BFG tire question for the pig

motomodz · 09-13-09, 11:38 PM

rookie question alert.....I have wanted to get a set of 33" BFG All-Terrain for my pig that will mostly be street driven however, I may have an opportunity to get a great deal locally on some 33" BFG MUD-Terrains.

I assume that the Mud-Terrains will be more noisy on the road that the All-terrains.....how much more so?

Also, I would expect that the compound of the muds may make the tire wear faster.....how much faster?

Any other downsides too the Mud-terrains for a mostly street driven truck from those that have had both??

Honestly, I realize this is not real important but I like the slightly more aggressive look of the mud tires over the A-T's so, aside from saving some coin.....if the downsides are not that major, I'd almost prefer the M-T's unless they are totally hateful for any real street use......opinions? -Lee

Lil'John · 09-13-09, 11:47 PM

I've run BFG MT's on my Tacoma for two sets now. First set got around 50k miles on it. Current set has about 30k miles on them and look newish. I ran a set of ATs on an old s10 blazer and they got around the same mileage.

They do make some noise but I don't find it to be too unbearable. OTOH, I've run a set of Baja Claws and TSL radials on it so I've heard VERY loud tires that only lasted 15k miles each set

My pig has a set of 35" KM2s on it. Haven't had them on the road yet but they should work well too

cruiser_guy · 09-14-09, 06:25 AM

Running BFG 33"x9.5"x15" MT's right now and they are noisy but not terrible.

LAMBCRUSHER · 09-14-09, 07:52 AM

An all terra tire is fine for picking up the kids from soccer, just don't go in the mud or snow. In my experience w/ the bgf a/t's on my work truck, they pack up and do not self clean. I suppose if all the off road I did was sandy, no problem. But I live where it gets muddy and snows. A/t tires, to me, are like hobbles for my land cruiser.

PabloCruise · 09-14-09, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by cruiser_guy

Running BFG 33"x9.5"x15" MT's right now and they are noisy but not terrible.

When did you get those?

My understanding is that the only option for BFG M/T's are 33x10.5.15 these days.

I think I heard someone post that these will fit fine on a non-lifted Pig?

nuclearlemon · 09-14-09, 11:53 AM

bfgs actually don't wear quickly. they will at first because the outer tread is soft, but once you get down there, they are very hard and won't wear very fast. don't be surprised to get 60k out of a set. i ran mt's for years and they were a great dd tire. for wheeling, i wouldn't use them if they have the "rim protector". i had problems when aired down where the rim protector would scoop dirt and ice inbetween the r.p. and the rim itself and cause a bead leak. after research, i found a lot of people had the same issue. that's why i run tsl's now.

PabloCruise · 09-14-09, 03:14 PM

Did they modify or do away with the rim protector on this new m/t?

cruiser_guy · 09-14-09, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by PabloCruise

When did you get those?

My understanding is that the only option for BFG M/T's are 33x10.5.15 these days.

I think I heard someone post that these will fit fine on a non-lifted Pig?

I got these lightly used about 2 years ago.

motomodz · 09-16-09, 11:20 PM

Thanks for the responses, I am leaning towards the KM2's M/T's.....now the questions is, I would like to lift it a bit at some point but, until then, will the 33X10.5's fit without a lift?

PabloCruise · 09-17-09, 09:02 AM

That is what I was reading here:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj55-iron-pi...-pictures.html