View Full Version : how would these tires be in the mud


Kellen
08-24-2006, 07:35 PM
anyone ever used these?

http://images.canadiantire.ca/media/images/NewTires/0051083_450_CC_3fb61.jpg

"The Roughrider M+S is designed for maximum traction off road in mud and snow resulting from deep, self-cleaning, aggressive open block tread."
* Perfect tire for serious off road driving
* True on/off highway light truck mud and snow traction
* Aggressive open block tread offers maximum traction in mud and snowy conditions
* Deep-self cleaning computer designed tread for optimum mileage and even tread wear
* Available in some P series and LT series


the price is right, about $200 less for a set(canadian) than BFG A/T. Any thoughts? should i try them out?

tommyd
08-24-2006, 08:35 PM
The tread looks alright, the only questions I have are what kind of tire is it and how thick is the side wall. If you want to mud make sure you have a thick side wall otherwise that rock your driving past could be the end of your new tire.

Kellen
08-24-2006, 08:53 PM
motomaster(Canadian Tire) makes it. not sure about the sidewall, i dont do really any rock climbing with it though,

tommyd
08-24-2006, 09:22 PM
no but there's no telling whats in the bottom of that mud hole your going through. Thin sidewall tires are especially prone to tearing after you air them down to go play in the dirt. Also I wasn't questioning the manufacturer but the type of tire (radial, bias ply ect)

Kellen
08-24-2006, 10:34 PM
well it says radial right on it;)

tommyd
08-24-2006, 11:02 PM
haha, sorry I'm an idiot, too busy looking at the meats rather than the side wall. That tire should do ok in the mude. Depends on how hard you want to push it. I mean it's a radial and it has steel belts in it so even when it's aired down it's not going to conform to the terrain very well. But I'm guessing you have a stock ride height blazer and drive on the road the majority of the time and off road every now and again that should do fine. Most important thing on an off road tire is the self clean capability and sidewall thickness.

Kellen
08-25-2006, 12:18 AM
ok well, do you think a BFG all terrain KO would perform a lot better off road in mud snow etc?

tommyd
08-25-2006, 12:32 AM
BFG all terrain is a good all around tire. Basically the best all terrain on the market right now if you ask me. I had em on my durango and I can't recall having a traction problem ever. Except when they got bald but that's more of my fault :D

Hanr3
08-25-2006, 02:42 AM
I have to agree about the BFg All-Terrains. Mine have never failed me.

Make sure you get LT (light truck) tires, they have a thicker sidewall. More cords, which resists damage. Rocks aren't the only thing out the there to damage tires, trees can do some serious damage to a tire.

hdlogistics
08-25-2006, 11:25 AM
I'd be careful with the Canadain Tire brand All-terrain. They are made for Canadian Tire and my buddy had to have two changed due to bulges. Can't go wrong wth th BF Goodrich. Toyo also has a great All-terrain/Mud tire. A bit more money but a great tire according to a neighbor of mine. He has a set on his Trailblazer. I have the Yokohama and they are not so great in the winter. I think I'll change to Toyo later this year..

tommyd
08-25-2006, 07:50 PM
My dad has toyo open countrys on his brand new f250 work truck. Barely got 25K out of them. I'm not a big fan of them either to behonest. He got his boss to put a set of BFG AT's on there and he's got over 60K on them now with a little bit of tread left. Not only that but toyo's "all terrain" looks like general all season tires I had on my olds.

Scar
08-27-2006, 09:29 PM
Hello, I was wondering if Wide Climber-All Terrain M+S 31x10.50 R15LT are any good for mudding? The sidewalls are 2ply Polyester Load Range C. I bought this blazer in March this year and friend of mine keeps on telling me that I need to buy a spindal I believe to turn the front end to full time positracts. I had Warn manual hubs put on to replace the automatic hubs.

Scar

Tony Mantelli
08-28-2006, 01:11 AM
anyone ever used these


ive heard of thosetires. bulges ive heard where a problem and there a decent all terrain even though they say m/s from experiance and this is my opinion i think the best tire for moderate to almost extreme off roading is an interco super swamper irok bias ply i had 36" then upgraded to 40's and now have 49's on a 2000 ram 1500 suprisingly they held up excellent tire wear wise for a bias ply and they hook up excellent in mud, sand, snow everything

1999gmc
10-03-2006, 08:23 PM
If your looking for some of the best mudd tires go with superswamper by interco good ply ratings and man do they sling the mudd... I have a stock 99 jimmy with a set of 29X10.5X15 super swamper TSL/SX tires and i love them... However the tread wear isnt as good as an AT but the traction is worth it .....here are a couple of pics didnt even get stuck ....

Hanr3
10-03-2006, 10:02 PM
Great pics.
Those tires look grat, and so does the lady.

tommyd
10-04-2006, 01:21 PM
I've never known someone to get the super swampers balanced correctly. They always seem to wear funny with people that I know that drive them on the road. Though the smallest set that anyone I know has is a 35" tire so you may have had more luck with the Super Swamper. Here's a pretty good article on a test of common mud tires

http://www.4wheeloffroad.com/techarticles/mud_tires_tested/