Your thoughts on these tires?

[DennisAJC]

Hey guys,

Changing out my tires in a few weeks and been doing some reasearch. BFGoodrich has a new "MOAB" Edition MT tire. It touts excellent on or off-road behaviour even on snow and ice in comparison to the regular BFG M/Ts which are not rated so well on wet pavement. It's apparently new to the market but mabye someone here has them already to post some kind of review. Thanks.

http://www.epinions.com/auto-Tires-A...ay_~full_specs

[DRTYFN]

Hmmm... MOAB Edition. They must know my hot button right now.

After having MTRs(great tires, but one always seems to wear faster than the others) and Iroks(amazing off-roading tires, but with 3/5 tread left they are very noisy and nearly impossible to balance without taping a brick in the wheel) I think I'm going to give these a shot:
http://www.toyo.com/tires/tire_lines/off_road/opmt.html
They'll soon be available in a 35x12.50x17.
Any opinions?

[DennisAJC]

*******.

Still waiting on mine. Trucker strike down here.

Anyone interested in some BFG M/T's? 95% tread left.

[KenP]

Interesting, none of you mentioned the Nitto Terra's. Just as well. After this last trip to Paragon I realized how bad they clog. While we all had mud issues, it seemed these stuffed themselves in every mud hole and stayed that way all day.

Yes, I actually paid attention to the tires... Except when you-know-who was driving.

I'd stay away from them if you deal with mud.

[H2Finally]

I've just switched to the 37" MT/Rs. A little louder than stock (55mph up), rougher ride at low speeds, no performance lag that I noticed, and definitely looks BETTER than the stock ATs!!

Anyone have a used 5th for sale for my spare?

[ROX]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DennisAJC:
*******.

Still waiting on mine. Trucker strike down here.

Anyone interested in some BFG M/T's? 95% tread left. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>
Flaming ******* is more like it! OOOhhh, I forgot, that position is already taken by that lovely avatar. my apologeeeeez.

[ROX]

OOOO!!!

OOO!

I know!

They're Tires!

[PARAGON]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by oldhiker:
Ordered the MT/R's yesterday over the net from Discount Tire. Got a call today, the country is backordered and none at the factory.

Anybody know who's got the 37"? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>I do!!!!

Oh, you mean some place selling them. Good luck! Best I did was find a set of 5 that made it through the system and were entered incorrectly in the computer and the cost was entered as the retail and they made me pay $185/each and that included the shipping from Ohio.

Sorry, just rubbing it in a little.

[DRTYFN]

Yeah, anybody want my 60% MTRs? The spare is 95%. Cheap cheap!

[H2Finally]

Damn, just read your 95% spare available Drty! How much?!! Can I pick it up in Moab??

[DRTYFN]

So my MTRs are wearing down and I wanted to have a new set of tires for Moab. (I'm not going to use my Iroks for this trip) I ordered a set of Toyo Open Country MTs in 35x12.50x17.
They are the same size(if not an itsy bit bigger) as my 37x12.50x17 MTRs.
I'm going to have them put on today or tomorrow.
Sorry, but all I had was my phone for pictures.

[DRTYFN]

Looks like they only like the extra wide tires. 13.50, 14.50 and 16.50- nice on rock buggies and 'neck trucks, but not stock height vehicles.

[DennisAJC]

Hey guys,

Changing out my tires in a few weeks and been doing some reasearch. BFGoodrich has a new "MOAB" Edition MT tire. It touts excellent on or off-road behaviour even on snow and ice in comparison to the regular BFG M/Ts which are not rated so well on wet pavement. It's apparently new to the market but mabye someone here has them already to post some kind of review. Thanks.

http://www.epinions.com/auto-Tires-A...ay_~full_specs

[DennisAJC]

I want the one that says, " I **** a brick in Moab."

I'm probably going with the BFG M/Ts as originally discussed with Tim.

After my rig is all done up, you won't be able to tell mine or DRTY's apart!.....NOT!

[Thai]

That's strange...this "edition" is not even on the BFG website nor in it's newsroom:

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/bfgap...chive_2005.jsp

[Dan]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by Cranky Steve:


Who knows what these are??? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

They're PitBull Rockers:

http://www.ok4wd.com/product.asp?id=599

http://www.pitbulltires.com/index_02.php

http://pitbulltires.com/pbfullpagead10042.pdf

MTs:


ATs:

[timgco]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DennisAJC:
Tim,

Aboot 8 inches bro!

BTW, Can you update your SUT picks. Or has your baby stayed reletively the same? </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

8 inches? It's amazing what surgery and those little round pills can do.

Updated pics? I'll have to update in a couple of weeks. WOrking with Gobi on a couple of new things. Should look good.

So you are going with the 37's. COOL! Just make sure to get them siped before winter if you go with MT's. Adam had 37" AT's on his for a while. They look good too. Maybe he has a pic somewhere with the AT's. Adam?

[timgco]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DRTYFN:
I ordered a set of Toyo Open Country MTs in 35x12.50x17.
They are the same size(if not an itsy bit bigger) as my 37x12.50x17 MTRs.
</div></BLOCKQUOTE>
So you got 35's and they are the same size as your 37's?

[ROX]

I've used the BFG MT on 3 trucks now and have really liked them for the Northwest. I think they handle fine in the Rain. If you get in snow very often, have them siped. I especially like them in the mud. (which we have in abundance) I got stock sizes, 35x12.5x17 to keep my horsepower from going to the rubber instead of the trailer. The 35's went everywhere the rigs with 37's did in Moab, but you did Potato Salad, with stock AT's. (You were The Man on that one. ) I disagree with Drty; I have had great luck with these wearing evenly and they stay balanced. I think he should rotate his tires once in a while if they wear unevenly.
I have a set of Cooper Discoverer AT on another rig, and they are crap. The tread is great, but they won't stay balanced.
Since I said all that, I'm thinking of changing wheels and tires again as well. I'm changing my rims for some with more bling, and I'm thinking of going with the Toyo Muds like Phil and so many others. I just need to find someone that's had them out in the NW muck to see if they work like I'd like them to.

Have you considered the GoodYear MTR? They only come in 18 inch wheel sizes and bigger.
Good Luck!

[hummerNCO]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by DRTYFN:
You might want to go with the BFG A/Ts. But you could step up a size to 37x12.50x17. Since you'll be driving in rain and snow you should consider having your tires siped. I had my stock tires siped and they were simply amazing on wet roads, snow and ice covered roads. Try to get it done at a Les Schwab store.

Plus, we all know that Dennis beat Potato Salad with his stock tires.

I love the look of the 37s vs the 35s. I'm going to buy a set of the Toyos in 35x12.50x17 only because the 37s only come in 13.50 wide. Too wide for stock wheels and stock height. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>

Thanks for the input. Yup, sounds like the 37" BFG A/Ts are best for me. I can cruise down to the Sacramento area easily enough from Tahoe to get the Les Schwab sipe treatment. That sounds like a great idea for my needs.