Safari Ary
NAXJA Forum User
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- Virginia Beach, VA
Ok guys, I'm having a big dilemna. I have a set of 265/75 16 BFG AT KOs(32x11.50) on black steelies right now. One is brand new, two are 70% and two are are shot. My plan is to buy one more new one, and use the other new one and the two 70% ones to make a decent set and one of the two bad ones for a spare. These will make perfect road tires and should last me quite a while.
Now here's my dilemna. I need 'wheelin tires. I ran 31x9.50 swampers last year in the local rocks and mud and don't think I could live w/ the durability and lack of traction of an AT after that(don't think I'd wanna try either). Tire size will be a 285/75 16(33x11.50). I'm looking for a tire that will hold up well to western rocks and east cost mud and perform favorably in both. Treadwear is a concern because I will be driving cross-country and back on them(going to hike the John Muir Trail in CA and I'm not gonna drive by all the sweet 'wheelin you guys got out there and not hit some of it). Also, I can get BFG MTs at about 20$ below tirerack's prices through work, but I'm not sure if they'll hold up in the rocks. The other options are MTRs and TrXus MTs in my mind. $$$ is a definate concern, so I'm shying away from the MTRs. According to what I've read here's how the tires stack up...
Treadwear:
BFG
MTR
TrXus
Rocks:
MTR
TrXus
BFG
Mud:
BFG
TrXus
MTR
Money:
TrXus
BFG
MTR
Now, I've seen the BFG and MTR side-by-side in the mud, and I KNOW I will like the BFG better, but that's the only scenario I have real world experience with. Oh, one more thing. The ATs will most likely be switched to some M/T Classic II's w/ ~3" of BS for road duty and a nice healthy wide stance, and the off-road tires will get the Black steelies w/ 5" of BS. Thanks for any input or suggestions, and sorry about the length. Peace
Ary
P.S. If you're wondering about the 16" rims, it's cause of the WJ knuckles that will be going on soon.
Now here's my dilemna. I need 'wheelin tires. I ran 31x9.50 swampers last year in the local rocks and mud and don't think I could live w/ the durability and lack of traction of an AT after that(don't think I'd wanna try either). Tire size will be a 285/75 16(33x11.50). I'm looking for a tire that will hold up well to western rocks and east cost mud and perform favorably in both. Treadwear is a concern because I will be driving cross-country and back on them(going to hike the John Muir Trail in CA and I'm not gonna drive by all the sweet 'wheelin you guys got out there and not hit some of it). Also, I can get BFG MTs at about 20$ below tirerack's prices through work, but I'm not sure if they'll hold up in the rocks. The other options are MTRs and TrXus MTs in my mind. $$$ is a definate concern, so I'm shying away from the MTRs. According to what I've read here's how the tires stack up...
Treadwear:
BFG
MTR
TrXus
Rocks:
MTR
TrXus
BFG
Mud:
BFG
TrXus
MTR
Money:
TrXus
BFG
MTR
Now, I've seen the BFG and MTR side-by-side in the mud, and I KNOW I will like the BFG better, but that's the only scenario I have real world experience with. Oh, one more thing. The ATs will most likely be switched to some M/T Classic II's w/ ~3" of BS for road duty and a nice healthy wide stance, and the off-road tires will get the Black steelies w/ 5" of BS. Thanks for any input or suggestions, and sorry about the length. Peace
Ary
P.S. If you're wondering about the 16" rims, it's cause of the WJ knuckles that will be going on soon.
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