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Old Aug 14, 2016 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by AceWhite
D30- not bent, just crappy tires. Like someone else said, ProComps are like foam on sandpapaper
You just said it was your rear tires that wore like that so its not a Dana 30. The tires are not the problem when wear like that is present.
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 11:36 AM
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I run 35" MTRs on my rig, they're great for a rig that will see good trails but also needs to be able to take the interstate home. That being said, go wheeling with someone running sticky's you'll hate any set of tires until you get sticky's.
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 11:41 AM
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But are you strictly rock crawling or are you driving your rig on the road? Stickies are a BAD choice if you road drive your rig.
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeepin'_Aint_EZ
But are you strictly rock crawling or are you driving your rig on the road? Stickies are a BAD choice if you road drive your rig.
if you got money for stickys, you got money for a trailer
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by PurpleToxin505
if you got money for stickys, you got money for a trailer
You make an excellent point sir
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 04:07 PM
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I know that everyone has their favorite tires, but if you are not EXCLUSIVELY running rocks, you should give Hankook MT a look-see. A few years ago when I was looking around at new tires, I came across this article

http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/wh...ok-dynapro-mt/

Surprised me because they frankly look kinda plain (sidewall tread looks pretty good though) but I grabbed a set of 30 inchers (now running 33's) and never had any issues with them. They clean well in the mud, grip pretty well in rocks, have a decent ply count and are quiet on the road.
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by HYRYSC
I know that everyone has their favorite tires, but if you are not EXCLUSIVELY running rocks, you should give Hankook MT a look-see. A few years ago when I was looking around at new tires, I came across this article

http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/wh...ok-dynapro-mt/

Surprised me because they frankly look kinda plain (sidewall tread looks pretty good though) but I grabbed a set of 30 inchers (now running 33's) and never had any issues with them. They clean well in the mud, grip pretty well in rocks, have a decent ply count and are quiet on the road.
Theres another article out there that compares damn near every offroad tire out.
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 06:14 PM
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This rig is a trailer queen- she rides to and from the trail in style. FWIW I posted 3 pics and only mentioned the quick wear on the front ProCops after I put the lift on and before alignment. I just thought tires wore awful quick in 1000 miles or probably less. Don't tell me it's cuz of alignment- I'm well aware of that, this was extreme and it's also besides the point of my post


The point was the first 2 pics are my current back tires and how terrible they look after a handful of trips on them. I run rocks- preferably lots of rocks. So I'm looking for feedback on what others use in similar conditions. I don't care how they wear on the street. The ProComps MT2 tires I have sucked for those conditions. They may be great in mud but that's not my gameplan. Thanks to those that answered the question
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 06:35 PM
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Originally Posted by AceWhite
This rig is a trailer queen- she rides to and from the trail in style. FWIW I posted 3 pics and only mentioned the quick wear on the front ProCops after I put the lift on and before alignment. I just thought tires wore awful quick in 1000 miles or probably less. Don't tell me it's cuz of alignment- I'm well aware of that, this was extreme and it's also besides the point of my post


The point was the first 2 pics are my current back tires and how terrible they look after a handful of trips on them. I run rocks- preferably lots of rocks. So I'm looking for feedback on what others use in similar conditions. I don't care how they wear on the street. The ProComps MT2 tires I have sucked for those conditions. They may be great in mud but that's not my gameplan. Thanks to those that answered the question
If all you run is rocks, why would you even have put a mud tire on? Their compounds are not designed to handle constant rocks. Im not surprised they didn't hold up. No mud tire would hold up on sharp rocks. There's some that might last longer then others but will eventually get shredded up. I don't rock crawl so I don't know the brands that make crawler specific tires but working in a tire shop for 3 years, I came to see just how many people were disappointed with mud tires when they weren't used as intended.
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Old Aug 15, 2016 | 06:42 PM
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Didn't know better hence my post.
Thanks for your opinion that had nothing to do with what I'm asking
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If all you run is rocks, why would you even have put a mud tire on? Their compounds are not designed to handle constant rocks. Im not surprised they didn't hold up. No mud tire would hold up on sharp rocks. There's some that might last longer then others but will eventually get shredded up. I don't rock crawl so I don't know the brands that make crawler specific tires but working in a tire shop for 3 years, I came to see just how many people were disappointed with mud tires when they weren't used as intended.
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 01:10 AM
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It even can depend where you live what kinda tires you should run,Talk to your local jeep club or off road club ask what tires they all run and what to stay away from.
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by AceWhite
Didn't know better hence my post.
Thanks for your opinion that had nothing to do with what I'm asking
It did have something to do with your post. Your looking for crawler tires so I said to not get a mud tire. That eliminates those tires from consideration and narrows down your search of what to look for. Your welcome
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 11:47 AM
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Ok, let's put an end to this then. BFG krawler red label stickies. You could even probably just use blue labels too.
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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Martlor13
If all you run is rocks, why would you even have put a mud tire on? Their compounds are not designed to handle constant rocks. Im not surprised they didn't hold up. No mud tire would hold up on sharp rocks. There's some that might last longer then others but will eventually get shredded up. I don't rock crawl so I don't know the brands that make crawler specific tires but working in a tire shop for 3 years, I came to see just how many people were disappointed with mud tires when they weren't used as intended.

comp tires will chunk out too every tire loses to the rocks eventually.


OP is running a small built jeep on a trailer? the tire you're looking for is the 35" creepy crawler


http://www.4wd.com/Jeep-Tires-Jeep-T...FYdcfgod6A8GOg


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Old Aug 16, 2016 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Atmos
comp tires will chunk out too every tire loses to the rocks eventually.


OP is running a small built jeep on a trailer? the tire you're looking for is the 35" creepy crawlerjo


http://www.4wd.com/Jeep-Tires-Jeep-T...FYdcfgod6A8GOg


Oh no doubt. My comment was just in regards to the op saying his mud tires didn't last on the rocks. Heck alot of mud tires won't last 20k on the highway. But of course dedicated crawler tires woukd last longer was all I was saying
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