I've been thinking of buying a set of 275-85R-15(33x8.5ishx15's) for a stock height '89 F-150. I was going to mount them on a set of 8" rims if that wasn't too wide. What is everyone opinion on Buckshots?? I haven't heard a lot about them, but they look aggressive enough to tackle whatever I can get myself into... One last question-are these tires too narrow for the full sized truck they are going on?? Thanks in advance...

Jon
1995 Bronco- Eddie Bauer, 351W, E40D, too much to list....
1989 F-150- XL, 4x4, 302, M50D, much more to come...

 

Buckshots are decent tires but they wear about like all the other meaty tires.

 

i had a 79 f-250 with the q-78's on it which were 36 11.50's, they didnt shake, they just rode and drove smooth, just like an all terrain or sumthin, but ill tell you one thing, they are loud, they dont look like they would be, but damnit they are loud, not as loud as boggers, though, also they are great in the mud, never ever had mine clog up, rarely had to put her in 4 wheel, as for wear, i put about 5000 on them and they wore about 1/32 of an inch, i would recomend them

1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~94,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt (250 axles and spings)
37 inch boggers

 

oh, four wheeler magazine did a test on them in their november 2000 issue, pg 128, i quote
"A quick glance at the venerable bias-ply tirereveals that your far more likely to see one in a setting where fuction comes first than under somthing hauling a 1000$ stereo system down hollywood blvd. come to think of it, it would take that sort of stout sound system to overpower the tire noise these babies make.

"ON THE HIGHWAY, RELUCTANTLY"
"we expected the worst and then some when intoducing the wide mudders to the pavement. In reality they were the first tires ever to allow letting go of the test vehicle's steering wheel, not pulling to the sides or showing even a hint of tracking in the grooves on the freeways. surely the switch from 10-to-8 inch wide whls had something to do with this, but it was still a pleasent and a very enexpected surprise. the buckshots also grabbed the pavement amazingly well for a skinny bias ply with a mud tread, providing grip for cornering, even when wet. again, not exactly what we had expected. Did we mention they are very noisy?

"Where they righfully belong"
"Continuing to impress us, the buckshot mudders did pretty much everything we asked them to do on the trails, except not sinking down in the soft stuff. on rocks, soft and hard packed dirt-wherever there was traction to be found-the not-so-wide mudders seemed to find some. when the trail surface was loose, however, the buckshot eventually turned into an excavator, desperately digging for somthing to bite-just like skinny agressive tires are fond of doing. that type of behavior can be great in mud, but unfortunately this was written is a very hot july in socal-you guessed it, there wasn't even any moist dirt to be found. FW

1985 F-150/351Ho/c6/4wd~94,000 miles
1979 F-150extcab4x4/460/c6/6inchlift w/60rear44frnt (250 axles and spings)
37 inch boggers