| Author | Message | ||
     Zach Jaggers (Mountenn) Member Username: Mountenn Post Number: 52 Registered: 03-2003 |
Anybody tried Buckshot Maxxis Mudders on a Rover? They look really beefy, and seem to give a lot of bang for the buck. A friend has 33" Buckshots on his Dodge, and they seem to do really well. I'm running an RTE 3" setup, and was thinking of adding 1" spring spacers and trying 33's, too. Either that or just going with a 32"...32 inches is really all you need (in my opinion, and we all know what opinions are like). Comments? | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 2429 Registered: 04-2002 |
I know I say this everytime these things get brought up but.... I see them all the time down here on the bubbas' pick up trucks and EVERYTIME I see them they are almost bald (literly), this leaves me to believe that the tread life must BLOW. | ||
| Neil Flanagan (Electriceel) Member Username: Electriceel Post Number: 99 Registered: 02-2002 |
Maxxis Buckshot mudders are shit. The real deal is the Denman/Gateway Buckshot Mudder. They are made by the same company but don't get them confused. They are completely different animals. I have 265/85/16 Buckshots on my 90 and love them. Great in the NJ mud and slop and even more impressive in the VT/NH granite. I've put the Buckshots on the Disco(stock offset Disco steelies, 3.5" lift) and they are pretty useless. Without flares or a +5 inch lift you would need 4 inch or taller bumpstops to stop them from tearing apart your rear door and rear quarters. They are 33.6" in diameter with a 9" treadwidth. I think there is also a 245/85/15 which i think would be killer on the disco. | ||
| Neil Flanagan (Electriceel) Member Username: Electriceel Post Number: 100 Registered: 02-2002 |
Yep. They are just complete garbage, Carter. Super soft rubber and no sidewall. The Denman Buckshots, though they are soft, have sidewall thickness of 3/4" and massive lugs. IMHO far superior to TSL's, but what the hell do I know. They are beefy as all hell. I have 15k on mine but don't expect to get over 20k. | ||
| TPH (Snowman) Senior Member Username: Snowman Post Number: 427 Registered: 12-2002 |
How bad/good are Dean Wildcat's? Anyone have experience with these or are they another "Bubba" tire? They certainly are cheap. S- | ||
| Zach Jaggers (Mountenn) Member Username: Mountenn Post Number: 53 Registered: 03-2003 |
Alright, the input helps a lot. Any suggestions for a good, all-around tire that's not going to sink me financially? I want something with a decent tread life, strong sidewalls, and that will fare very well in Tennessee mud. They don't have to be mudders necessarily, just something that will attack the mud like it attacks the rock/loose dirt. | ||
| D. Chapman (1hank1) Member Username: 1hank1 Post Number: 191 Registered: 02-2003 |
Goodyear MT/R's | ||
| Nathan Hindman (Nathanh) Member Username: Nathanh Post Number: 41 Registered: 07-2002 |
I ran the Denman/Gateway Buckshot Mudders on my D90 (265/85/16s) for about 2 years and I loved them. Pretty tough tire, great tread pattern and flexy sidewalls. My only complaint was that the tire compound was pretty soft. After about 25K miles there was less than 1/3 tread left in them. On the other hand the soft compound made them work like crazy on the rocks out here in Colorado, and the traction out in Moab was unbelievable... Thanks, Nathan Hindman http://www.Pangaea-Expeditions.com | ||
| Zach Jaggers (Mountenn) Member Username: Mountenn Post Number: 55 Registered: 03-2003 |
Anyone have a ballpark estimate on how much 5 Denman/Gateway Buckshot Mudders (32-33 x 10.5) or 5 Goodyear MT/R's (same size) would run? I have limited funds here... Best- Zach | ||
| D. Chapman (1hank1) Member Username: 1hank1 Post Number: 196 Registered: 02-2003 |
Wal-Mart had the MT/R's for something like $170.00 each. They do cost a little more but they are good tires. | ||
| Neil Flanagan (Electriceel) Member Username: Electriceel Post Number: 101 Registered: 02-2002 |
http://www.natltire.com/ntw0799/pages/mudders.html There is no 33x10.5 MT/R. Closest size would be 265/75/16(32") I'm serious about the 265/85 Buckshots. If you are not prepared to cut and put them on a wider offset wheel, you will be disappointed. If you insist on a +32" tire in a mud tire and have a 4" lift, your best bet will probably be a 255/85/16 BFG MT or Cooper STT. Listen to your gut and stick with a 32". Goodyear MT/R in 265/75/16. | ||
| Carter Simcoe (Carter) Senior Member Username: Carter Post Number: 2431 Registered: 04-2002 |
If you want a tire that is decent in mud but also streetable I would get BFG M/Ts instead of the Goodyears, if rocks are more importants than mud though then I would get the MT/Rs. | ||
| Enoch Snyder (Esnyder) Member Username: Esnyder Post Number: 50 Registered: 10-2002 |
Call up your local Southern States farm supply store and check out a set of Co-Op Gripspurs. 7.50 x 16, which is close to the 235/85/16. Actually closer to 33" dia. because of lug size. But narrow, so they don't hit as much. Fantastic in mud, around $100 a piece, super strong sidewalls. I've aired them down to 10 #s and the tire barely shows a bulge. ROUGH on the highway, best as a second set of rims. Available as radials. They get flat spots if they sit overnight, but as the tires warm up they go away. There are pictures in my gallery of them on the truck. | ||
| Christopher Dynak (Adtoolco) Member Username: Adtoolco Post Number: 220 Registered: 08-2002 |
Futura M/T's...best bang for your buck. | ||
| Jason T. Barker (Speedminded) Member Username: Speedminded Post Number: 243 Registered: 10-2002 |
Nearly 10k miles on my Maxxis Mudders with no problems at all. |
