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Right now I cant rotate my tires, they are getting cupped and i am sure they wont last as long as they should have. (mainly my fault for not rotating them)

So i have been looking at tires trying to decide. I want some opinion on which tires YOU would choose and why.

35x14.5x15 Mud Grapplers ($312)
36x15.5x15 MTZ ($322)
37x12.5x15 MTR ($265)


If you have the MTZs which I know some do please give me your opinion of them.
 
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Mud Grapplers because they look badazz and youll still be able to flex the **** outa 35's.
 
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ive never personally run either of the 3...however alot of my friends around town have the Grapplers and all have said they will NEVER buy another set
 
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Originally Posted by Journeyman21613
ive never personally run either of the 3...however alot of my friends around town have the Grapplers and all have said they will NEVER buy another set

NEVER is a pretty big statement, why? because of the noise they make?
 
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id go w/ the 36's...

i dont like the look of the Mud Grapplers and the 37's are just to skinny
 
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personally I am not a big fan of wide tires so I say go with the MTR's. Besides how many rangers run 37's.
 
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36x15.50's.. because they would give your truck an agressive look
 
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hey Zach I was just wondering what is the weight of each one of those tires?
 
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i know a guy that has some toyos and he loves them so far.. toyo tires are bad *** too!

but id go probably nittos they look awsome, do well for what your wanting and still gives you that show and go look..
 
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Originally Posted by casfz1
hey Zach I was just wondering what is the weight of each one of those tires?

MTZs = 88lbs
MTRs = idk? cant find it
Grapplers = idk cant find it either
 
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i know a guy that has some toyos and he loves them so far.. toyo tires are bad *** too!

really?
 
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MTZ's are good tires....IMO stick with the MTR's....don't like really wide tires personally...
 
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Originally Posted by casfz1
personally I am not a big fan of wide tires so I say go with the MTR's. Besides how many rangers run 37's.

the width is something i cant make up my mind on. i like the width but it really isnt going to help anything at all. lol

you think the 12.5 wide will look funny on my full width axle ranger? i really dont want to narrow the D44.
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
MTZ's are good tires....IMO stick with the MTR's....don't like really wide tires personally...

answer my last post then. please. :)
 
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12.50 tires wont look bad on a full size axle.....people run 12.5 tires on full size lifted trucks all the time....

IF you get the wider tires, get a wheel with a little more back spacing than normal so they dont stick out to Gods creation...
 
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36x13.50 IROKs.
 
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Iroks wont last on the street, Toyos didnt impress me, mud grapplers are just awesome and MTRs are the **** as well.

I was wheeling with a jeep that had 37 inch toyos and he was locked front and back with my LS only i went farther than him.
 
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I have to say grapplers
 
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the only thing if any... and thats picky people.. grapplers are loud.
you sound like a b2 bomber. I personally like that though.
 
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you sound like a b2 bomber
thats exactly what i told him


it seems like i weighed the grapplers unmounted at 53 lbs...
 
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I have to say grapplers

im leaning that way as well. i just love the look of them too much, plus the sounds of them is just awesome! i heard a truck last weekend with them.
 
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Originally Posted by badkarma
thats exactly what i told him


it seems like i weighed the grapplers unmounted at 53 lbs...
53 isnt bad at all. i think my current tires are 40 some, plus they are load rating C not E like some other tires i was looking at.
 
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like the first day i got them
 
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like the first day i got them
those are good looking tires......if i wanted a true off road tire, those would probably be it.....the "bones" look cool...
 
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mtz's are awesome they work great in the mud, and they have gone up everything i want... and 15.50 is fkn huge haha

but mud grapplers look sick! and they sing and from what i have seen they work great.
don't get MTRs they dont look as aggressive as the other 2
 


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