hey guys im looking at new tires for my 91 legacy. i live in a very rural out of the way area with -40 degree winters and 100 degree plus summers; gravel, dirt and mud roads and a hundred miles from everywhere.

 

I have been looking at these: http://www.amazon.com/BFGoodrich-Mud-Terrain-Off-Road-Tire/dp/B004QGZC5W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1339379900&sr=8-1

 

any ideas? tire size is 215/75/r15 and i have a four inch lift with outback struts and wheel spacers

Don't know if it is a factor; any tires with this aggressive of a tread pattern will be somewhat noisy.

the car is already noisy

 

right now i am running dunlop rovers and have gotten two flat tires this weekend. i cant have that happen out here.

did you have to modify the steering column with that much height?

yep. made it longer

You are out in the middle of nowhere. I'll bet it's beautiful though. Always wanted to go to Montana.

 

They have those KM2s if that's what you're going with at Tirerack for

576 bucks plus 90 shipping.

 

I guess the problem for you is going to be finding an aggressive enough pattern for your size tire. Personally I'd try to find something with 4 steel belts, but that may be a fantasy. On tirerack they also have the Duelers and T/A KOs for about 130 each. But they're more on-road than off.

 

If you really wanted to get crazy you could try these, but I don't think they make em small enough, at least with 15 inch wheels, you'd have to go to 16 inch:

http://www.quadratec.com/products/92607_10XX_PG.htm

(And they're on ebay too)

 

Miata tire calculator just in case you haven't seen:

http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

 

Edited June 11, 201213 yr by 1997reduxe

Don't know if it is a factor; any tires with this aggressive of a tread pattern will be somewhat noisy.

 

Agree, these tires will be noisy, also, with a chunky tread design, you will get great traction in mud & snow. The down side is the tendency to "scallop" wear, which is not good.

whelp, i bought the bfgs. should be here wednesday!!