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Sebas · 10-03-2008, 21:19:03

The 4x4 tire survey has been running for a few months now (early 2007) and is intended to give an idea about tire brand popularity and performance.
With a total of 129 valid responses the survey gives a good indication of real life tire usage and performance.
Here are the results:

Countries

Participants in the survey come from all over the world. Most are from the US, Iceland, Canada and Australia.
Here are the countries with more than one pariticipant.
United States 62 Iceland 25 Canada 12 Australia 4 Denmark 2 France 2 Jamaica 2 Norway 2 South Africa 2 United Kingdom 2
Type of tire

There are obviously a large number of tire types on the market for off-road usage.
BFGoodrich tires seem to be the most popular with Gumbo Mudder, Ground Hawg and Super Swamper following closely.
BFG All-Terrain 14 BFG Mud-Terrain 10 Gumbo Mudder 10 Ground Hawg 8 Interco Super Swamper 7 Dick Cepec 6 Goodyear MTR 6 Buckshot Mudder 5 Bridgestone Duller AT 4 Wild Country RVT 3 AT-405 3 Interco Trxus 3 Interco TSL 3 Pro Comp XTerrain 3 Toyo Open Country M/T 3 Maxxis Buckshot Mudder 2 Cooper STT 2 Parnelli Jones 2 Toyo Open Country A/T 2
Structure

Radial tires seem to be the most popular for off-roading with close to 90% of all tires.
Radial 88 Diagonal 14 Other/Not sure 20

Height

As can be expected most tires are in the smaller sizes.
45+ 2 41-44 10 38-40 26 34-37 41 30-33 48

Rim height

Most popular rim height is still 15 inches although the 16 inch rim is getting more popular on newer vehicles.
18+ 5 17 6 16.5 12 16 25 15 76

Options

Using a beadlock and siping the tires is obviously getting quite popular.
Beadlock, Siped 4 Spikes 6 Siped 17 Beadlock 18

Total weight of 4x4

Most 4x4s weigh in at around two tons (4000-5000 lbs).
0-3000 lbs (0-1400 kg) 12 3000-4000 lbs (1400-1800 kg) 33 4000-5000 lbs (1800-2200 kg) 38 5000-6600 lbs (2200-3000 kg) 25 6600+ lbs (3000+ kg) 13

Tires

Looking at individual tire results gives us a better idea about the performance of each type.
To give a more statistically accurate results I list only the tires that had three or more entries and in general only list problems and best made for points where more than one thing is mentioned.
Here they are in order of popularity:

10-03-2008, 21:19:03	#2
Sebas Senior Member Top 1000 Fecha de Ingreso: Jul 2007 Ubicación: en Temuco Edad: 36 Mensajes: 1.532	Re: estudio neumaticos The 4x4 tire survey has been running for a few months now (early 2007) and is intended to give an idea about tire brand popularity and performance. With a total of 129 valid responses the survey gives a good indication of real life tire usage and performance. Here are the results: Countries Participants in the survey come from all over the world. Most are from the US, Iceland, Canada and Australia. Here are the countries with more than one pariticipant. United States 62 Iceland 25 Canada 12 Australia 4 Denmark 2 France 2 Jamaica 2 Norway 2 South Africa 2 United Kingdom 2 Type of tire There are obviously a large number of tire types on the market for off-road usage. BFGoodrich tires seem to be the most popular with Gumbo Mudder, Ground Hawg and Super Swamper following closely. BFG All-Terrain 14 BFG Mud-Terrain 10 Gumbo Mudder 10 Ground Hawg 8 Interco Super Swamper 7 Dick Cepec 6 Goodyear MTR 6 Buckshot Mudder 5 Bridgestone Duller AT 4 Wild Country RVT 3 AT-405 3 Interco Trxus 3 Interco TSL 3 Pro Comp XTerrain 3 Toyo Open Country M/T 3 Maxxis Buckshot Mudder 2 Cooper STT 2 Parnelli Jones 2 Toyo Open Country A/T 2 Structure Radial tires seem to be the most popular for off-roading with close to 90% of all tires. Radial 88 Diagonal 14 Other/Not sure 20 Height As can be expected most tires are in the smaller sizes. 45+ 2 41-44 10 38-40 26 34-37 41 30-33 48 Rim height Most popular rim height is still 15 inches although the 16 inch rim is getting more popular on newer vehicles. 18+ 5 17 6 16.5 12 16 25 15 76 Options Using a beadlock and siping the tires is obviously getting quite popular. Beadlock, Siped 4 Spikes 6 Siped 17 Beadlock 18 Total weight of 4x4 Most 4x4s weigh in at around two tons (4000-5000 lbs). 0-3000 lbs (0-1400 kg) 12 3000-4000 lbs (1400-1800 kg) 33 4000-5000 lbs (1800-2200 kg) 38 5000-6600 lbs (2200-3000 kg) 25 6600+ lbs (3000+ kg) 13 Tires Looking at individual tire results gives us a better idea about the performance of each type. To give a more statistically accurate results I list only the tires that had three or more entries and in general only list problems and best made for points where more than one thing is mentioned. Here they are in order of popularity: