What is the best mud tire?

[J DeMaio]

Hi guys:

I'm thinking of getting some mud terrain tires but don't know what ones to get. The majority of my miles are on the road but I would like to know that I can do all right off road. I'm trying to decide between Wild Country's, Courser's, or Yokohama's. Not sure which ones to get. I will check the load range before I buy. Which last the longest on the road. I heard the Yokahama Geolander's are very good off road and last for a great deal of time on the road. I have heard these tires are good but these quotes are from my gasoline powered buddy's They don't have a real motor in the front end

 

[Oasis-3]

Trxus

J DeMaio I have a set of Inderco Trxus M/T tires on and I have 15,000 miles on them and am very happy with them. Take a look at this link Trxus

Hope this helps

Cliff

 

[Ted Constantine]

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I don't know about Coursers but the other two suck on road. I have a friend that ran Yokis on a grand cherokee got a full 20k out of them. They were absolutely bald at the end and probably should have been tossed at 13k. Through there entire life they are very rough. You feel every lug. the Wild countrys are about the same in characteristic.



The yokis ARE awesome looking.



I ran 255/85 BFG mts on my 98 gasser and the same set on my current truck. They were removed to put on the 295 ats but could have make it until the middle of this winter. They are also introducing a new MT with more shoulder lug. I have not read about it. I am much happier with the AT KO than the MT. They ride better, are quieter and suposedly are much better in snow although I have not had them through a winter.



If you did not run on the road most of the time I would suggest a BFG MT, Trxus, or another high load MT but I found MTs ill fitted to running on the road extensively. They were awsome when I used to run in deep snow and dirt roads most of the time.



Noise is a huge factor.

Hope this helps



Ted

 

[sewman]

I haven't got stuck w/BFG A-T they ride nice,are quiet & last a long time. I bought steel rims w5" backspace & have stock suspension & 35",I do have to watch it in the rain even in 5th I can fishtail pretty easy.

CUMMINS POWER RULES!!!

 

[Jetpilot]

Anybody tried the Super Swamper SSR tires? They look really good, come in a 10 ply, and depending on size have a max load of over 3900 lbs. here is a link if anybody wants to check them out:



www.intercotire.com/super_swamper_ssr.htm



I am considering purchasing a set but would love to hear from anyone who has actually used them.



Thanks,



Doug S.

 

[MUDDY]

i have had several sets of the OLD STYLE wild country MUD tire with decent luck. i normally run the 255/85 16 size on my powerwagons. i have the wildcountry mud tire on my 89 . good tire. had a set of the wildcountry all terrains and they were garbage. in 6,000 miles i had 5 flats, and 3 tires were ruined. also got stuck a lot.



on my 98 i run the bfg mud terrain in the 255 size. imo it is worth the extra price. a much better tire. this truck hauls heavy loads at higher speeds and they hold up. the tires are rated around 3,000 lbs per corner and i am often loaded at 11,500 to 12,200 with single rear wheels on my W-2500. i got over 40,000 mile tire life on 1 set i had, and only 1 flat. a nail. i cant get that good of life from the wildcountry mud tires and have ruined a couple in the rocks. and these trucks go in the rocks often.



the bfg sidewalls are tougher,- tri gaurd sidewall-. much better tire for the backcountry or a heavy truck like the dodge/cummins. also the bfg gives a smoother ride and balances out good.



stick with the mud tread over the A/T. the traction difference is amazing. dont compromise with the traction. if you do youll be winching or shoveling.



IMO, BFG M/T









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[Todd G]

I had a set of 33" BFG M/T's last 19000 miles.

I won't put up with that. I now have A/T's with 28000 on them with about 1/3 left.



I have found that the A/T's are better everywhere but deep mud. I try to stay out of that given the weight of our trucks. In snow the A/T's are a little better. They pack up with snow and give great traction as long as you are going slow. The M/T's sling big time but dig down too much.

 

[Prostock]

I just took off 4 265/75/16 Futura (Pep boys brand) mud terrain tires that were on my truck when I bought it.



I HATED those tires! Horrible in the rain, made WAY too much noise, and had no place being on a 2wd truck.

 

[TxDieselKid]

BFG for me...

I had a set of BFG on my last truck that lasted a LONG LONG time. I am planning on gettting a set for thiss truck when it comes that time. I HIGHLY recomend these to anybody with a 2wd truck wanting something more. If you want mud tires then you can not go wrong woth the BFG mt's



AJB

 

[SixShooter]

what about the goodyear MT/R?

 

[EScott]

what about the goodyear MT/R?



