It’s been a little while since I have posted about the tyres I am currently running, so thought I would take a minute to fill you in. My Prado wears 265/75-16 tyres running 34lb in the front and 36lb in the rear for city and highway driving.

My travels have been over all sorts of terrain, city, highway, easy 4WD and hard 4WD.

City
The Maxxis are noisier than the BFG Muddies (but not too bad), however, they do handle wet roads and roundabouts much better with no slippage at all.

Highway
Highway running shows little difference, except when wet where they exhibit superior grip.

Easy 4WD
Dirt roads and tracks allow the Maxxis to really shine. The Prado can be really punted along and the tyres just hang on. The BFG Muddies would hang on for a bit then suddenly let go, ut not the Maxxis. The wide tread voids really aid in traction.

Hard 4WD
Now here’s where the Maxxis really shine. With the drought in Victoria and as a result of the recent fires, a lot of the tracks have been recently bulldozed, leaving a loose rubbly surface. These tyres have awesome grip, even on the most steep sections.

In mud the story is the same. The grip is great and if the mud does start to clog, then simply apply more revs to spin the tyres and all the mud will spit out.

Wear
The tyres are down on average 3mm from new, so that represents about 22% worn. If they keep wearing at the same rate then maybe I’ll get close to the 80,000km I consistently got from the BFG.

Conclusion
I generally run the Maxxis at around 25lbs in the bush. I like to leave a little in reserve, just in case, so the results I achieve with them are really good. I would recommend anyone to buy Maxxis Bighorn.

Tip:

Traction<br> No matter what you have heard or learnt in the past, this is the most important thing for successful four wheel driving. Without TRACTION, your 4x4 will get nowhere. There are five key elements to traction…. 1. Track condition. 2. Tyres. 3. Suspension travel. 4. Engine revs. 5. The number of driven wheels. Just one of these in poor condition or of the wrong type and your forward motion can be seriously limited.