Mud terrain tires?

[H-vegasdisco]

I vote Michelin XZLs

[Roverhound]

Originally Posted by p76rangie

Not a good advert for your tyres when the photos have a winch cable out. You could have picked some photos where you are climbing some impossible hill or use photo editing to get rid of the winch cable.

Funny, I was thinking the same thing. Guess the MT/R's still suck.

[williambrea]

Originally Posted by p76rangie

Not a good advert for your tyres when the photos have a winch cable out. You could have picked some photos where you are climbing some impossible hill or use photo editing to get rid of the winch cable.

Haha true but they are the ones I had on my comp at the time.
I was winched due to a failing borg warner and my back wheels having no power





Old MT/R

[DRaider90]

At least this time you took the time to get it a few inches away from the pavement into the grass. Can't beat extreme turf wheeling shots!

Just messing with ya man. They look better in the pictures on your truck than what I have seen in magazine ads etc. Still not the tire for me per say, but I bet they give some other "maximum traction" tires a run for their money.

(Notice I sad Maximum Traction not Mud Tires )

[williambrea]

Originally Posted by DRaider90

At least this time you took the time to get it a few inches away from the pavement into the grass. Can't beat extreme turf wheeling shots!

Just messing with ya man. They look better in the pictures on your truck than what I have seen in magazine ads etc. Still not the tire for me per say, but I bet they give some other "maximum traction" tires a run for their money.

(Notice I sad Maximum Traction not Mud Tires )

Just an FYI I went on trails with guys who were running 33" KM2's I went specifically over the same rocks and everything just to see the difference in traction. (I know there are other factors). And I never had any problems, the guy had a Heep Rubicon with a 2-3 inch lift.

They are definitely a huge improvement over the old MT/R's concerning all types of terrain. I ran old MT/R's before and the road noise is quieter, they do much better in mud (air them down and its awesome!) And they still do just as awesome on rocks. The side tread is also pretty slick advantage.

[DRaider90]

Its cool that they are working out good for you. I am sure compared to the KM2s, Pro Comp M/Ts, etc they are more up to par than the old MT/Rs. Also Maximum Traction/Reinforced is the name Goodyear gives them, I don't know why they don't call the Mud Terrains.

For me though I have been spoiled by Interco's Bias Ply Super Swamper TSLs, and I will be the first to admit I am addicted. I need to make a sticker that says "Go Swampers or Go Home", but in reality when I give advice on mud tires I try to make suggestions based on their needs out of a tire. Which the OP hasn't posted yet oddly. Because Bias Ply TSLs aren't for everyone.

My first set of 34x12.5 TSLs, and my current set of 34x9.5 TSLs:

[Jupiter Rover]

Originally Posted by DRaider90

Its cool that they are working out good for you. I am sure compared to the KM2s, Pro Comp M/Ts, etc they are more up to par than the old MT/Rs. Also Maximum Traction/Reinforced is the name Goodyear gives them, I don't know why they don't call the Mud Terrains.

For me though I have been spoiled by Interco's Bias Ply Super Swamper TSLs, and I will be the first to admit I am addicted. I need to make a sticker that says "Go Swampers or Go Home", but in reality when I give advice on mud tires I try to make suggestions based on their needs out of a tire. Which the OP hasn't posted yet oddly. Because Bias Ply TSLs aren't for everyone.

My first set of 34x12.5 TSLs, and my current set of 34x9.5 TSLs:

I've been wanting the skinnies for a long time. How do you like them? Have any more pics of the pizza cutters on your ride? Maybe a video?

Thanks!.

[LoWBuDget RoVer]

[quote=DRaider90;286711]Its cool that they are working out good for you. I am sure compared to the KM2s, Pro Comp M/Ts, etc they are more up to par than the old MT/Rs. Also Maximum Traction/Reinforced is the name Goodyear gives them, I don't know why they don't call the Mud Terrains.

For me though I have been spoiled by Interco's Bias Ply Super Swamper TSLs, and I will be the first to admit I am addicted. I need to make a sticker that says "Go Swampers or Go Home", but in reality when I give advice on mud tires I try to make suggestions based on their needs out of a tire. Which the OP hasn't posted yet oddly. Because Bias Ply TSLs aren't for everyone.

My first set of 34x12.5 TSLs, and my current set of 34x9.5 TSLs:






i dont think that bolt patten will work for my rover , how do you get it to work ??

