Sometimes when you buy cheap junk, you get what you pay for.
A mate bought a brand new set of “TBC Corproation” Korean 235/85/16 muds the other day for $500 for 5. Sundown was their first trip out. The roads were bad, the Discovery fully locked.
In comparison another Defender without lockers did the same roads with some assistance. The Defender had a brand new set of Maxxis on it. My Cruiser had Mickey T MTZ’ s not pictured, here. Same roads, also minimal to no significant damage.
Tyre pressures on the Korean tyres were 22PSI initally, then dropped to 17PSI. All work was low range, generally 1st or second. There was wheelspin, but in the cheap tyres it was minimised as far as possible. The Maxxis copped more of a flogging due to not having lockers fitted to the car. Yes the rocks were hard and sharp, but the other tyres coped.
Here are the pics for comparison.
