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I run a set of 33x12.50s on
my Toyota and they are almost 2 years old.
The sidewalls are incredibly tough for a radial tire. I've beaten them against trees, rocks, and roots at 8 PSI and they just bounce right back.
The best thing to me, however, is the tread life. I drive it daily with a rear locker (not exactly the best setup for street wear) and after 2 years, they're at about 80% tread! Even my BFG ATs weren't wearing that well.
Let me put it this way, when I torch off the independent suspension and mount a solid axle under the front, it's getting 35" MT/Rs. (If I was rich, 37s would be the ticket - when the hell are they going to make the damn things affordable?)
The only caveat I have with the MT/Rs? Ruts. I used to run pizza-cutter 33" Buckshots, and they were the ultimate rut-escaping tire. They were so narrow you could turn them to full lock in the rut of a 12.50 width tire and just claw out.
The MT/R will ALWAYS do the same thing: It will stay in the rut spinning for about 5-10 feet. Then something just happens and it hops on out in a HURRY. Unnerving at first, but you get used to it.
Anyone want my 33s? I need some 35s. (NOTE TO GOODYEAR: MAKE THE 37s AFFORDABLE! WE'D ALL BUY THEM!) <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"> <IMG SRC="smilies/biggrin.gif" border="0"></font>
[ 11-02-2001: Message edited by: Yota-San ]