I am gonna put a 4" lift in my truck and i was thinkin about puttin some mud tires on it. I like the look of the toyo open country mt's, but i heard that mud tires make a lot of noise and gas mileage goes way down. What are everybody's thoughts on mud tires and more specifically the toyo mt's. Thanks

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2003 FX4 Off Road, 4 door, 4.0L, auto, Dee Zee toolbox, Alpine CDA-9886 deck.

That all depends on the tire size more than the tread pattern. I have never been impressed with Toyo MT's

I was thinkin about 285/75/16 tires

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2003 FX4 Off Road, 4 door, 4.0L, auto, Dee Zee toolbox, Alpine CDA-9886 deck.

what are you running now?

285/75r16's are gonna be a little on the small side for the lift...but...it's a wise choice for economy.

As far as suggestions go, you can never go wrong with a set of BFG Mud Terrains.....I'm on my 5th set and absolutely love them. Can't wait for KM2's when these KM1's are gone. They are some of the best on/off road tires out there. Very street worthy. Very trail worthy. Great wear characteristics. And from having several tires on several rigs, they are one of the best I've ran. Quiet considering it's size and tread pattern(in my case, almost always 35's). And high speed wet surface driving is very very comfortable. No hydroplaning what so ever. That's very surprizing because these are unsiped mud terrains. I suggest KM2's.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

Forgot...it's a Mud Terrain....of course it's gonna be louder than a tight packed tread of an All Terrain. BFG's are some of the quietest M/T's out there.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

The 285 is basically a 33x10.5 Not a bad choice for all around truck

swampers, why mess around

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Lifted and junk

Double Lifted Rangers

X2!

i love mine. quite and look aggressive as all hell grate on snow and ice/wet roads. havnt been off road much with them yet. but the little i have its killer on traction.

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Muddin in the ranger, killin ricers in the f350

95 ford ranger 3.0 v6 side step 5 speed 4x4
mods: 6" bds sus lift, 33x12.5r15 bfg km2, expo OHC/expo power seats, full length expo console, 2 1/2" flowmaster super 44 cat back, 4 procomp 5" offroad lights, clear headlights and turn signals, 6k hid kit, 25% tint (fronts)

PNW CREW

I'm runnin 315 Toyo MT's and when I got them, the ride was excellent and quiet. Haven't gotten to explore the off road capabilities of the tire yet, but I've got close to 20k on the tires from this last year and I've got a good 50% left on all 4 and they're even siped. Great tire, but find them used or find a deal on them, because they're spendy.

i would go as big as i could get

I got a set of BFGoodrich M/T's as well (33x12.5) and I like them a alot. They are the first mud tire I have ever purchased and loved them for daily driving. I have only done a little terrain so I can't give you an honest answer, but they handle good in snow and dry and wet conditions.

Rafal

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If i ran a mud tire for roughly 6 months of the year how long would they last.

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2003 FX4 Off Road, 4 door, 4.0L, auto, Dee Zee toolbox, Alpine CDA-9886 deck.

BFG's have a 60k rating. I've gotten 50k out of 80% used set of BFG's. I'd say that's pretty damn good if you ask me.

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'01 XLT disguised as a '03 Fx4 Level II.

ran maxxis bighorns on my 1997 chevy 1500, i liked them ALOT!