Tire Reviews

[Holaday07 4.7]

Tire: 255.75.17 BFG Mud Terrain KM1
Wheel: Stock with 1.25" Wheel Spacers
Lift: 2 inch Daystar, Robbys Half inch leveler (pinch weld mod, adn lots of trimming)
Cost: $200.00 for all four mounted and ballanced
Miles: 10,000 so far, still at 70% tread


Road: They make a ton of noise. Constant tire hummmmmmm, and my fiance will no longer drive with the windows down. Road traction has been excellent even in the rain.

Snow: I have not had the chance to test them in the snow yet, but I would assume the deep lugs will help get moving and clean the voids easy.

Sand: Hate sand, wont drive in it.

Mud: The Mud Terrains are great in the mud, no supprise. They provide lots of lateral traction as well for off camber trails in the sloppy stuff. I was able to stop in the middle of a bud pit, hook up a tow rope and pull out my brothers ZJ and didn't get stuck. Tread cleans out the Missouri Muck really well.

Rocks: Love the traction in the rocks. Really pulls well over ledges, and loose bolders. I air down to about 20 psi now, and that helps them flex and ride smoother. No sidewall problems, but I am now missing 4 or 5 of the large lugs from the tread. These tires chunk really bad, and it is very dissapointing.

Overall Impression: I would highly recommend this tire to anyone looking for a great deal on a great tire. They may be a tad pit noisy, but I only paid $200.00 for the whole set. Lots of Rubicon guys are switching their tires out after the lift, and Craigs List is full of these with little or no miles on them.

Pics:

[AJeepZJ]

Brand: General
Model: Grabber M/T
Size: 33X12.5
Price: 350$ all 4. (used and GG was emerging)
Wheel used: 15" Cragar 8's
Lift: 6" Custom lift

Road: Significant noise on road not desirable for long distance. Slow speeds between slow speeds can be a pain especially under 45mph. At most a 'C'

Mud Review: Performs well in in mud - it IS an MT tire afterall - removes mud from tread pretty quickly. It's a 33x12.5 tire so it's a nice wide tire. Have not got stuck in a situation that required winching or some form other recovery. Definitely an 'A'

Rock Review: When deflated correctly - the tires perform WELL. I've deflated to 15PSI with this tire on these cragar wheels and It does very well. It HAS lost some tread on the tire from rock crawling but I attributed that to rock crawling it on my first time wheeling it. You know it's a balance of the tire characteristics and driver capability, knowing what I know now - this tire would be in much better shape and would perform a lot better. 'B-'

Sand Review: I've only taken this to Kill Devil Hills once... and it did pretty decent... I'd give it about an 'B'

Snow Review: Decent in snow, but I'd definitely prefer an A/T tire in snow. This tire was just not the appropriate tire for this vehicle in snow. At the same time, it doesn't have the same technology that my WK had. But otherwise it's a decent tire in snow. I would place it in the C+ range for snow.

Air down Review: Air down in this tire with this wheel is not a problem at all, The lowest I put this tire on is 12, but typically I leave it at 15. It does a fine job.

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Overall Impression:
Overall, this is definitely just a trailing tire. It's versatility is very limited in terms of it's application across various mediums. I'd recommend it for dedicated trail rigs, not a DD. And there are some M/T's solid and well-rounded enough for DD application. This one just isn't it. But again, this is when General Grabber's MT tire was starting to emerge. This tire is no longer produced, there are variants available today that i'm sure measure up to the competition

***Sal may expand on this tire later in the future***

[Sal-XK]

If anyone is running tires on there other SUV's or trucks you can add them as well to the list just add a space to and tell us what vehicle your reviewing on. Matt I know your running a different tire on your liberty you can add a review for that. AJ can add a review of his new AT's as well when he gets some time with them. The more reviews the better we can link this thread on other forums where people are asking for help drawing some more attention to this forum.

