XPOTRPR build & BS

Things are good! I stalk your thread from time to time to see how things are moving along with your truck

 

Oh yeah! I've thought about the 392, but then you have a 490-ish HP omish wagon, as opposed to the 285-ish HP omish wagon. And im good with the lower power wagon for now. I've been on a quest to find what tires work best for the off roading my wife and I do, and after 4 sets, I THINK I have landed on some winners. Recently had the Mickey Thompson Baja Legend EXP's installed, and so far I really like them. Tried the Yokohama Geolander MT's, and they would just sink in sand, rode like ass, and struggled on slick rock. Ridge Grapplers were good, but heavy, and the Wrangler Territory MT's picked up and held every smaller rock they could find. When I would hit pavement, my Jeep sounded like Michael J Fox walking in a tile hallway with tap shoes.

 

Well.....As for sound, the EXP's are WAY quieter. My Geolander MT's were noisy biotches. As for ride quality, Its not an "Apples to Apples" comparison. My Geolander MT's were a Load Range E, Load Index 121. The EXP's are a Load Range D, Load Index 119. That being said, on my little Off Road Tire Test Loop (4 Peaks, and Butcher Jones), the EXP's were MUCH better in every situation. They give much more traction than my previous AT's (BFG KO 2's, Nitto Terra Grappler, Cooper AT3), and they seem to perform better than the Nitto Ridge Grapplers too, and they were a Load Range C. Another suprising thing thats never happened, is my Wife notice RIGHT off the bat too! This all being said, they are still kinda new, but I test all the tires I try within the first month of purchase, and on the same off road, street route, and PSI.

 

Glad to help! The only issue I had with the Ridge Grapplers, was they seemed to wear down quickly. More so than other tires Ive tried. The EXP's have a 50k mile rating, although Ive never had a tire make it that long Frankley, the General Grabbers were on my list of consideration, but they were substantially heavier than the EXP's.

 

Im with ya. I researched the crap out of these before I got them. Im about 60/40 On Road/Off Road.

 

I haven't been in much wet yet with them yet. They have similar siping as the Ridge Grapplers, so I don't expect them to be much different.

 

I thought I read somewhere in my rabbit hole of searching, that they were constructed similarly. Something about the Sidewalls being different in some way?

 

I meant different than other tire manufacturers.

 

They said the newer Mickey Thompson tires have softer sidewalls, but stronger, due to some new " technology" they use.