PitBull Tires

[PuffPuffPass]

Originally Posted by fordkiller43

Nah theres not really a safety issue they just dont handle or ride as good as a street radial. Bias ply suck in the rain as well. I have heard nothing but good things bout the new BF Goodie Mud Terrains. But like you said they are a bit pricey. Four Wheeler mag had some good reviews on them tho.

What are you nuts??? No safety issues.. A Bias ply tire will deform from the weight of the truck overnight. This causes flatspots, which can cause the vehicle to get out of control. That is the true meaning of deathwobble. If a person running bias ply tires on the street has not encountered this, they are very lucky.

There are a lot of tires out there that not many folks run, there are usually good reasons for this. If looks are what you are after check out the new Swamper SS-M16's, or the Crusher Radials.

If you want a good MT that works good on the street, consider running what everyone else runs.. That is why they run them.

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[Sambo]

Yeah Ive seen the M16's and the Crushers and theyre both different but not mean enough for what I want. The SSR's that I have now have a cooler sidewall I think. I do like the idea behind the M16's though. I have been told that about bias-ply tires before but my hubby said that he wasnt sure it was true. So I wanted to see what other people had to say. The guys that sell the tires swear to me that they will do fine. He says they run them down the highway with no problems....

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[Sambo]

So anybody else have any suggestions or any experince with the PittBulls???

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[Hot Stuff]

Bias tires will flat spot in a matter of a few hours with just the weight of a half ton gasser. Usually takes about 5-10 miles to get enough heat in them to get them to round back out. Sucks. Also a very big problem with that causing the death wobble. Bias tires are great off road. But not on a driver. Period. It can be dealt with on a gasser cause the weight is so much less. But on a heavy a$$ deisel, forget it. I've had many swampers and other bias tires. All on a half ton. And it gets very old, very quick. Spend the extra cash and get radials.

Just a note, aggresive tires usually don't do as well in the sand and a mild All Terrain style. Hence the MT Baja tires, the nitto dune grappler, etc.... Mudders usually dig to much and burry themselves before moving foward. (I said "usually") Alot of it depends on the consistency of the sand.

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Last edited by Hot Stuff : 04-28-2008 at 03:18 PM.

[Sambo]

Okay, I finally made a decision and ordered Toyo Open Country M/T 35x12.50R17 today. I wanted BFG KM2's but they are back ordered and Im impatient. I decided to wait on the 20's and see if PitBull comes out with a radial and get them then. I'll put up a pic after I get them put on tommorow. Thanks for all the help guys!

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[whiterocket5.9]

let us know how the toyos do for ya ill probly be gettin the toyos as well for my next set if the place can match what my nittos cost me if they cant i have no problem goin with the nittos again. i have about 40k on mine (nittos)and really they are doin alot beter than expected. i smoked off the back two when i got em ont eh truck so they of course aint lookin as good but as i said better than expected only complaint is turning in the winter time isnt so great guessin due to the tread pattern on em but other than that thumbs up. 80% on road 20% off road drivin

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[Sambo]

Originally Posted by whiterocket5.9

let us know how the toyos do for ya ill probly be gettin the toyos as well for my next set if the place can match what my nittos cost me if they cant i have no problem goin with the nittos again. i have about 40k on mine (nittos)and really they are doin alot beter than expected. i smoked off the back two when i got em ont eh truck so they of course aint lookin as good but as i said better than expected only complaint is turning in the winter time isnt so great guessin due to the tread pattern on em but other than that thumbs up. 80% on road 20% off road drivin

Okay I will. I only got 30,000 miles out of my SSR's but I liked the way they looked. Thats the main reason I bough them. I bought the Toyos today at discount for $300 a piece and then they have the full replacement warranty that they do. I bought it too because it is totally worth it! It was $42 a tire.

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[Eveready77]

I guess I made it a bit too late, I was gonna suggest Cooper Discoverer STT's. I have had Coopers on a few trucks and had GREAT experence with them. A couple of guys I work with run the Toyo's, A/T though, and so far couldn't be happier.

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[whiterocket5.9]

ya thats pretty close to the price i got on my nittos at the discount tire in springfield il, they didnt carry toyos though ill have to check pretty soon hope they do now. remember that warranty is pro rated dont know if they told ya that or not, still a good deal though for tires that cost that much i got the same thing. ive also heard good things about the coopers from a cpl different guys as well

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[Gixxer_750]

i have putbull rockers on a solid axled ford explorer...i put about 30,000 on my rigs a year, back and forth from the ca to az...dont get them...they are a competition worthy rock tire...they pull all over the road, wear out super fast...ill get maybe 10,000 on them (keep in mind how much lighter the exploder is). No way would I get a bias ply for the highway...flat spots in the morning, they hate the heat of driving long distances. after 8 hours of highway driving, you can go look at pieces of shredded tire hanging there...if you do that much driving, by an AT but dont get that rocker unless you play in the dirt about 80% of the time.

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[Gixxer_750]

ok, i feel like an idiot...that's what i get for not reading all of the post...good choice on the toyos...and for anyone running a rock buggy, i do highly recomned the rockers...great tire

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[DrewB04]

I know they aren't nearly as aggresive but I used to have a set of Truxxus STS on one of my trucks and I think personally I have only seen 1 other truck with them. Not just where I live but I do a lot of traveling for my job (all around the midwest and I've been to Washington and North Carolina a couple times so I've seen a few trucks on my travels lol) I can't really comment on the reliability cuz I was younger and dumb and neglected to keep them balanced and rotated so they went to crap. But the were awesome in the snow and didn't do too aweful bad in the mud and pretty good in silty areas by the river I play at. Not too many people get the Baja Claws anymore either and both tires are unique looking (and radial) and a lot cheaper than all the other fairly new "bling bling" tires as I like to call them. And I'm not dissing the newer tires because as you can see I have the Baja MTZ's which I LOVE btw.

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