Tire type/manufacturer poll

[Rosco PT]

Geolander AT +
very happy with them ...

[O1SalsaX]

Daily driving tires, I just mounted up a set of 31X10.5s Goodyear Wrangler RT/S All-terrains, with a 31X10.5 General Grabber A/T spare.
Nice treads, a little quiet for my taste, but for daily driving they're great. I'll be getting the ARE-767 rims with 31X10.5 Mickey Thompson Baja Belted soon for offroading.

[DROCKSX]

I'd been contemplating the tire issue for about 3 months now, did my research, went with the ProComp MT's in the end. So far, they do drink up a little more fuel, I expected that. But just like the add said, they otherwise have pretty good highway characteristics (ie: aren't loud at all). They grab the dirt really well, I'll see how they when I paint the X with the red, sticky, mud we've got over here in Hawaii this weekend!

[hexgirl1013]

Hi all,
Newbie here.
I've only had my new 2002 X-Terra for two weeks so I've still got the General Grabber A/T's. I was just wonderin' if these tires are any good or if I should trade 'em out ASAP.
Thanks!
Hex

[Schludwiller]

Originally posted by hexgirl1013
Hi all,
Newbie here.
I've only had my new 2002 X-Terra for two weeks so I've still got the General Grabber A/T's. I was just wonderin' if these tires are any good or if I should trade 'em out ASAP.
Thanks!
Hex

It depends on what you're using them for. They're fine for highway driving, but I've heard quite a few complaints about their snow ability this winter. If you're going to offroad, then you should look into a set of AT tires.

[superjens]

Hexgirl, you need to consider what you'll be driving on to evaluate what kind of tires are good for you. If offroading isn't your thing and you'll be mainly sticking to paved roads in non-winter (no snow or ice) conditions, then those Grabbers will probably keep you happy. What some people have done, being able to afford the space and time and money, is stock 2 types of tires. When they hit the trails, they put on the beefy mudders, when they're city driving back and forth to work, they slap back on the original street tires.

For a lot of the people that end up having to consider both scenarios, ie where they need a better tire to handle the offroad trails and they still need to keep their truck's pavement performance in check, they've opted for the AT-type tire (All Terrain). These have proven to be excellent as an all-around great choice, but are probably unnecessary for strictly dry/wet pavement driving.

I've tackled some pretty ugly stuff with my original BFG Long Trails (similar to your Grabbers), and only moved up to MT's because that boyish must-upgrade-now-or-die urge was too strong in me to resist.

[Rockaholic]

"Other"

Running Stock Grabbers.

I will have a set of BFG AT K/O's in the very near future though

So now I'll have highway wheels, and wheeling wheels

[ozxterra]

Just got Goodyear Wrangler MT/R's. They kick much ass and take many names...
I still got my BFG AT's for on-road though...

[IceChickenX]

"other"---I have stock right now, just bought the X a month ago, first mod was a bud shield, now for the tires....

superjens,
how are your Dunlop Mud Rover 31's? I see your post was almost a year ago, how are the tires performing?

[superjens]

They're holding up fine. I get stuck in all the same places everybody else gets stuck in, and make it up the same things everybody else makes it through, so honestly I don't see a difference. I think people get too hung up on brand wars and how they look. If these were race cars on a closed track, then I'd be more concerned with what rubber is on the wheels. My recommendation is to buy whatever you can get at a good price if you like how they look.

I'm probably opening a can of worms here ... Schlud ... XOC ... you guys care to comment? You won't convince me but it might be worth it for the other people here!

[ozxterra]

The Dunlops are two ply. They are basically the old Goodyear MT/R's. The new ones are three ply. You pay for it too.

They are both nice sets of rubber.

[Schludwiller]

I just watch other people's tires and see what they do well in, and what they do bad in. Then I decide on what one fits the kind of driving I do.

When I was in Canada and offroaded sometimes, I used the Pirelli Scorpion A/T. (A great tire, especially for wet and snowy roads).

Then I started getting into mud, and was offroading more so I bought a set of Super Swamper SSR's. Tough as nails, and claws up everything in Washington.

But they're a pain in the ass for daily driving, not to mention the softer rubber wears quickly.

So I bought a set of BFG A/T's. Known for having a tougher sidewall and tread than the Pirelli, but still comfortable for daily driving (they're also available everywhere).

The only thing I would take issue with is some of the cheaper tires seem to have harder rubber. That can reduce grip, but if you air down enough it's sort of a moot point. It basically comes down to buying what your comfortable with spending. Some people would rather drop the extra dime for that extra bit of performance. Others would rather spend it somewhere else.

With car performance tires it's another issue. There is nothing that compares to sticky high-performance tires when hitting a hard corner at speed.

[IceChickenX]

So I bought a set of BFG A/T's. Known for having a tougher sidewall and tread than the Pirelli, but still comfortable for daily driving (they're also available everywhere).

Schlud...what size BFG's do you have?

[Schludwiller]

31's.

[IceChickenX]

Seems this is the tire of choice....I will do some research on price...Thanks