custom truck mods

Interco TRXUS Mud Terrain tires (LT265/75R16)

Rear side view	Front side view
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Overall view of tires	2002 Xterra mudflap
Trimming on front mudflap	Closeup of tread pattern
Interco product shot

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If you're looking for one of the baddest tires out there but still want to maintain streetability, look no further than the Interco Tire TRXUS Mud Terrain. What sets this tire apart from most other MT tires is the siping on the tread, which helps in wet conditions by displacing water. Another obvious benefit are the beefier sidewall lugs lacking from all other tires except for Mickey Thompson.

In practice, these tires do make a bit of the typical humming noise going down the road as with most MT tires, but nowhere near as loud. Especially Super Swamper SSR or TSL tires - which sound like a B-52 taxiing for takeoff. They handle great in the rain and even better in the snow and mud, for which they were designed. Once you leave the pavement, these tires really shine and you can easily tackle rocks, roots, mud and just about anything else. They don't make you invincible, but they go a long way towards getting you on and off trail safely. In 10k miles of service, they show less wear than the General Grabbers that they replaced with the same amount of mileage.

I have the LT265/75R16 size tires, in keeping with my "within reason" strategy of modifying the truck. That is, they're not quite 32" in diameter and keep contact/rubbing with truck parts to a minimum and also affect the speedometer reading by only 8-9% (e.g. 55mph=60mph as measured with radar). If I were to do it all over again and now that the truck has been lifted all around - I might just go with the LT285/75R16 size as seen on this truck. They're about a half inch wider and three quarters of an inch taller than seen here, but the size I have now fits really well on the Xterra without looking like you're pushing the envelope.

These tires fit as a spare on trucks with the Nissan receiver hitch. As you crank up the spare, you'll need to jostle it a little into position. It's a tight, but quite good fit - at full street inflation pressure.

These tires are some of the closest things to Crazy Glue for your truck's traction.

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I generally keep the on-road inflation pressure around 34-36psi and drop down to 18-20psi when off-road - 15psi in sand (dunes/beaches).