time to buy tires
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I have run both the old style Kuhmo M/Ts and the Grabber AT-2s, in fact I wrote reviews in Tire Rack a few years ago on both.
For a mud/rock tire the Kuhmos can't be beat in thier price range. They out wore the pricey set of swampers they replaced, ripped through Arizona mud, and crawled over many a ledge with as little as 20 lbs of air in them. Road manners were awesome, and they were one of the quietest mud tires I've every owned. I know I would buy them again over any Interco tire...
My regret was replacing them with a set of grabber At-2s. While my initial impressions were good, they simply didn't hold up. Highway manners were excellent, although I got about half the mileage out of them that I did from the Kuhmos.
The worse part was on one of the few off road sojourns we attempted, I bounced off a boulder on a narrow ledge road and popped a fist size portion of the corner tread and sidewall off. The tread also shredded easily when underinflated. Although I stll have one of these as a spare, I would never recommend them except for folks who want a big looking tire for short jaunts on pavement or gravel.
As an aside, I replaced the ailing AT-2s with a set of Pep Boys Dakota M/Ts. Although they are made by Cooper, a company who has some quality issues in the past, they have held up well. They are as quiet as the Kumhos, handle deflating well, and have better highway manners then most mudders. I would recommend these tires to anyone seeking a bargain all purpose tire, but I understand sizes are limited.
For a mud/rock tire the Kuhmos can't be beat in thier price range. They out wore the pricey set of swampers they replaced, ripped through Arizona mud, and crawled over many a ledge with as little as 20 lbs of air in them. Road manners were awesome, and they were one of the quietest mud tires I've every owned. I know I would buy them again over any Interco tire...
My regret was replacing them with a set of grabber At-2s. While my initial impressions were good, they simply didn't hold up. Highway manners were excellent, although I got about half the mileage out of them that I did from the Kuhmos.
The worse part was on one of the few off road sojourns we attempted, I bounced off a boulder on a narrow ledge road and popped a fist size portion of the corner tread and sidewall off. The tread also shredded easily when underinflated. Although I stll have one of these as a spare, I would never recommend them except for folks who want a big looking tire for short jaunts on pavement or gravel.
As an aside, I replaced the ailing AT-2s with a set of Pep Boys Dakota M/Ts. Although they are made by Cooper, a company who has some quality issues in the past, they have held up well. They are as quiet as the Kumhos, handle deflating well, and have better highway manners then most mudders. I would recommend these tires to anyone seeking a bargain all purpose tire, but I understand sizes are limited.
Last edited by dsertdog56; 12-25-2008 at 01:21 AM.
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I haven't noticed any change really when I went to 285/75R16...any bigger and sure!
Save your money get the tire you want rather than what you can afford at this exact time.
That is what I did! I spent $200 per tire I believe, that was the tire, mounted, balanced and installed. BFG All-Terrain TA KO
Save your money get the tire you want rather than what you can afford at this exact time.
That is what I did! I spent $200 per tire I believe, that was the tire, mounted, balanced and installed. BFG All-Terrain TA KO
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I have 285/75-16 Yokohama Geolander A/T-S's on my truck, and absolutely love them. HUGE improvement over my old worn out Wild Country XTX's.
For four of them, it cost me $791. Kinda pricey, but you have to think, THE MOST important thing on your vehicle is the tires. They are the only thing that touches the road.
I have about 300 or so miles on them already, and have only gotten stuck once due to my own stupidity, and this is all 2WD driving in MT snow.
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Only thing I don't like, but can live with, is no white letters.
For four of them, it cost me $791. Kinda pricey, but you have to think, THE MOST important thing on your vehicle is the tires. They are the only thing that touches the road.
I have about 300 or so miles on them already, and have only gotten stuck once due to my own stupidity, and this is all 2WD driving in MT snow.
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Only thing I don't like, but can live with, is no white letters.
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