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Skywalker:
Hi all, sorry not been around for a while, Happy New Year etc...
 :?: Question for all you more experienced folk out there (which probably means everybody), I'm currently running on BF Goodrich 265/75R16 tyres, seem an excellent tyre in general and good on the road, off road I have struggled a bit in the mud.  Am thinking of some mud terrains on steel wheels, choices so far are BFG MT (most expensive), Grizzly Claw (middle of the price range) or Colway MT, (certainly the cheapest).  Has anyone experience of these both on and off road.  I have heard the Grizzly's are very noisy on road but damm good off road, Goodrich, Colway MT's ?????,  :? look forward to hearing from you.

Cheers

Dave

Topple:
Dave,

I'm running Colway MT's on my 90, whilst there is some road noise it's not excessive. I havn'nt had a problem off road either. The Colways are Q rated (99mph) so if you won't have a problem on the motorway.

I had read reports a couple of years ago about some of the lugs coming off the grizlly's

Paul

Dangermouse:
I had colway mt's on my 90 when i got it, good on & off road
I have bfg mt's on it now, just the same but are lasting longer, the same patton to my eyes.
I know 2 people with grisleys both got them this year & both have lugges missing   :cry:

Id give the grizleys a miss & go for ether colway or bfg, the colway don't last as long but are a lot cheaper  :!:  swing's & rounderbouts me think's.


DM  :)

Edited to say by this year i mean last year  :oops:

coffee boy:
i have 285 75 grizzlys on a 90 exelent in mud offroad but a bit slippery on wet roads had no probs on 90 , but had them on a 3.9 rrc before and im not a slow driver ! i would buy another set, can be a bit aggresive for green lanning though . i also have mt's but use them more on road and lanning.

Eeyore:
For my tuppence worth, I would plump time and time again for the BGF MT. I've run mine for 40,000 miles so far and have barely taken the corners of the knobbles. Excellent traction in all but the worst conditions and less damaging to lanes than the Grizzilies.

Sure, for off-roading proper you can fit something totally aggressive, but I found it a bind and added an hour onto my day swapping 'em on and swapping 'em back off again. I put the MT's on and never took 'em off.

I know people (including the Green Oval) really like the Goodyear MTR and prefer 'em to the MT, but I've never driven with 'em. They do seem a very good tyre though.

HTH
cheers
 8)
Eeyore

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