What kind of tires....

[Snohomish76Cruiser]

.....should I get. I have an opportunity to buy some new tires pretty cheap, but not sure what I should get for my cruiser.

Any advice, experiences, etc.? I do a little of everything - mud, rock, roads.

I was thinking some swampers...but I'll take any input i can get.

Thanks!!!

DW

 

[e rock]

Friday night I took a couple friends up north of Index on some FS roads looking for snow.

I'm locked up at both ends running some Les Schwab MT knockoffs - 33x12.50.
My buddy runs a minitruck with 32x11.50 TSL Radials.
His friend runs a 99 TJ with 33x12.50 BFG MT's.
My buddy's dad drives a 96 LR Discovery. It's loaded, lifted, and locked. He just got some new 265/75-16 MTR's (more or less 32x10.50). He made us all look silly. He drove everywhere we went in 2wd. He broke trail for a while in 2wd and we NEEDED 4wd to follow. He put it in 4wd a couple times on slick descents just so the compression braking wouldn't kick the rear end loose. He never even used the ARBs.
My wife's Montero WILL be getting MTRs when the time comes.

Around here, it depends a LOT on what your intended use is. If it's a dedicated trailer queen that won't see snow, I think it's a tossup between the TSL SX and the Bias Irok. Dedicated rock buggies vary between the Irok and the MTR, but most of them travel to drier places for competitions.

For my cruiser, it will come down to MTRs and Swamper TSL SXs when the time comes. I drive it daily, but only a couple miles, so I can deal with poor road manners. For snow, rain, road manners, the MTR wins. The Swamper is better in mud, and has a tougher carcass (although I've never heard any complaints about the MTR).

I'm still undecided, but I've narrowed it down.

What kind of deal are you getting?

 

[skyshark186]

Ive seen a couple mtrs sheer sidewalls on the slickrock around here. Other than that, they are pretty sweet. Except the price tag. Local places want a fortune for em. For the economy budget, watch for slightly used swampers. I got all five of my ssrs with rims for 500 with only a thousand or so miles. i love em, and they do great on the road so far. Better than the bald dunlop muds i had on there when i bought it.

 

[Jetboy]

I would second the thought that it depends on your main offroad area and what type of terrain you'll be wheelin in. I think the TSL's I have work well in every situation except snow. THey are just average in snow and similar to other mud tires, but sand tires will outperform all others in snow, especialy the dick cepek Fun countries the old kevlars. they are just able to float better without digging. Here in MT most of the hard wheeling is in deep snow. ( I chose the TSL's because they are good all around and they look good too) I would stay away from the cooper STT's as they don't last long and have poor traction. For the price I would say that the Procomps although made by Cooper are better. I have run the MT's and the X-terrrains and though both were good tires.