Dunlop Grandtrek's are Awesome!!..

[Solice]

Yeah right, maybe for a mo-ped. Had my first bad experience today with them and it a really bad experience. It was really nice out so I decided to take a little trip into the mountains near my house. I was crawling through some trails around some radio and tv towers when I got the itch for a little bit of mud action. So I turned off the VSC and went to town. Went through a few deep puddles and then turned down a trail that was filled with thick mud.

It was a lot thicker then I thought about 5-6 inches with water on top. I made it through with a lot of spinning twice and was really loving the 4-Runner. Then, low and behold, the tire pressure monitor came on and ruined my fun. I pulled out of the mud on to some semi-dry dirt to check the tires and the front right one was going flat quick. So I hopped back in and limped out of the trail to a flat area to comense the "Honorable Changing of the Crap Tire". Luckily (or unluckily if I would have gotten stuck) I was by myself up there so no one was able to laugh at me as they cruised past in their beefed up F-150. The worst thing about it is the wheels and tires were completely covered in thick mud, and the spare was even worse from dragging it through all the mess.

So I dropped the flat tire off at the dealership for them to fix it hoping and praying that it's a tear in the sidewall or close so I have an excuse to go ahead and order 5 new Revos (with only 12,000 mi on the Dunflops).

Unfortuantely I didn't take my camera up there with me and I gave the Runner a quick spray off so the wife couldn't complain about the mud AND a flat tire .

 

[Thai]

The problem with deep mud (or any mud for that matter) is that you have no idea what is lurking beneath it or what it is made of. A nail could be right beneath the surface without you seeing it.

Want to hear something worst?? In my last off-roading adventure in Liberty TX (popular place for Jeepers), my car came away with "spots" on the paint job. TexGX in his GX470 also had it. These spots would NOT go away on washing AND detailing! It seemed that these spots were "baked" into the clearcoat (as one detailer told me). The theory is that the mud was more than just mud...probably mud mixed with battery acid or something nasty.

The strange thing was that after a few weeks/months, the spots on the metal part of the car faded. TexGX noticed it too. Unfortunately for me, my plastic fenders STILL has the spots. Oh well, these spots will become battle scars...and will remind me to be careful where i off-road next time.

So, silver lining for you is that your misfortune is fixable...and may give you reason to upgrade your tires!

 

[Bluto]

The problem with deep mud (or any mud for that matter) is that you have no idea what is lurking beneath it or what it is made of. A nail could be right beneath the surface without you seeing it.

Want to hear something worst?? In my last off-roading adventure in Liberty TX (popular place for Jeepers), my car came away with "spots" on the paint job. TexGX in his GX470 also had it. These spots would NOT go away on washing AND detailing! It seemed that these spots were "baked" into the clearcoat (as one detailer told me). The theory is that the mud was more than just mud...probably mud mixed with battery acid or something nasty.

The strange thing was that after a few weeks/months, the spots on the metal part of the car faded. TexGX noticed it too. Unfortunately for me, my plastic fenders STILL has the spots. Oh well, these spots will become battle scars...and will remind me to be careful where i off-road next time.

So, silver lining for you is that your misfortune is fixable...and may give you reason to upgrade your tires!

Some tree hugging hippies probably put something in the mud. : Or some junker lost its brake fluid.