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View Poll Results: Which tire??
Toyo Open Country AT II
4
18.18%
Goodyear Duratrac
14
63.64%
Mickey Thompson MTZ
4
18.18%
ProComp Xtreme Mud Terrain
0
0%
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 06:29 AM
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I'm moving up to 35's and can't decide which to go with. Jeep is a daily driver 90% of the time. Need a good all around tire that looks sweet. These are my top 4 choices so please stick to these.

My thoughts:

All are D rated except the AT II which is E... at the end of the day not sure how much that'll impact the on road ride.

Duratracs have the snowflake rating which is a plus for the Nebraska winters. AT II should be good in the snow as well... other's experience with the Mickey's and ProComp?

Toyos and ProComps are the better price. Can get the Toyos or ProComps plus an AEV Procal for the same price as the other two options tires only.

Mickey and AT II are my top in the looks department.

They're listed in the order I'm leaning towards at this point. Any feedback from experienced users is really helpful. I've researched and read threads on all of these but I still can't decide.

Thanks for any input. VOTE!

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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 07:11 AM
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My brother has the Duratracs(in 34s) on his Tacoma and couldn't be happier. They do pretty well in the mud if you keep em spinning and are as quiet as my 33 BFG A/Ts were. Also he's just around 25,000 miles on them now with more than 50% tread left. Also, they look really cool.

If you poke around this forum and just the internet in general, you should see a HUGE following for those tires.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 07:14 AM
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Duratracs are a good tire i had a set of 33's when i moved to my 35's i went with Cooper Discovers. they wear excellently on the road and throw more mud than my friends MT Claws. i even get many compliments on how aggrasive the tread looks on my road tires.

IMO getting MT's you are only buying the name of a tire not the quality..

Hope this helps!
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 07:16 AM
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I've heard good things about the nitto terra grappler. I think that's the one I'm gonna go with.
Only negative I've heard is it isn't great in mud.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 07:48 AM
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Not voting as they aren't up there but I love my MTR's with Kevlar. It's been many a time that I have kept up or even surpassed locked/locked with these MTR's aired down and open/open. I'll be buying another set once these wear out. I have about 35k on them and probably 35-40% left.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 08:26 AM
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I just got the 35X12.50 Falken Tire Wildpeak A/T. Good tire all around and 150 to 200 bucks cheaper than the other tires out there. This is the only pic on my phone of the tires.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 08:30 AM
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Thanks for the input. I like the MT/R's but they're too expensive... thought about the terra grapplers for a minute.

I had the Cooper STTs on my TJ and I liked them. They were 32's and D rated... the 35's are E rated and I'm thinking that plus the MT tread might not make for the greatest highway driving ya know?

Keep 'em coming.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 08:55 AM
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Only have experience with Mickey t's but have always had a good experience with them
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 10:22 AM
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The toyo look great, ride great, have a 50k warranty, and are cheap. To me, easy choice of the four for a dd.
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Old Nov 29, 2012 | 01:32 PM
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Thanks for the votes. It was tough between the AT II and the Duratrac. Ended up going with the AT II... better price and I like the look better. So pumped to get these things on.

Thanks again for all the input.
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