Alright guys i bought this 94 doge ram 1500 4x4 a few months ago from a buddy of mine. I have went thru put new shocks, new u joints in driveline and axle, new brakes, and one new wheel bearing. After i fixed all the little problems i am now ready to move on to what i origanlly had plan for this truck, a week toy.

i have been driving it for about a month now with no other problems starting to show.

I am ready to buy my tires. I am buyin new 15x8 crager soft 8 wheels.

I am looking at the 34x12.50 super swamper ltb bias, and the 35x12.50 bf goodrich km2's.

Like i said its a weekend toy, the only time this is going to be my driver is in the winter as my other truck is 2 wheel drive.

Needing opinions and real life feedback on either or both of these tires.

Let me say this, i know the ltbs will ride rought being bias. I "think" im ready to deal with that. I know the km2's will ride alot better. I am just really wanting a badass tire in the mud and rock. We have a offroad park about 20 min away that i will be going to regulary.

future plans are also lockers front and rear and either 4:11 or 4:56 gears.

any and all comments will be apprciated.

thanks

 

surely with all the 4x4's on this site someone has ran one or the other of these tires?

 

Check the thread about TreadRight tires. Retreads, but, significantly cheaper, and I have not seen any negative reviews from anyone that has actually run them. Company has a good rep as well.

I would also consider a wider wheel for your 12.50 inch wide tires. A tire that is 4.5 inches wider than the wheel you are mounting it on is not really a good idea.

I wouldn't recommend bias ply tires either...... Radials are far superior, all the way around.

 

I'll tell you what My bfg mk2's are wearing pretty quick. My lowest tire is 9/32 and my others are around 10/32. Good thing I didn't pay a lot for them.

 

A 15x8 wheel will fit 12.5's just fine. I have done it and know many people that have. I have run a set of Km2's before and they were a bit of a rough ride but they wore out nicely, I bought mine used with about 45% tread left and I have had them for about a year and a half. 35's are really heavy for these trucks witht he stock gears, I would stick with no bigger than a 33.

 

its gonna get 35s because its gettin gears in about 3 months along with a locker.

Also i have seen 12.50 on 8's many times on the trails. The only reason i dont want 10s is in the soft 8s they have the wrong back spacing.

Also i think i have thrown in the hankook dynapro mt's as a choice as well.

The ltb are on a stop production untill mid summer and the km2s are about 4 weeks out from discount tire.

I am really wanting to get some tires within the next 2 weeks.

 

anybody have any pics of 35s on these trucks?

 

get the plenum done before you do any upgrades

 

check out Nitto Mud Grappler's. for a 35" its bout 260ish. they are the next best thing to swampers in the mud, but people rocks crawling use them too, check them out.

 

if it wasnt already done then i would do it. Thanks anyway