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Rasputin_Vol

Rasputin_Vol

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Whats up with these Dick Cepek tires? Never heard of them until a few weeks go. Looking for some good all terrains and keep seeing these pop up everywhere.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
Whats up with these Dick Cepek tires? Never heard of them until a few weeks go. Looking for some good all terrains and keep seeing these pop up everywhere.
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Been around forever. Has a solid name in the off road world.

What are you looking to put them on? Size?
 
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Obsessed said:
Been around forever. Has a solid name in the off road world.

What are you looking to put them on? Size?
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looking at some all terrain tires for a mid-sized truck. Probably 75% street and the rest in gravel or mud construction sites and fairgrounds.
 
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I love Firestone Destination ATs , AT Revos, destination LEs, I got 45k out of some destination ATs on a Chevy s10 blazer, now I run Destination LEs on my 94 explorer about to hit 53k miles on this set, my Exploder has 615,000 miles on it, I take it Firestone regularly for maintenance.

Just have to say they never let me down and kept me on the road, I've got 2 credit cards by them, for my car and my wife's Sentra, if our want personal service and a no BS system then I will vouch for the stores in and around Memphis, even Destin,Jasper Alabama, Nashville, Texarkana, and D.C.

Every city I had problems with vehicles and was taken care of immediately and economically.

That being said, if you want aggressive AT tires, DIck cepek and BFG ATs are great. But they'll run you some money.

Primewell PA100s are the best ATs I've ever ran on a vehicle, I had a set on a 4x4 and 2x4 S10 pickup I used strictly for hunting and fishing, on the highway they were loud but I didn't care since it was me and my dog headed to duck camp, or a buddy hitting the Cold Water river for catfish. Too bad they don't make them anymore.

You should look at highway miles along with off-road capabilities to suit your needs, Goodyear makes great ATs but good luck getting past 20,00 miles without any issues.
 
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Rasputin_Vol said:
looking at some all terrain tires for a mid-sized truck. Probably 75% street and the rest in gravel or mud construction sites and fairgrounds.
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Also if you plan on towing a trailer, take that into consideration, you don't want a tire that doesn't give you good asphalt traction towing anything, it can be rough in rain and even snow, surface area and wear resistance are critical, anything heavier than towing 2.5 tons in a mid size SUV or truck go with Bridgestone/ Firestone or BFG.

No trailer? And you got the money? Goodyear or D.C., Nitto, Generals, Cooper, Toyo. All great tires but be sure to get that "road hazard" warranty or you'll lose 250$ a tire quick.
 
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mdrew27 said:
All I see are dollar signs
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They definitely matter my friend, but what also matters is ,balance , you want it to look putty and say you got some Nittos ? Or want to take those better buy tires that may see wet grass for 50k miles? And be able to get you through a slick construction site or down that muddy driveway to deer camp after driving for 2 hours?
 
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I worked with guys who drove front wheel drive imports to work on highways pouring concrete and never been stuck, then I also hooked up a bobcat to a 3/4 ton 4x4 Chevy in my deer camp in Holly Springs MS but first I drove around that idiot in my s10 with ATs to get to the bobcat and pull that sucker out of an inch of mud .

Experience is on my side, I'm not about to put a 1200$ set of tires on anything that's only going to last me 20k miles and get stuck in wet grass.
 
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I'm a big fan of Hankooks. The Mud terrains I put on my Jeep are much quieter than my last set of tires, have good grip, and seem to be wearing well.
 
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I have BF Goodrich KM2 M/T's. Great tires. Excellent traction on all things not ice. These are my preference or the Goodyear MT's with Kevlar. They have a great tread pattern.
 
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Might want to see how much weight you are adding by going with an aggressive all terrain or mud tire. Some add a bunch and that will impact your fuel mileage, handling, acceleration and braking
 
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knucklehead_vol said:
I have BF Goodrich KM2 M/T's. Great tires. Excellent traction on all things not ice. These are my preference or the Goodyear MT's with Kevlar. They have a great tread pattern.
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Second this. Actually quiet for this type of tire. Have 55+k on the ones I have on my F150.
 
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