What Tires do You Run

[Grump Fish]

Considering the fact that it looks like it will be difficult, if not impossible, to get my Roxor on the roads in Louisiana, I am torn on what tires to put on it. I am a fan of the BFGs and run the KO2s on my truck and wife's 4Runner. However, the price of the BFG mud terrain is way more than a lot of the off-brand 285 75 16 mud tires I could buy and the off-brands will probably last as long as anything else with offroad and mild blacktop use.
Just curious what other members have decided when faced with the same decision.

 

[txroadkill]

Stock for now and like you I can’t get mine street legal although I can run run under an ag exemption. And even if I was 100% street legal my mileage would be very limited so I can’t justify spending a lot on tires that will most likely dry rot before the tread wears out. I’m strongly looking at some Nanking n889 mudstars. https://www.discounttire.com/buy-tires/nankang-tire-n889-mudstar The reviews seem to be very good and they have an old school BFG MT look to them. My biggest decision right now is wheel spacers or 15” wheels.

 

[Bister]

Cheap off brand 235/85R16 in the summer and the stock Ko2's in the winter. I like tall and skinny for my use. I need the stock so my plow sits at the right height and the mud tires suck in the snow. They are a hard 10 ply truck tire. I think I could almost run them at about 5 PSI or even flat. When I had them at 18, they didn't even make full contact on pavement.

 

[txroadkill]

Cheap off brand 235/85R16 in the summer and the stock Ko2's in the winter. I like tall and skinny for my use. I need the stock so my plow sits at the right height and the mud tires suck in the snow. They are a hard 10 ply truck tire. I think I could almost run them at about 5 PSI or even flat. When I had them at 18, they didn't even make full contact on pavement.

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What load range? E or D?

 

[Bister]

What load range? E or D?

I have to look when I go down to my shop, but they are way heavier than I need I know. I'm back road and off road only.

I would have been stuck in this vs turning around in it and driving out. This was our test day/drive, it was rain pretty good. We went just about everywhere we wanted to except up steep muddy hill.

EDIT: Load Range E

 

[Grump Fish]

Cheap off brand 235/85R16 in the summer and the stock Ko2's in the winter. I like tall and skinny for my use. I need the stock so my plow sits at the right height and the mud tires suck in the snow. They are a hard 10 ply truck tire. I think I could almost run them at about 5 PSI or even flat. When I had them at 18, they didn't even make full contact on pavement.

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I like those, Ive seen several off-brands browsing around the web that are around $525 delivered. I think I'll call my local dealer and see what they have too.

 

[Bister]

I like those, Ive seen several off-brands browsing around the web that are around $525 delivered. I think I'll call my local dealer and see what they have too.

Someone one here bought Sailun, they make one similar, I just couldn't get them here in Canada. These were $140 CDN bucks, with shipping taxes etc I think it was $640CDN, so about $485US bucks. Cheap enough you don't get to upset if you cut one. I bought a set of steel rims from my dealer ($42 each), so have 2 sets of tires and rims, but no spare, so if I get a flat, I change all 4 till I get it fixed. I'll just use tire plugs on them anyway if needed.

 

[Chris Beyer]

Bias Ply Buckshot Mudder - 16" Diameter - Bias Ply Buckshot Mudder - Mud Tires

Not for everyone. My wife says she can hear me coming from a half mile away. Don't need a spare, will run flat well enough to get back to the shop.

 

[Grump Fish]

Bias Ply Buckshot Mudder - 16" Diameter - Bias Ply Buckshot Mudder - Mud Tires

Not for everyone. My wife says she can hear me coming from a half mile away. Don't need a spare, will run flat well enough to get back to the shop.

Ive thought about going that route too.
Im leaning toward a wider tire though. Thinking about ordering a set of these.
Federal Couragia

 

[Flatlander]

I’ve been running Pro Comp Xtreme Mt2’s for the last 5k miles. They’re a big improvement in mud over the BF All Terrains yet pretty quiet on pavement.

 

[Grump Fish]

I ordered some Hercules Trail Digger 285 75 16. Found a new set for $382 delivered on Ebay. Look like decent mud tires for my situation.

 

[Grump Fish]

I got an email from the seller on ebay today that the selling price was a mistake so they canceled my order! They said the price was too low for the manufacturer to let them honor it. Ive never heard of that.
oh well, I ended up ordering the Nanking Mudstars.