Friend of mine has a Hummer that HAD the MT/R's on it, they were horrible. Difficult to balance, impossible to keep balanced, tread and sidewall bulges,seperation you name it!



For the record I have a set of BFG AT/KO's on my truck that now have 70k mile on them. 40k on my old truck and 30k+ on my 2000. I will be buying another set in a week or two before the snow starts to fly.

 

[MUDDY]

Originally posted by Jacob082

what about the goodyear MT/R?

poor traction.



some guys in the guard were training in the high mnt s in the spring, and they had these on their hummers. they had nothing but problems in the snow with these tires. my jeep with the wild countrys had no problem whatsoever.



their destination was over the top of the summit. they gave up and turned around as they were sliding all over the place and worried about getting stuck, and as this was when it was clintons military and he cut the militarys budget so bad, the policy was, when a new hummer was received, to take the winches off and sell them to the civilian market so they would have operating expenses.









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[Bigramguy]

First two set's were BFG M\T's,then went to the goodyear MTR's. What a piece of crap,ride sucked,they would never balance right,and they were terrible in the rain. Fought with Goodyear for 3 months to finally get my money refunded. Back with the BFG's and happy again !

 

[Jff24Gordn]

I have a set of Remmington Mud Brutes 235/85. They might be a generic mud tire, but they are a good one. I got my set for free from a friend. I am the 3rd owner of this set of tires. I got them half worn out, and I've put 20k on them. They have survived the occasional lack of traction on pavement. I've had to push a truck out of the mud with a chain twice. But if you saw where I was, there wasnt much chance on not needing to push a truck with a chain. I'm about to buy another set of them.

 

[Dualstacks]

The interco trxus is a exellent tire. I've got 5000 miles on a set and love them. very quite on road. mine are 285/75/16, the biggest i could go on a stock 2500 quad cab. they work great.

 

[BigUgly]

Just FYI... .

Not too long ago, a 4X4 magazine, either fourwheeler or Petersons off road (cain't remember) did a "scientific" test of MTs. The guys at National Wheel and Tire out of Wheeling West Virginia took the same jeep through a mudhole with something like 8 brands of MTs. They tested for floatation, distance, hook-up, turning, 2WD grip up a hill and a mess of other things. The BEST mud tire was, off course, the Interco Bogger , full pull baby! But, I wouldn't want them on my daily driver !

If you wanted more mud than road, I'd go with Interco's old style Super Swamper Radial, their newer SSR radial, or the more street friendly Truxus. On the test, they tested the Yoko Geolander and it did much worse then I though it would, it scored toward the very rear of the group. However, for a more streetable tire, I like the BFG MTs; they are pretty good on the street, landed in the middle of the pack of the test, have the 3 ply sidewalls. Asd for milage, I have gotten ~26K miles on my set of 285/75/16s load range D, (and I think they have the same or maybe even a lil' bit higher load carrying range of the stock 265/75 Michilins) dang near all of those miles were on road with a mess of them being on Interstate. The tread blocks look like to have at least %65 of life left in them. What's the secret of their success? I keep them aired up to ~48 in the front and ~44 in the rear, and I rotate them (back to front and front crosed to back) every 5k miles, and get them re-balanced every 10k.

Personally, I like the BFG MTs, and have heard the new MTs will be available in sizes up to 37" !

Good luck, Josiah

 

[DNelson]

If you go to 19.5" tires...

I like the Toyo M680Z's in the 19. 5" size. Not sure if they make that in the 16" size, but they're pretty tough, and have a "G" load rating

 

[JAnderson]

You will get quite a few different responses as you can already see. No matter what tire you get you must keep up with tire rotations and air pressure. Also everyone has different driving styles so the tires will wear differently. I have been sold on the Wild country TXR mud tire. This is a mud tire that they made a little different to cut down on road noise. I never hear my tires even at high speed unless the road is super smooth. I have had these tires in mud, sand , snow , and ice. Best tire I have ever had. (have not owned BFG's yet). On my 4runner I had 60k miles on the tires before replacing. On the dodge 40k and they are just about ready to be changed. Forget about at's for riding on top of the snow because a 7000lb truck will fall through anyway. Only way to really find out is buy a set and see if you like them. Just avoid the obvious troubled tires.

 

[Adam_Dodgezilla]

I've had them all!!

I've had them all over the years! On toyota's and Chebbys and now DODGEZILLA and in my opinion the best tire for our truck in a mud terrain 35" and under is the BFG MT's now if you go BIGGER don't mess around and go with the Super Swamper SSR's you will be happy you did!!!