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TheUndeadRanger
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okay got a pretty good topic to start up here, i'm sure it'll help clear some dust for newbies and maybe expand everyone's knowledge.
i live in north central Arizona. pretty high up in the mountains, snows like hell from october to may, scorches for a few months, dry as a bone, then BAM! back to rain, then shortly after, snow.
my rig ~was~ a 1996 2wd (2.3l/5spd) mostly stock, some suspension mods and a small 4 inch lift.
anyways! i want to hear everyone's opinions on a good tires for each season.
so far i've annihilated a full set of BF goodshit AT's, a full set of tsl thornbird swampers, a full set of discount tire's off-brand all terrains, and some shitty street tires i use for causing mayhem on all our dirt roads. (smoother tires+freshly grated dirt roads+ heavy right foot= lost and lots of dust in the summer!)
i've found that even though the bfg at's were cheap-ish quality, they lasted 6k hard drifted miles on rocky (sharp & rough) before the summer ended last year, and about 3.5k miles of decent snow running.
about a month into winter and 3.5k miles of decent snow rides with my stock-tire-size bfg/at's, i upped the bar a little bit and threw some 31 inch tsl's on it. they actually did very nice in the slush/mud, decent in the dryer stuff, and saved my ass a long walk home in -15 f temps.
about mid february i got tired of using the tsl's, they were about 7k miles in, and mind you tires don't last when it comes to these mountains, 2 years and new tires turn crusty... so i bought some el-cheapo (brand unknown) "ALL TERRAINS" from discount tire. used but about 95-98% tread left, still had paint in areas between tread. they did great in the spring thaws, they resembled wranglers but had no side-wall protection and had a "red-letter" look to them. pretty rugged but they looked cheap. they lasted about 4 months. and alas, i blew 2 in one day. both the front tires in less than 30 minutes. middle of june, the rocks were hot, sharp, dry and very angry. pre-running and drifting through some of the harshest terrain and trails known to man eats tires alive. like a cheese grater.
so! i decided to hell with the nice tires, its hot and dry, and i have 2 sets of street tires from both my wife's ford escape and my ranger.
i made dirt slicks.
best fun i could have asked for and best of all i got a whole set of 14 in rimmed tires BRAND NEW FREE when i paid $250 for my ranger. they had maybe 300-400 miles on them when the truck was rolled prior to my purchase.
so who has a good set of tires they would recommend for this kinda weather????
they must do well in snow, decent in mud (not a big worry here) some sand, and a lot of gravel-like-rocks.
or just give your opinion on a decent tire, by size, by brand, however you want!
and if anyone has any part suggestions on starting "TheUndeadRanger AGAIN" (my newest toy) 2000 2wd, 2.5l/5speed, ex-cab, hit a wall.... twice.... needs new front clip, bed, doors, and on with the custom stuff!
if anyone has any ideas on this new resurrection just let me know. even if you have parts you want to sell me, or know a real decent set-up for making a nice 2WD trail-rig.
^^^thats the truck. have to go pick it up this weekend. not really a bad deal, easy start to disassembly and ready to fut some fiberglass on it.
i look forward to hearing your opinions and thanks for letting me write a novel
also let me know what you think i'm getting myself into with the next undead ranger.
i live in north central Arizona. pretty high up in the mountains, snows like hell from october to may, scorches for a few months, dry as a bone, then BAM! back to rain, then shortly after, snow.
my rig ~was~ a 1996 2wd (2.3l/5spd) mostly stock, some suspension mods and a small 4 inch lift.
anyways! i want to hear everyone's opinions on a good tires for each season.
so far i've annihilated a full set of BF goodshit AT's, a full set of tsl thornbird swampers, a full set of discount tire's off-brand all terrains, and some shitty street tires i use for causing mayhem on all our dirt roads. (smoother tires+freshly grated dirt roads+ heavy right foot= lost and lots of dust in the summer!)
i've found that even though the bfg at's were cheap-ish quality, they lasted 6k hard drifted miles on rocky (sharp & rough) before the summer ended last year, and about 3.5k miles of decent snow running.
about a month into winter and 3.5k miles of decent snow rides with my stock-tire-size bfg/at's, i upped the bar a little bit and threw some 31 inch tsl's on it. they actually did very nice in the slush/mud, decent in the dryer stuff, and saved my ass a long walk home in -15 f temps.
about mid february i got tired of using the tsl's, they were about 7k miles in, and mind you tires don't last when it comes to these mountains, 2 years and new tires turn crusty... so i bought some el-cheapo (brand unknown) "ALL TERRAINS" from discount tire. used but about 95-98% tread left, still had paint in areas between tread. they did great in the spring thaws, they resembled wranglers but had no side-wall protection and had a "red-letter" look to them. pretty rugged but they looked cheap. they lasted about 4 months. and alas, i blew 2 in one day. both the front tires in less than 30 minutes. middle of june, the rocks were hot, sharp, dry and very angry. pre-running and drifting through some of the harshest terrain and trails known to man eats tires alive. like a cheese grater.
so! i decided to hell with the nice tires, its hot and dry, and i have 2 sets of street tires from both my wife's ford escape and my ranger.
i made dirt slicks.
best fun i could have asked for and best of all i got a whole set of 14 in rimmed tires BRAND NEW FREE when i paid $250 for my ranger. they had maybe 300-400 miles on them when the truck was rolled prior to my purchase.
so who has a good set of tires they would recommend for this kinda weather????
they must do well in snow, decent in mud (not a big worry here) some sand, and a lot of gravel-like-rocks.
or just give your opinion on a decent tire, by size, by brand, however you want!
and if anyone has any part suggestions on starting "TheUndeadRanger AGAIN" (my newest toy) 2000 2wd, 2.5l/5speed, ex-cab, hit a wall.... twice.... needs new front clip, bed, doors, and on with the custom stuff!
if anyone has any ideas on this new resurrection just let me know. even if you have parts you want to sell me, or know a real decent set-up for making a nice 2WD trail-rig.
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http://phoenix.craigslist.org/nph/cto/2620975139.html^^^thats the truck. have to go pick it up this weekend. not really a bad deal, easy start to disassembly and ready to fut some fiberglass on it.
i look forward to hearing your opinions and thanks for letting me write a novel
also let me know what you think i'm getting myself into with the next undead ranger.
