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The Adventures of Ash and Baby Taco

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Builds (2005-2015)' started by BabyTaco, Feb 22, 2014.

  1. Nov 29, 2015 at 2:20 PM
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    SconnieHailer

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    Nice and blunt, I laughed :laughing:
     
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  2. Nov 29, 2015 at 2:27 PM
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    Coming from two people who never ran that tire. Meanwhile, the guy who actually has experience with both tires in question wants to go back to a retread. Weird....
     
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  3. Nov 29, 2015 at 3:30 PM
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    AR15xAR10

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    Please refer to build (click signature picture)
    No one likes retreads.

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  4. Nov 29, 2015 at 3:52 PM
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    avw4x4

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    ...loading....
    FWIW my old hankook dynapro mt's were great on snowy roads, quiet on pavement, and I had no issues off-road with them. They might have got a little more spendy now since i had them a few years ago but they were a great all around tire.
     
  5. Nov 29, 2015 at 3:55 PM
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    I've got nothing against them. I've never had them but it seemed like you liked yours Gage. You going to stay with 315's?
     
  6. Nov 29, 2015 at 5:42 PM
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    BabyTaco

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    37's
     
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  7. Nov 29, 2015 at 5:44 PM
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    ...loading....
    image.jpg
     
  8. Nov 29, 2015 at 7:45 PM
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    I am just kidding! 315's again.
     
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  9. Nov 30, 2015 at 5:28 AM
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    Little confused, isn't the Guard Dog the same tread pattern as the MTR's? Looks that way to me
     
  10. Nov 30, 2015 at 10:21 AM
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    Are we looking at the same tires?

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    Cause...thats pretty different. The MTRK alone is one of the most unique tread patterns ever as its asymmetrical.
     
  11. Nov 30, 2015 at 2:26 PM
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    I've always wondered how a asymmetrical tire would be good. I feel like it would have to have some kind of disadvantage.
     
  12. Nov 30, 2015 at 4:09 PM
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    It is very similar to the old style MTRs though :notsure:

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  13. Nov 30, 2015 at 4:14 PM
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    Low and slow.. chopped up on 35s
    Look into the Mastercraft mxts.. almost same sidewall as mtrk and shit loads less expensive.. have a decent amount of road miles on mine.. they're not completely silent but my km2s were louder when they got worn out..
     
  14. Nov 30, 2015 at 10:30 PM
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    Look like an interesting tire. Cheap. I can get 35x12.5r15s for under 200 a tire...that's crazy
     
  15. Nov 30, 2015 at 10:50 PM
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    These tires were badass in their day. Sucked on wet pavement though
     
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  16. Dec 1, 2015 at 4:14 AM
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    Low and slow.. chopped up on 35s
    Yeah I got my 315/75r16s for 209 a tire..
     
  17. Dec 1, 2015 at 5:33 AM
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    I was thinking of the old style. New ones are pretty different. Haven't looked at MT/R's in several years, didn't know they'd changed.
     
  18. Dec 1, 2015 at 4:54 PM
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    Ugh, the STT's were high on my list as they were pretty much the guard dogs. Looks like cooper doesn't sell them anymore and now has the STT Pro...

    Looks like it would do better in the snow than the MTR but I am not sure it would be worth the upgrade. STT next to STT pro. Duratrac are also going to be considered. If I went with the duratracs I may just keep the MTR's to toss on for warm weather as they wear FAST. I don't want to have to buy new tires every 20k :laugh:.
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  19. Dec 1, 2015 at 5:39 PM
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    @NYCO has the pro's. Not sure if he's had them in snow yet. Bob has had MTR's, and duratracs too.
     
  20. Dec 1, 2015 at 5:46 PM
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    Thanks. I bet he has had a bit of snow experience with them being in CO.
     

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