On Sat, 3 Dec 2005, Miles D. Oliver wrote:
> This is my daily driver and tow vehicle. I don't use this truck off-road
> much except for the occasional fire road and 'East Coast National forest
> trails, (again fire roads). I have a dedicated Trail vehicle, (a Suzuki
> Samurai on Toyota axles with 36" tires) to play on the rocks, roll over and
> do the hard core stuff.
>
> I need a replacement tire of the same size (265/75 R16) that is a bit
> more agressive but don't need a true mud terrain tire. I'm hoping to get
> nearly the same amount of miles or at least 60K more on the new set as I'll
> the going rate for 16" tirea is probably between $175-200 for a decent
> light truck tire.
>
> I don't care about noise, I do care about sidewall strength, performance,
> tire wear and longevity.
>
> I have ruled out Any BFG tire product. I help operate a company that puts
> on 4wd events on the East coast and we routinely cut 4-5 BFG Mud terrain
> tires at each event. In my opinion the sidewalls don't seem to hold up.
>
Well my first recomendation for a tire like that would be the BFG A/T, but
if you want a slightly more aggressive all terrain with a stronger
sidewall, I'd hit up the GY Wrangler MT/R. They seem to have much
stronger sidewalls than they deserve to, and an extremely competant on the
street.
My impressions stem from 35s on a TJ though, my Dakota is on 40" Iroks,
they're not quite as street friendly.
I'm not sure the MTRs would make your 60,000 mark under the heavier Dakota
though, but they are what I plan to run for street skins on anything I
have that's a 4x4 next go-around. I didn't used to be much of a fan of
them and their radial construction made me nervous offroad, but they've
performed extremely well everywhere I've seen them and I'm really wishing
I could get the 40" MT/R for somethign less than $500 each for my next set
of tires.
> While I am not going to be putting the new tires of choice through the
> same situations that I put my trail rig I do want to be able to feel
> comfortable in running across some rock fields without fear of splitting
> sidewalls.
>
This also knocks out my second choice: the Yokohama Geolandar A/T. I've
had as much bad luck with their sidewalls as with BFG sidewalls.
Translated that means for me either is fine on the street but require too
much caution on the trail for me to be comfortable with.
> Can anybody offer their recommendations or could offer suggestions for
> real world tire comparisions other than Consumer Reports?
check the reviews section on Tire Rack for each tire model, and pay
attention to their ratings. They don't have the entire range of brands
covered but what is there is fantastic in my expirience.
-- MikeM '98 SAS Dakota CC on 40s - back to DD for a while since I don't trust the two wheel drive Ford's street slicks in the snow.
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