Mud Tires
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hey fellow FORD F/E lovers. just a quick question on tires. i am looking for a 35x12.50x15 mud terrain to put on my '75. i have it narrowed down to the B F Goodrich mud terrain t/a k/m and the General grabber mud terrain. i like both. i have a budget of 750 dollars to buy the tires, have them mounted/balanced and installed onto my truck.so if anyone has anything to say about either tire or any suggestions for another brand. let me know.
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
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The choice between those two should be easy, BFG. I think you can get a set of the new Goodyear MT/R's for around the same price, have you considered those?
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The new BF's are the better tire. They are what I'd get if I needed new ones. You should have no problem getting those 35s on your budget, either. You will might get more responses with your tire question in the tires, wheels, & suspension forum.
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yeah thats what i was thinking to. about going with the BFG. but now i might spend a little bit more money and go with a super swamper again. check this same thread in the tire and wheel section TOPIC 722
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
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actually i dont really know. i guess the price, but i can get a set of swampers mail orderd for about the same price i could get the BFG muds at sears with balancing and all that stuff. there is a 4x4 shop "BAD BOYZ" here that will mount and balance tires for 60 bucks for all 4 ill probably just go with the 38x12.5x15 swamper TSL swampers.
'75 FORD F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
'75 FORD F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
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[updated:LAST EDITED ON 03-Dec-01 AT 01:26 AM (EST)]How do those 38's fit under your truck? I thought 35's were the most you could stuff under a 4" lift. With my 35's I only have an inch or two from hitting the front fender when turning.
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well i had to bend the front of the wheel wells in on the front. the 16x38.5x15 swamper tsl tires only rub at full turn but i can still flex until one tire comes off the ground. unless you know what you are looking at you can hardly tell that i bent them in. of corse you have to remember that the tires i have on there now are almost bald so new 38s probably wont fit with out rubbing. if i get new 38s i will probably put a 2 inch body lift to clear them totaly.
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
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Article in some off road i was reading at an airport has of all the current Mud terrians they rated the new X-terrains the highest, i havent seen them mounted on anything yet but they said something about how they just came out this year. If anyone has got them yet, how do they work?
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ive seen those in magazines too i just dont want to be the guinny pig that trys them out first. they look pretty cool though. like they can tear some stuff up on the trail. i dont think they would match to a super swamper.
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
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ah no i'm sure they wouldnt.... in mud... but there big hype was how it was an all together thing, the ride of a A/T the sand capabilities of a Baja and the mud grip of a Thornbird but like u said i aint gonna be the guine pig i've got a good half of a year before i'll need new rubber, i'll see if they are still in buisness then.
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a buddy of mine says that they are like the yokahama geolanders in the mud. and acording to 4wheel off road june 2001 the geolanders rated last out of 9 mud/gumbo/swamper tires.
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
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thanks for the info. now after doin some research i am probably going with swampers. after what i went through sunday i dont think the mud terrains would be as fun.
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
'75 F-100 4x4, 4" lift
16x38.5x15 super swamper TSL
390 w/ cam,headers,
and 4 barrell edelbrock
TRIED TRUE and FORD BLUE
