06' 2500 Diesel Ram, 4wd Long Bed Quad Cab, 8k Lbs. 325/70/r17 (34.8" tall) on stock 8.5" wheels.
1st, I did pay a bit more for these because they were newer to the market at the time and because of their size. The price hasn't gone up much since then.
2nd, Type A driver (A = Aggressive).
3rd, I live in the Northeast and since putting them on we've had two seasons of 2' + snow storms. Some years more rain than Noah. And I know 6-7 degrees doesn't compare to the arctic but it's darn cold.
Now about my personal experiences with this tire. Originally I thought I made the wrong choice. "No way could this be an All Terrain tire" I thought. It felt more like a high performance all season on a sports sedan. I have 70 series and that's a lot of sidewall but there was no roll in turns at high speeds. No hydroplaning at any speed. Not even the puckering 2" of water you unexpectedly come up on out in the country in the tire valleys of wore out roadways. No slip in turns on wet at high speed. They will load up with snow/clay quickly but still provide decent traction, even with a torqued up diesel, if you know how to manage it. So far the best bang for my buck, and I was happy as can be.
Ok, so 30,000 miles goes by, and about half the tread. Yes, that's right, half. I was amazed too, especially after the way I treated this tire. Now I did rotate them every 7-8k miles and always checked the pressure (50psi religiously front and back as indicated on the tire). Hadn't really towed regularly or been off road seriously, but I was driving it almost 400 miles a week, and half of that was through the city. That's where a 70 series tire shines. 6" pot-holes, RR tracks, curbs, nothing stopped it. Snow traction was diminishing so I added weight to the rear in the winter months, like almost 800 lbs (you can do that in real trucks and not see a decrease in MPG) - "Hello Traction".
Another year and a half go by and so does another 15k miles, so I start to worry. I'm at 45k, and this tire only has a 40k mile warranty! Which if you search, you won't find too many others in this size and load range that do. But still the tire is not showing any signs of uneven wear, or making too much noise.
Jump forward, ready, almost 60k miles on this set of tires! She sits now more than she sees the road (mainly due to the fact that we've added a awd crossover for commuting to our arsenal) but there's still a good 3/16" of center tread left them. So yea, she'll do donuts in the rain all day long now if I want to and still lock em' up sure enough to administer a a beat down if I slip it into 4wd. But alas, winter in coming and I know she'll do her best to get me through should the new crossover need to be garaged (only 8" clearance) so before I endanger my family or vehicle I think I may have to buy some new rubber. I have a slow leak too in one that I have to keep an eye on but I think that is from something I drove over, not dry rot.
I will probably buy Pro Comp Extreme All Terrains again, simply because I know how they are and how long they last. I still can't find anything that consistently reviews as high. I don't want to assume why some people have problems with these tires because if anyone should it would be me. If I can find something better I will spend my money on it, but if not, I would buy this brand again, and tell you to do the same............
Rating: 9
Product Details: "Pro Comp Xtreme All Terrain Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue October 6, 2009 - Rating: 6.85
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Mon May 16, 2011 4:04am
Had this tire when I was in highshool. If you want this tire for mud there is better choices out there. I loved this tire though. If you want a tire for looks then this tire will make your ride look mean really mean. As far as noise if you dont like loud tires go look somewhere else. These tires were the loudest in my town. People had boggers and everything else and these tires could be heard from miles away trust me I tested that.
Rating: 7
Product Details: "Thornbird TSL Radial Mud Terrain Tire" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 7.35
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Sat May 14, 2011 3:35pm
Bad tire sidewall/tread design
With 50 km on the tires, going down a wooded trail in the middle of nowhere at midnight…flat tire from a stick in the sidewall, WTF
Had to replace the tire that I do not trust anymore
The tire has a narrow contact patch for the overall width and that with an air down to 20psi produces a bulge at the sidewall with no protection
Had to clean out rocks and sand from between the bead and rim 4 times now and only 2000km on them
At the cost of these not worth the money unless you never go off road
I am looking at Mickey Thompson® Baja Claw® with 6ply sidewalls
Rating: 2
Product Details: "BFGoodrich Mud Terrain TA KM" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 7.25
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Fri May 13, 2011 3:54am
These tires pull anywhere needed.. They shed the mississippi clay really well when need.. they grip hard and pull even harder! The life of these tire are bout 40,000 miles..
They are worth the money if you hunt or mud in the winter time.. Good tire.. I dry a Jeep 4x4 liberty.. P.S. keep them rotated..
Product Details: "Federal Couragia M/T Tires" by Editor - posted: Tue November 25, 2008 - Rating: 5.09
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Thu May 12, 2011 5:41am
Tires are undersized significantly
I have a set of 35's on 15x8" rims and they measure 33.3" across with no load. my previous set was a full 3/4" in diameter taller on the same rims at the same air pressure. Maxxis wasnt too helpful on why the huge difference. Would i buy them again? Yes. fantastic tire. works well on a variety of terrains. excellent traction on sierra nevada granite and on moab slick rock.
next time it will be 37's. at least then they will be 35.5" in diameter.
Rating: 7
Product Details: "Maxxis Creepy Crawler Mud Terrain M-8090" by Editor - posted: Tue January 30, 2007 - Rating: 7.00
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue May 10, 2011 9:24pm
Great tire overall. Coming from cars, all season tires are known as all fail tires since they suck in the winter and suck in the summer. These tires, however, for trucks are truly all terrain from snow, ice to sand, mud and rain. Had 12 inches of snow a week here in Jersey this winter... NOT a problem even up the hill on my street where even some 4x4's got stuck. Been a rainy April and the sipping prevented any form of hydroplaning. Dry pavement, it has a hum that you really really have to focus on all the sounds around you to pinpoint. On wet grass, my buddy's truck would slip all over the place on BFG T/A KO's. These tires did none of that, a quick blip on the throttle and I'm off and running.
I can't say enough about these tires; they truly shine on all sorts of terrain. I am having a problem getting them balanced but it could be my rims; going to have the remounted on another set of rims and find out.
Rating: 10
Product Details: "Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac" by Editor - posted: Fri August 14, 2009 - Rating: 6.96
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue May 10, 2011 12:37pm
i have these tires on my 07 tundra 5.7. on road they are great. i live in the mountains in colorado and have never been stuck in the snow. trail wise they arent the best but on nitto's website it says they arent the best of there AT's but you get decent in dirt and sand. rocks are little slip but not hugely horible. mud is probably best avoided with these as they dont clean them selves very well. overall though other than mud ive never been stuck. i am hopefully gonna hit 30K with them ( currently at 20K and roughly 50 percent left)
Rating: 8
Product Details: "Nitto Terra Grappler" by Editor - posted: Wed October 29, 2008 - Rating: 6.94
Last Review Posted by Unregistered - posted: Tue May 10, 2011 12:09am
Put 4 new LT245/75R16 tires on a 1989 Chev 4x4. Do not have more than 3000 miles on them and 2 are shot. Vendor will not make good on them. Tread missing is from spinning on rock per them. This is a ranch vehicle. I was sold a bad product.
Rating: 1
Product Details: "Hercules Terra Trac A/T" by Editor - posted: Thu June 26, 2008 - Rating: 5.00
