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I was just wondering what the best tire for performance in the mud and for handling and wear on the street would be. I'm looking at BFG's, Firestone, Goodyear, and super swampers. But I'm open to suggestions. Thanx. :welder:
Best mud tire for street driving
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NC's BeefTaco said:
First BFG's and the Goodyears are going to be the best. If you want just good looks go with Goodyear. They wear really good and do good off road but they dont do mud too good. BFG wear really good and also will go through more than the Goodyears as far a muddin goes.
Swampers are excellent off road but not on
I dont know about Firestone
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Street tires and mud tires are completely different requirements, so what you are asking for is the best compromise. This will be niether a stellar performer in mud or on the street but should perform adequately enough to get you by with good wear and safety on the stret and not leting you look silly on an easy slightly greasy trail.NC's BeefTaco said:
My vote is for this compromise is the BFG MT. A compriomise radial tire.
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i have BFG MT's and they're pretty good on the street...they dont have the best wet traction for stop lights, but with the supercharger it's hard to keep any tire from spinning when it's wet
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Love my Goodyear MTRs...I have about 10k miles on em and the look pretty much new, some say theyre not so great in the mud, but I have had nooooooooooo problem in mud that other trucks have been buried in. Road manners are OK, about what you woud expect from an MT, and not too noisy, but I must admit that I like the hum of nobby tires goin down the road 
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my vote is for the BFG's also
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Do you have any pictures of your setup? I'm actually thinking of running these tires next time around. They get pretty decent reviews, and they are certainly not common around here. The only thing that I'm drawn back about, is that their price generally seems a bit steep. How is the tread life? Any balancing/vibration issues (other than typical M/T vibes)?afcajun said:
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my buddy has xterrains on his f250 and he gets stuck in stuff that gives me no trouble...they dont clean as well as the BFG MT's and pack up real badToyo4x4 said:
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Sure do..i currently have about 13,000 miles on them and show minimal if any wear, i hear people talking about how you have to compromise between street and mud tires when i'm here with mine and the only compromise i feel you have to make is more road noise than stock. I don't notice any difference in handling besides the difference from switching from a 31 to a 35 inch tires on a small truck. the difference is very very minimal besides the extra road noise...i can still weave in a out of traffic as if i still had my stock tires on. All around great tire so far, i really never expected a mud tire to be like this...balenced perfectly and does not give the typical mud tire problems...they may be a little higher priced but if your looking for a mud tire that will perform in the mud and on the highway and look great on your truck at the same time then you'll have to pay a little more...i bought three and got one free, you might want to wait around for a sale like that because pro comp likes to run them often. Anyways you be the judge this is just my openion. It won't let me post any pics, i never did that before but it's giving me a limit of 19.0K and my pic is bigger. I know i'be seen pics larger than that on here before if anyone can help let me know.Toyo4x4 said:
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Well they never fail to get me through the thick stuff, maybe it's because my taco is lighter and i'm getting lots better floation than that F-250, unless he's running really really huge tires because that's a really heavy truck! I can clean them out if needed with a little wheel spin, i don't see how you can say they pack up that bad. Anyways I have had lots of experience with mud being from Louisiana and all and feel that this tire is a good compromise between mud tire and street tire, I don't have an ounce of problems with them balancing or wearing unevenly, and that's what the origional post requested, 13,000 miles and holding up great, like i said minimal wear at the most. They are no boggers or ground hawgs but they haven't let me down yet...we'll see how they hold up in the long run as i was skeptical at first when i bought them having no prior experience with them...I'll be upgrading to boggers for my mudding tires when i move back to Louisiana for the simple fact that they are mudding monsters and not much will touch them in the mud...but i'll be running these babies on the street for the plain and simple fact that are trouble free and handle nicely. That's my openion and everyone is entitled to their own.YoTRacer158 said:
I have had BFGs and SSRs, and I would say that the BFGs would be a good compromise. The SSRs are FAR superior to the BFGs and ride about the same, but wear more quickly. Now, my opinion is the cheapest mud tires are the best. Unless you go with swampers. I am looking at buckshots or dunlops. I have had 2 sidewall flats with my BFGs, and that is what they claim is so great about their tires. Might as well save the $$ and get a comparable tire for less. Just my opinion.
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I had the super swamper TrXus tires and the BFG M/T's. The TrXus started out good, but then sucked after about 10,000 miles. The lugs started to seperate from the tires on all four tires. I got them replaced for free and got the BFG's. They were extremely good on the highway for a mudder. I was happy with them. Unfortunatly I didn't get to keep them for their entire lifespan so I don't know how they acted after about 15,000 miles.
A lot of guys like the Goodyear MT/R on here, but I haven't ever had the opportunity to try it....too expensive for me.
A lot of guys like the Goodyear MT/R on here, but I haven't ever had the opportunity to try it....too expensive for me.
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I've had the Pro Comp xterrains and had lots of problems with balancing, getting even wear and extreme vibrations. For me, they worked well on rocks and loose rocks/shale but performed poorly in mud. After 20K miles I switched to BFGs and I could not be happier. I feel the BFGs are superior on road (noise, vibration, handling), on rocks and in mud when compared to the xterrains.
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4Wheel Mag did a 31in mud tire comparison. Same 86 Toyoyta truck and same mud. They would go right next to eack rut to keep equal playing fields so the tires touched fresh mud.
In last were Xterrains and MTR's only went about 16 feet in.
Then they had Trxus and BFG's. Dont recall how far those went but BFG went farther
Also BAJA Claws and TSL Radials went the farthest with the TSL's beating the Claws by a few feet. Both tires went beyond the 50ft mark.
Straigh out of the MAGAZINE so dont bash me saying i dont know what im talking about. I have no experience with these tires....just repeating the results of there test.
I personally have dunlop mud rovers and the have 10000miles on them with 75% tread left on them. Cheap too.
In last were Xterrains and MTR's only went about 16 feet in.
Then they had Trxus and BFG's. Dont recall how far those went but BFG went farther
Also BAJA Claws and TSL Radials went the farthest with the TSL's beating the Claws by a few feet. Both tires went beyond the 50ft mark.
Straigh out of the MAGAZINE so dont bash me saying i dont know what im talking about. I have no experience with these tires....just repeating the results of there test.
I personally have dunlop mud rovers and the have 10000miles on them with 75% tread left on them. Cheap too.
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I'm not bashing you but i can't see how Baha Claws did so much better being that they are so close in design...i was origionally going to buy those tires but went with radial tires for plain and simple reason that I have to use my truck a lot on the highway. I fugired they couldn't perform that much different in the mud being that they have similar tread pattern as the x-terrains. But from my experience like i said these tires perform great in the mud. If you don't believe me anyone is more than welcome to join me if in the area for a day of muddin.
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