what's the shipping on those tires?
What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (89 Viewers)
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LS1FJ40
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$29. I'm assuming that is for all four since they are sold as a set of four. But not sure.
JaketheSSnake
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I think there is a $60 rebate in his post.
We did four more trails today.
Hurrah to Lockhart is via the chicken corners trail. It is easy. Hitting Lockhart from the Hurrah side is going uphill which to me is easier. One of my buddies has a similar setup to yours and struggled a little, but did fine. My setup definitely made it easier. All of us have lockers front and rear, but did not need them much.
BFGoodrich in a TA/KO is a great tire if you aren't going to run mud tires. The sidewalls are incredibly tough for an all-terrain tire, they are quiet on the road, good on any surface and I got 60,000 miles out of mine.
The OP is in Iowa. And BFG TAs suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck in snow.
I once had a conversation with a car salesman that told me a story about a customer of his that wrecked a brand new four wheel drive vehicle. He crashed during a snow storm and complained that the vehicle would not stop well and he slid into the car in front of him. After asking some qualifying questions he learned that the customer did in fact assume that because the vehicle had four wheel drive, it would have the same driving characteristics of being on dry pavement. He was driving much faster than he should have. The salesman then proceeded to tell the customer that he was an idiot because 4WD represented four wheel drive and not four wheel stop! I had a good laugh but then I started thinking hey....it is four wheel stop!! Long story short...the obvious is that when driving in poor and slippery conditions you should drive slower. BUT...traction is what is desired and tire choice does play a major roll! (pun intended!) I have driven on Coopers, BFG's, Grabbers, Yokohama's, and most importantly Duratracs. The BFG's were only decent after I sipped the hell out of them. But that made the vehicle drive squirrelly on dry pavement. I should also point out that my snow driving experience was acquired on the east coast, the snow belt in the mid west near one of the great lakes, and Colorado! The Duratracs had the best snow and ice traction but even at 2mph I have skidded right past my driveway with them. You have to understand that temp plays a huge role in the tires performance in the winter. It is rubber so when the temps drop it will change the hardness of the rubber compound. The best to do is really learn how to drive in snowy conditions and figure out if you needs would best be suited by introducing either siping, studs or even chains regardless of tire choice if you decide to run the tires all year long and not have dedicated winter tires. I know that sounds harsh because 4 tires are expensive as it is and 8 are just that much worse. That brings me to the next analogy that I heard...you wanna play you gotta pay!
Bubba as hell. Mounted my Harbor Freight 12V compressor direct to the wheel well, just to see how it would work.
Of course I blew a fuse trying to run it through my rear cigarette lighter. need to run it straight from the battery, I think.
Of course I blew a fuse trying to run it through my rear cigarette lighter. need to run it straight from the battery, I think.
It's mind blowing how many people still think that AWD or 4 wheel drive somehow helps the vehicle stop in slippery conditions over other vehicles. While not for my 80 series I have a set of dedicated snow and ice tires mounted on extra wheels for both my car and my wife's. Mind you they are both AWD. It took a little to convince her of the need even on her AWD CRV until she saw how well my car would stop and turn in the snow.
LS1FJ40
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I've only run BFG All Terrains on my 92 and have never had any complaints on the snow/ice. This past winter they weren't spectacular but good. They were also 6+ years old with 40k+ miles and have hardened quite a bit.
My understanding is that the new KO2 is an even better performing tire in the snow/ice. And gets the "triple peak" rating on snow/ice. They come with Michelin's siping technology.
I like the stronger sidewall and can't complain about my BFGs from the past so I think I'm going this route.
From Dictionary.com:
"Density"
noun, plural densities.
1. the state or quality of being dense; compactness; closely set or crowded condition.
2. @120mm
Isn't there some sort of saying about people in glass houses. . .
jfz80
Cruisin’
scrapped it for .03/lb.....and just last year it was up to .11 
Duratrack are frigging awesome in the snow!!
I was there a few days ago. Awsome view.
LS1FJ40
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I've heard that. But I've also heard the same about the new KO2s. And I've heard the Duratracs have sensitive sidewalls.
Isn't there some sort of saying about people in glass houses. . .
Yeah, I just fried my electrical system dinking around, too. What a moron.
Box Rocket
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You'll also get many more miles from the KO2 than you will the Duratrac. At least the guys around here that have the duratracs are getting ~30-40K miles at most. I had 3 sets of the BFGs and the ones that had the fewest miles when I replaced them had 60K on them and still had decent tread.
Quick little trip overview of Seven Troughs Mining region. Went out in two vehicles and explored some of the old mining workings out in the Seven Troughs area including the stamp mill and town of Tunnel Camp. Tried to wheel inside one of the canyons but I wasnt confident that i could get through by myself wheeling in it. While exploring one of the mine workings we ended up about 800ft inside of a mountain before we decided that it was probably too gnarly for us to go any further. Drank some beers and had some sausage and chili for dinner. Couldnt ask for a better weekend trip. All of the photos are shot by my roommate Zach Youngberg. He is in the process of getting another 60 to build up with his father.
