| Author | Message | ||
     matt wawak (Chicagorovers) New Member Username: Chicagorovers Post Number: 7 Registered: 09-2003 |
Who makes a good set of off-road tires. Specifically in the 235/85/r16 size? | ||
| Greg Hirst (Gregh) Senior Member Username: Gregh Post Number: 318 Registered: 10-2002 |
Either BFG Mud-terrain or Cooper Discoverer STT. I believe the BFG sidewall is a bit tougher than the Cooper though. Don't know what type of wheeling you do- but these are louder than an AT tire but worth the trade-off IMHO. I wouldn't buy these for a daily driver though. Both make your size in an E load range tire. If wanting to save some $ try going to your local America's tire (or Discount tire in IL) and ask about their Durango MT in that size and load range. It's actually a Cooper Discoverer STT sold under diff name. My 2 cents- | ||
| p (Pfb) Member Username: Pfb Post Number: 63 Registered: 08-2003 |
Kuhmo Venture MT's are a great tire at about 60% the cost of the BFG MT. Limited size availability, but 235/85-16 is one of them! | ||
| ken nishikawa (Scubaman99) Member Username: Scubaman99 Post Number: 98 Registered: 06-2002 |
my vote... GY MT/R's... but dont take my word, look what others have to say about the three of these tires.... Tirerack survey MT/R's Results from our online tire survey: 243 surveys submitted 2,810,868 miles reported Dry traction=9 Wet traction=8.1 Hydro resistance=8.2 Snow traction=9.2 Cornering stability=8.1 Steering response=8.2 Ride comfort=7.9 Noise comfort=7.2 Tread wear=8 BFG MT T/A KM Results from our online tire survey: 96 surveys submitted 1,633,687 miles reported Dry traction=8.3 Wet traction=7.3 Hydro resistance=7.5 Snow traction=7.9 Cornering stability=7.4 Steering response=7.4 Ride comfort=7.2 Noise comfort=6.6 Tread wear=7.5 Kuhmo MT Results from our online tire survey: 55 surveys submitted 520,700 miles reported Dry traction=9 Wet traction=7.9 Hydro resistance=8 Snow traction=9.1 Cornering stability=7.8 Steering response=8 Ride comfort=8.1 Noise comfort=6.8 Tread wear=8.6 Key: Superior (8.6-10) Excellent (6.6-8.5) Good (4.6-6.5) Fair (2.6-4.5) Unacceptable (0-2.5) Best prices on the web.... 4x4groupbuy MT/R's $135 BFG MT KM's $135 TireRack MT/R's $136 BFG MT KM's $136 Kuhmo MT's $88 The Kuhmo's have similar numbers as the MT/R's and slightly higher numbers then the BFG's... BUT take into consideration that they have 1/4 as many reviews and 1/5 as many miles as the MT/R's and 1/2 as many reviews and 1/3 as many miles then the BFG's... BUT they are CHEAP!!!! $88 vs $136. Speaking first hand... i've spent the last five years wheeling my 95D1 with the stock Michelin XPC's and always had a good time... when i switched to the MT/R's i expected better traction... but i must say i never expected a such a huge difference in traction! i love these tires!!! when i was looking i seriously considered: MT/R's, BFG's and Bridgstone's... all are compareable in price and "expected quality" and i'd bet a dollar you'd be hard pressed find a big difference between any of these. just my 2 cents |
