I just do not know what brand mud tire I want to use anymore...
I had been a BFG MT fan since the early '90s, but with each redesign they've put forth since the KM (KM1, whatever) they have become less & less appealing. The new KM3 that has just come out is still a full half-inch short of claimed size just as the KM2 is, but topping that off, they also reduced the tread depth to 9/16" (most MT tires including the old KM and Goodyear MT/R are 21/32" tread). I'm sitting here trying to figure out what makes this different from buying 15%-worn used tires for brand-new tire prices?? (I guess BFG thought their tires lasted too long and/or gripped too well?).
I've had two separate bad experiences in a row with Goodyear MT/Rs (one majorly), so not going there again...
I put 33x12.50R15 Toyo Open Country M/Ts on my Ranger a couple years ago... These are the first set of actual round tires I've owned in over 16 years. They are very quiet (almost AT-like quiet), a full 33" on the dot, 21/32" tread. Excellent off road, and crazy-thick sidewalls (but heavier too).
I want to put them on my BII... They don't make a 35x12.50R15
I'm currently leaning toward the General Grabber X3 I think it's called (not the one with the weird square-block tread, the X3 has a more traditional MT pattern)... They are claimed to be an honest 35" and 21/32 tread. I don't know much else about General tires though (anyone else here run them? Are they round and do they balance well?)
I put Duratracs on my Excursion, but I couldn't find a tire shop that could balance them.
They were probably out of round. Every Goodyear tire I've owned (all 4 tires of two sets bought nine years apart) was out of round. The last set I had was bad enough to be warrantable, so I washed my hands of them.