Budget Mud Tyre

[Dellian]

Such a thing as a decent budget mud tyre? Size is 245/70R-16.

[kip70]

Maxxis Buckshot Mudder, I'm on my second set now in 265/75/16, I got about 65K out of the last ones and still had about 4mm of tread left. I think from memory I only paid about $260 a tire fitted.

Cheers

[kouta666]

I've had Hankook Dynapro MT RT03's [265/70/17] for 20,000k and still look new. Very little road noise too. Paid around $260 each, fitted as well.

[Morgs n Jess]

Hurcules and trailcutter are budget tyres that may prove useful in the softer stuff. Trailcutters are useless on hard stuff like in the Pilbara

[L200Shogun]

Some cheap tyres balance poorly and wear unevenly.

[Dalton]

+1 on the Hankook Dynapro rt03 i paid 1100 for all 4 fitted, balanced, and the old ones disposed of. I can't believe how little road noise these bad boys produce. Very little difference between my highway terrains and these.

[schilgsy]

I've got a set of Sonny Mud Diggers, great off road, heaps of traction in the loose or muddy stuff. Never had a puncture. The soft sidewalls bag out early when airing down.
Paid I think 169 each online.
On road they're pretty bad, very unsettled under heavy braking and although they have a 10ply rating the sidewall flex feels like they're ready to roll off the wheel. Good grip on wet tar though?
My tyre man hates balancing them and they don't stay balanced long.
Wear is excellent but very noisy and a lot of vibration at highway speeds.

This sounds like a negative review but if you're after a set of cheapies just to bolt on for dirty weekends, I would recommend them and will possibly buy them again if funds are tight when I need them.

[TheWall]

+2 on the Hankooks...mine are now 40k and going well on road and off

[DrewXT]

+1 for the Hercules Trail Diggers.... Awesome tire

[mnbrodie]

I had federal cougars mt on my old patrol and was very impressed cant remember tyre price, but it was 1500 for 33'inch tyres on 15x10 sunnys balanced and fitted

[Sootie]

+2 on the Hankooks...mine are now 40k and going well on road and off

+3 on the Dynapro's mine are around that 40k mark as well paid $1100 is for 5 in 265 75 r16

[Pete_79]

Kumho KL71.

Very cheap (half the price of BFG KM2), very good in mud and exceptional on rocks.
A little noisy on the highway, but all good MUD tyres are a bit noisy.
If you want good traction off road, expect some noise on road.

[NowForThe5th]

I think the purpose of this thread is to identify "budget" muddies. That's budget in an absolute sense, not relative.

So let's set a point of say, $200, at or below which a tyre may be considered "budget"

[mclheaven]

I put a set of Achilles desert Hawkes on in 265/75 for $225 each. Grip to price ratio bloody excellent.

[Pete_79]

So let's set a point of say, $200, at or below which a tyre may be considered "budget"

Or considered "dangerous", but I guess it's all relative.


The Dynapros and the KL71s are well proven tyres and at ~$210 per corner for either they should be considered "budget".

Sub $200 your looking at Chinese or retreads, and either of these options should be considered very, very carefully before purchasing.
Just my personal opinion.

[4wd26]

agree with the above, and it also pays to think of the intended use

pottering around town, budget might work well and wear pretty good

for a second set of muds the KL71 go very well offroad in the rocks and sand but are directional and soft so wear quick if used daily and not so good for touring, softish sidewall.

some are so hard that they don't wear out, people love that about them and rave how good the tyre is (based on long life and not performance)

Those are the sorts of reasons that tyre threads and opinions are so varied, its also one of the reasons for the "random tyre thread" ask specifically about a brand of choice and intended use.

[Pinchers]

Does anyone know what the MPG difference is with the Hankook MT RT03's compared to AT tyres?

[NowForThe5th]

A bit difficult to quantify, pinchers, but it's reasonable to say that muddies will impact on fuel consumption by something in the order of 10-15%. Depends so much on different tyres, pressures, driving style, conditions etc.

Agree with 4wd26's comments too. Setting a figure of $200/tyre was a bit arbitrary and doesn't necessarily preclude tyres which may be quite good (like the KL71) but come in a little higher on the price scale.

For myself I have a set of Achilles Desert Hawk which, at around $200 fitted were pretty good value. They're a second set and I wouldn't use them for every day use (too noisy and not enough grip on the bitumen), but as play tyres I've been very happy. Good grip off road in mud and on rock and well enough made to cope with just about anything that I throw at them. Another plus is that they're a very big tyre with dimensions almost the same as going up a size. Not the tyres I'd choose if I was doing extended outback kilometres though. In that case I'd go above the "budget" category.