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#1 ·
I've been reading a lot but can't decide which tires I wanna go with. So I need y'all's help.
Choices are:
39.5 iroks
39.5 Pitbull Rockers
40. Ltbs
I wheel mostly trails with a little mud,and rocks sometimes

Vehicle specs
Samurai
4.3v6
Th350
Dana 300
Toys 5.29s
Longs
Hydro steering
 
#3 ·
Those are some big tires to be running on toy axles. First thing I would look at is weight of the actual tire. When I was picking tires for my 4.3 powered toyota axled truggy with longs etc I went with pitbull maddogs......yes less aggressive than rockers, but weigh less and measure to actual size. I loved em and you can ask fourwheelerjeff how he likes em as they are now his.

Out of that list though

The pitbull rockers in the 39.5s are stupid wide and heavy!
Iroks in that size are very squared off and I heard (no experience with that size) they suck cause of the squared off compared to the roundness of the 42s.

The ltbs I like personally Like (I too wish they had more sizes) but not sure I would run them on a toy axle. Just my personal opinion.
 
#7 ·
I think the LTBs are gonna be too stiff for that light of a rig. Bfrazier was running them on his tonned TJ, and the sidewalls were pretty stiff. All the 39.5 irocs I've seen are pretty rounded out. I was running that tire on toy axles, and didnt have any issues.
 
#9 ·
I think the Iroks are the lightest tire.
 
#19 ·
I'd go with a 40" MT/R Kevlar.
 
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#21 ·
I have had good luck with the Kevlars, in wet/muddy conditions too.
 
#24 ·
I will echo what others have said, if you can splurge the little extra coin, go with the PBR's, you won't regret it. They take a couple trips to break in, but once they do, they stick and grip awesome.:toast:
 
#26 ·
PBR's for sure. I ran the 39 Irok and the tread stickiness doesn't compare to the bull dogs.
It took mine ~8 trips to get sticky. I have been very happy with them.

For me, a true sticky would be my only choice above a Rocker.
 
#27 ·
I agree. A bias PBR is the closest thing to a sticky that I've seen. They flat out work. Now deep mud, that's another story.
 
#33 ·
"Rockers"

Ive ran I-rocks for the last 4 years.
They dont work well in wet on dirty wheel area like we have down here.
 
#34 ·
On tire deals head to pirate have a vendor quote you. Then take it to 4WheelParts.
They well meet or beat it.
or search the web for best price and do the same.

But i dont think 4WP carries PBR but Discount tire does.
Tires have a crazy mark up on them.
 
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