Best mud tire?

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I have to agree with 77 k20 on this one , I live in the snow country and mud tires are not the way. That being said the toyo mt's do way better than the km2's if you have to run a mud tire. I have a real steep drive way and I took my big bad chevy out to get some things and when I got home I could not get it back up the driveway even with weight in the back with km2's on it. Had to go back to town to buy sand to spread out in the driveway so I could park. The wife's subaru and our 4runner went up and down no problem.
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BLASPHEMY !!!!!!

suggesting a foreign 4x4 wanabe can perform better than a square!!

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We just bought a set of those Dick Cepek's, they do have a similar tread pattern to the Duratracs, which is why I wanted to try them. The biggest difference I see is they have bigger shoulder lugs than the Goodyear, and the shoulder lugs are more scalloped too. No snow driving yet, but I expect them to do well.
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Update. We've got 8 or 9 inches of snow on the ground back home, and my wife hates driving in snow. But she told me the new tires kick ass and she has no trouble getting around anywhere she wants to go.

Far better than 4 bald tires :buttkick:

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not sure if anyone has used patriot tires on their rig. i'm more of a a/t or h/t guy myself, as i do my serious off-roading on two wheels; but my buddy uses the patriot m/t on his 2016 3500 dodge cummins. that truck is heavier than any square by a long shot. he put them on the truck the second day he had it. he just bought his second set. the first ones still had good tread left, he just likes to keep deeper tread on the truck. he reckons they'd last close to 50k on his truck. they are pretty cheap for a load 'e' mud tire.

https://simpletire.com/patriot-lt26...MIye-titff2AIVlIJ-Ch2NSAmLEAQYAiABEgKBT_D_BwE
 
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bucket said:
Update. We've got 8 or 9 inches of snow on the ground back home, and my wife hates driving in snow. But she told me the new tires kick ass and she has no trouble getting around anywhere she wants to go.

Far better than 4 bald tires :buttkick:

:crazy:
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Because with those tires you have at least some siping to them. A "true" 100% mud tire won't have them.

I still remember getting my 78 K5 Blazer stuck on FLAT LEVEL GROUND on hardpack snow. There was some slight ruts in the snow and that was all it took for me to get stuck.

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These were worthless in winter. No sipes, hard ass rubber that wouldn't flex when it got cold. Awesome in pure deep mud. They would clean out easily. Along with this style would be things like Super Swampers, the BFG KM2, things like that.


Tire companies are now starting to mix the "all terrain" type of tread that has sipes into their mud terrains to give some qualities of both into them.
 
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I really wanted to get these for my 2wd c10 but theyve been sold before i could afford em.

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77 K20 said:
Because with those tires you have at least some siping to them. A "true" 100% mud tire won't have them.

I still remember getting my 78 K5 Blazer stuck on FLAT LEVEL GROUND on hardpack snow. There was some slight ruts in the snow and that was all it took for me to get stuck.

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These were worthless in winter. No sipes, hard ass rubber that wouldn't flex when it got cold. Awesome in pure deep mud. They would clean out easily. Along with this style would be things like Super Swampers, the BFG KM2, things like that.


Tire companies are now starting to mix the "all terrain" type of tread that has sipes into their mud terrains to give some qualities of both into them.
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I think we have differing opinions on what classifies a tire as a "mud tire".
 
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Check out the reviews on Tire Rack. I use BFG KO2 for dirt. Can't help about snow, it don't snow in SE Arizona. Don't rain much either.
 
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Im of the opinion that MOST of the true Mud tires work similarly, the bigger variable is driver aptitude........Ive had good luck with BFG Muds, Maxxis Bighorns, and years ago when i ran quite a few mud tires, great luck with bias ply tires like Armstrong Miracle Extra Traction, BFG Silvertowns, etc.......Lots of those were 7.50-16 size
 
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They're all pretty good at what they do but if you want to go all in then you need to make sacrifices for on road performance, tire life, and be willing to spend money on bigger tires because size matters when it comes to navigating mud unless you just plan on winching through everything
 
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The deeper the mud, the larger the tire, the more power you need to spin them. Depending on the mud of course, but even the largest most gnarly tire will get plugged up turning it into a big slick.
 
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shiftpro said:
The deeper the mud, the larger the tire, the more power you need to spin them. Depending on the mud of course, but even the largest most gnarly tire will get plugged up turning it into a big slick.
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Yep, its a solution that creates more problems, lol.
 
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shiftpro said:
The deeper the mud, the larger the tire, the more power you need to spin them. Depending on the mud of course, but even the largest most gnarly tire will get plugged up turning it into a big slick.
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That just means you apply more pedal to clear the mud out...
 
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I've replaced my KM2s with KM3s. (went up from a 285/75R16 to a 315/75R16). Have only went thru some mild mud- and they cleaned out well. I'm most impressed with how easily the tread and sidewall flex over rocks/bumps/roots. When the tire conforms around whatever obstacles you are going over you get a lot better traction.
 
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