Sinking Creek 4WD Association

hey guys, i'm gettin a BB on the ZJ after thanksgiving and i wanna get some 31x10.50's...right now i'm runnin 235/75R15 BFG A/T's I have noticed that when mud gets in these, they're like slicks, also i kinda wanna go with somethin more aggressive but this is my DD so here's what i'm looking for...

-Look BA
-Not too loud on the road
-Long lifespan when run on highway 95% of the time
-Function well in mud, wet road, snowy road

I've got it down to three options...
-BFG KM2
-Firestone Destination M/T
-BFG A/T

Can anyone give me advice?...i really want an M/T but am really worried about noise, wear, and how they function on wet and snowy roads sine i drive in that a lot. I have no experience outside the BFG A/T's.

Get the BFG A/T's and air down when in mud. Go down to about 15psi and they'll hook up better. Any M/T you get will be noisy. BFG put a good bit of work into those tires and they work well. Also, the A/T's will perform way better in snow than M/T's (as far as road driving) and actually weigh less than the M/T's, so less drive trail wear.

I personally prefer bridgestone's/ Firestones over BFG for off-road use. The tires on my jeep don't cling to mud nearly as bad as BFGs do.

my $.02

if you are doing a lot of highway driving and dont want noise or worry about wear ... go with the ATs ...

MTs are loud and dont usually wear evenly.

though the KM2s are pretty bad ass ... but you will get road whine with them ...supposedly they wear very well for road driving though. many people put them on tow rigs and street driven rigs ... just keep the air pressure in check and your alignment in check (bah, who are we kidding ... no jeep keeps it alignment after being offroad ... hahahahaha )

BFG makes a solid tire. AT's will lats longer, MT's will do a little better offroad. What ever you do, never buy Pro Comp. They only experience that I've had with them is on Mal's jeep and they wear out in no time. I DD my xj on 32 BFG MT for a while. If you decide to go MT, buy the innovative balancing beads, they will wear better and last longer.

Yeah, Caleb is right, Pro Comp's suck. My Dad's S-10 had a set of their all terrains in 31" when he bought it. Unless you were on dry pavement, you had to put it in 4wd to get around. We use it on the farm some and it was just about useless in the field. He swapped on a set of BFG Long Trail A/T's off of his ZR2 Blazer and it's amazing how much better it goes.

I'm on my second set of Bridgestone Dueller Revo ATs and I LOVE them. They plain work better than BFG ATs in my experience.

Many people can vouch for the fact that I'm not easy on tires, but these things have held up remarkably well.

I'm getting fantastic mileage(40k per set) out of them too for how I drive(nuts) and the weight of my truck(6500lbs).

They're no mud tire, but neither are BFG ATs and the Revo's are much better in the ice/hardpack snow we get here on the east coast.

i'm not extremely concerned with the noise, i know an M/T will make some noise, and if they dont last as long as the A/T's its not a huge deal as long as I get decent milage out of them...with the recent snow down here that has really jumped to the top of my list...what about siping the M/T's to make them perform well in snow? i just found out about this

and what are balancing beads?

Siping is up to you. If you want an M/T that'll perform and has siping, get Interco TrXus M/T's. They're siped and from what I've heard in my research on them, they get good mileage and are excelent in snow.

Balancing beads are small beads that are put into the tire to balance them. Innovative balancing makes some ceramic ones that Caleb is big on. I used airsoft pelets in my 31's and they work great. 31's take 6oz per tire of what ever you use. There are a few guys who've used BB's, but I think the lighter airsoft pelets work better.

I just put a set of General Grabber AT2s on my Dodge 3500 dually diesel. They seem to have great traction and have been wearing well under a 8000lb truck. Got em for 111 bucks a piece from TireRack.com

BlueDodgeRam wrote:I just put a set of General Grabber AT2s on my Dodge 3500 dually diesel. They seem to have great traction and have been wearing well under a 8000lb truck. Got em for 111 bucks a piece from TireRack.com

Tim has an almost new set of these for sale.

I had a set of the old style BFG MT's go 60,000 miles before they were fully bald. Replaced em with a set of the new style and didn't get near the mileage.

I'd stick with AT's if 95% is an accurate estimate of on-road time. 5% off-road isn't worth the noise and increased wear in my humble opinion...BFG AT's will take you a lot of places with em aired down right.

Good luck.

MtnToys wrote:

BlueDodgeRam wrote:I just put a set of General Grabber AT2s on my Dodge 3500 dually diesel. They seem to have great traction and have been wearing well under a 8000lb truck. Got em for 111 bucks a piece from TireRack.com

Tim has an almost new set of these for sale.

Who is this Tim? What size are they and how much does he want? I'm on the market for some as of now...

x2 on the balancing beads.....worked awesome for my jeep, altho it cost me more to buy the beads than to have my tires balanced at a shop. i just didnt feel like pissing off the guys around here trying to get them to balance a 35 inch tire and not having them do it right. if your only getting 31's and are going to have them mounted anyway might as well get them balanced too.

Timmah is his user name. Tires are small, something like 235 75 15, but they were in real good shape when I saw em.


I used Airsoft bbs to balance 37inch MTR's and after messing with different amounts it didnt work for shit. Maybe the balancing beads are different. Went and had traditional wheel weights put on and it smooth now.