Tires? what's hot? on a Tow'd

[Towd66]

Well I ask this just about every couple of year. Now the time has come for me to do some buying so we can do my build out. In the past Goodyear wranglers seemed to be a good choose for off road and sand. 5fr/8 rear rims. planning on using aluminum racing wheels that Larry's off road sells. So what's Hot? What size tires should I go with? Mark

[Lee]

I had Goodyear Wranglers on the back of my Manx, and I was very unhappy with them. The buggy would slide sideways while scaling a granite boulder, leading towards a very dangerous situation. I also noticed some tread separation after only a couple years of service. No more Goodyear tires for me! I am now running Bridgestone Dueler AT tires front and back, and I am VERY happy with them! The buggy does not slide sideways on the same roads I had problems on before. Traction is excellent, and they are very quiet on the road. I have P205/75R15 up front and P235/75R15 out back. At this point, I will definitely buy another set for the rear, but I might go with P205/70R15 up front to get a little more fender clearance. Bridgestone does not make the Dueler AT in that size, but I have my eye on BF Goodrich Radial Long Trail tires. I will wait until the exisiting front tires wear out, so there's plenty of time to think about it!

[Siggymanx33]

How about a set of these for $55 per tire? Hi-tech retreading will get them to your door with a 20k mile warranty. I'm sure they are not for everyone, but for my Towd's application they are going to work out great. They have a very similar tread design to Mud Terrains. http://treadwright.com/ My siggy Manx has the same tires as Lees and they are a great all around tire as well. (the Bridgestones)

[5150bossman]

We run a Dayton Timberline AT 235/75-15's with a 4-ply sidewall so the sidewall will give when aired down for greater traction (this size is a 29" tall tire). Dayton is the low end brand for Bridgestone/Firestone. We've had nothing but good luck with them. Run them for 4 years with no problems, and they hook up very nicely. No sliding on the rocks and good grip when climbing. They do alright in intermittent sand, but I also have seperate paddle tires if we go to the dunes. I noticed that the link above for the retreads says you can air down their tires, but it voids their waranty. Here is a link to some tire comparisons at Tire Rack. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=ORAT

[Towd66]

Yes thank you all for your help. After looking at all the links I'm going with the big boys. Mini Mags front, and Baja radials MTX Rear seem to be the way to go after talking to Greg with a 72 Tow'd they look great. Not to say, just about every thing on the tire rack gave good and bad feed back on both Goodyear's and Bridgestones. So I believe I'll stick with a product that is know for its quality and commitment in the racing world. 5 inch rims front running # 2551, E78-15 then the rear will be a 8 inch rim with #5251 31X10.50R15LT. Thanks every one for there help. One step at a time.