop mud rovers are not the same pattern as BFG KM1 and is not a great tire. Compound is hard and I've seen whole lugs chunk off in the rocks. They do ok in the mud.
SSR, I like this tire, bites well, pulls well and stays together well.
IROK ND A radial, with bad wear characteristics, good mud traction and decent rock traction only available in 16" flavors, and all sold out for now except for 32".
Thornturd... never before or since have I ever been stuck on flat ground and not been bottomed out in the mud. May as well have been on drag slicks.
CO-OP Mudder. Excellent traction tire. Out performed everything I have ever put in the mud, never got to run them on rocks. Basically old school buckshot (not the new school crap) Very narrow tire ( I ran a 35x9.50) but was truly unbeatable in the mud. I really can't say enough good about those tires, but again I never tested them on rocks.
MTR Solid performer, Strong sidewalls, excellent rock, decent mud. I have idled up where guys on 38" TSLs had to winch in the rocks.
TSL Very good traction in mud, excellent in Gilmer, not quite as good in Hot Springs, really really good in the mud. not a radial.
Bogger. Superb traction in mud, excellent in Gilmer, not so much in Hot Springs, but still decent .no radial available also there may be some issues with side hill holding in off camber situations. As A side note I have nwitnessed more people with bias swampers losing a bead than any other tires. Very very short lifespan.
BFG AT KO Decent all around tire, more sidewall flex than other AT's I have driven , but all around more traction than any other AT, and a very long lasting tire.
IROK awesome tire, shorter lifespan, not terrific in the mud but excellent on the rocks.
BFG KM1 I have never heard a bad word about them. I have also never seen them run, but hear they wear well and have decent all around performance.
KM2 No experience
Hankook Dynapro MT I have witnessed Jason Duval use these on his jeep and I must say that for an inexpensive tire they are really grippy, he would have to answer questions about longevity.
Nitto Mud Grapplers. I have never heard anything good about these tires. From "they wear fast" to "they don't hook up worth a crap"
Pit Bull Rocker. I have not seen them in person but talked to someone with a truggy that ran them and said that compared to the TSL SX that he was running before they were like a dream come true. (this was in Hot Springs)
Trxus MT. Appear to have decent traction, but I have seen a sidewall or 2 cut and heard of others with the same issue. They seem to be a long lasting MT otherwise.
Hope this helps.
