35X12.50R17 Maxxis Trepador M8060 Review

Haven't seen much talk about these. Figured I'd start a review on them. I decided to go to a 17" wheel when I stumbled upon some Walker Evan Beadlocks for a good price. I took the plunge and bought them but also needed tires as I currently only had tires for 16's. So I decided to go against getting the MTZ's again (which I loved) and try something new. So, I went with the Maxxis Trepador M8060's.

Tire Specs
Actual Measurement: 34.65x12.6
Weight: ~72lbs
Ply: 8 (D)
Tread Depth: 21/32

Wheel Specs
Measurement: 17"x8"
Weight: ~40lbs
BS: 4"

Balancing
8.5oz of .25g AirSoft BB's > Crosman Airsoft Ultra Heavy Ammo

Installed
Date: 05/11/14
Mileage: 182,100 miles

Initial Review/Inspection
Tires look completely badass. They're very aggressive. Sidewall isn't too aggressive visually (especially compared to the big brother bias ply treps). The ability to be aired down in single digits however ought to make the sidewall stand out some more. They're also directional which almost screwed me up when mounting the beadlocks. Since they are directional I wont be crisscrossing the tires when doing rotations. I've narrowed it down pretty close to the sweet spot for psi on my truck after a couple chalk tests. 30psi seems to ride the best and use all the tread with little to no chalk left on the tires. As far as balancing goes, I'm still unsure. They ride pretty well. Only a little front vibe. I probably will end up getting them balanced, I just have a hard time finding someone who does a good job balancing heavy duty tires/wheels. I've read reviews that they have a stiffer tread. Comparing to my last tires, the MTZ's were a little bit more spongy from the beginning, but as hopefully the Treps will get that way after a few more miles. As far as stiffness on the road, I haven't really noticed too much difference compared to the MTZ's. They might be a tad stiffer but also will likely see better road manners when I get them balanced. They seem to be pretty quiet starting out, but again, mileage will tell that story. I haven't given them any real test offroad yet but that will change soon. In rain and slick conditions they seem to work well. A lot of forward travel with these heavy things so I have to be sure to give myself ample time to stop. The same went with my previous tires. Think that's pretty standard.

 

Reserved for mileage reviews

5K Review

10K Review

15K Review

20K Review

 

Reserved for Additional Comments

 

Can't wait to see how you like these. I was thinking of running these next.

 

Any input yet Waldo? Got these on my maybe list for the next set.

 

5K Review?

 

@FinnJ

Sorry, I kind of slacked on these lol.

5k was good and so was 10k. The ride was always a little rough b/c of their stiffness, but early on they balanced ok and didn't really give me much issues.

The biggest problem with these are they are directional. Therefore, you can only rotate them front to back, not cross crossed. I guess you could, but I'm not sure how well they would ride. The only other way to do it correctly would be dismount the wheels and have them all swapped around and re-balanced.

I've since got rid of these tires. Due to not being able to rotate them like non-directional tires, the lugs began to cup which not only made for an aggressive ride, but they were very loud. I think I got rid of them around 15k-17k with slightly under half tread left.

Final verdict, I would not own another pair. If I'm going to go with more aggressive tire on a daily driver, I would not only pick something non-directional but something that wasn't as stiff.

In 2011 FourWheeler.com did a mud tire shootout with these being among the 10 in the running. The Trepador radial came in last place.