what type of terrain tire should i get. I am going to be buying it from treadwright. but i live in south florida and im gonna be moving in a couple of months to texas. i do off road in a 2 wheel drive truck. it works. but what type of terrain tire should i get. right now im thinking mudd terrain.

 

My personal preference is a mud terrain tire,primarily because of traction in the winter months.Previously had the Nitto mud grapplers,love them.But when I installed a 3" body lift over my 6" suspension lift,I had to go from 35" tires to 37",and I was going to have to wait 3 weeks for another production run to get them,so I went with the Procomp x-terrains.I have only had the x-terrains a short time,and not yet been in the snow with them,but the mud grapplers are hard to beat!!They performed flawlessly!!!In deep snow,ice covered roads,anything that gave them a challenge,they pulled through,with flying colors!!!!I will know more about the x-terrains this winter.

 

ok great i want the biggest tires possible on my dakota what size you think i can go. I want 33's but i only think 31s will fit. do you know how i can have 33's in the front or what. like would i have to cut my fender flares.

 

It being a 2 wheel drive I think that all terrains would do just fine.

 

OK what the biggest size you think i can go. because i want my truck to stand out more than it dose now. i beleve my tires right now are 29 inches. But i am willing to go big enough were i have to cut fender flare. but i have stock lift

 

well i know 32's are easily fit on the 4wd's and I think the 2wd's are easier to lift in the front...when i order my new tires in a few weeks I'm getting 32x11.50 goodyear mtr's so I would say mud. if you can stand the road noise and the semi shorter lifespan then mt's all the way Their are a lot of guys that run 33x10.50's tho somehow on a stock truck. do a search i'm sure you'll find a lot of info your looking for

 

Did you really not listen to any of us that posted in your previous thread?

I have personal experience with treadwright/tirewright (the exact same company) tires...They are horrible. What you order is a 5 year old casing with a very soft tread pattern which has been made and is then glued to that casing. Ordering 4 tires from them is going to save you money yes, but then you have to factor in the $100 for shipping and at that point you are spending the same amount you would on a set of new tires from discount tire, or any other tire place.

I spent $530 for 4 285/75/16 (33" tires) tires from treadwright, waited about a week and a half for them to come in. During shipping one of them got separated from the other 3 and took another day to arrive. Overall that aggravated me because I was eager to get the 33"s on the truck. Well another $75 for mount and balance brings my treadwright experience up to $605 so far. After having them mounted and balanced the problem which I explained in your previous thread came out not 5 minutes after being let down from the lift (for those of you who didn't read the previous thread, the cap was coming completely off of the tires once the vehicle weight was set onto the pressurized tires). Another $28 ($7 per tire to dismount at kauffmann tire) so that I could ship them back to treadwright for a full refund now brings my complete total spent on treadwright to $633.

Not to mention all of the wasted time (about 3 weeks - a month) it took me to get my tire situation settled with treadwright and then finally getting my new tires put on my cragars.

It's your decision completely as to whether or not you buy those ****ty tires but for $633 spent on treadwright tires, I could have just as easily gone to kauffmann and gotten a set mounted and balanced with a 40K mile+ warranty where as you get no warranty with the 5 year old tires that treadwright sends you.

Just for the record after I got my full refund, I went out locally and got a set of 32" toyo open country all terrains (brand new) with a 40K mile warranty for $526 mounted and balanced. Although I did not get refunded for the first mount and balance ($75) and the dismount ($28). Overall it was a pain in the *** and not worth your time even considering running those tires.

It's not safe to have a blow out and if that happens you'll be spending a lot more than you would on a set of tires just fixing your car or even hospital bills if something real bad happens. You ever drive on the highway and see all those tire pieces on the side? Well those are caps to semi truck tires...you know how semi truck tires are made? The exact same way as treadwright tires, a cap glued onto an old casing. The only reason semi's run them is because they have 2 tires per axle. They can survive a blow out without flipping or causing any serious damage to themselves or their rig. You blow out one of your tires and risk serious damage and risk putting anyone in the car with you into some serious danger.

I hope you make the right decision as far as tires go.

heres a tire blow out gone bad for your reassurance. The driver hit something in the middle of the road causing his tire to blow out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uY-14CPfOE[/video]

 

I think you can go up to 31's on a 2wd drive but don't quote me.

 

Cooper makes a real nice tire that is in between. The discoverer ST and ST-C are both great tires, one has a little more aggresive sidewall tread. I think if you are on the fence on what to get, or don't want quite as more road noise as a mud terrian, it's a great option.

I plan on getting a set next summer when I get new wheels and tires...

 

Well my .02, I have Yoko Geolandar A/T's and I really like them, I think the key is to go with a decent name as tires are no place to skimp. Also only you know how bad your winters are so buy accordingly.
Good luck