The wider tires just feel more stable to me. It might just be how far they stick out. I ran 12.5 in wide tires at one time, it felt more top heavy, but it might have just been the wheel offset.
Also, you get way worse mileage with wide tires. LOL

 

How off set are your wheels with the swampers on. And mpg doesn't matter that's why I have a stock xj for my dd

 

34x10.50 w/15x8 3.5 bs

i had those tires, they are AWESOME off-road!

 

They are 3.5in backspacing IIRC with a severe negative offset. The tires stick out of the fenders a few inches.

 

Just found out I'll be here in Colorado till may 2014

 

Is that good or bad?

On a side note, what trail is harder chinamen's or eagle rock? I know chinamen's is longer... Just wondering how the jeep will do.

 

Good news ! I'm military so they usually move us every 3 years ! So I'll be here for 5 1/2 more wheeling/boarding time

 

Awesome dude

 

Very good news ... Never ran them check out trail damage reports

 

Yeah I just looked em both up. ER has a higher minimum rating but they have the same high end. I haven't been to ER but I did Chinaman to the top of whale tail then we all turned around. Chinaman was fun, pretty sketchy in a few spots in my rig but that was the 2nd trail I'd ever taken my XJ on, 1st trail was Holy Cross the day before. Lol, fun weekend I remember.

 

Chinaman is a way better trail. You can Make Chinaman as hard as you want. Bypasses for most crazy obstacles.

Here is a little video from Independence last weekend. Good save!

 

Why?!

 

Let me know when you want to run chinamens. Have been wanting to make a trip down there.

 

Me too!

 

That makes three.