Lets Talk Tires

[bamachem]

I had MTZs and loved them. Good tread life (similar to MTRs) but do MUCH better in the mud. ebay usually has the best MTZ prices.

[all_terrain17]

Running the BFG MT's. Work pretty well for as little tread as they have now. Grab rocks pretty well, and are MUCH lighter than the 35" Trxus MT's that are waiting to go on.

Balancing is an issue though. Not sure if it's from the steel rims or from the tires though.

[YotaFun]

Could who ever voted on the Procomp Radial Mud Terrains Speak up please :-P

[mastacox]

Could who ever voted on the Procomp Radial Mud Terrains Speak up please :-P

I would NOT get the ProComp Radial Muds if I were you (the Xtreme Muds bight be a different story). A buddy of mine has the radial muds and while they are an ok price, they are pretty loud for a mud and the tread chunks readily. His '05 Doublecab Taco sounds like it has a wing of fighters following it around when driving... IMHO you can get a better tire for the same price as these things.

You choices do not include one of my favorite mud tires- the Interco Truxs M/T. While they are a little hard to balance, they are an EXCELLENT value for the price, and have tread wear and traction similar to a Goodyear MTR. They are a tough tire with good traction in a variety of conditions, thick sidewalls, chip-resistant compound, and are actually quiet for an off-road tire. You should definitely check them out, I think a 33x12.50r15 is around $150... I have been very happy with mine

[YotaFun]

Could who ever voted on the Procomp Radial Mud Terrains Speak up please :-P

I would NOT get the ProComp Radial Muds if I were you (the Xtreme Muds bight be a different story). A buddy of mine has the radial muds and while they are an ok price, they are pretty loud for a mud and the tread chunks readily. His '05 Doublecab Taco sounds like it has a wing of fighters following it around when driving... IMHO you can get a better tire for the same price as these things.

You choices do not include one of my favorite mud tires- the Interco Truxs M/T. While they are a little hard to balance, they are an EXCELLENT value for the price, and have tread wear and traction similar to a Goodyear MTR. They are a tough tire with good traction in a variety of conditions, thick sidewalls, chip-resistant compound, and are actually quiet for an off-road tire. You should definitely check them out, I think a 33x12.50r15 is around $150... I have been very happy with mine

This is the second time in this thread that the Interco Truxs M/T has been mentioned.
Just curious, when reading up on this tire, isn't it part of the super swamper line?

I will add them to the list seems a lot are running them.

[mastacox]

Just curious, when reading up on this tire, isn't it part of the super swamper line?

They're actually part of of the TrXuS line, so "related" to the god-awful STS's. They're only related to a Swamper because they're made by the same company, Interco.

http://www.intercotire.com/site35.php

[YotaFun]

Just curious, when reading up on this tire, isn't it part of the super swamper line?

They're actually part of of the TrXuS line, so "related" to the god-awful STS's. They're only related to a Swamper because they're made by the same company, Interco.

http://www.intercotire.com/site35.php

Ah I see I see,
Well There in the poll now and hope to hear more on any of the tires I have listed.
Thanks Brian

[04 Rocko Taco]

I am actually running Procomp X-terrains, but wouldnt buy again, as they sidehill something awful.
They do grip well, although seem to have a problem cleaning themselves out very much...

I will soon be purchasing a set of Radial Interco TSL's. (36X12.5X15)

[d0ubledown]

Here on the westcoast, MTR's work great for most of the wheelin..... But since your back east, go with what is more popular out there, SSR's seem to clean better in the mud compared to MTR's, but MTR's will have better tread life.

X2 on what bruce said. they're awesome in dry rock, ok in mud, not so great in snow. great for a DD tire...its what i had on both my old runners. they wear great..and the sidewall protection cant be beat..no comparison hands down. theres a reason why so many run them...especially in dry rock conditions.

now..if you have snowy winters, and are relying on your next tires to get you through them..if you go MT/R, get them siped. otherwise, its not the best choice for snow. trxus or toyos would fair better in snow i thinks..but both are quite heavy compared to the rest on your list. anything interco is uber strong, but they have soft compounds so they will wear faster.

cant comment on the others as i have no first or 2nd hand experience with them.

[mastacox]

The TrXuS M/T's do quite well in the snow as well. They have a pretty good amount of siping, and as such grab on to slick snow and ice better than I would have expected.