Sumitomo or maxxis?

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:28 pm

im looking at either the Sumitomo Serengeti SL840 Mud Terrain or the Maxxis MT754 Buckshot Mudder have a set of buck shots at the mo and ofr a cheap mud tyre they go ok.... have prices for both of these tyres new that are the same so have to make up my mind.
hope you guys can do it for me!!!

Cheers Pete

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:33 pm

Stay away from maxxis mudders unless you driving is biased towards the road.

Sumitomos are a copy of some coopers tyre i think??? Not sure, but they are good value, and go alot better than the maxxis mudders from my personal experience.

See if you can get some Pirrelli (sp?) Scorpions. My brother has a set on his Safari, he paid bugger all for them ($190ish) and they go REALLY well!!

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:44 pm

yeh i got the scorpions on my vitara too... seem to go well

have reasonable sidelugs on them too...

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 3:47 pm

i have a price of 225 per tyre for a 33x12.5x15. what size are your bros pirellis? a m8 of mine has them in 31's and they are a nice looking tyre...

Cheers Pete

DieselBoy · Post by **DieselBoy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:01 pm

His are only 31 X 10.5's. I reckon they would be worth a small amount of extra coin over the Maxxis mudders.

The maxxis mudders wore really well on the road, but were absolute bollocks of road.

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 4:09 pm

dunno what he wants for them but http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/Car-parts-accessories/Wheels-tyres/Tyres/auction-92762845.htm

philux · Post by **philux** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 5:31 pm

go the others pete, you already got buckshots

muddy · Post by **muddy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 6:06 pm

Or see if you can get a good price on Maxxis Bighorns. At least as good (or better) in the mud as Goodyear MTR or BFG Muds - maybe wear a bit quicker tho...

xj · Post by xj » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:44 pm

I got a real sharp deal on my maxxis mudders, and im more than happy with them. I've had no problems with them off-road (nothing extreme however) and they go ok onroad, albeit a tad noisy. Cant complain, but one of those "strokes for folks things" maybe

For what i paid for em im happy as.

philux · Post by **philux** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 8:59 pm

I got my bighorns for 960 including fitting, quiter on the road than the buckshots and seem to clear a bit eaiser too

DaveM · Post by **DaveM** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:01 pm

philux wrote:I got my bighorns for 960 including fitting, quiter on the road than the buckshots and seem to clear a bit eaiser too

33's I take it?
Where did you get them?

Cheers

philux · Post by **philux** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 9:04 pm

yep 33's, a mate who is a mechanic (the best kind of a mate :lol:

) had some contacts

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 12:49 am

so is $900 fitted and ballanced a good price for 4 33x12.5 goodyear mtrs?

told tonys id go for the sumitomos and they said they would be here on monday, then they rang back an hour later and told me they had none in the country but they would do me the mts for the same price. now i have a sweet new set of tyres, im stoaked!!! shit they are good in there, if i was them i would have just told me to get the buckshots. they didnt seem to happey when i left, aparently they didnt make alot of money.

Pete

muddy · Post by **muddy** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 7:12 am

Awesome price! Well done!

red-devil · Post by **red-devil** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 12:26 pm

i've had sumos for the last 4 years and dam i like them, been out with a few boys with maaxis and i seen to be able to travel better in the mud, both trucks are the came,

it is time i started looking for more tyres are they are getting down now

jono with his 2 cents ( not that i give it offen ) :wink:

Petemcc · Post by **Petemcc** » Sun Mar 25, 2007 7:51 pm

gave the mtrs a wee work out 2day nothing big but got through a bog i didnt get throught with the maxxis. they seem to dig in abit more in shingle but they seem great in all other situations.
very happy!

Pete

Sumitomo or maxxis?

which tyre? (getting them for the same price)

Sumitomo or maxxis?