tire choice & life

[thebizbucket]

When I bought my BFG A/T's I picked them over the trxus because I was told the trxus wouldn't "last" due to soft rubver & heavy truck.. but couldn't find out how long the trxus would last for.

So the question is, what tire are you running, how far have you gone on 'em (in distance not years ), and how much you think is left ?

I am particualr curious about the BFG M/Ts but I would love to hear about any others too.

 

[GXO]

315/75R16 MTRs.

I have gone about 100 miles in them. Love them so far

The old SSRs I had on there shook my teeth out!

 

[Capocaccia]

Generally, most M/T tires will last around 30k miles. My A/Ts are rated for around 60K.

 

[thebizbucket]

rated and what happens on a LC isn't always the same thing

Generally, most M/T tires will last around 30k miles. My A/Ts are rated for around 60K.

 

[Capocaccia]

Fine. Rumor has it that A/Ts will hold out for 60k or more.

 

[Jason Andrews]

I ran 35" BFG M/Tkm on mine for almost 3yrs/30,000 with only 1/4 tread gone, still looked new. IMO they would have lasted 70-80k mostly street though.

Where do you live? They are good in mud, but suck in ice and snow, especially without siping. Get BFG if you need a tire that lasts 5+ years.

 

[Nay]

If you are basing tread life on road miles, you probably don't need an MT.

I'll probably get get 15K miles out of my trxus, because at 50% tread depth it's time for new tires and the trail wear will make them most suitable as spares.

It's like posts about gas mileage. You can't take a vehicle with great gas mileage on a hardcore wheeling trip, so what does it matter?

FWIW, I haven't found my trxus to wear any faster than the BFG AT's that were on the rig when I bought it. 12K miles on those tires and they were down to 60% tread with almost all road use by the previous owner.

Nay

 

[firetruck41]

Fine. Rumor has it that A/Ts will hold out for 60k or more.

BFG A/Ts maybe, the Toyo A/Ts on the wifes 100 will probably be at the wear bars by 35-40k miles.

 

[Bob_Garrett]

GY MTRs (315s) on the 80 for 40k +5k on my mini-truck. Have about 9/32" tread left. Ran 32-34psi and rotated every 5k.

They start getting louder after about 20k, tho.

 

[thebizbucket]

Very interesting.. Unfortunately with regards to road distance and trail wear my truck is my daily driver, and that distance makes trail time really pale in comparison to 12 or so weekends on the trail a year.

I live in Vancouver, BC.

 

[80jay]

I have cooper m/t awseome off road but they dont last long at all onroad, 10,000 miles on them any tread is vanishing very fast.

 

[Brentbba]

Bridgestone Revo 285's. Put them on at 135K and have 170K now with what looks like a good half or more of the tread still available. I'm very happy with the wear to date.