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Originally Posted by Volunteer
Swampers of any model are not HWY friendly or wear friendly tires don't let them tell you different not to mention about twice the weight of a radial MT and the reason I switched years ago. They are also very hard on the frontend and tough to keep a good alignment or balanced. For a trail only rig they have just the right tire for your needs wether its mud, rock, trail and will last many years on a trail rig. I hate to put down a locally made product but thats just the honest truth. I've had several sets over the years they were founded, tested and produced right down the road in Rayne, LA. The TSL SX were my favorite 35x15.50 tough as nails and great traction but not road friendly.
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More of my .02
I daily drive my 80 with the TrXus (no weight, no problem) and have no issues with them on the highway at highway speeds. In a previous thread I found people were getting 30,000 miles out of them no problem. Those two things considered alone were enough to convince me to try them out and then after I got them and found out how well they performed off road I was convinced that for OREGON Trails where we can be in deep sand, crawl on rocks and deep snow all in a matter of a couple of hours they were the tire for ME. The bottom line is that it is personal preference. I chose the tire I chose because of the reviews I found online, from this forum, cost and I am only planning on running them for about a year before I step up to 37's. Creeper-Sleeper is a good friend of mine who has the Toyo's and for Oregon and the wheeling he does, they suck and he hates them, but the same rig with those tires in other parts of the country they are perfect. Remember there is more to consider in this decision than just price, looks, and ratings.
Sorry for my rant I hope this helps someone.