tire recomendations

[don b]

I need to replace the tires on my W250 4x4 and need a long lasting, safe 10 ply tire which will be economical to run on the highway with a camper and get me in and out of fishing spots with mud. I currently have Michelin XPS rib tires which are great on the highway, but will probably get me stuck in mud. Any recomendations would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[Grey Wolf]

I used to have Michelins also, but I've changed to Bridgestone Revos and I've found them to be way better than the Michelins. Much better in the rain also...

 

[Blue Ox1]

I'll give another vote for the revo's

Joe

 

[Moose Truck]

BFG All Terrains KO 235-85R16 Load Range E. Only tire I ever had on my '89 4X4 non-Posi Traction. Long lasting on highway, Hauled a bed full of firewood out of axle deep mud and I never got stuck. Moose00 Oo.

 

[MMiller]

Michelin has an XPS traction that is a good tire, dad runs them a lot on the farm truck. Pretty good balance in road, and mud, but by far weaker in the mud then say a BFG AT or MT. I run BFG MT's right now, don't know what I'm going to do in the future, I'm thinking a little smaller then the 305's on the truck now, and a little less aggressive.



Warning, BFG AT's are very bad at picking up rocks on gravel roads, and pelting the underside of the truck.



Michael

 

[Moab4x4]

Bfg At-ko

I have run BFG AT-KO on various trucks and love them. The hardest part is deciding what size, I like 285's that are a tad higher than stock but fit.

If you are around a lot of rocks the bead protector of the KO's is worth it. I have abused those tires in Mud and rocks and never had a problem. Here in Moab, if you look at what the locals are running, most of us are using these tires on our street / mild wheeling rigs.