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Originally Posted by 904_runner
I really want to hear from somebody who has run these tires. I hear good things about them, but i want to ask a person who runs them:
How are the:
Tread Life
Traction
And what kind of balancing works best(dynabeads, etc...)
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I've got 33x12.50r15 TrXuS M/T's for my '92 4Runner, and love them! They are an excellent off-road tire, with good snow/ice/mud/dirt/rocks traction (I've tried them all), agressive tread, and they are quiet on-road when compared to most other M/T's (and even some A/T's IMO). They air down well, have thick sidewalls with gread sidewall tread, and the tread is chunk-resistant in sharp rocks from what I've seen in Arizona.
Their traction in very soft sand (Glamis) I have found is marginal, but I think that is a symptom of them being an M/T in general since M/T's tend to dig rather than float on sand.
Overall, excellent tire choice. Being a pretty heavy tire compared to an A/T, I have found Discount Tire (bought them through Discount with certs!
) has a tough time balancing them with regular weights; I'm sure Dynabeads would do the trick.
Based on what I've seen with treadwear, they'll last around 30-35k miles before they don't have enough tread to be an M/T any more; this would be similar in tread life to an MTR. Being that they're cheaper and quieter on-road than an MT/R, while having similar traction characteristics on rocks and being better in many situations like mud and snow, they are a very strong competitor and should definitely be considered IMO.
