Best All Around Tire?

[usetosellhummer]

great post. i soaked it all in and I think i will go BFG

[Arizona Hummerboy]

I was told when I went through the Hummer Driving Academy, if you use the Traction Control while driving in deep mud, it will give you just the right amount of tire spin to help clean and free up the mud from your tires.

[MisterE]

Yeah, I was wondering about that, in the sand I had Stabilitrak on one day and off one day (in 4 HI Locked ). I was surprised how much BETTER it did with OFF than on. I know sand and mud are opposite ends of the spectrum but I was just shocked on how different the vehicle behavied.

[HummBebe]

BFG M/T KM"s are the best

[Ipedog]

THis is what happens to KO's in the mud. PITA



Just thought you should know...

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by Ipedog

THis is what happens to KO's in the mud. PITA

Just thought you should know...

Tell you what, since we mainly have sand down here I will send a call tag for you to ship them down to me

[Ipedog]

Originally Posted by HummerNewbie

Tell you what, since we mainly have sand down here I will send a call tag for you to ship them down to me

Why? You already gots a set! (of 285's )

[HummerNewbie]

Originally Posted by Ipedog

Why? You already gots a set! (of 285's )

Ding...Ding...Ding

[Wisha Haddan H3]

Originally Posted by Ipedog

Going to add in a few more tidbits of wisdom I learned today.

I had the opportunity to wheel with a TTORA group today. Lots of the trucks had the BFG AT KO's on and they, like myself, all had the same issue. Wet dirt clogged up the treads and turned the tires into slicks. Where there wasn't sticky mud... NO ISSUES. Where there was sticky mud... Slip Slidin Away.

One of the Tacos had the Cooper STT's on and I've got to tell you. That truck had zero issues with mud and climbed rock like a billy goat.

Take a serious look at the Cooper STT's before you make up your mind. Thats my $.02... Take it for what its worth.

Anyone run Cooper STTs in the snow?

I'm huge fan of BFG ATs offroad and in the snow and put them on my blazer, 4runner and wife's land cruiser. It would take a solid gold recommendation on their snow performance for me to ditch my ATs for them.

[usetosellhummer]

looking at toyo open country 295's

[NEOCON1]

" sticky mud suckyness "


thats a good one pretty funny discription

[BlueHUMMERH2]

I'm looking at probably getting the 35" BFG All Terrain T/A's again. I'm at 60K, and they still have some tread left (~15%), so I would almost like to get them again just because they last so long. Perhaps I'll go 37"...

What other tires would be good for on road snow? I'm looking at the TrXus A/T and M/T and Procomp A/T. The TrXus Mud Terrains seem to have a lot of siping...

TrXus M/T:


TrXus A/T:



Flash Off-Road Interco Tires Link

[DURAMAX TIM]

I'm thinking about going w/ Maxxis bighorns in 255/85-16 (33.3" od).
the narrow tire works better in snow and some mud.

they also have a 305/70-16 which gives u a 12.5X33" tire.

I've had good luck w/ Maxxis tires and usually the price is real good, the 255s are $540 out the door.

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[Ipedog]

Originally Posted by BlueHUMMERH2

I'm looking at probably getting the 35" BFG All Terrain T/A's again. I'm at 60K, and they still have some tread left (~15%), so I would almost like to get them again just because they last so long. Perhaps I'll go 37"...

What other tires would be good for on road snow? I'm looking at the TrXus A/T and M/T and Procomp A/T. The TrXus Mud Terrains seem to have a lot of siping...

TrXus M/T:


TrXus A/T:



Flash Off-Road Interco Tires Link

I know a guy who runs the Truxus MT's and is VERY happy with them. They seem to handle mud well and as an all around tire seem great.

As for the Truxus AT... Unless you're driving in sand all the time I would avoid. Mud? Those things will pack in and again you've got zero traction. Here's a REVIEW.

Originally Posted by BlueHUMMERH2

I Perhaps I'll go 37"...

For an H2 take a look at the Cooper STT or the Pro-Comp MT. Pro-Comp is coming into their buy 3 get 1 free season and the 37" MT is a brand new design. Due to this the Pro-Comp could be a difficult tire to pass on.

Thats my $.02. Take it FWIW.

[BlueHUMMERH2]

Looks like best price on the Procomps is ~$250 each, with the get 3, 1 free deal. I don't know if the MT's have enough siping.

Thanks for the suggestions. My biggest area of concern is snow performance on road with good off-road performance, since I end up seeing snow about 5-6 months of the year when I'm up in NY.

Eww, Procomps are made by Cooper... Too many recalls on those.

BFG's are cheapest at Wally World, ~$230 installed.

I want to ask, if I have the tires mounted to the rims, and balanced, is there any reason why I can't just take the old rims off the vehicle, and put the new ones on myself? Does that have to be done at the shop?

[Ipedog]

The Cooper STT has siping out the wazoo (thats a tech-nic-al turm ). MarineHawk and Alan06SUT have them on their H2's and from what I understand are VERY happy with them. CO Hummer has the new Pro-Comps.

Good luck with your search.

OBTW - There's no reason other than convenience why your truck needs to be there to have new tires mounted.

[BlueHUMMERH2]

Thanks for the info Ipedog. I'll have to post some pics if I get something exciting installed...

I have also looked at the Parnelli Jones Dirt Grips today. I've found them comparably priced. Now I've got another choice!

[NEOCON1]

those are some pretty sic tires

[BlueHUMMERH2]

Ok, well I met a Land Rover fanatic today at Costco, and he was running the TrXus Mud Terrains. He said they are hard to balance, and don't wear very well... He had about 5 weights on each rim. And with only about 8,000 miles, they had worn significantly. So I'm not so sure about them.

But he also was like, "Your Hummer needs significant modifications, like a new front end and steering gear."