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That’s a good list. As a person who lives in Nevada where it rarely rains I almost never have to deal with mud so I tend to go for a slightly less aggressive tread between an AT and the MT you listed. Tires in this category for the same size you mentioned aren’t as common as MT or AT but a few I’d have no problem running include:
Nitto Ridge Grappler
Toyo Rugged Terrain
I wasn’t as energetic as you and didn’t look past these two options because they’re really the only two I’ve considered.
One item not mentioned is load rating and on the advice of a friend who does a lot of off-roading in NV and has owned a tire store for nearly 50 years I’d also move up in load rating to a D or E. In my case, since I deal with a ton of sharp rocks in certain areas of Nevada while hunting, I’d go to a E load rated tire.
Lastly, based on the advice of the same friend I also found non-metric sized tires generally have deeper tread and higher load ratings so I’d go with a 35x12.50R17 rather than the metric LT315/70R17 for a replacement for my 35” Sasquatch tires.
As far as why peeps change out their stock tires, I’d argue most do it for appearances. Much like the three Jeeps I saw at the gym this morning with unused Handyman jacks and recovery boards strapped to them.
For what it’s worth I’ve done the Rubicon trail a few times along with a ton of what I’d call non-recreational off-roading while hunting and fishing in remote areas. First time on the Rubicon was 40 years ago with my brother in his 60’s something Bronco. I got away from the strictly recreational stuff years ago but plan to get back into it if my damn Bronco ever gets delivered.
Where do you hunt in Nevada? I used to live in Pahrump and did some hunting all over Nye County and some in Esmeralda County.
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