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[charger]

Going to get me some new tyres not sure if to get Mud or AT's. My Grand Cherry will be taken off road & it's my everyday car, the noise of Muds wouldn't bother me just don't know if the road would wear em out quicker.

[Lornaben]

Mud Terrains = relatively crap on the road
Road Terrains  = relatively crap off the road

All Terrains = a compromise on and off road

Best solution = Two sets of wheels with muds on one and roads on t'other :mrgreen:

[gazjeep]

My 2p, AT's if its everyday car.

Did some fairly tough & muddy lanes on AT's in my old XJ & never got it stuck, you should have a better 4WD system too.

You could always get a 2nd hand set of mud's if you start off-roading more  

[Bishops Finger]

M/T's

From a GC owner with A/T's :wink:

[Nosebolt]

there are M/Ts and then there are M/Ts, got Kumos on the Isuzu gives a relativly smooth ride and have no real issues on the road, can get twitchy on greasy roundabouts if lead footed. then there is the Wranglers on the CJ, can feel like you have 50p pieces for wheels

[Bulldog67]

there are M/Ts and then there are M/Ts, got Kumos on the Isuzu gives a relativly smooth ride and have no real issues on the road, can get twitchy on greasy roundabouts if lead footed

u must work for the company givin that sort of endorsement, u may as well have just replied FUN FUN FUN  

[Nosebolt]

there are M/Ts and then there are M/Ts, got Kumos on the Isuzu gives a relativly smooth ride and have no real issues on the road, can get twitchy on greasy roundabouts if lead footed

you must work for the company givin that sort of endorsement, you may as well have just replied FUN FUN FUN  #-o

[tartanzj]

I ran my ZJ off-road for years on AT's and they'll do fine unless you play a lot in deep, sticky mud. If you're staying with one set of wheels then it would be AT's for me but ideally a second dedicated set of muds is the best of both worlds. Good road manners, better fuel economy and tyre wear through AT's, then change to the chunkys for play.  

[Dave69]

AT's for that rugged look and the ability to offroad as well. for more serious stuff get a second set of rims and some cheap MT's.  you'd be surprised what you can do even with AT's

[JamesH]

I'd say go for some modern design MTs like Goodyear MT/R, Cooper STT, ProComp Xtreme MT or similar. These are slightly less open in their tread pattern and have siping in the treads and carefully thought-out rubber compounds for mixed use. They are extremely good on and offroad, only very marginally worse in mud than a traditional BFG MT but better on rocks, sand etc.

I have Cooper STTs on my XJ, daily drive it and have no problems taking it on a 800 mile journey to a friend's place in France doing 80mph on motorways. Mine are 285/75/16 and have hardly any wear after 5-6000 miles, more has come from chipping the treads on rocks offroad  

[isle of man]

JamesH is on the money - this is what I would recommend.

[charger]

Thanks for advice shouldn't be long before I'm jacked up looking rugged.

[Bulldog67]

Thanks for advice shouldn't be long before I'm jacked up looing rugged.

 :lol:

[popoff]

I'd say go for some modern design MTs like Goodyear MT/R, Cooper STT, ProComp Xtreme MT or similar. These are slightly less open in their tread pattern and have siping in the treads and carefully thought-out rubber compounds for mixed use. They are extremely good on and offroad, only very marginally worse in mud than a traditional BFG MT but better on rocks, sand etc.

I have Cooper STTs on my XJ, daily drive it and have no problems taking it on a 800 mile journey to a friend's place in France doing 80mph on motorways. Mine are 285/75/16 and have hardly any wear after 5-6000 miles, more has come from chipping the treads on rocks offroad  :-D