Tires?

GF7PE · November 22, 2003

here is a good one for anyone that rides beaches or sand. We all know that a bald tire is the best for sand. But, has anyone used a mud tire on sand? I want the aggressive tread for snow and mud but still need good floatation. I had the BFG atko's and they were awesome all around but I still want something a bit more aggressive. I went with the Nito Terra Graplers but they kinda stunk on the beach and were ok in the snow (bgf atko's much better)

P.S. am thinking BFG MT

Ideas? Thoughts?

SilveradoWV · November 22, 2003

Just got Goodyear Wrangler MT/Rs for my dads S10, not sure how they will go yet but they look WAYYY Awesome!

Wingnut · November 23, 2003

My Nittos do just grand in the sand.

They are just wearing like a$$.

k1500chevy97 · November 23, 2003

Go with the bfgs again if you had em before and liked em stick with em

tmf6902 · November 23, 2003

I dunno about a bald tire being the best for sand...but I have swampers on my blazer, and goodyear mud's on my HD....both of them perform flawlessly. I always air them down to around 15 PSI.

I think your driving style has a lot more to do with it than your tires.....I've pulled out more than my fair share of Jeeps, minivans, trucks, and SUV's, where people started to dig in and they floor it thinking it'll get the out faster....

I know here in FLorida where you can drive on the beach the sand is like pavement...but where I go fishing and driving in NC on the outerbanks....if it there hasn't been a good storm in a while....the sand is deep and loose. After Isabel this year though I was out there, and there was a cadillac out there.....it was like concrete....and no fun at all.

GF7PE · November 23, 2003

I dunno about a bald tire being the best for sand...but I have swampers on my blazer, and goodyear mud's on my HD....both of them perform flawlessly. I always air them down to around 15 PSI.

I think your driving style has a lot more to do with it than your tires.....I've pulled out more than my fair share of Jeeps, minivans, trucks, and SUV's, where people started to dig in and they floor it thinking it'll get the out faster....

I know here in FLorida where you can drive on the beach the sand is like pavement...but where I go fishing and driving in NC on the outerbanks....if it there hasn't been a good storm in a while....the sand is deep and loose. After Isabel this year though I was out there, and there was a cadillac out there.....it was like concrete....and no fun at all.

Well the sand here is very loose and soft and the hardcore beach guys use old airplane tires. They are pretty much bald and float on top of the sand. The big lugs supposedly dig thru the sand, but I havent tried them yet

but you are saying that the do work, Have you ever compared them to the atko's?

I really would like the mt's for the snow but.....

tmf6902 · November 23, 2003

I used to have BFG At's on the blazer before I got my swampers, and they performed great in the sand also....I aired them way down also. I will say that the aggressive tread does tend to dig a little, but that's when you just back out of the gas. You have to understand also....I'm not trying to act like my truck is a sand rail,(although I did get a ticket for speeding on the F-ing beach.....40 in a 15).......when I want to go fast, I need to ease into the gas, I can't stomp it or it will dig in, but that doesn't mean I don't try once in a while Make for a very sandy truck though....inside and out