Tire dilemma

[cgm147]

Ok I'm fixing to buy some tires for my tacoma probably a mt. Going to be mostly road but I want something that performs well offroad. But has to be for a 15"x12" wheel.
Which tire would you buy and why
Nitto mud grapplers 35 1450
Courser mtx 35 1250
Swamper Ssr 35 1250 or 1450
Goodyear mtr 35 1250
Baja claws 35 1250
Toyo mt 35 1350

 

[adam greene]

Toyos or Baja claws both great tires imo

 

[offroad cowboy]

Toyo would last the longest out of those

 

[GotWood]

Sounds like you need Coopers. They are "mall" rated.

 

[GONOVRIT]

15x12? Is that correct?

 

[Subzilla]

Just replaced my Nitto Terra Graps a few months ago. They had 85k miles....not sure how they would compare to the Mud Graps for longevity.

 

[Andy J.]

I wouldn't put a 12.50 tire on a 12" wide wheel.

 

[CThurmond]

Mud grapplers are the most annoying road tire ever made , not to mention I only got 23k out of a brand new set on a 4 banger tj


Toyo all the way.

 

[frankenyoter]

I don't have any personal experience with any of those tires. However, the folks I know running MTR Kevlar have been very happy.

 

[Mac5005]

General grabber. Smoother and quieter than BFg a/t, and hook up and clean out like a mud tire. Got discount tire to price match sears price. Got 4-35" for $790 shipped to my door.

Next would be BFg km2 or Goodyear mtr.

 

[cgm147]

I wouldn't put a 12.50 tire on a 12" wide wheel.

Yea I've dug up some pictures of the baja claw on a 12inch wide wheel and they don't look that bad...to me.
Which is why I'm leaning towards the toyo 1350. I may be keeping my sx's and black steelies for offroad purposes.

 

[cgm147]

 

[Croatan_Kid]

Say what you want about Cooper tires, but they're a much more affordable alternative to a Toyo and they'll last just as long.


Check this out:

http://www.treaddepot.com/tire/90000003124.html Coopers STT

http://www.treaddepot.com/tire/361000.html Toyo MT


I'm not saying the Toyo is a bad tire at all....however, look at the weight difference and the cost. 500 dollars more for the Toyo name! That particular site is also out of stock in the Toyo, but they have the best price you'll find for the Coopers. I bought my 37s from them back in February and with shipping, tax, and mounting them myself, I still came out cheaper than I could get them anywhere locally.

Just something to think about.

 

[CThurmond]

Stt is a second car tire , I've never seen a set last over 30k

 

[CThurmond]

Generals at 200 a pop sounds like a deal , they did great on my Yj

 

[Croatan_Kid]

Second car tire?

They've got just under 3/4" of tread on them in a 37x12.50-17, so you'll have to forgive me for not believing they'll only last 30k. A Yokohama Geolander MT? Sure...they're soft as hell.

 

[amajeepman]

I have run stt's on my 2500 dodge and gotten 60k out of them.

 

[Croatan_Kid]

Should have shown them to him

 

[Mac5005]

I would rather buy swamper truxus mt, if I were spending toyo level money.

If it were a dedicated offroad truck I would definitely get the more aggressive tire you can afford, but for street duty, IMO you need a long lasting aggressive looking at/my hybrid.

As far as cheap stuff, look at Kelly Safari TSR, and definity m/t.

 

[CThurmond]

I put them on his truck not 2 years ago lol, honestly still hard to believe
And took I believe his old stts off , I believe mike just Dont have faith in Cooper mud tires last more then 25k on a Xj or tj so I can't see it going that far on a 7900# truck

 

[cgm147]

I found a set of stts on Craigslist I'm going to look at this week. 840 out the door.

 

[CThurmond]

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