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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee

Some decent all terrain tires would be what your most likely looking for.

Do you drive the truck on or off road more?
I guess more on road, I'm goin for more if a weekend wheeler now
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 02:11 PM
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I run 31x10.50 MTZ's. Had them about a year and love them..I DD them and they have some road noise but not enough that they bug me. I rotate them about every 5000 miles and still have plenty of tread left. put about 20000 miles on them so far. They are great offraod and I have only been stuck a few times.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 02:41 PM
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I've had a very good experience with Trxus MT. Did a lot more street driving than I expected. Got over 20K miles before I retired them and then sold them to someone else. Great all around tire and did excellent in the snow and mud. They've gotten a bit expensive since I've bought mine, but so have just about every other tire too.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by gregxgriffin

I guess more on road, I'm goin for more if a weekend wheeler now
Read up on Goodyear duratrac
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 03:05 PM
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Thanks guys I appreciate the advice, keep it coming
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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The General Grabber ATs that were on my rental XJ were really nice. Very quiet, but it was an AT so that isn't anything special.

But the roads on Vieques are terrible, lots of runs and washout spots. We never had any trouble getting anywhere, although it was pretty dry.

I'd say unless you get into really deep mud those wouldn't be a bad tire for the weekend warrior.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 03:08 PM
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I have the mastercraft courser mt's in a 35/12.50-15 and so far I love them. I've driven on dry/wet/snow covered pavement and taken them through the mud a couple times and they have held they're own. I also definitely loved the price at 212 per tire.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Gee oh Dee
The General Grabber ATs that were on my rental XJ were really nice. Very quiet, but it was an AT so that isn't anything special.

But the roads on Vieques are terrible, lots of runs and washout spots. We never had any trouble getting anywhere, although it was pretty dry.

I'd say unless you get into really deep mud those wouldn't be a bad tire for the weekend warrior.
My buddy actually has 3 of these in pretty good shape I was contemplating buying them but they are just a/ts but he claims they are very good tires
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 03:49 PM
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Originally Posted by 95 tank
Goodyear wranglers look good but aren't the greatest. Pro Comp MT or extreme AT are sweet. I have BFG AT n they are good but they are a few years old. The new BFG AT are crap no snowflake n don't last.
My BFG's are brand new and they have the snowflake
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 07:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Tehtugboat
I have the mastercraft courser mt's in a 35/12.50-15 and so far I love them. I've driven on dry/wet/snow covered pavement and taken them through the mud a couple times and they have held they're own. I also definitely loved the price at 212 per tire.
X2. I have these in 31s.

If you want to go cheaper check out treadwrights.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 08:01 PM
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Treadwright is running 4-5 weeks behind which is why I have Fierce
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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I just got to test out my Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac in the snow. Great tire so far.
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Old Feb 22, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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late to the dance, dynapro's..good treadlife, quiet for what they are,perform as well as the original bfg m/ts not as good as the km2s offroad....i like mine alot happy middle ground better on road then mt/r or km2...i liked my trxus m/ts but they lasted less then 20k

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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 04:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Jeff2000XJ
I just got to test out my Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac in the snow. Great tire so far.
When I got my 2 sets of 31's there was a 1-2 week wait. They were out the door in a couple days.
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Old Feb 23, 2011 | 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by 95 tank
Goodyear wranglers look good but aren't the greatest. Pro Comp MT or extreme AT are sweet. I have BFG AT n they are good but they are a few years old. The new BFG AT are crap no snowflake n don't last.

"While most BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO tires meet the industry's severe snow service requirements (and are branded with the mountain/snowflake symbol), selected tires do not. "
Only the 215's lack the snowflake.
Originally Posted by jcwclm
A good siped mt....end of story.
May Void Warranty
Also may create more noise and shorter tread life. BUT vastly improves wet traction.

Originally Posted by gregxgriffin
I heard the red letters aren't very good for mud
No All Terrain tire is good for mud.

Id advise BFG A/T's if youre staying mostly out of the mud, or Goodyear Wrangler DuraTracs, if youre going to dabble a little more in the mud.. But Im still not sure on what tire ill be getting So take what I say with a lick of salt. (which is an odd saying)

If I had the money for two sets Id buy the BFG AT's for summer and fall, and run studded Duratracs for winter and spring. But id be paying more than I payed for my jeep.
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