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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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What brand and model of tire does everyone use? Its time for me to purchase 2 and I am torn between a few.
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:42 PM
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For me I have BF Goodrich All Terrains 33 x 12.5 r15. Love them!
What kind of tires are you looking for? Street tires or some for little offroad?
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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I've always used Coopers, reasonable price and overall great tires. Currently I use one of Cooper's private labels, Hercules on my '95. They are great in snow, great off road, great on road
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 03:11 PM
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I put Wrangler Silent Armors on mine, very pleased so far, altho I have not had them for too long yet. I was looking for better wet/snow/mild off road traction. I bought based on online comments (see tire rack for example) and also based on my buddy who put them on his truck, he plows in the winter. Seems to be a good all around tire with great traction ratings. Not as good as others for off roading, but rated high for traction for all other elements. Rides nice with minimal road noise too. Also resonably priced, which helps.
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 04:49 PM
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Pretty much all highway. I rarely go off road in any fashion.
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 10:35 PM
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I like the GoodYear Wrangler, it's an on/off road tire. Minimal road noise, decent traction, good for highway use with a minimal amount of off road. My Dak's a 2WD, so don't need as much traction as my '78 Ford with the BFG 38's.
 
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Old May 1, 2008 | 11:24 PM
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I have Ironman Electra PM66's. Very good tire for the price, nice meat on them. So far i have driven with them in snow, ice, mud, sand, dirt. I love them, didnt kill my wallet either.


 
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Old May 2, 2008 | 06:28 PM
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BFG's All Terrains here too, except mine are 235/75. I don't go offroad as much as I'd like, but at least I get to go every now and then. As far as on road use goes, I think they're pretty quiet and I'm very happy with 'em.
 
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Old May 3, 2008 | 10:32 PM
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hercules 225/75 no problems here w/2wd
 
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Old May 4, 2008 | 03:04 AM
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235/75 Toyo AT's, they do ok but they dont clean out very good. wish i had gone with the MT's but i only had enough to replace the 2 fronts at the time and i cut large gashes on one of them so i stuck with the AT's...

going to upgrade to LT285/75R16 (33X11.50) Mickey Thompson MTZ radials
 
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