D1 tire choices

[cdansan]

What tires are you running and do you like them?
D1 mostly street driven, off road 1-2 times month. Need to be good in mud and snow and not too bad on the street. I don't care about noise, longevity would be nice but not a deal breaker.
I have been thinking of the Goodyear MT/R or the Pro-Comp X MT, maybe the Maxxis Bighorn radials, Trxxus MT, Cooper STT, BFG MT KM2
Not brand loyal but would like a "good, reliable" set of tires.
Thanks, Dan

 

[Joey]

The tires your looking at are more mud than snow, remember mud tires normally do not do well in snow.

Personally I have 2 sets, normal daily tires A/T Revo's (bridgestone)
and mud tires, that I don't recall the name of on a separate set of rims.

 

[d1driver]

Mesa C/T's at NTB. E rated, and great in snow, mud, or wet roads. I have em and they are wearing like iron.

Here is a write-up about the same exact tires under a different name.

http://www.yotatech.com/f2/tire-review-wild-spirit-txr-ii-285-75-16-a-127975/

 

[daven5735]

I recently bought (5) Kumho Road Venture A/T KL78. These are 245/75-16 (E rated). I was looking for the best all-around tire at a good price. I paid $750 out-the-door from Discount Tire. The first trip I took was from Dallas to Big Bend National Park (about 1200 miles round trip) with quite a bit of time off-road in the park where only high clearance vehicles can go. The tires were very impressive on-road and dry off-raod. No mud or ice yet but respectable on wet streets.

 

[p m]

The tires your looking at are more mud than snow, remember mud tires normally do not do well in snow.

Mud tires do amazingly well in snow.
And, in my experience, they seem to fare well on ice as well, despite not having too many sharp edges.

 

[Lake_Bueller]

From my limited experience, mud tires do well in snow but ONLY when off-road or deep snow. They're slicker than shit on with 2" of snow on pavement. I took mine off for the winter and went with BFG A/T instead.

 

[NVRover]

If you are running a stock suspension, you will be somewhat limited in your tire choices due to available tire sizes that will fit. To get your biggest selection you may have to chose either a narrow 225/75-16 or 245/70 (not 75)-16. Either of those two (probably more so with the 225/75) will give you a decent variety.

My personal experience with my 96 D1 was 245/70-16 BFG ATs. They will give you >50k miles of wear with your use (assuming you drive normal) and do well on all types of surfaces, except for deep mud.

 

[varova87]

The two tires I have experience with:

BFG ATs- very quiet on road, not so great in mud.

Procomp Xterrains - terrible in snow/ice, very impressive in mud, unbeatable on rocks.

 

[V.84]

M/T tires are quite good in deep snow, I think they are better than winter tires in such conditions. But on the ice, mud tires slip like a sledge.

 

[mgreenspan]

I always liked the set of Dunlop R/Ts in 235/85 that I had way back. I have KM2s but only got some highway use out of them before a very wild electrical issue so I can't judge them on the mud or snow. But they are quiet on the highway.

 

[Finn]

I'll second the Dunlop Radial Rover R/Ts - currently on my 95 D1 - 245/75. Great tire in all sorts of conditions and not noisy on the highway. Unfortunately they seem quite hard to find.

 

[d1driver]

But I thought R/T's are tough to find and are discontinued. I would have bought them as well but could not find them. I have heard of guys getting >60k miles on them too!