Dunlop GrandTrek Stock tires vs. off-road??

[Madtiger]

Hey all, i am planning on taking a trip to Big Bend Nat Park in near future. My LC has the stock tires and stock everything. Not planning to do anything crazy off-road. No mudding for sure.

Are the stock tires tough enough to handle it??

How's the sidewall strength on the stock tires??

My main concern is puncture from rocks that would kill the fun.

 

[18Cruiser]

Its been several years since I've been to the Big Bend area but it shouldn't be any problem assuming you stick park roads. Like most things if you use common sense you can stay out of trouble. I'm not a rock crawler or flying off road baja style and we did it in a stock F150 with stock tires no issue. We were there for camping and didn't stray off road very much in the vehicle, we did on foot but truck was parked at trail heads.

 

[Phalen302]

Should not be a problem for light off roading. I do it in 570 stock 20s with no issues at all.

 

[Borstar1]

I wouldn’t do the “primitive dirt roads” they mention on their website on 4ply tires but the maintained park gravel roads are fine. I saw plenty of 4 door sedans on the maintained gravel roads.

 

[mooneywa]

I did a number of the dirt roads on crummy stock F-150 tires and it was fine. I didn’t do the river road, but I’d probably be more comfortable in the LC doing it than the truck. Just make sure you’re comfortable changing a flat if you have to.

 

[Madtiger]

Thanks all for input

 

[raoulduke101]

Which roads are you planning on exploring? I have done River Road several times in an F-150 with stock tires and only got a flat once.

I just took my LC off roading in Southern Utah and Colorado (including Imogene Pass near Telluride) on stock tires with no problem at all. In my opinion, the trails I did in Utah and Colorado were way harder than most of the back country roads at Big Bend. So, your cruiser will do fine in Big Bend, but you might want to bring a plugging kit and compressor if you are concerned with double flatting.