Picking New Tires

stevencox93 · May 2, 2013

Okay Im needing help picking tires for when I go up to 33s. its between Toyo Mts, KM2s, or the trail grapplers. Since im going to school i drive alot so my car is going to be bewteen 70-80% on the highway and the rest in mud gravel and back mountain roads so im needing a tire that performs well both on and off road and also gives me good tread life without sacraficing quality. So what would you guys suggest?

Roadwarrior · May 2, 2013

Toyo MTs. Hands down. If I had the money for them that's what I would go with. That or the new Goodyear MTRs, though those have a few bad reviews

Xado89 · May 2, 2013

I've heard nothing but good about Toyo, however I personally have had the Trail Grap's. I had a set of 37x13.50's on my F250 and loved them. They road pretty quiet and wore verrryyy well on the road traveling 30 miles on way for work each day. Also held their own in the mud pits when I had that truck burried up to the doors. They also balanced good too, no shakes. My opinion, worth the money.

AZhiAZiAM · May 2, 2013

Roadwarrior said:
Toyo MTs. Hands down. If I had the money for them that's what I would go with. That or the new Goodyear MTRs, though those have a few bad reviews

toyo. i had the on my 250 40's and they lasted me almost 4 years... if i didn't have a ball joint issue they would of lasted longer. definitely worth the extra cabbage.

lbishop · May 3, 2013

toyo makes nitto tires, so you can't really go wrong with either the open country or the trail grapplers. Because the same rubber is used in both tires. I like the trail grapplers personally after seeing a set in person, on a buddies cherokee

stevencox93 · May 8, 2013

What kind of mileage did you guys above get outta the tires? and any flaws yall saw seeing as you both had f250s?

AZhiAZiAM · May 8, 2013

i only had one flaw and it was cupping but that was my fault for not replacing my ball joints when i needed too. other than that i think i got 45k before i sold the truck and it still had over a quarter left on them.

karlmagnum · Jul 4, 2013

If you will be on the highway most of the time, I think it would be better to get an AT. The Terra Grapplers are good on mud and rocks, and they are quite on the highway.

idratherbe · Jul 4, 2013

I have the Terra Graps and have put about 10k or so on them. I really like them so far. Great in the snow, rain and on the highway. I've been rotating them every 4k or so but they seem to be wearing good. I only wish I'd rotated the 5th in sooner. Unfortunately I have almost zero miles with them off road but that will change soon.

Prime · Jul 4, 2013

I've been thoroughly impressed with the GY DuraTracs in 33. Almost 15k on them and they still look and ride awesome. If they still made the OG MT/Rs in anything other than Hummer size, it'd be on like Donkey Kong. I had the newer MT/Rs in 32 and I hated EVERYTHING about those tires except their off road performance.

GhostX · Jul 4, 2013

Just want to throw my .02 for the BFG's. I've been running the KM2's for over a year now, and I love them.

Keep in mind, I off road at least once a month, so that is my bias.

Having run these tires in a multitude of off road environments, they excel in all arenas. Slickrock, sand, great mud shedders, and their low pressure performance is excellent.

On road their manner are...well...loud. But then turn up the stereo I say!! You won't be in stealth mode rolling up on a target with these tires, but that is a small price to pay IMO.

Good luck!

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05x4x4 · Jul 4, 2013

I'm running GY DuraTrac's on all my trucks from a nissan Xterra to my Chevy 2500hd to my Toyota tundra. Thy have great traction in the dirt, and I get great tread wear on the highway.

The Xterra is a daily driver and weekend wheeler, the Chevy I tow cattle trailers and equipment trailers, and the tundra is my ranch truck that I drive every where els.

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Macland · Jul 4, 2013

05x4x4 said:
I'm running GY DuraTrac's on all my trucks from a nissan Xterra to my Chevy 2500hd to my Toyota tundra. Thy have great traction in the dirt, and I get great tread wear on the highway.

The Xterra is a daily driver and weekend wheeler, the Chevy I tow cattle trailers and equipment trailers, and the tundra is my ranch truck that I drive every where els.

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I like your style man!

Big_THanks · Jul 4, 2013

I'm running Toyo Open Country MTs. I love them, they handle great on road (they do roar but I like that) and they perform great off road. I've never had trouble with them and im running 33x12.50 on 18" wheels

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05x4x4 · Jul 4, 2013

Macland said:
I like your style man!

Lol! Thanks man, I work the hell outta my tires and love them.

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stevencox93 · Jul 4, 2013

I think Im leaning towards the Trail Grapplers because they have pretty good tread life and they have good on and off road manners and do good off road too. My next decision is keep with my 16" XD Hoss and repaint them or go to 15" steel wheels. If I kept with my wheels now id run 285s if I got 15s id run true 33x12.50 so any ideas?
These would be the wheels id buy then sell my Hoss

lbishop · Jul 4, 2013

I'd stick with the 16s if it was me since there's not a huge difference in price between 15 and 16s

33x12.50x15s- $223.71
285/75/16s- $233.95

(from tirecrawler.com)

stevencox93 · Jul 4, 2013

Well for a set of 4 in 15s is $1000 but for 16s its $1200 so is it worth $200 more for not a true 33x12.50?

Prime · Jul 4, 2013

lbishop said:
I'd stick with the 16s if it was me since there's not a huge difference in price between 15 and 16s

33x12.50x15s- $223.71
285/75/16s- $233.95

(from tirecrawler.com)

I don't understand your logic. If there is no appreciable difference in price why would you go with the more expensive option? On tires alone that's $50 plus another $200+ for 5 wheels? I'd go with 15s w/o a doubt and have $250 more in my pocket.

Roadwarrior · Jul 5, 2013

Prime said:
I don't understand your logic. If there is no appreciable difference in price why would you go with the more expensive option? On tires alone that's $50 plus another $200+ for 5 wheels? I'd go with 15s w/o a doubt and have $250 more in my pocket.

But then you have to factor in the price of new wheels

stevencox93 · Jul 5, 2013

id be $1400 which new rims and tires and I plan to sell my old wheels and tires for $400 to cover the new wheel cost so im still just paying for the tires

Prime · Jul 5, 2013

Gotcha. I thought new wheels were coming regardless. Kthxbai

Roadwarrior · Jul 5, 2013

stevencox93 said:
id be $1400 which new rims and tires and I plan to sell my old wheels and tires for $400 to cover the new wheel cost so im still just paying for the tires

Prime said:
Gotcha. I thought new wheels were coming regardless. Kthxbai

Right.. So.. I think he has it figured out..
/imout
//merica

stevencox93 · Jul 5, 2013

but is there any difference performance wise to get a true 33x12.50 vs a 285/75?

drbandkgb · Jul 5, 2013

Hard to say.. The 285 75 is a slightly thinner tire..

I wouldnt say there is to be honest..

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