I drive about 8K a year with about 3K off-road on hunting leases and snow-covered roads here in the northwest.

http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/pts/1477704297.html

I've been looking for awhile and these are a little more aggressive than I need, but I thought the price is right. I currently run completely stock with the original factory tires now (Michelin; 56K miles) and have no plans on upgrading the suspension anytime soon. Honestly, completely stock with the original tires, I've had no problem off-road and with snow.

I know they will be loud, but I'm more considered with the snow and mud. They are siped.

Thanks!

 

I'm running them on a stock D2. They are LOUD as hell. But they fit fine. No need to adjust steering stops, etc.

 

Thanks oysterhead...have you ever run them in the snow? Small blocks and siped tires seem to work best up here when the white stuff comes down. "Mud tires" do not work well in the snow and that is my concern. Looks great though on your '04.

 

thanks, nope i haven't run them in the snow.

 

Mud tires generally work well in loose powder where the tread can clean itself as it spins. On ice an AT is usually a better choice since it is the edges of the tread blocks that provide traction and obviously an AT will have more tread blocks than an MT therefore more edges to grab.

Check out the Goodyear Duratrac. It's a good cross between an AT and MT and has a ridiculous amount of siping.

 

I feel I should stress that the Goodyear MT/R is NOT a mud tire. MT/R stands for Maximum Traction/Reinforced. They're a good AT or Rock tire, but the lugs are entirely too close together to clean themselves like a real MT does.

 

I disagree Baja. The tread pattern is entirely comparable to a Firestone Destination M/T.

Or, I could put it this way: these MT/R's are much more of an M/T than any AT.

 

The MT/R is the mud tire in Goodyear's lineup. The tread blocks may be close than on other mud tire but that doesn't mean it's not a mud tire. Listen to a set of MT/Rs going down the road and they'll tell you they're a mud tire.