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i have an 05 f-150 i am running pinnacle grizzly grip 285s (33) I have had bfg mud terrain and didnt have a good turn out. i have 12000 miles on these grizzly grips and the wear sucks. Wat is a good mud grip i can get 35 or 40,000 miles out of?
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I would say Bridgestone Dueler MT's, but I don't think they make them anymore. I've know 3 different people who got 50k+ out of theirs on full-size trucks.
I've heard that the replacement tire, the Firestone Destination MT, is also a long-wearing tire. My father runs them on his Jeep and has seen very little wear.
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hmmm, I wonder about the new BFG KM2? You should buy some, put 35k on em & report back (because I want a set)
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i have a buddy who is a logger and put the km2 on a dodge 2500 and i think he got 25000 out of em
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I have Cooper STT's on an 1986 3/4 ton Suburban. They are pretty aggressive and I'm happy with them, but it's too early to see how they hold up.
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40K out of mudgrips that will really self clean in thick mud, on a full-sized truck, is about as likely to happen as 40mpg.
Get some mudgrips that perform, run them during hunting season, then switch to AT's. That is really the only way to go these days with what tires cost.
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I have Cooper STT's on an 1986 3/4 ton Suburban. They are pretty aggressive and I'm happy with them, but it's too early to see how they hold up.
You will be extremely happy with the Cooper stt tire. I've got them on the wifes suburban and my 04 gmc. These things wear very well for a mud tire and are QUIET. They ride nice for a mud tire and the best thing, they are not as much money as the toyo mud tires they resemble. I got 75,000 out of the ones I had on my 4 runner. Trust me, you'll be happy with them.
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I got over 40K out of Goodyear MTR's. Must rotate them every 5K though.
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I have owned trucks for 29 years now and I have never found a real mud tire that will last for very long. It all depends on what you use them for and how you use them. When I ran gas lines, I bought a set of Dunlop Mud Rovers and i don't think that I got 30,000 miles out of them. I bought Bridgestone Revo A/T and they wouldn't dig or clean themselves and I don't think that I got 25,000 miles out of a set of them. The end result is to buy two new tires every year and sell the tires that are on your truck when you buy the two new ones. That way you can choose if you want them in the front - to get you out of trouble when you get stuck, or if you want to put them on the back - to keep from having to run around all the time in four wheel drive. A good set of tires is the TSL Thornbirds. http://www.sams4x4store.com/SwamperThornbirds.htm
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I have used the BF Goodrich tires and some other brands but the best I found for mud/snow was the Goodyear Workhorse tire. I used to stud the tires for the rear of my 2 trucks. Mileage wise I never got more than 23,000 miles out of a mud/snow tire on a truck. However, when I started studding them, this seemed to help out some and tire mileage jumped to around the 33,000 miles.
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just get a good set of high mileage tires and use chains. i carry a set on my h2, just in case. and they make a great carrier for antelope !
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I presently have a set of those in 10 ply on my Dodge 2500 Cummins. I'm ready to replace them at 18,000 miles.
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I am trying the new Nitto Trail Grapplers. A little less aggressive than the Toyo MTs. They have not been out long enough to get an estimate of the tread life, but they are doing okay in the mud so far. I spend a lot of time on the Diesel Truck Resource forum, and people do report 40k or more out of Toyo MTs.
It appears that diesels are hard on mud grips in particular, and it can be a trick to find the size you want in the proper weight range. That is one of the reasons I went with Nitto, available in the 295/70-17 size I wanted in load range E.
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I've got about 25,000 on my '07 3/4 Cummins with 33" Cooper STT's in place.... still about 50% tread left. If they will make 40,000, I'll buy another set. Quiet for a mudder on the highway, stick very well in the mud, all for a decent price. Pretty hard to beat so far, and I've ran several!!
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I use GoodYear Wranglers on my 4Runner. I go through the mud holes right along with the big trucks.
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Goodyear wrangler MT's I had on my 1500 silverado had 50K on them when I replaced them. I liked them quite a bit though went to the bridgestone revo's as I have a daily commute now.
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I've got about 25,000 on my '07 3/4 Cummins with 33" Cooper STT's in place.... still about 50% tread left. If they will make 40,000, I'll buy another set. Quiet for a mudder on the highway, stick very well in the mud, all for a decent price. Pretty hard to beat so far, and I've ran several!!
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