Maxxis Bighorns are a nice choice, the local tire shop owner swears by it that they balance out better then most street tires, inwhich i agree, i put a used set of 31x10.50 Big Horns on my XJ just the other day and the heaviest weight that had to be used on either side on all 4 was a .075 weight.. They wear very well, though do make a little noise.

 

If no one cares then why are you asking me if I'm in orthopedic? I am by the way. I live in the orthopedic capital of the world. (Is this better wording for you?)

 

lots of fun tire info tossed out here, I just picked up a set of tradwright (goodyear mt/r look alikes) so far I like them, havnt had much of a chance to test them well, but road manners are great and I don't have any complaints in loose gravel...other than that we'll see how they do in the snow coming up soon, and hopefully spring will have oppourtunity to do a real test, and I'll pay attention to mile-life on them. I need to get the rest of my stuff in order this winter (2" lift on 31's, it's tight lol)

as far as this ridiculous arguing goes diesel just let it go. You know what you know, and g.o.d just let this one die, I know it's hard, but bite your fingers lol, It's really beginning to look like children arguing. (although kind of funny, this is a real post that someone wants info on, not arguing) no offense meant!

 

I bought them off a guy who needed money. I paid $600 cash for four Nokian Vatiiva M/T 31x10.5R15 tires in new condition, mounted on 15x8" Core racing rims with 3.75" backspacing. I got a sweet deal.

 

Oh yeah, and here is the lift kit that is getting installed right now to go with those tires.



Rubicon Express 3.5" SuperRide kit with upgraded adjustable SuperFlex lower control arms, Full leaf packs, RE1600 trackbar, RE1807 SYE kit, RE1898-335 CVF Driveshaft, Old Man EMU N36L/N35L shocks and an Old Man EMU SD40 steering stabilizer. I can't wait to get it back!!

 

both of you are right. mud tires wear more, but if you take care and rotate them to get equal then they can last long too. it matters how you drive and where you drive. everyone will have different results with different equipment. man what did i create. sorry for the tire thread. lol

 

I get myself in trouble for this opinion on this particular forum, but if you have $1000 to spend, get a good set. Budget tires perform that way. MOST of what I see on cherokee's are low to mid grade tires. Anyone who would disagree that you get what you pay for has never run quality product. I have never regretted buying the best of anything. I have however, regretted going cheap on something a little while down the road.

I have run, boggers, TSL/SX, TSL, Baja Claw Bias, Baja Belted, Baja Radials, BFG A/T KO, BFG KM 1, Maxis Bighorns, Yokohama Geolanders, Firestone MT's and a set of IROKS...

I go to Gray-Rok ORV all the time and watch the freaks play. There are a lot of "light-weight" opinions about tires out there.

PLEASE DONT TAKE OFFENSE TO THIS FELLOW CHEROKEE OWNERS!!!
But, cherokee owners typically aren't buying the expensive stuff.

I've alrady reccommended the BFG's and I liked the IROKS as well, but I'll say this again and again. You get what you pay for and cheap tires just aren't worth bad traction.

Your tires are the MOST important part of your jeep. You can't go anywhere if you can't grip. All the other fancy MODS are just to help the tires work.

 

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That is the best advice I've read in this thread. You do get what you pay for, you may be able to get a better buy at one store than at another but go for something good. Think about what you want to do with your Cherokee. Will it spend 85-90 plus % of the time as a daily driver, or will it be used mostly as a trail runner? If it is a DD get something that will work better on the road maybe an AT. If it will see almost all of its time on the trails maybe even being hauled for long distance trips go MT, but get the good ones. Look for 3 ply side walls if you run in rocks.

 

i agree 3 ply in the rocks is a nice fail safe. I completely agree on you get what you pay for, i run 33x10.5r15 Super Swamper TSL Radials' (which are 2 ply side walls) and i run them hard in the rocks. Most of the time i run them at 17psi for trail riding, 47 psi on the street, and 3 psi(pictured) for really really technical stuff. best tire for MY intended use. I run alot of highway and alot of desert/rocks

 

I'm running 32x9.5 15 TSLs on my flat fender. I run them at 12lbs on the road, 8 on the trail, and 4 in the snow. They work fine on something as lite as the 1948 jeep. On my 1989 Blazer I ran 40x13.50r 17 MTRs with 28 lbs on the road, 14 on the trails, and 4-6 in the snow. Not sure what I'll end up using on the Cherokee, but I will be using a 33x12.50 or 13.50 probably a radial, but maybe not. I have a trailer to haul the Cherokee for long trips so I may run bias ply, Like maybe a 33x13.50 LTB.

 

How do you keep rubber hydrated?

 

303 aerospace. best stuff there is

other tire protectants may contain Silicone(armor-all), which causes the tires to dry out. And/or petroleum disstillate products which also daages the tire compound

 

ok, one more.... AND I personally beat the snot out of my tires. They get cut, pinched, spun on the rocks and I'll ocassionally throw the massive smokey burn-out into the ride if there is enough jeepers taunting me...

If I get a year out of a set, then they're bank. I've been jeeping hard for 10 years. Currently own 4 and I've had like 10 in the past 5 yrs. I am a throttle jockey to say the least and the tires that have held up to my abusiveness the best are the BFG's. I've run 4 different sets and they all take it like a beast. Swampers chunk, cup and break bead. Mall crawling tells NOTHING about a tires true abilities. I trail ride every weekend with large groups of rigs. I've seen lots of "look good" tires load and become worthless in the slightest of sticky mud.

Oh,,, A tire not discussed so far. My buddy runs a Dunlop Mud Rover MT on his Rubi and they flex super well and do not seem to load in most conditions.

 

The best tire I've ever ran for a DD, with no wheeling was is a Toyo AT. The best I've ran in rocks was a BFG comp krawler, the tread was so soft it would only get like maybe 5000 miles out of them. The best I've ever ran in snow was a IROC radial. The best all around tire was a Goodyear MTR. All of them were siped except the krawlers.
I've been wheeling for 35 years, strangely not many Jeeps, but now I own two of them.

 

I like the 3M products, just cant find 303 everywhere