Sound like you need a better spotter when rock crawling and some upgrades to your brakes . .
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Tires. What’s your favorite?
- Thread starter TheXJDrew
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Sound like you need a better spotter when rock crawling and some upgrades to your brakes . .
- Location
- Reno, Nevada
I'm glad they worked out for you. I must have sold you the set of 4 that were still good. The 5th was destroyed after a huge bolt punctured it on the street and then it developed a huge tumor in the sidewall. Offroad traction was good, I just felt I couldn't trust them in the rocks durability wise and went back to the tried and true MTR.
- Location
- NJ, U.S.A.
Ok, I see where you're coming from I found them to be great in rocks/dirt/loose dirt/regular mud, but I never got into Clay (the places I go to in PA don't really have that sort of thi), so that explains your different "experience" compared to the folks up this way that I've seen running them.
- Location
- WA state
Yokohama Geolandar AT.
GY MT/r
GY Duratrac
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GY MT/r
GY Duratrac
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XJI6191
NAXJA Forum User
We don't do rock crawling in the UK, but we do have farm tracks with bits of rock inbeddded in the mud.
Don't disagree with XJ brakes but doesn't matter how good they are if stopping the wheels turning doesn't translate into into stopping the Jeep.
- Location
- REDLANDS, CA. (SoCal)
Toyo 35 x 13.50/r15 Load range c. My previous were the 33" flavor
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XJI6191
NAXJA Forum User
One thing I never mentioned about Grabber AT's is how poor I found them to be on wet grass. I was reminded of that over the last couple of weeks on vacation on (& off) the West coast of Scotland. 2,000+ miles in my latest acquisition, a 3.7 V6 KJ (it's a long story but, essentially, it was meant to be mu urban DD) but point is, that's on BGG AT's & it never ceased to impress on all surfaces, which I'm pretty convinced had more to do with the tyres than what they were mounted on.
- Location
- Virginia City, NV
I get some hate for using mtrKs but they work pretty well for me. Have been running them for many years on a few different sizes and on a few different rigs.
- Location
- Coeur d'Alene, ID
I have cooper stt pros 35x12.5x15 on hutchinsons and they have been fantastic. Snow, mud, and rock they’ve done well and they are wearing pretty well with about 20k miles. Not super loud but they are mt after all not miracles. I’m going to get them again.
- Location
- Colorado
Best bang for buck and all around offroad- the Patgonia MTs.
Favorite- have to agree with the Goodyear MTRs
Favorite- have to agree with the Goodyear MTRs
sjx40250
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Alexandria VA
Been running BFG ATs for a long time, I think 25 years.
Put a set on a 1998 Durango, lost 2mpg as a result!
Put a set on a 1998 Durango, lost 2mpg as a result!
chris420
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- California
I don’t think I have found a tire that is good at everything. I am leaning towards Mickey Thompson or Interco next.
Runnin'OnEmpty
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Southeast USA
I'm running Michelin LTX now, after a blowout
with a BFG Long Trail. The LTX are good highway
tires, in rain, snow, and on ice.
The only off-road I do these days is to pull
it in the yard for a wash...
with a BFG Long Trail. The LTX are good highway
tires, in rain, snow, and on ice.
The only off-road I do these days is to pull
it in the yard for a wash...
wbnickens
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Trinidad Colorado
Toyo M/T’s. Nice traction and fairly quiet on the highway.
I have had the Cooper STT pro's in a 33 and they were heavy and way to loud after a few thousand miles. I went with the BFG KO2's in a 32x11.5xr15 and I couldn't be happier. They were a couple pounds lighter than the Coopers. I really think weight has a lot to do with the way the tires opperate, especially on these 4.0s.
