Tire Wear Driving Off-Road

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Re: Tire Wear Driving Off-Road

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Conor wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:46 pm
stephakett wrote: ↑Thu Jul 30, 2020 3:55 pm tires are NOT the place to save money and buy "good enough". please don't overlook the inconvenience you will cause yourself and others in the "<2% off-road" time when you tear a sidewall and block the trail. buy good quality all terrain tires if you travel off pavement. period.
Have you actually ever ran into this? And i can pull up numerous examples of all terrain tires failing on trail.
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