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Tire help!!!

Hey guys, I'm starting to look around for new tires when I get my rcd and bl on I'm gonna get 35x 12.5 but I wanna know from others experence what's tires are good. I'm looking for something that's good with snow, dirt/mud and has a good hum to it. I do not want all terrians cause I have them on my 33's and they don't do it for me... I used to have the procomp xterrians but they wore down really fast. I was thinking the nitto grapplers or whatever they are called .... Any thoughts?
 
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Mickey MTZ's or BFG KM2's
 
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good in snow??
 
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Mud tires are not good in snow, all-terrains are best for that, But i'm assuming you play alot so ganna go with BAJA claws.....jk.... MT MTZ's^^
 
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toyo open county mt.. best tire ive had yet they go allsome in dirt, snow, sand. and have great street manners i got my tires in march of last year and have put 15k on em. and they still look new.. tire death gage at new was 21 now at 18. ill be buying another set when theise go..
 
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I don't mind what it's like on the road. If the ride is rough and loud that would be best. For some reason I don't like a smooth ride, I get car sick hahaha so mtz will do this??
 
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My KM2's are awesome in snow.
 
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I was just searching around on google and this site came up that rates all the tiresNitto Mud Grappler Reviews

This are the ones I want and it does say good in snow... I wanna hear it from someone on here who has them though
 
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Not many have the Grapplers on here.

KM2s would fit the bill, mine did great in snow. Max i've been in is about a foot though
 
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How do they sound driving on the street ? Quiet, loud?
 
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they are really loud....and they dig like hell in the dirt and mud...
 
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Originally Posted by MikeDevo
How do they sound driving on the street ? Quiet, loud?

Mine have gotten pretty loud with 15,000 miles on them. You can easily hear them with the windows up going 50mph.

Now they aren't as loud as swampers or the grapplers but you'll hear them. I wouldn't say they were redneck loud if thats what you were going for lol
 
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Well it's between the km2's and the grapplers ... I like what I'm hearing about the km2's but i also love the look of the grapplers... I really wanna find the truck on here with the grapplers, I think it was white with a double lift?? Not sure I forget

As for the redneck loud, haha well all my friends have full size trucks lifted and loud exhaust so I have to make up for something!
 
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From what it sounds like I think you would like the grapplers better, they're more aggressive than the km2s. I'm not sure on how long they will last though
 
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I'll second toyo for all around performance

Another one to check into is the widcountry MTX. One of the little known BA tires lol. Been hearing nothing but good things from the guys wheelin on them. Good on/off road but they are noisy too!
 
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I know a guy who had the grapplers on his excursion and they lasted a good while, he even drove it to and from california but then he sold it and the tires had a good amount of tread. I'm gonna be buying them out at the bloomsburg truck show this year so hopefully I get a good deal on either of the tires
 
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