LAST DAYS MORE OPINIONS PLEASE... Tires
been a while coming.
Post up your tire info, either the set your running, or better yet evaluate the last set you had, as then the posts won't be as biased with that "new toy" shine... good and bad... try to avoid bashing though
Things like
Size,
Amount of lift you have or should have had to clear them.
How long they lasted
Vehicle they were on
How they performed off and on road.
For instance
my only set of tires i've had on the 1976 fj40 were on there when i bought them
BfG AT... i'm told the old compound or something
33x12.5 on 15 inch cruiser offset
no lift.
trimmed fenders... still rub on steering rods and inside of rear guards
i've put at least 30 000 miles on it, and they weren't brand new when i bought the 40.
still some tread left.
only problems have been due to vehicle setup, such as: chunking of the tread where the sharp rear fender lip has cut them when they were stuffed into the guard. and where the exaust has contacted the inside edge, the tread blocks have rounded.
Offroad they are OK. no muddy, but better than any All terrain... in mud they performed as well as MTR's on a similar size and weight vehicle. they don't like to be spun, more a consistent throttle input.
on rock they don't seem to have the lugs to grip the rock, and can struggle climbing up onto ledges etc...
not the be all and end all of tires offroad, but better than i expected for an all terrain.
onroad in the dry they are fine, in the wet they like to slide in the wet under brakes. i also found they aquaplain pretty badly. i believe that bfgoodrich style muddies are better in the wet (what i had on my 45).
i'm not impressed with them onroad, though their quieter than muddies, offroad they are impressive for what they are, and wear has been better than expected.
so lets hear about them (don't worry if you have swamper envy, post up about your highway terrains to inform other readers).
been a while coming.
Post up your tire info, either the set your running, or better yet evaluate the last set you had, as then the posts won't be as biased with that "new toy" shine... good and bad... try to avoid bashing though
Things like
Size,
Amount of lift you have or should have had to clear them.
How long they lasted
Vehicle they were on
How they performed off and on road.
For instance
my only set of tires i've had on the 1976 fj40 were on there when i bought them
BfG AT... i'm told the old compound or something
33x12.5 on 15 inch cruiser offset
no lift.
trimmed fenders... still rub on steering rods and inside of rear guards
i've put at least 30 000 miles on it, and they weren't brand new when i bought the 40.
still some tread left.
only problems have been due to vehicle setup, such as: chunking of the tread where the sharp rear fender lip has cut them when they were stuffed into the guard. and where the exaust has contacted the inside edge, the tread blocks have rounded.
Offroad they are OK. no muddy, but better than any All terrain... in mud they performed as well as MTR's on a similar size and weight vehicle. they don't like to be spun, more a consistent throttle input.
on rock they don't seem to have the lugs to grip the rock, and can struggle climbing up onto ledges etc...
not the be all and end all of tires offroad, but better than i expected for an all terrain.
onroad in the dry they are fine, in the wet they like to slide in the wet under brakes. i also found they aquaplain pretty badly. i believe that bfgoodrich style muddies are better in the wet (what i had on my 45).
i'm not impressed with them onroad, though their quieter than muddies, offroad they are impressive for what they are, and wear has been better than expected.
so lets hear about them (don't worry if you have swamper envy, post up about your highway terrains to inform other readers).
If not for the size I would still be running them. I just sold them for $150 so made some of my 36" SX price.
