mr4x4 Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I'm trying to figure out wich tires I should get Maxxis bighorn swamper tsl swamper trxus mt IROK bias ply or radial goodyear mtr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbliley Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 trxus MT's get my vote. just don't expect them to last on road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4x4 Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 trxus MT's get my vote. just don't expect them to last on road. about how many miles would I get out of them? I think 20,000-25,000 is good for an offroad tire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I absolutely hated my Trxus (sold them for 1/2 of what I had in them a month later). I absolutely love my Bighorns. My vote goes for Bighorns or if you can afford them the Iroks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbliley Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 IF You take care of them and keep them balanced. you could get 20 - 25 out of them. I amusing tham as offroad only tires. I run BFG MT's for my road/run a quick trail tire, and the Trxus MT's for offroad only use. That is the key. If you will run the roads at all for any regular use, you need to alter your list. Otherwise for the money they are nice shoes for the rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 IF you can get them to balance out. If you do go with the Trxus I'd highly recommend buying them locally so if they have problems balancing a specific tire you can have them just grab another one and try it. They are notorious for having balancing issues... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comanchedude Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I’m on my second set of Trxus MT and have no bad words for the tire. I ran a set of 31” got about 20K of on and off road use. Now running 33" and I really like the tires, they get great traction off-road, look great, I don’t have any balance problems, and they are priced..Well you can’t get a comparable tire for the money IMO With any tire you will get lots of differing opinions. But if you want an all around tire they are top of the heap. If you want an off-road only tire then look no farther than the TSL. As for balance issues after you go 33” or larger all brands can and often do have balance issues to some degree you can read that in most any tire review but is not a given. Trxus MT ..great tire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4x4 Posted December 29, 2007 Author Share Posted December 29, 2007 I do alot of offroading out here in the desert we have some very sharp rock I am running 35's and it is on my daily driver I think 25'000 miles is pretty good for an offroad tire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 For sharp rocks (and no mud) I'd go with the MTR. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rokhound Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 i like my swampers 34 x 9.5 skinny tire rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted December 29, 2007 Share Posted December 29, 2007 I'm trying to figure out wich tires I should get Maxxis bighorn swamper tsl swamper trxus mt IROK bias ply or radial goodyear mtr Maybe I am the only one who dosen't know.. But I would sure like to know, 1) The terrain you run? 2) The trail ratings, if any. 3) What kind of a driver are you? 4) WHAT do you wheel? 5) More on than off road, % of each. 6) Is this a trail only rig? these things, before I recomend a tire. Unless you just after the coolest looking tires.... rolling around the mall. :roll: :oops: :eek: ;) CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4x4 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 I'm trying to figure out wich tires I should get Maxxis bighorn swamper tsl swamper trxus mt IROK bias ply or radial goodyear mtr Maybe I am the only one who dosen't know.. But I would sure like to know, 1) The terrain you run? 2) The trail ratings, if any. 3) What kind of a driver are you? 4) WHAT do you wheel? 5) More on than off road, % of each. 6) Is this a trail only rig? these things, before I recomend a tire. Unless you just after the coolest looking tires.... rolling around the mall. :roll: :oops: :eek: ;) CW hows this I live outside of vegas most trails are about 5 min. from my garage as for the type of wheeling mostly rock but then we have alot of that around here I do drive thi every day about 200 miles a week of mixed on road and off this is what need tires and drive this rig every day hope that helps you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Don't go bias ply on a street rig, it sucks. Didn't like the XTerrains? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 Yup, That's the kind of info needed!! Based SOLELY on your list of tires, I would have to go with the Goodyear MTR's. Just rotate at every oil change and you will get 25-30,000 from them. That's the best you can hope for from a off-road tire. Feerocknoc is spot on, NO BIAS plys unless its a dedicated off road rig or something damn near it. They will offer you about the beat in off-road performance but at the same time the WORST ON road. I am not talking dry roads, most any tire made will perform well there. Moving past your list, the Pro-Comp MT and BFG MT are consistent TOP PERFORMERS in this on and off road game. I have used them for many hundreds of thousands of miles an half a dozen different rigs with excellent results. 50,000 is the LEAST a set has lasted me. I have the X Terrains on my TJ, its pretty much a off-road only rig. My reason for choosing this tire is SOLELY because of price. i got the set form a local guy who was having a kid and getting out of wheeling for the immediate future. They where BRAND NEW, set of 5. All mounted and balanced. The total cost was cheaper than I could have bought TWO individual tires for!! They are working well, hooking up as expected. Seem to be a bit lacking in side traction but overall I like them. Good luck, CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4x4 Posted December 30, 2007 Author Share Posted December 30, 2007 Ive heard good reports of these tires the maxxis trepador radial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I personally have no experience with the Maxxis line. Here is what Maxxis says about this tire: http://www.maxxis.com/products/automoti ... sp?id=5485 CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4x4 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 hows that ected have you had any problems with it the only people I know with that locker has had problems one guy is on his 5'th replacement locker in the past 2 years here's what stu olson has to say about thos maxxis trepador http://www.stu-offroad.com/bumper/beadl ... lock-1.htm I wanted to make this thread a poll but it wouldnt let me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWLONGSHOT Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 I actually have two ECTED's. The one I have in my 8.8 is perfect, never even a hick-up. The D44 in my MJ....well if you remember or went back a read. Its been problem mat-tic at best. Even now, I have my doubts if it really locks up. but in its defence, a locked axle is different when comparing a 15" DS with a 40somthing inch one. It definitely has locked up in the past. But I have been off-road in some time and the past couple times I used it I don't really know if it made any difference. the LS it has is quite aggressive. So the difference between its feedback and that of a locked axle are not as immediately apparent. ESP when you remember the 120" WB of the manche. Overall, its done what I expect of it. BUT, Just because of the AWEFUL customer service, I would not in good faith recomend it. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr4x4 Posted December 31, 2007 Author Share Posted December 31, 2007 atleast the 8.8 has been working good for you the guys I know have them in the D30 and they wouldnt buy one again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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