Mud tires??

[Strut10]

Gonna get a new set of diggers for my Grand Cherokee.

I like BFG T/A's. But they don't make the old style Mud Terrain T/A anymore in the size I need. Been looking at the Mud Terrain T/A KM II's. Their tread pattern is more like a TSL, sorta.

Anybody running the KM II's?? How do you like them??

The Dunlop Mud Rover and the Firestone Destination MT both have a very similar tread design (almost identical really) to the old style BFG Mud Terrain T/A. So I could go that way. But the BFG's look WAY better on a vehicle.

[92xj]

Yes Sir.

I only have about 6000 miles on them. They are doing good and not getting low at all. I always said I would never run a BFG but these are the only tires made in the size I wanted, so I bit the bullet and bought them. So far, I am very please with them.

[texastrophies]

I have ran numerous sets of the old style mud terrains and the last set I bought was the new one you mentioned. They are on my old truck that my son is driving now with about 15,000 miles on them. I like the new style better. It rode better and looks like it is wearing better also.

That is what I will be putting on my truck next summer, as soon as I wear the ones that came on it down a little.

[92xj]

What kind of terrain/driving are you going to be doing?

What year Grand? ZJ or WJ?

16" or 17" wheel?

[Strut10]

Driving is anything from 4-lane highway to steep, muddy hills with no road.

It's a '96 ZJ. I'm actually going with 30x9.5x15's because I have an extra set of rims from my former '96 XJ. That will save me the cost & hassle of re-mounting twice a year.

[92xj]

just an FYI. These tires were designed and based off the blue and red label BFG Krawlers, A tire designed and proven for the rock crawlers, not the mud guys. They will do ok in mud but where they perform the best is in the rocks. There are other tires out there that will do a lot better in the mud but might not get the mileage like the KM II.

[wtnhunt]

Been out of the muddin with trucks for a long time, so don't know what guys are running anymore. Don't know what type of mud you have there Don and how aggressive you want to go, but used to run denman ground hawgs on the truck I used to play in the mud with and it would go places where guys with super swampers in same size and even bigger tires would get hung. If I were getting back into playing around with a truck I wanted to take it in the mud I would do some research on what denman has out these days. Old dodge I had would go about anywhere in the swamps I wanted to take it, that truck did have a posi front and rear though.

For less aggressive mud tires, kind of like the cooper discoverer.

[Shaun_300]

One of the other techs at work has those Mud terrains on his Canyon, he seems to like them. They're wearing really good too, he rotates them every oil change to keep them from cupping.

One I see a lot of people getting up here is the Goodyear Wrangler Territory, I'm not much of a Goodyear fan but these look like a pretty good tire too.

[Strut10]

Well...........finally made a move.

Talked to an off-roader yesterday. He said the BFG KM II's aren't very good in the snow. Said the ones he ran did not wear long, either. He gave high marks to my second choice..........the Dunlop Mud Rovers. So I just ordered me a set of them in 30x9.5x15. Should get them delivered & installed by next weekend. I'll have a real 4x4 again. I've been tethered too long.

[Shaun_300]

Those are a nice looking tire, Don! Post some pics when you get them installed.

[Strut10]

Those are a nice looking tire, Don! Post some pics when you get them installed.

Will do.

[stcif]

Ground Hawgs

Been out of the muddin with trucks for a long time, so don't know what guys are running anymore. Don't know what type of mud you have there Don and how aggressive you want to go, but used to run denman ground hawgs on the truck I used to play in the mud with and it would go places where guys with super swampers in same size and even bigger tires would get hung. If I were getting back into playing around with a truck I wanted to take it in the mud I would do some research on what denman has out these days. Old dodge I had would go about anywhere in the swamps I wanted to take it, that truck did have a posi front and rear though.

For less aggressive mud tires, kind of like the cooper discoverer.

I used to run 38.5 " Denman Ground Hawgs on my old F 150. I downsized to 35's and they were great tires. Only prob I encountered was when stuck, they aren't as good in reverse as they are a directional tred. By the way, only got stuck once when I sank the truck up to it's doors.

Not too up on what's good anymore or if Ground Hawgs are even made. I'd have to google them. Great mud tire and self cleaning.

[TBow]

I ordered a set of BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A KOs yesterday. Should be going on next week. Not really super mudders, but I'm hopin' they'll perk up the looks and performance of the Duramax.

TBow

[Shaun_300]

I ordered a set of BF Goodrich All Terrain T/A KOs yesterday. Should be going on next week. Not really super mudders, but I'm hopin' they'll perk up the looks and performance of the Duramax.

TBow

Be sure to get a wheel alignment done and rotate those babies religously! Every 10,000km. These things like to cup on the inside with the aggressive tread and hard rubber. Great tire though!

[jcot2773]

bfg at is a long lasting tire. does absolutely no good in mud at home though. but then in NC its either the nasty red clay or gray clay down at the rivers. just depends. As weird as this may sound a bunch of people used to run maxxis buckshots and LOVED them people had them on their trucks any size from tacoma's to a 2500 dodge. got typically 35000 to 50000 on them before they had to be replaced.

[Strut10]

The Dunlops are installed.

Next time I'm home in the daylight I'll try to remember to get a pic.