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Old 03-16-2009, 09:38 PM
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Im about to replace all 5 of my 32"s and am looking around to see what kind of tires I should be putting on my XJ. I definately spend more time on pavement than not with this vehicle, but I would still like something with an agressive tread that will be good for mud and sand (just moved to florida).

any thoughts on what would be a good compromise?
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Any mud tire with siping in the center treads should be good to go. Look at Toyo Open Country.
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I have liked the sets of Goodyear MT/R's and BFG M/R's I have had. Wore nicely and held their own off road.
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I know someone who runs the BFG MT/As and has for at least a year and they did great in the mud and still look brand new. I'm definitely not saying they're thrashed on the road, from what I've seen they're taken care of, but they'll definitely last.
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right now i got a set of big foot mt's. on my heep and they do alright on road and off road.
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Hands down, the best. IMO!!
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Down here in FL alot of folks run Interco Swampers, with the TSL and Bogger being favorites as I have seen. Now these tires don't always make the best sand tires, some folks even call them gravediggers for their tendency to dig down into the sand and bury themselves. On the other hand though I have always heard that the Goodyear MT/R performs very well in both sand and mud, as well as being sticky on the street. Only downside being the noise. I'm planning on going with Treadwright's MT/R clone when I replace my tires in order to get the best compromise between traction in this swampy *** FL mud, and this sugar *** FL sand!
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Originally Posted by daemon734
Im about to replace all 5 of my 32"s and am looking around to see what kind of tires I should be putting on my XJ. I definately spend more time on pavement than not with this vehicle, but I would still like something with an agressive tread that will be good for mud and sand (just moved to florida).

any thoughts on what would be a good compromise?

you are looking for something that is non existent

every one has preferences and they all differ
driving habits type of terrain all differ

the closest you will get is to talk to people that are local
and run the same trails you do
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Originally Posted by mike37
you are looking for something that is non existent

every one has preferences and they all differ
driving habits type of terrain all differ

the closest you will get is to talk to people that are local
and run the same trails you do
Depending on where the OP is from, I may be local, lol. In FL off roading is almost seasonal. With two main seasons, dry season, and wet. All dry season long the whole world is a sandpit down here in southern Sarasota county, then when the rain comes it's nothin but hard pack sand and deep mud! It's almost worth having a set of tires for each season IMO!
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Originally Posted by funkle95xj
Depending on where the OP is from, I may be local, lol. In FL off roading is almost seasonal. With two main seasons, dry season, and wet. All dry season long the whole world is a sandpit down here in southern Sarasota county, then when the rain comes it's nothin but hard pack sand and deep mud! It's almost worth having a set of tires for each season IMO!
the two tire setup is great if you have the money

I have always found regular old street radials to be a great sand tire also

but sand and mud is a hard one
typically every thing you want in a mud tire
is exactly what you dont want in a sand tire
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Very true. My goodyear wrangler radials are the best freakin sand tires I have ever used before. They really surprise me at how well they do in the sand!
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if money isnt an issue I would look in the BFG KM2 or the Fire Stone Mud. the fire stones only come in two sizes 32x10.50 or 33x12.50, you can get about 50,000 miles out of them. they are very quite for a md tire also so you dont have to yell at your friend to talk.
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i like my Maxxis Bighorns a lot
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i like my Maxxis Bighorns a lot
I ran Maxxis on my Durango and LOVED them!! They worked so great in mud but were a little loud on the highway. My wife hated them until we got a car and she hydroplaned in 2 inches of water!
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i like my interco truxus. great road manners, highway sound is minimal, great tread pattern. in the snow, they are great, need to be doing atleast 20 for them to clear out though. sand is no problem and mud is no match. they wear really nice too, and they are not really badly priced. mine are siped too and that really helps. thats my 2 cents.


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