Parnelli Jones Dirt Grips
03-06-2007, 12:48 PM
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Parnelli Jones Dirt Grips
Does anyone have these tires? I am considering them and would like to know how good they are for on-road (noise, etc) and mild to medium off-road (trails and some mud).
http://www.quadratec.com/Assets/Imag...7/39407-md.jpg
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http://www.quadratec.com/Assets/Imag...7/39407-md.jpg
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03-06-2007, 01:45 PM
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I had these tires on my old superduty ford truck. I loved them but they do make some road noise. They are much quieter than many of the large lug mud tires but they are no where near as quiet as BFG AT tires. They are strong and they did great in the mud and sand for me. I drove on them to Colorado one year which is a 14 hour drive and they did great at highway speeds for that time. I did get tired of the road noise though for really long drives. Short drives and you would do fine. Mine were 38s if that matters. 38 15.5 16s
03-06-2007, 04:09 PM
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Never owned the BFG MT tires and I don't have my stock Rubi yet. I would bet they are the same or slightly noiser as they are bigger lugs. Just expect some noise and you won't be dissapointed. They are much quieter than most of the large mud tires in those large sizes. If you want completly quiet then don't go with these. If you want tough and a good agressive look then you will like them.
03-06-2007, 04:33 PM
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That's my favorite looking tire. I would like something a little noisier than the BFG MTs, but it's not a big deal. Probably going to get those after I wear out the BFGs and get a lift.
03-07-2007, 07:26 PM
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They are great tires for everything but rock-crawling. I used to have them on my '87 Chevy 1/2Ton with an '02 LS1 Corvette motor. The size of the tires were 36x14.50R15. They were the nicest riding tires out of everything I've ever tried, and there have been alot. They just broke apart in the rocks, and they had no sidewall flex. The durometer of the rubber was a little too hard.
Otherwise they are great for street, sand, snow, rain, and kick butt in the mud!
Otherwise they are great for street, sand, snow, rain, and kick butt in the mud!
03-08-2007, 03:22 AM
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Thanks so much everyone. I also just found this site with reviews:
http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT...-dirt-grip.htm
They seem pretty solid.
http://www.offroaders.com/tech/AT-MT...-dirt-grip.htm
They seem pretty solid.