Help Buying Tires

Merc225hp · Mar 13, 2015

The Fierce Attitudes, I think it is a good all round tire, but thats my op.

In the one pix are the tires I am after this summer Michelin XML 325/85R16 (the unmounted ones) very hard to find tire unless you know someone in the Canadian Military that is.

Johnn123 · Mar 13, 2015

Merc225hp said:
The Fierce Attitudes, I think it is a good all round tire, but thats my op.

In the one pix are the tires I am after this summer Michelin XML 325/85R16 (the unmounted ones) very hard to find tire unless you know someone in the Canadian Military that is.

Had any luck finding a set of those yet? You've been looking for quite awhile.

I'm running the Mickey Thompson MTZ's. Work pretty good so far, havent gotten stuck in the snow yet with em, and I've gone through some deep(ish) snow. Havent run them long enough to comment on tread ware yet.

Merc225hp · Mar 13, 2015

Johnn123 said:
Had any luck finding a set of those yet? You've been looking for quite awhile.

Mr.Johnn123

There was a guy out in your area but he closed his doors and some other guy took over and he is one SOB.

oldsoul · Mar 14, 2015

I have checked around and the only place in town with a bubble balancer is the auto shop at the high school. I may have to rethink. Going to the tire shop tomorrow to look around the catalog. I live in mid tn in the foothills of the plateau and we average two snowfalls a year <2 in worth (this year was an exception). We do get a fair amount of black ice though.

I'd vote for a man with a beard.

KyleW2 · Mar 14, 2015

I put 285/75r16 Definity Dakota MTs on my truck and I couldn't be happier with them. Gives me the mean look I was looking for and good traction off the road too. They're a pepboys tire - I got them on buy 3 get 1 free, installed was less than $1000 including alignment. I'd check them out if you're looking at mud terrains.

Arlucian · Mar 15, 2015

BFG A/T's all day in my experience if you don't horse your truck around they do great in the snow and ice, then again we don't have wet snow here so you end up getting decent traction in the snow anyways. I ran BFG A/T's on a chevy 2500 lifted 2 in (company vehicle, yes my company vehicle at my last job was lifted) and they did awesome at about 15% tread about illegal. IMO the tire has less to do with traction than the person driving the truck. Edit: wasnt trying to float my own boat there i'm not an exceptional driver but i am safe about it and i've got a lot of patience. Also had BFG A/T's on my old 84 bronco II and i went everywhere in that thing factory LSD and the A/T's got me through mud steep hills w/e it didn't mind it.

Johnn123 · Mar 16, 2015

Arlucian said:
BFG A/T's all day in my experience if you don't horse your truck around they do great in the snow and ice, then again we don't have wet snow here so you end up getting decent traction in the snow anyways. I ran BFG A/T's on a chevy 2500 lifted 2 in (company vehicle, yes my company vehicle at my last job was lifted) and they did awesome at about 15% tread about illegal. IMO the tire has less to do with traction than the person driving the truck. Edit: wasnt trying to float my own boat there i'm not an exceptional driver but i am safe about it and i've got a lot of patience. Also had BFG A/T's on my old 84 bronco II and i went everywhere in that thing factory LSD and the A/T's got me through mud steep hills w/e it didn't mind it.

I had the BFG AT's on my dakota, they HATED snow and ice. Terrible traction in those conditions, but thats just my experience.

Merc225hp · Mar 16, 2015

There is only one thing between your truck and the road, and thats the tires. There is nothing more important than tires, nothing.

Help Buying Tires

Merc225hp

Senior Member

Attachments

Johnn123

Senior Member

Merc225hp

Senior Member

oldsoul

Junior Member

KyleW2

Senior Member

Arlucian

Senior Member

Johnn123

Senior Member

Merc225hp

Senior Member

Similar threads

Latest posts

Staff online

Members online

Forum statistics

Share this page