XJ Dreamin'
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Huntsville, Texas
Well, the last of the LT 235's that I had stolen from my old Ram Charger are gone. At the end of February I put some nice cheap $35 P225's on the front axle (remember, it's 2WD) and yesterday I picked up a nail right on the sholder of one of the 235's left on the rear. So, this morning the rear axle got a pair of 225's, as well.
Way back when, when I got the XJ it had a mix of 205's and 215's. I was selling the Ram Charger so I stole the LT 235/75R15 ATR's off of it. They lasted a looong time on the XJ, but in the end they were a bad fit for a pavement pounding DD. The main problem, especially with the open D35 rear, is that once the LT's wear down a bit, with the light curb weight of the XJ, they become as slick as greased pig snot with even the slightest rain.
Granted, the new tires aren't TOTL - they're just Discount Tire's base model $35, 40,000 mile, P-series radial. Hopefully, though, they'll give me a bit more traction on wet pavement - at least until I get an LSD or auto-locker under the heep.
The long term plan is to keep this one a stock DD and find a '97+ SelectTrac to build up. But, we've got to get the wife into a new ride first. Ah well. Now that I've got the 225's on I guess it's time for another milage tracking thread. The 235's ran 18mph with essentially zero variance over twenty-something tankfulls. It'll be interesting to see if the 225's make any difference.
Way back when, when I got the XJ it had a mix of 205's and 215's. I was selling the Ram Charger so I stole the LT 235/75R15 ATR's off of it. They lasted a looong time on the XJ, but in the end they were a bad fit for a pavement pounding DD. The main problem, especially with the open D35 rear, is that once the LT's wear down a bit, with the light curb weight of the XJ, they become as slick as greased pig snot with even the slightest rain.
Granted, the new tires aren't TOTL - they're just Discount Tire's base model $35, 40,000 mile, P-series radial. Hopefully, though, they'll give me a bit more traction on wet pavement - at least until I get an LSD or auto-locker under the heep.
The long term plan is to keep this one a stock DD and find a '97+ SelectTrac to build up. But, we've got to get the wife into a new ride first. Ah well. Now that I've got the 225's on I guess it's time for another milage tracking thread. The 235's ran 18mph with essentially zero variance over twenty-something tankfulls. It'll be interesting to see if the 225's make any difference.