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Anyone have any experience with the Parnelli Jones Dirt Grip tires? They seem like a very good tire and sound like they get great reviews. Just wondering if any CTD owners out there have run them and whatcha think of them, especially in dirt/mud/snow/rain



Thanks

 

I have a set of them on my F-350. Wear great, great wet, snow, and mud traction. Not as loud on the road as Swampers either. Look really mean too. Very aggressive look.

 

i agree, thanks for the reply

 

I have wondered about them myself, my buddy had a set on his '95 F-350, but he was regular cab and ran 38"s.

Looks like 33x12.5x17 can be had for less than $215 each without shopping around much, sounds decent to me for that kind of tire. interestedin any other replies/experiences

 

That's what I was running. 38"s on a '96 F-350 reg. cab small black gasser auto

 

anyone here ever have issuses with them not balancing for crap, being out of round or very short tread life??

 

After lots of searching for the "perfect tire" I got a set of 37/12.50's for my 03 Dodge 1500. 4 Wheel Parts sold them to me and mounted and balanced. They required tons of lead (more strips of lead than I ever thought possible on a tire) and had to be re-balanced 3 times in a 5 week period. After venting to the manager, he let me exchange them for another set(BFG's). I'd never get another set and advise you to look for something else, especially for the heavy duty trucks. Sure PJ's look cool....that's about it.

 

im not overly concerned about balancing as i will run dyna beads inside the tire and not even mess with spin balancing them to begin with

 

Yes, yes and yes...
In all fairness I never used them offroad where I'm sure they would kick serious butt. For daily driving on the street they were plain out loud and vibrated terribly. They were wearing unevenly and I didn't even have 2000 miles on them. I sold them at a large loss and considered it a lesson learned. If I lived in the country or used them on a farm they would be fine. They should come with a warning, "Not for city use"....

 

does anyone think running dyna beads or an equivalent tire balancing bead inside the tire would help at all instead of spin balancing them?

 

I did that as well... didn't help. The pj's have such an aggresive tread pattern that I think they were really out of round. When I changed tires, I swapped all the dynabeads into my new tires. What a pain in the neck that was...

 

well, they say the PJ dirt grips are computer scanned for roundness and something with weight. Not sure if this is something recent they did and you guys juet of tires or what. Some of they guys who recently got em say theyre awesome

 

My PJ's had excessive side force or road force(something like that) according to Goodyear Express who I took the PJ's to for a second opinion so I'd know whether 4 Wheel Parts wasn't yankin my chain.

Try the Toyo M/T's. Best tire I've ever ran in the last 20 years of 4 wheelers. They are quiet and super gnarly looking and "E" rated.

 

yeah, i looked at the Toyo M/Ts but everyone and their brother are running them.....i want something unique and i dont know, it seems every tire i like is always a POS

 

a lot of people have given them great reviews, but they are pricey. I was looking at them for my '87 K10, went with Boggers instead