[Matt]

Brand: Hankook
Model: Dynapro ATM RF10
Size: 225/75/16
Price: Don't remember... they're VERY affordable tires
Wheel used: Stock wheels
Lift: N/A- these are on my wifes stock KK

SNOW:

Let me start by saying that these are on my wifes Liberty. They replaced the stock tires last winter. Her KK is 2WD with selectable 4x4... not AWD like (most of) our XK's. We got so much snow last winter and her KK was about as useful as a supercharged mustang in the snow; very disappointing. Even in 4x4 it just didn't want to go anywhere. We bought the vehicle used and the tires only had 30k miles on them... but i decided they had to go. So we threw on a set of the Hankooks..... The rest is history!

These Dynapro's were taking the KK places in 2wd that was beyond a struggle in 4x4. It was almost like we magically installed some lockers along with the tires...

ROAD:

Road manners are great. Very quiet tire.

RAIN:

Again... a HUGE improvement over stock. The KK is a "peppy" vehicle with the 3.7L. With the stock tires you had to be careful because you could easily spin the tires in the rain. With the ATM's, I very rarely lose traction when the roads are wet... i'd really have to hit the gas quick and have the wheel turned.

LOOKS:

These tires are very aggressive looking for an A/T. I especially like the sidewalls which really improve the look of the vehicle from the side. Even at stock height and stock sized tires, the sidewall design makes the vehicle look more rugged.

OVERALL:

These tires are VERY affordable. I can't speak much for longevity.... but I'd highly recommend them. Let's put it this way, if I was getting new A/T only tires for my XK, i'd consider these tires even though I have a proven winner with my current AT2's. I would actually give the Hankooks the edge in the "looks" department.

PICTURES:

Sorry... slacking on pics of the KK so i'll post what i can

[Sal-XK]

The first post is current all the reviews are linked. You guys did a great job I want to thank everyone for participating. We do need to get a few more WK's to give us some reviews

[IamJEEP]

Brand: Nitto
Model: Terra Grapplers A/T 113S
Size: 265\70\17
Price: New-$170 each
Wheels: Fuel Hostage 17x8.5
Lift: 2.25" RR Spacer lift
Spacers: N/A
Road review- Very quiet, Great on road traction wet or dry, smooth ride.
Mud Review- N/A
Rock Review- Not so good, struggles for traction on loose rocks, sidewall too soft, punctured one tire and took a chunk out of the another one on one trip, I would suggest getting the Trail Grapplers for more aggressive off roading
Sand Review- N/A
Snow Review- N/A
Air down Review: It's a must, at least to 15psi to get the best traction on these tires

[Sal-XK]

Thanks guys the links are all up to date Keep them coming!

[Sal-XK]

Rock Review- Not so good, struggles for traction on loose rocks, sidewall too soft, punctured one tire and took a chunk out of the another one on one trip, I would suggest getting the Trail Grapplers for more aggressive off roading

Caleb after watching you run those tires on the trails and considering the price of them as well I can safely say I would never purchase those tires. Hopefully this thread will help you pick out nice looking tire that performs as good as it looks next time around.

[IamJEEP]

Caleb after watching you run those tires on the trails and considering the price of them as well I can safely say I would never purchase those tires. Hopefully this thread will help you pick out nice looking tire that performs as good as it looks next time around.

Yeah bro, when its time for new rubber I will be studying this thread closely. So, everyone needs to post up thier reviews!

[cico7]

Brand: Goodyear
Model: Wrangler Silent armour
Size: 255/70/17
Price: $880 installed
Wheel used: Chrome Clad Jeep
Spacer: Spidertrax 1.5"
Lift: 2" Rusty's Budget

Excellent tires.
Wrangler SilentArmor tires are Goodyear's premium On-/Off-Road All-Terrain tires.
Goodyear's Durawall rubber compound is molded at the base of the tread
grooves to increase resistance to stone/rock drilling. The tire's internal
structure includes an Armor Zone that consists of twin, high-tensile steel belts
reinforced by a layer of DuPont KEVLAR cord to combine strength with comfort.
The Durawall rubber compound is also used in the sidewalls to resist scuffing
and abrasion to protect the polyester cord body, and rim guards help protect
wheels from accidental on- or off-road hazards.