Daily Driving 35" M/T Tires

rasband said:
@strumble8 and @tworley - what do you think of the MTRs for our climate? Did you run them too @jjvw at any point, or just the Coopers then these Patagonias?
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Love 'em in the summer. Can't stand them in the winter. Ill have to replace mine by next summer. I'm torn between another set, MTZ, or the general grabber.
 
rasband said:
I should probably just be patient and do it right, there's some decent enough ones with the right backspacing so I can get rid of my spacers - which is a nice benefit to changing wheels.
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I've got 5 of the Mambas. I really don't like the silver paint, otherwise I would be running them right now.
 
I have cooper MTP on mine and love them. They are relatively quiet, have good wet performance, and best of all are pretty cheap!
 
I am using Cooper Pros. Have 22k on them now, Have been good in all conditions. Have no complaints . Next tire I'll go with Bfg allterrains for a change up. The Coopers are getting a little loud for me anymore, but i rotate them every 3k and include the spare.
 
tworley said:
Love 'em in the summer. Can't stand them in the winter. Ill have to replace mine by next summer. I'm torn between another set, MTZ, or the general grabber.
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The grabbers are worse than KO2s in the mud if you ever get into it. They soak it all up and become racing slicks. At least that was what I've seen from people running both in the South.

I run KM2's and while they're good overall, they don't like cold and wet rocks. I couldn't find grip to save my life when I was out crawling in those conditions.
 
rasband said:
Is it the quality of the finish, or the look?
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There is nothing wrong with the painted finish. Many JK Moabs have similar. I just don't like the look. My factory Moabs were clear coated raw aluminum and looked much better.
 
jjvw said:
There is nothing wrong with the painted finish. Many JK Moabs have similar. I just don't like the look. My factory Moabs were clear coated raw aluminum and looked much better.
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Fair enough, I love the look of the stock ones. Now to decide if the C vs E rating is all it's cracked up to be.
 
I don't get enough miles to wear out my tires anytime soon, maybe 5k a year. Most of that is between april 1st and October 1st. I have driven in some pretty torrential rain storms with the MTR's, and I didnt have any issue's.
 
rasband said:
.... Now to decide if the C vs E rating is all it's cracked up to be.
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It isn't. :)

At least in my case, the difference was subtle. I never thought my two sets of Es were too stiff. I don't think my current set of C's are that different. I have to way of knowing if the difference I felt on day one is because of the load range or not. I don't think load range matters as much as some want it to. It kinda fits into the spring rate argument.
 
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strumble8 said:
I don't get enough miles to wear out my tires anytime soon, maybe 5k a year. Most of that is between april 1st and October 1st. I have driven in some pretty torrential rain storms with the MTR's, and I didnt have any issue's.
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I'll buy your crappy tires and wheels so you can try something new now.
 
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jjvw said:
It isn't. :)

At least in my case, the difference was subtle. I never thought my two sets of Es were too stiff. I don't think my current set of C's are that different. I have to way of knowing if the difference I felt on day one is because of the load range or not. I don't think load range matters as much as some want it to. It kinda fits into the spring rate argument.
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That's my general feeling.

jjvw said:
I'll buy your crappy tires and wheels so you can try something new now.
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Put me second in line if this falls through :)
 
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