Off Road tires for stock 20" rims
#2
10-13-2007, 06:31 PM
RE: Off Road tires for stock 20" rims
Big Mickey Thompson / Dick Cepek fan here. Have owned 4x4 trucks & SUV's since before I was old enough to take them on the road (legally
) and I'm 40 now. The best tires I've owned have been either Mickeys or Cepeks (same parent company). My last four sets of tire purchases have been from their offerings.
A/T offerings include the Mickey Thompson ATZ and MTX.
M/T offerings include the Mickey Thompson MTZ and BAJA CLAW (very aggressive)
and Dick Cepek Mud Country.
Dick Cepek also offers a hybrid design offering some of the best features of both an A/T & M/T which is the Fun Country II. (my current tire and favorite as it bahaves very well on pavement, wears like iron yet can go anywhere all but the most aggressive M/T's can venture.
You should find a faily wide offering in 20's. on most of the tires above.
However, if off-roading is something you are going to get into be forewarned, unless your talking very large tires (37" and up) 20" wheels offer very little "meat" between the wheel and the trail, mud, rocks, etc.Two of the best advantages you can have off-roadare flex and floatation which is gained by having more tire on those wheels. A 33" or even 35" tire on large wheels offers little of these advantages. I have 17" wheels (the minimum we can run with our huge calipers) and actually miss the days I could run 15's on my old '98 RC 360 CI 4x4.
) and I'm 40 now. The best tires I've owned have been either Mickeys or Cepeks (same parent company). My last four sets of tire purchases have been from their offerings.A/T offerings include the Mickey Thompson ATZ and MTX.
M/T offerings include the Mickey Thompson MTZ and BAJA CLAW (very aggressive)
and Dick Cepek Mud Country.
Dick Cepek also offers a hybrid design offering some of the best features of both an A/T & M/T which is the Fun Country II. (my current tire and favorite as it bahaves very well on pavement, wears like iron yet can go anywhere all but the most aggressive M/T's can venture.
You should find a faily wide offering in 20's. on most of the tires above.
However, if off-roading is something you are going to get into be forewarned, unless your talking very large tires (37" and up) 20" wheels offer very little "meat" between the wheel and the trail, mud, rocks, etc.Two of the best advantages you can have off-roadare flex and floatation which is gained by having more tire on those wheels. A 33" or even 35" tire on large wheels offers little of these advantages. I have 17" wheels (the minimum we can run with our huge calipers) and actually miss the days I could run 15's on my old '98 RC 360 CI 4x4.
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RE: Off Road tires for stock 20" rims
ORIGINAL: matsram
for what you are going to pay for off road rubber for the 20's you could buy 17's rims and big tires and get more rubber between you and the trail for less, plus everyones got the 20's try to be different!
for what you are going to pay for off road rubber for the 20's you could buy 17's rims and big tires and get more rubber between you and the trail for less, plus everyones got the 20's try to be different!
#5
10-14-2007, 12:32 PM
RE: Off Road tires for stock 20" rims
I switched to the 17" wheels and really like the way they look and feel. My truck doesn't beat me quite as bad when driving over manholes covers when I go to town now. The best part about the 17"s is thelarge selection of tires over the selection availablefor the 20's and as mentioned before cheaper. I havequality tires on my 17'sthat are cheaper than the stock goodyear wranglers that come on the 20"s. 20"s aren't off road type wheels, and especially if you have the chrome clad 20"s....they'll look like crap after one ride down the trail.