Who is King...Goodyear, BFG or someone else?

iffar08 · 03-02-2003, 11:23 AM

forget pricing, if i want the best offroad tire that can still drive me to work everyday, are MTR's the best thing out there? I'm going to be within 32-33" tire range , what is the best tire i can get?

motox851 · 03-02-2003, 11:59 AM

My top two choices are Bfg M/T and Swamper TSL Radial. The Bfg's last longer and are quieter but the Swampers are massive in the mud and look meaner. It really depends on how much of what you are going to be doing.

mudcat · 03-02-2003, 12:13 PM

I agree, the BFG M/Ts will last a long time on a jeep, and they are great in the mud, so what else could you want

iffar08 · 03-02-2003, 12:29 PM

do the BFG's MT's perform better than the MTR's, i have heard that the MTR's are better from a lot of people

Jeep-Ne-Time · 03-02-2003, 12:56 PM

MTR is my opinion...I run 31's and I have a friend that has 33's in the BFG MT's and we do comparable in the mud that we have seen together, but on the rocks, he has to try a couple more different lines than I do on the tough spots. It could just be our driving, but it is pretty predictable. I wont put on anything else on my daily driver except MT/R's right now.
IMHO,
Mark

crazyTJ · 03-02-2003, 01:09 PM

I love my MTR's, but I think they are about the same as BFG's in my opinion. Swampers are awesome offroad, but aren't as good on road. I have used all 3, but for on road and off, BFG's and MTR's are neck and neck. HTH
Crazy

ninjajeep · 03-02-2003, 01:50 PM

I would take my BFG MT/KMs over the Goodyears. They are awesome on and offroad....they're not loud either!

GetonYourMark · 03-02-2003, 02:06 PM

I was trying to decide between the MT/R's and the BFG MT's, but here comes Interco's TrXus, which looks like a siped Swamper for about $60 less than the Goodyear. I think I might try the TrXus, does anybody have these yet?

dejablu311 · 03-02-2003, 05:50 PM

Go with the MT/R. Everyone I know running BFG's says they would own MT/R's if they had the cash. The only way the BFG is better is that is has that rim protector which helps more than you would think.

yaffy · 03-02-2003, 05:57 PM

I've heard the new Bridgestone Dueler M/Ts do great offroad and wear great because of the new rubber Bridgestone is using. But then again, I've only heard......

Me, I went cheap. I got my some 33x12.5 Kumho Venture MTs

motox851 · 03-02-2003, 06:19 PM

Yeah I would like to try the mtr's. I may get those when i get my new tires in a couple weeks. If I do I'll let you guys know what I think of them compared to the bfg m/t and the tsl radials

iffar08 · 03-02-2003, 06:31 PM

what im getting is that the swampers are not going to be for me since mine is a daily driver. but still it seems pretty undecided about mtr's vs bfg mt's

Tango · 03-02-2003, 06:32 PM

I am thinking about the Mickey Thompson Baja CLAWS they look great but I only know one guy that runs them he says they are great and the road wear is not to bad better then the TSL's

so I am not sure? wish I knew a few more people that had them

just my .02

Jeep4fun · 03-02-2003, 10:37 PM

I just bought the Pyreless 32x11.50 force 4 version called the baha A/T.
$89.00/ tire.

I wanted to go to the BFG A/t (my wife has them on her SUV), but I could not afford that much of a tire at this time.

Today I went 4x4, in snow, mud, and ice. The tire did a good job.

Lastly, if you are driving a vehicle as a daily driver, I would not recommend a Mud terrain tire. Especially if you have to deal with a lot of ice. They look and perform well in a lot of off road situations, but also do have some down sides for daily use

TX WJ · 03-03-2003, 01:36 PM

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Originally posted by dejablu311
Go with the MT/R. Everyone I know running BFG's says they would own MT/R's if they had the cash. The only way the BFG is better is that is has that rim protector which helps more than you would think.

Not everyone. I have BFG's and will put a set on when these wear out.