Tire Dilemma

[Carolinaboy]

Ok Boys & Girls, I've kinda hit a dilemma with my Tire Selection. I really want the Trail Grapplers. That is what I've been set on for a while. But I'm having a hard time justifying $1000+ in tires, for a truck that will see pavement more than dirt. I haven't been working for the lake management company as much as I did last year. I needed M/Ts there for sure I had slippage issues all the time with my "rugged" trail BFG.

So my question to y'all is what is another good tire that would be a little more reasonable price but still semi-aggressive looking. Most A/T tires I see look like street tires to me. I am putting on KMC Monster 18x5 wheels too. So I want something that looks good too. But DAMN, tires are expensive! I am a college student paying everything execpt college(thank GOD) I don't wanna break the bank but one good tires at the same time. I don't wanna skip out on something as important to safety as they are.

Help a brotha out, y'all got any suggestions for me? I am on a second set of tires right now that my buddy gave me a while back that I put on the truck Monday. But they are only at about 30% tread (Same tires as before)

Thanks

Oh yeah I want them in a 33" or somewhere in that ball park. I was looking at the 295/70/18s

 

[batman]

maxxis mudder ftw....they actually ride good on pavment too

 

[PenguinLTZ]

Duratracs

 

[Carolinaboy]

Duratracs

Did you ever do a tread progress thread on those? I really like the look of those, I know you and I were talking about them a while back.

 

[batman]

i.ve had my mudders over a year and still have half tread or better...and thats 3 trips to indy and back and all around here and once to west virginia to pick up a broke down uncle...i'm telling you man for the $$ you cant beat them in my opinion...

 

[Carolinaboy]

i.ve had my mudders over a year and still have half tread or better...and thats 3 trips to indy and back and all around here and once to west virginia to pick up a broke down uncle...i'm telling you man for the $$ you cant beat them in my opinion...

Yeah those and the buckshots look good, but I've heard more BAD things than good

I'm kinda worried about that

 

[OPGMC]

i.ve had my mudders over a year and still have half tread or better...and thats 3 trips to indy and back and all around here and once to west virginia to pick up a broke down uncle...i'm telling you man for the $$ you cant beat them in my opinion...

So how many miles are on them?

 

[batman]

i.ve had my mudders over a year and still have half tread or better...and thats 3 trips to indy and back and all around here and once to west virginia to pick up a broke down uncle...i'm telling you man for the $$ you cant beat them in my opinion...

Yeah those and the buckshots look good, but I've heard more BAD things than good

I'm kinda worried about that

thats what i have is the buckshots...i have to say i am VERY well pleased with thier overall performance.....off road and on man....

 

[batman]

i.ve had my mudders over a year and still have half tread or better...and thats 3 trips to indy and back and all around here and once to west virginia to pick up a broke down uncle...i'm telling you man for the $$ you cant beat them in my opinion...

So how many miles are on them?

id say around 10 to 12000 miles..give or take a few.....i put ALOT of miles on the truck........they are rated as a 30,000 mile tire....

 

[Boilerup15]

I'm watching this thread, ill need new tires next spring, and I'm in the same dilemma.