Thread: Which Tyres BFG or Coopers or Claws

Go BFG, i have Coopers & OME on my DII or Wranglers but not Coopers.

Baz.

Go the BF's ... best muddy on the market!

Go the BFG.
Easy to get and a good tyre....

But like all Muds they work well in wet stuff but clay based stuff they dont clear quick enough...

But for 90% of people they are fine....

Steve

Originally posted by sclarke
Go the BFG.
Easy to get and a good tyre....

But like all Muds they work well in wet stuff but clay based stuff they dont clear quick enough...

But for 90% of people they are fine....

Steve

Totaly agree, I found them great on wet clay as well as rock steps and black mud, these are 265/75/16


Cheers
Bryce

Really I think BFG and Coopers are about on par with each other. I have had both. The reason I bought Coopers this time was they were $50-80 per tyre cheaper than BFG MT's in Kalgoorlie. Baja Claws are going to cost you significantly more and are more targeted at hard core off roading, not totally suitable for on road regular use.

Can't comment on Coopers but I run 265/75r16 on my D2 with an OME 2" lift and they perform excellently. I also have the remapped ECU and I also ended up putting in 4.11 gears as I found the standard gearing with the larger tyres to be too fast off road when needing crawlability. Standard gears are also noticably taller on road and a bit slower to pull off the line. I know a few people who do run the standard gears and larger tyres and are happy but just ask yourself how and when you want your rig to perform. I have been setting mine up for off road capability so the 4.11's were a must if I was to stick with the larger tyres.

Hope this helps

Mick

It seems BF's have fixed some of there compounding problems of a couple of years back and now manufacturing good solid performers again [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img]

I have 235/85R16 (same height as a 265, just not as wide) Goodyear Wrangler MT/R's, work well on rocks, loose gravel and on all types of terrain bar mud where they're on par with a BF all-terrain due to the tread design. Plus Goodyears have risen in price signifigantly since I bought mine in 2003 (now for my size $285 on average a tyre 8O )

For lots of mud work, Claws are good performers but like Craig mentioned, they are more 'hardcore' and don't suit all occasions IMO.

Make the best choice to suit your needs and you should be pleased with your outcome.

Good luck with it.

Trav

Go BFG but I would question the size.... A 235 is the largest I would want to go.

Large tyres give a large surface area. Fine for floatation in sand and snow but in most mud conditions you need to dig through the mud to get to the harder stuff underneath. The narrower tyre lets you dig through but if you need the larger surface area you can just run at a lower pressure.

My 2p worth.

Mark.