Mud tires for SUVs

Recently, among owners of all-wheel drive SUVs, especially domestic UAZs, installation of other tires and disks, as a rule, of larger diameter has become popular. In general, as tires, car enthusiasts are guided by the purchase of mud. But is it sensible to acquire them and for what operating conditions are they intended? The answers to these and other questions will be found in our article.

Characteristic

From the very name it becomes clear that these tires are designed for operation on a muddy terrain. Most of them are bought off-road lovers, as their iron horses are constantly under the influence of a complete off-road. And that the car did not suddenly lead to the other side, you need to have a powerful engine and a good tread on the wheels. The last quality is just provided by mud tires. On the tread, they have powerful checkers and lamellas with massive grousers, which excludes the possibility of slipping when driving on dirt tracks, including on wet grass. With these wheels, you are unlikely to zabuksueete in deep mud, and if so, then at any time you will save the winch, which we talked about in previous articles.

These tires often have a special designation M / T. This inscription can be seen on the rim of the wheel. M / T abbreviated Mud Tires, that is, mud tires. On the "Niva", UAZ and all other four-wheel-drive SUVs it is recommended to install such tires.

Advantages and disadvantages

As we have already noted, with such a tire you can go without fear to any impassability. High lamellas and large grousers will provide the car with effective grip even with the most difficult road. But at the same time you have to forget about normal driving on the asphalt. This is its main drawback. When driving on asphalt tires mud serve much less than when driving in the area for which they are intended. The steering wheel on this road will be "cotton", and the SUV itself will become unmanageable even at 60 kilometers per hour. The faster he goes, the more often he will be thrown from side to side. Therefore, if for the most part you operate your car around the city, it is better to purchase conventional tires. As for driving on a gravel road, here, too, everything is not so simple. Yes, mud tires can keep the car on rough terrain, however from the name it is clear that the machine will be controlled only if it occurs on dirt. For such a road, it is best to purchase extreme wheels. Although they resemble mud ones, they have more cord layers inside and a stronger frame. But this does not exclude the possibility of their exploitation by sand and stones.

Installation

As for the installation, these mud tires are mounted on the drive without much effort (just like the simple "all-season"). The only thing that sometimes she needs is balancing. There were cases that tires on UAZ "Patriot" mud were balanced with balances of several weights of up to 400 grams.

Price

Such tires cost an average of 3 to 13 thousand rubles per unit.