# Mud tires for Nicaraguan back roads

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/mud-tires-for-nicaraguan-back-roads/20875>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 18, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mud-tires-for-nicaraguan-back-roads/20875 "2008-10-18T17:33:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![calnica17](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/46a35a/32.png) [@calnica17](https://community.cartalk.com/u/calnica17)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2008, 5:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/mud-tires-for-nicaraguan-back-roads/20875/1 "2008-10-18T17:33:07Z")

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I’ve followed the discussion on snow tires. Do the conclusions (softer rubber wearing shorter periods of time on highways) hold true for mud tires? Secondly, I can not find a mud tire for my 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara. Is a lift kit and coil spacers my only solution to “fit” a larger mud tire?