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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:49 PM
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Hey guys I just picked up four 31/10.5 Bfg A/T tires with about 80% tread for $200 on rims. What do you think of these tires? Anything problems with these tires?

I use the truck for a D/D and a light off roader

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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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Good deal and excellent all around tire. Superb in the snow!
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 07:53 PM
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Anytime you can get 4 tires with 80% tread on rims for 200 bucks especially 31's is a great deal.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 08:10 PM
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Ya a guy down the road had them chained to a telephone pole for about a week for $300 I kind of kept my eye on them to see if anyone showed any interest and I saw none so I walked over and started lookin at them and the guy comes running out and says give me $200 and there yours I just want them off my lawn SOLD and he loaded them into my truck
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 08:12 PM
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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I think they are the best all-around street/off road tire. Great and pretty quiet on pavement, decent in mud and awesome in snow. Good tread life also. obviously there are better off-road tires but these are probably the better tires on the street
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 08:37 PM
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Good deal. Do the rims fit your Jeep?
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 08:41 PM
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I love mine, suprisingly good in mud and great on the road.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 08:48 PM
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I will run mine til' they are in need of replacing in which I have heard the life of BFG A/T's if taken care of is pretty long. I love mine. Had 31's now have them in a 32. They do really good in the sand (avatar).
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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Rims do fit my jeep but they seem to have huge back spacing and are about 10" wide. Think they came off a wrangler. I think I'm just gonna transfer the tires to my ranger rims that are on the Cherokee now

Thanks guys for all the info.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:00 PM
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Had mine on since last October and have a couple cross country trips on them. I have been very happy in the sand and mud a a little bit of snow. Have yet to try them on the rocks.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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Originally Posted by 2000xjrg
Rims do fit my jeep but they seem to have huge back spacing and are about 10" wide. Think they came off a wrangler. I think I'm just gonna transfer the tires to my ranger rims that are on the Cherokee now

Thanks guys for all the info.
Measure the backspacing as you want between 3-4" of backspacing for an XJ.
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 09:12 PM
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I flattened one of the tires and put a straight edge accross the rim edge
set my tape at the inside mounting surface and to the front of the rim it reads just under 6 inches. is that the proper way to measure back spaceing?
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Old Sep 7, 2008 | 11:26 PM
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Default measure back space

I would like to know the prope way to measure the back space ? Anybody Know the correct way ?
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Old Sep 8, 2008 | 01:38 AM
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Moses, do it on the backside of the wheel. Measure from the back mounting surface to the backside of the wheel edge.




Sorry it's a bling bling wheel but it was the first pix i found on google.

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