On/Off-Road Tires

[MarineHawk]

Okay. Please tell what you do recommend then? For H2s -- not the Rice Burner.

Originally posted by ShaggyX:
BFG MT's suck ass on pavement. They are horrible on wet roads, it even worse in the snow. They are pretty good off-road, but really only excel in the mud from what I have experienced. I would never buy another set of BFD MT's unless it was strictly a trail rig. Just my .02

[ShaggyX]

Originally posted by MarineHawk:
Okay. Please tell what you do recommend then? For H2s -- not the Rice Burner.

There seems to be a limited selection once you get into the 37" tires with 17 rims. I would say probably either the Toyo MT's, or BFG AT's.

I have heard great things about Bridgestone Dueller Revos (something like that)...but they don't make them big enough for the H2. I am testing out a set of Yokohama Geolandar AT +II's on the Xterra right now, but again...none big enough for the H2.

[MarineHawk]

Yeah, I'd probably get the Toyo's if they weren't 2" wider (according to the Toyo specs) than the BFGs. I think I'm down to 3 options: stay with stock or either 37" BFG ATs or MTs. I noticed that the Bridgestone Dueller's on the H3s (not the Revos) have 3-ply sidewalls and look like a good tire, but, as Shaggy indicated, they don't come in 37s.

[PARAGON]

Originally posted by ShaggyX:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by MarineHawk:
Okay. Please tell what you do recommend then? For H2s -- not the Rice Burner.

There seems to be a limited selection once you get into the 37" tires with 17 rims. I would say probably either the Toyo MT's, or BFG AT's.

I have heard great things about Bridgestone Dueller Revos (something like that)...but they don't make them big enough for the H2. I am testing out a set of Yokohama Geolandar AT +II's on the Xterra right now, but again...none big enough for the H2. </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Yeah, Revos are great tires, for my Denali but I wouldn't want them for an off-road tire. What's up with the car tire junk. How about piping up with something that actually would fit a real truck.

Hawk, you can get the MTs siped on the big lugs for better ice and even watery/pavement traction.... hell all around traction for that matter. Most tires don't have enough siping in the big lugs anyway when they come from the factory.

[ShaggyX]

Originally posted by PARAGON:
Yeah, Revos are great tires, for my Denali but I wouldn't want them for an off-road tire. What's up with the car tire junk. How about piping up with something that actually would fit a real truck.

Hawk, you can get the MTs siped on the big lugs for better ice and even watery/pavement traction.... hell all around traction for that matter. Most tires don't have enough siping in the big lugs anyway when they come from the factory.

And here I made the mistake of suggesting tires that would be good for a daily driver/weekend wheeler. I didn't know we were talking about a trailer queen rock buggy.

The Dueler A/T REVO would make a great all around on/off road tire (it just isn't big enough). The BFG MT might be better off-road, but it sacrifices a lot when it comes to on-road.

Hawk...IMO if this is going to be a trail rig/trailer queen, or if you rarely have to drive on wet/snowy road...go with the BFG MT's, if it is your daily driver, or if you are in the rain/snow often then go with the BFG AT. As before...just my 2 cents.

[ShaggyX]

Originally posted by PhilD:
<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-title">quote:</div><div class="ip-ubbcode-quote-content">Originally posted by PARAGON:
What's up with the car tire junk.

Because that's what he drives, not as soccer mom as an H2 granted, more soccer kid </div></BLOCKQUOTE>Oh come on now. That was just a recent thing. My pickup wasn't soccer mom, or soccer kid...and that is what I am basing my opinions on.

[TXSUT]

Originally posted by MarineHawk:
...I stopped at the lowest clearance in my parking garage when clearing the highest part of my roof, and I have about 1.5" to spare. I assume I will be okay with the 37s. ... Worst case, I guess I could spend the rest of my life running out and paying the meter every two hours.

LOL! Sounds like what I was dealing with. I had about 1.5-2" of clearance in my building's parking garage when I was on OEM tires. After installing 37" Mud Grapplers, and cranking the torsion bars to prevent rubbing, it will no longer clear the ceiling. As a result, I'm now forced to take the bus to work and drive my wife's car when I do need to drive in.

[PARAGON]

Come on guys, let's get industrial here. If you have the bars on, take them off, otherwise take a ball peen hammer and make some slight height adjustments to your roof

[MarineHawk]

Paragon:
I agree about the Revos. The non-Revo Duellers seemed okay though - about as aggressive as a BFG AT (maybe not as good).
The cross bars are off. Still have only 1.5" to spare. Hopefully, I don't accidentally hit my air suspension button before I go in someday.

TXSUT: From experience, I've become confident that I fit in the spaces in my parking garage that I enter regularly even though it's close - so I don't slow down anymore. Yesterday, one of the hotel valet guys let out a freaked-out howl-like warning as I cruised through. He must have thought it was going to hit. It was pretty funny. I do have to exit through the entrance or I scrape the middle-back top.

Anyone: Anybody have knowledge or experience on those Cooper STTs sfox mentioned? They look good. One of the local dealers said he can get them installed on my truck for $260/tire ($238 + $12 balancing per tire). Another local dealer listed on the Cooper wiebsite, says that, for the time being, he no longer sells them because his supplier went out of business. When I asked this guy what other tires he sells, he said pretty much anything, but he runs the Cooper STTs on his rig and recommends them over anything else he sells. Surprised me because he was recommending the Coopers to the point of talking me out of buying tires from him. Any opinions?

[TXSUT]

Originally posted by MarineHawk:
one of the hotel valet guys let out a freaked-out howl-like warning as I cruised through.

LMAO!

[Mr. I - Man]

I had Nitto terra grapplers on my Vehicross and those things rocked on snow,wet pavement and not too bad in mud. I don't know how they would be on a H2 load rating and wear wise. I just know I drove around like a complete jack ass on those tires and they never lost grip and they did great at The Badlands in Attica.


My 2 cents

[MarineHawk]

Upon further, sophisticated regression analysis, it's more like $250/tire.

Originally posted by MarineHawk:
One of the local dealers said he can get them installed on my truck for $260/tire ($238 + $12 balancing per tire).

[Mr. I - Man]

I know very sad The worst part is that I wheeled that thing more than my SUT. Just haven't had the time to get it out on the trails and nobody to wheel with anymore

[Mr. I - Man]

Kewl my post count says 666!!

[ShaggyX]

Originally posted by Mr. I - Man:
Kewl my post count says 666!!

Not anymore.