Swimmerboy2112

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I got myself a set of Medalist Mud King XT tires in 30x9.5x15 (same tread pattern as the BF Goodrich Mud King XT's). These tires come pre-tapped for studs. I've rode on them for about 300 miles now, so i figured it's time to give my first impression. By no means are these tires new, i got them used, they were very worn. The fronts have about 10% tread left and the rears about 40%. Just something to keep in mind when you're reading this.



My scale works like this,
= Poor for the terrain
= Not great but not horrible for the terrain
= Average for the terrain
= Fairly well for the terrain, good for the weekend warrior
= Exceptional for the terrain, a great choice

I recently got a chance to take these out on a few local (easy) trails by my house. These are the results that I had;

Trail
They performed decently well on the trail although they didn't get great traction on rock and hard packed dirt. They had no problems climbing steep hills. I give them a 3 out of 5.

Mud 1/2
Although I didn't get into much mud with these i did hit a few muddy patches and they seemed to perform decently well. The tread clears itself very well. They don't turn to slicks like some other tires do. I give them a 3.5 out of 5 because there are better mud tires out there.

Rock
I was not overly impressed by the Mud King's rock performance. It is an M/T so i know rock isn't its strong suit. It tended to slip on the rocks, for that it gets a 2 out of 5.

Snow
I really had a good chance to put these bad boys to the test in snow. I took them out today in about 6" of snow. I rarely used 4wd, even up steep hills these tires really outdid themselves. The snow did not pile up in between the tread blocks, these tires can really clean themselves well. I was so excited when i found out how good they performed in the snow. The only time I used 4x4 was when i had to pull a car out of the snow that had slid off the road. I give these a 5 out of 5!

Sand
I haven't had a chance to try these out in the sand, therefore I cannot give a rating.

Street
These tires aren't very tame on the street. They are loud and give off a noticeable vibration. They do have decent wet traction though. The tires I have seem to have even tread wear but I cannot attest to that because i have not owned them long enough to notice wear. I give them a 2 out of 5 for the street, not a tire i'd pick for the street.

Hope this helps someone out! I'll be updating this as i put on some more miles!

AxleIke

Those aren't bf goodrich tires.

Good review though, and looks like a good tire regardless of brand.

92 TOY

http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT...ud-King-XT.htm

92 TOY

and then there is.... http://www.autopartsdealer.com/medal...p260366-g.html

no matter of it's a decent tire for the price

Swimmerboy2112

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Yeah they really are good tires, i'm surprised by the snow traction. Oh and changed the review name.

That's what i based my review system off of.

AxleIke

Not sure what you mean? The first site is wrong, the second is correct. They are non BF goodrich tires.

They look like a good tire at a good price. As I said in my first post. Swimmerboy put up a nice review, which is nice.

dropzone

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review was great. Possibly made by BFG, however tires are not on their website.
Edited title to reflect Medalist

muddpigg

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Sweet are review of worn out tires. I've seen it all

If you you hot knife them perhaps you can get a little more life from them.

crazytoyota4x4

Ive got a set of these on my 4runner and love them.

Swimmerboy2112

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According to what I've read BFG does me them. Thanks for the title change btw!

They aren't completely worn-out, I'd say they have 10k left on em. I just need em to get me through winter.