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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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I am on the fence on whether or not to keep my BFG MTs, since my XJ will be way more of a street rig. I'm thinking of buying some ATs and selling off the MTs. I can get a set of (5) 31x11.50 Mickey Thompson MTX w/ 15x8 D-windows for about $775. Decisions, decisions.... What's your opinion??

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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 04:42 PM
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my jeep is 99% street rig and i have run boggers, creepy crawlers, and tsl's.

when offroad I wan't all the traction I can get so it is worth it to me.

mud terrains don't wear bad on the street, they may hum a little but I wouldn't say its worth $775 to get new tires.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 05:32 PM
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Keep them they look nice on your rig. and Plus Like KTM said they don't wear that bad.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 05:33 PM
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Dude, keep em.

Wait till they wear out and then get new ones. Get your money's worth. besides the bfg's last a long time and like stryker said, they look GOOOOOD.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 05:51 PM
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keep them on there man i know bunch of guys running them and they have the same tread wear as the ATs or so
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 06:17 PM
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keep em they are already paid for !
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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Well I guess I'll keep 'em. I can always sipe the center lugs for better wet traction. Thanks for the input!
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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What about $895 shipped for (5) 33x10.50 BFG KM2, stock gears mind you?? I had some 33x12.50 for about four months and on road it wasn't that bad, but how bad would it be off-road?
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What about $895 shipped for (5) 33x10.50 BFG KM2, stock gears mind you?? I had some 33x12.50 for about four months and on road it wasn't that bad, but how bad would it be off-road?
Those are mud terrain you know that right? You are giving up bfg muds for another set of bfg muds. Even though the new muds have a different tread, they both would probably wear and perform very similar.

It's mainly up to you and your money. If you wanna get new tires, go right ahead. Sell your current set to offset the cost.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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I have seen your rig on 33's and on 31's and I liked it better on 31's. Now if you would have kept that D44 I hooked you up with, I would like the 33's better lmao. Nah for real the 31's are the ticket
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