Stock tires or highway tires?

[DBvelvet]

Finally got my Raptor in, and was wondering if anyone swapped to all season/highway tires out the gate? 98% of the time I’m driving, it’s on the highway(90 mile round trip work commute) Occasionally I find myself on a muddy trail/field or the beach.

The defender LTX m/s2 seem like a solid choice for me, however I’m not sure how they handle the occasional muddy field.

Also has anyone had issues selling off their KO3s?

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[Rw6735]

There’s more market for almost anything you can think of on FB Marketplace. Those tires will sell. I, too, suspect I’ll go to a lighter, more highway-oriented tire once the BFG’s are worn. I wanted a Corvette for this new vehicle but still need room for my teenage kids, so the Raptor became my “hot rod.” A lighter wheel and tire combination can actually be felt in almost any vehicle if you do it right and I want more speed

 

[John E Davies]

No AT will do acceptably well in mud. Those LTX tires are horrible… If it is dead flat and not too soft, and you can keep your speed up you might not get stuck. But don’t plan on it. Even KO3s are not proper mud tires. Buy and carry recovery equipment so another truck can get you un-bogged, or a shovel, off-road jack and traction boards if you will be by yourself….Plus four proper truck snow chains. and a satellite communicator. And survival gear and food.

Mud is no fun if you have the wrong tires! Have you considered buying an extra set of wheels and proper (but a cheap brand) mud tires, you could swap them when you need them. That way you can get a pure street tire for your other driving. if money is tight, buy used wheels and tires…

I truly hate mud, it can be terrifying when you lose all control of your vehicle. Around here the soil is often clay, it gets so slick after a hard rain that you can’t even stand on it. That is why so many Western tracks are posted to do not drive after a rainfall - “impassible when wet”.

https://thejourneyofseldomseen.blogspot.com/2011/05/slippery-when-wet.html

John Davies
Spokane WA

 

[DBvelvet]

There’s more market for almost anything you can think of on FB Marketplace. Those tires will sell. I, too, suspect I’ll go to a lighter, more highway-oriented tire once the BFG’s are worn. I wanted a Corvette for this new vehicle but still need room for my teenage kids, so the Raptor became my “hot rod.” A lighter wheel and tire combination can actually be felt in almost any vehicle if you do it right and I want more speed

Exactly how I ended up with the Raptor. Always drove small sporty cars, then got a 2017 V4 Tacoma. I loved the utility and space but it just didn’t have that punch when driving.

 

[DBvelvet]

Great advice. I live in the south where there’s no snow, however the area is a swamp. Hot, humid, and rain that seems to happen daily. I agree about just having mud tires (right tool for the job), but here what happens is parts of the ground take days to dry so you’ll have dirt/vegetation then a sudden mud pit.

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