What tires work best for rockcrawling/ mountain trails?

[RedBull_RockIt]

These are the X-terrains,

Check your sidewall...do you have the "C" rated version? Money says you do and you are simply overheating them with your 6000+ plus rig. You would do the same with any brand of tire in that size and load rating. For your rig, you should have the "D" rated version.


Carl, I have seen only a few punctures in competition, and most were from nasty rolls. On the trail, we run with the majority of buggies that don't even carry spares. I bet between all of those rigs and trail miles at the hammers, moab, and other hardcore areas, they've plugged two tires in three years. Must be the full throttle stuff you're doing blindfolded or the guys you run with don't drive near as good as you.

 

[Herzog]

I love my SX's, and when you groove the crap out of them they seem to stick pretty well to the rocks.

It's good to see a heated tire thread.

 

[Houndoc]

It's good to see a heated tire thread.

If you can't argue over tires, what can your argue about?

 

[Tacoma]

Check your sidewall...do you have the "C" rated version? Money says you do and you are simply overheating them with your 6000+ plus rig. You would do the same with any brand of tire in that size and load rating. For your rig, you should have the "D" rated version.

Weight of Blazer: 4,878, from the GM literature. National Tire and Wheel lists the spec as C, with a per-tire load rating of 2530 for a 33/12.5/15. That should be plenty! The tire itself lists the load at 2205 per tire. Still should be enough. Besides that, the dealer probably looked that up in their computer and put the indicated load range on the truck. Maybe that is bad practice, I don't know LOL I didn't buy them, the PO did. C range for 15" rims I thought was standard practice... ??

At any rate, they don't impress me much in my year of use. They have worn down incredibly fast, with about 10k on the truck. Snow absolutely defeated them, I had to put in 4wd with 2" on the ground!! and even then it was a sliding, sketchy bit of fun to get around hahahah And I do realize that the tread pattern and huge lugs contribute to that... The Xtreme All Terrains look better to me.

I just have not been impressed with that tire AT ALL. Nothing personal! lol

 

[cannoncrawler]

tires

why hasn't anyone mentioned Thornbirds!!! lol lol


and i quote from the website: The inset shows why the Interco TSL/THORNBIRD is such a Versatile tire. The highway contact area in the illustration shows the tread on hard surfaces. The Three Stage Lugs on the sidewalls do not touch highway surfaces but as soon as the tire gets into mud or snow the sidewall lugs provide decisive traction in forward or reverse. Fiberglass belts under the tread and polyester body plies contribute to a really smooth comfortable ride. The design comes close to being two tires in one... a revolutionary design that has earned its place in the legendary ranks of Super Performance.


:redneck: :redneck: :redneck: :redneck:

thornchickens fer all!!!

 

[I Lean]

Carl, I have seen only a few punctures in competition, and most were from nasty rolls. On the trail, we run with the majority of buggies that don't even carry spares. I bet between all of those rigs and trail miles at the hammers, moab, and other hardcore areas, they've plugged two tires in three years. Must be the full throttle stuff you're doing blindfolded or the guys you run with don't drive near as good as you.

I haven't carried a spare in quite a while either, but then again I'm a Maxxis guy so my judgement may be skewed.

 

[rockdog]

I love my SX's, and when you groove the crap out of them they seem to stick pretty well to the rocks.

It's good to see a heated tire thread.

I've gotta agree with shane on this one. I grooved the hell outta my sx's and they have worked out well. I would never run em on a truck driven on the street though. Just my two cents in the tire debate.

 

[Herzog]

I've gotta agree with shane on this one. I grooved the hell outta my sx's and they have worked out well. I would never run em on a truck driven on the street though. Just my two cents in the tire debate.

Aww, what's wrong? Can't deal with the bias flat spot hop? Definately a trail rig tire.

 

[hammerhead]

I run SXs on my DD without any trouble...

I live in the sticks a half mile from work and never air up or unlock.

 

[Shawn]

Yep, I would be in Fat Heaven if they made 40" SX's....

 

[dnchevyman]

this truck will be a 80% offroad rig. it has a 440 that has internal goodies done to it and gets a whopping 5-7 mpg. 10 if im lucky. So NO ITS NOT GOING TO BE A STREETBEATER/PAVEMENT POUNDER/ URBAN WHEELER!!! The only road miles it will see are on the way to the trail, hauling the dirtbike to the dunes/desert, which i will play in the truck while im there... and the occasional hauling i need a box for. anything pavement and the 95 mitssu galant is called to duty. im probably going to make a tube cage bed and rivet diamond plating to it, lift it about 5-8" maybe some fender trimming if required, whatever, its an 82 dodge with a torquey 440 that gets terrible gas mileage. So now, Im starting a poll in a new thread, not for my truck or my needs, just plain and simple, WHAT IS THE BEST ROCKCRAWLING TIRE. so go post your pick, lets get the numbers and see whats the most popular.

 

[cannoncrawler]

well then if ya got lots of cash.....best is krawler.....if not......go IRok!!!! they are super sticky

 

[Fat Tony]

I have 32' BFG mud's and I love them. BFGs are the only tires I trust, but that's just me.

 

[BlackDog]

http://www.ih8mud.com/reviews/fj40-pitbull-rockers.php

http://pitbulltires.com/rocker.php

So, I am gonna run used radial sxt's in a 285/75/16 for now, my suburban weighs 6000, well 6240 with me and the Lab, These seem to be comparably priced, or just under Creepy Crawlers (although the little cowboy dude I read they have on the sidewall, thats a bonus for me)

Has anyone run these? The guy in the first link seemed impressed?

Shooting for 35 or so, maybe 37, If all things line up, then 37/14.50 (I think) on 16.5's

ANy input......


For my benefit, as well as the thread starter's.
(seemed appropiate thread,)

 

[slim]

match your wheel to the tire, size matters

For our crew, we've found the MT/Rs work best for an all-around tire. I can still drive on the street and with all the smaller surfaces on the MT/Rs, they work better on the rocks than the TSLs. On my rig, the problem was not matching the wheel size to the tire. I ran TSL 44s with 15 inch crawler wheels. Looked killer but the sidewall wrap wasn't working to my advantage on rocks so my buddies convinced me to switch. Here are my current 40 inch MT/Rs on 17 inch TR beadlocks. I probably should have 20 inch wheels. Match rim size to the tire to reduce amount of sidewall wrap. Under 35's your ok with 15 or 16 inch wheels.