i have a set of:
1) flat irons in the g8 compound
2) reduced 2.2 soft mud thrashers
3) trail dr xl's in the super softs
out of all three, the flat irons performed the best, but in my experience, you have to have a low offset wheel to clear the steering knuckles up front on tlt axles. this paired with a hilux body gives alot of scale rub, and looks pretty damn cool lol
the trail dr's came in a close second. they look ultra scale and perform really well, but as soon as they get wet, they lose their grip a whooole lot. also, with the super soft compound, after only a couple of runs on jagged rock, they were looking pretty ragged. i've been told there's no real difference in performance between the soft and super soft, so if i had to do it again, i'd get softs, hopefully they last longer.
lastly is the mud thrashers. i love the way they look, same height as the flat irons and trail dr's, but just super aggressive. the compound isn't as soft as the other two wheels, but the super aggressive lugs help it grab rock and whatever else you're trying to climb. being that it's a harder compound, it requires you to think of your line a little more, so i guess these will be my, "shelf" tires lol. hope this helps, and here's a couple of pics with all three tires on my rigs.