[OldnDirty]

Because he doesn't have a Rover...pay attention. He has a Dodge Raider

[DRaider90]

Originally Posted by Jupiter Rover

I've been wanting the skinnies for a long time. How do you like them? Have any more pics of the pizza cutters on your ride? Maybe a video?

Thanks!.

Having run the wider 12.5s and now the narrower 9.5s its like night and day. The truck actually feels lighter running the skinnies. Noise wise they are about 50 percent quieter than the wider tires, and they have no vibrations/death wobble like the wider ones (more of a swamper thing than wide vs narrow). While you do loose the wide stance look, you gain better contact pressure allowing the tires to conform to rocks and other obstacles better. Plus they dig a lot harder than wider tires. And not a lot of people are running 34x9.5s so they do get a lot of double takes.

I guess since its not a Rover you can use your imagination a little if you want and think of it as a 2 Door RRCish thing:


(My cousins Disco, why I am on here)













(I don't know why but I like to the far away angle look of this shot, makes the tires look bigger? lol)

I will get some video together, but it is most wheeling video. After my cell phone charges I can do a walk around video too.

Originally Posted by LoWBuDget RoVer

i dont think that bolt patten will work for my rover , how do you get it to work ??

Originally Posted by OldnDirty

Because he doesn't have a Rover...pay attention. He has a Dodge Raider

That would be the answer to your question. If you wanted to run 6x5.5 rims you would have to buy bolt pattern adapters, which at $200 a pair to make 4 you are better off just buying new steel rims at the same price.

[JERSEY ROVER]

I got a chance to get a set of Tsl Radials 31x11.5 xr15 I wonder it they will fit with stock suspension

[Jupiter Rover]

Raider, perfect pics. Exactly what I was looking for. I think you sold me on those tires being my next. I have wanted them for a while. Right now I have 285/75 r16 on 7" wide rims. Not necessarily "wide" tires, but they are as wide as I ever want to go.

[DRaider90]

The 34x9.5s are some of the best TSLs out there (yes its true different TSL sizes have different amounts of tread etc). At 27/32nds worth of tread only a few TSL Bogger sizes have more tread. So you will get the most life out of them (for a bias ply tire of course). They are also a .10th of an inch bigger than the 34x10.5 LTBs, and the LTBs only have 22/32nds tread. LTBs cost less, but you get what you pay for. Big factors in why I went with the 34x9.5s TSLs vs the 34x10.5 LTBs. LTBs are wider, but I weighed wider vs tread life and tread life won.

(Disclaimer: Talking comparing apples to apples here with Bias Tires. Radial TSLs have less tread, but are made of a different compound so they last about as long as the bias ply ones with more tread if not a little longer.)

EDIT: Jersey Rover you may want to check your TSL Radials, they currently don't make a TSL Radial in 31x11.5. The 31" size for the Radials is 31x9.5. LTBs (that say TSL on the sidewall) have the 31x11.5" size and are bias ply not radial. And don't get me wrong LTBs are a value for the money, but if you can get TSLs.

[JERSEY ROVER]

Originally Posted by DRaider90

The 34x9.5s are some of the best TSLs out there (yes its true different TSL sizes have different amounts of tread etc). At 27/32nds worth of tread only a few TSL Bogger sizes have more tread. So you will get the most life out of them (for a bias ply tire of course). They are also a .10th of an inch bigger than the 34x10.5 LTBs, and the LTBs only have 22/32nds tread. LTBs cost less, but you get what you pay for. Big factors in why I went with the 34x9.5s TSLs vs the 34x10.5 LTBs. LTBs are wider, but I weighed wider vs tread life and tread life won.

(Disclaimer: Talking comparing apples to apples here with Bias Tires. Radial TSLs have less tread, but are made of a different compound so they last about as long as the bias ply ones with more tread if not a little longer.)

EDIT: Jersey Rover you may want to check your TSL Radials, they currently don't make a TSL Radial in 31x11.5. The 31" size for the Radials is 31x9.5. LTBs (that say TSL on the sidewall) have the 31x11.5" size and are bias ply not radial. And don't get me wrong LTBs are a value for the money, but if you can get TSLs.

I am pretty sure they are radials on the truck they are sitting on I will check tomrow since the truck is sitting in my side yard and post a pic too if I can

[p76rangie]

Originally Posted by DRaider90

I guess since its not a Rover you can use your imagination a little if you want and think of it as a 2 Door RRCish thing:

I thought the vehicle look familiar, but the Dodge badge threw me off.
Here they are a Mitsubishi Pajero and the vehicle really suits you. They are really good off-road vehicles

Ask your Spanish speaking mates what Pajero means.