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When You give your āexperienceā and finish it with āI kinda know what I am talking aboutā itās blatantly obvious you donāt. Reread what I said you quoted. I never said The GY are the best off road tire and I have significantly more experience than just the off-rodeo with them. As I said itās an excellent bridge tire because itās more than decent off road and it has very good on road manners and is good in snow/ice/rain. Iām not a GY fanboy But I know a good tire when I see it. For 90% of off road situations this tire is fine. And the other 10% itās marginal, where thus tire excels is on road with its quiet, ride, and handling. You are more than welcome to drive around with loud, poor handling tires on road if you want and heck letās throw in a E load rating to really fuck up the ride. You lost a lot of credibility when you started throwing out broad ignorant assumptions coupled with your OPINION you try to state as fact.These tires do perform just fine on-road, no complaints. They are, however, marginal at best off-road. It's not just an opinion when I can post pics of them completely clogged up from just soft soil.
If you're citing your time at the Off-Roadeo as your main source of experience with these tires, I'm sorry to tell you but you don't know a lot about them. I have about 6000 miles on my Bronco with several trips to the off-road park and direct comparison to similar vehicles with different tires in the same situations. Pair that with about 20 years off-roading experience, I kinda know what I'm talking about.
Sure Ford did testing, but off-road performance was AT LEAST 3rd in line as far as consideration (behind the deal GY gave them and the on-road noise level).
Fanboy GY if you want, but these tires don't perform well off-road where grip is critical to overcome an obstacle.
Hey Neighbor! Whidbey Island here.I'm loving the Goodyears. I like the sassy wheels too.
I feel like now that I have a few thousand miles, the Goodyears aren't picking up the rocks as bad.
And some people don't have the brains to makeSome people don't have more money than brains.
Some people don't have money or brains ;-)Some people have more money than brains.
You see, completely clogged, and that's not even in mud, just slightly damp soil.
That setup looks GREAT. Did you do any type of level/lift or any wheel spacers? I want to upgrade the tires on my non-sas bend as well, mainly for aesthetic reasons and not necessarily to increase performance. I would imagine I would take it off-road <10 times a year. Dumb question as I'm kind of new to all of this - could we fit 315 tires on non-sas big bends? Or would that be overdoing it? Like I said it would be mainly for looks. Thanks in advance!The non-LT Ridge Grapplers (285/70R17 for instance) are much lighter than their LT cousins. I put the non-LTās on my Bender; and LOVE them.
My "I kinda know what I'm talking about" comment was a snarky response to your snarky "appreciate your OPINION" comment.When You give your āexperienceā and finish it with āI kinda know what I am talking aboutā itās blatantly obvious you donāt. Reread what I said you quoted. I never said The GY are the best off road tire and I have significantly more experience than just the off-rodeo with them. As I said itās an excellent bridge tire because itās more than decent off road and it has very good on road manners and is good in snow/ice/rain. Iām not a GY fanboy But I know a good tire when I see it. For 90% of off road situations this tire is fine. And the other 10% itās marginal, where thus tire excels is on road with its quiet, ride, and handling. You are more than welcome to drive around with loud, poor handling tires on road if you want and heck letās throw in a E load rating to really fuck up the ride. You lost a lot of credibility when you started throwing out broad ignorant assumptions coupled with your OPINION you try to state as fact.
Here is a video (from a different day) where I'm super struggling for traction. I was aired down to like 12.5, still had to bump over every single little ledge.When You give your āexperienceā and finish it with āI kinda know what I am talking aboutā itās blatantly obvious you donāt. Reread what I said you quoted. I never said The GY are the best off road tire and I have significantly more experience than just the off-rodeo with them. As I said itās an excellent bridge tire because itās more than decent off road and it has very good on road manners and is good in snow/ice/rain. Iām not a GY fanboy But I know a good tire when I see it. For 90% of off road situations this tire is fine. And the other 10% itās marginal, where thus tire excels is on road with its quiet, ride, and handling. You are more than welcome to drive around with loud, poor handling tires on road if you want and heck letās throw in a E load rating to really fuck up the ride. You lost a lot of credibility when you started throwing out broad ignorant assumptions coupled with your OPINION you try to state as fact.
Thanks for the compliment. Iām pleased with the results and how inexpensive it was to go from āmeekā to badass. 1.25ā wheel spacers (blue anodized) and those lightweight 285/70R17 tires. Go for it!That setup looks GREAT. Did you do any type of level/lift or any wheel spacers? I want to upgrade the tires on my non-sas bend as well, mainly for aesthetic reasons and not necessarily to increase performance. I would imagine I would take it off-road <10 times a year. Dumb question as I'm kind of new to all of this - could we fit 315 tires on non-sas big bends? Or would that be overdoing it? Like I said it would be mainly for looks. Thanks in advance!
May do the same, stock SAS setup does have good traction in snow. May go to Fifteen52 Analog hd for summer setupFor winter time driving on snow and ice they are excellent! Far superior to BFG's or other 3 peak all-terrain tires. Only tires that beat them in winter on hard packed snow or ice are dedicated winter tires like Blizzaks or studded tires. That said they are soft and seem to wear out quickly. Mine will be removed and stored for next winter as soon as the snow stops coming. Best of both worlds....sasquatch for the winter and a dedicated mud-terrain for summer. Better performance all year long and you keep tread wear to a minimum.
Don't lie, it's 100LL for youYou ever notice smells can bring brief happiness? Saddle leather, gun oil, new tires, etc.