2001 Classic/Limited build
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Year: 2001 Classic
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With 1 bum led :-/
I followed this thread.
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f9/ga...nstall-752937/
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He limped it back to town and got some grade 8 bolts. He had all those washers on there from the last time all the bolts broke. He replaced them with bolts that were to long and spaced them out with washers I guess
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Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0 I6
Just had to say - you're gonna love those duratracs when the snow gets deep! I've had Mickey Thompson, BFG, Winterforce, Nokian and a few other cheaper sets of winter tires on my various rigs, and the 32" Duratracs I put on the XJ last winter were totally in a different league - I'll never buy any other tire for my XJ. They unload mud/snow like nothing else if you spin 'em and have EXCELLENT lateral grip. Even if you start losing momentum in snow, just keep yer foot on the gas and it'll churn right along like a paddle boat. I pushed a pile of heavy wet snow up a hill that started coming up over my hood with a 3.5" lift! I was blown away by how much better they were than any other tire I've ever had for the snow! (I run 'em year-round so mine don't even have studs.)
Nice build, BTW.
Nice build, BTW.
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Just had to say - you're gonna love those duratracs when the snow gets deep! I've had Mickey Thompson, BFG, Winterforce, Nokian and a few other cheaper sets of winter tires on my various rigs, and the 32" Duratracs I put on the XJ last winter were totally in a different league - I'll never buy any other tire for my XJ. They unload mud/snow like nothing else if you spin 'em and have EXCELLENT lateral grip. Even if you start losing momentum in snow, just keep yer foot on the gas and it'll churn right along like a paddle boat. I pushed a pile of heavy wet snow up a hill that started coming up over my hood with a 3.5" lift! I was blown away by how much better they were than any other tire I've ever had for the snow! (I run 'em year-round so mine don't even have studs.)
Nice build, BTW.
Nice build, BTW.
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Year: 1999
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I had them at about 30-32psi most of the time for daily driving. put them down to about 16-20ish for really deep snow or gnarly trails. Those were E-rated 32s on 16" rims on the old 96 XJ. I'm gonna put 31x10.5x15 C-rated Duratracs on the new 99 XJ I've just started building (until I can afford gears, then I'll probably get 33s). The E-rated ones were tough as nails but didn't have enough sidewall flex and rode kinda stiff. After a year and about 9K miles, they had very little noticeable wear too!
I was always more worried about overinflation causing bad wear on the road than I was being too low. When I got a new 12v air compressor i had fun experimenting with different pressures and the resulting traction/mpg differences, especially after a big snowstorm.. hehe It was fun hunting down roads the plow trucks hadn't found yet for testing purposes.
I was always more worried about overinflation causing bad wear on the road than I was being too low. When I got a new 12v air compressor i had fun experimenting with different pressures and the resulting traction/mpg differences, especially after a big snowstorm.. hehe It was fun hunting down roads the plow trucks hadn't found yet for testing purposes.
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I'll start experimenting with tire pressure. Right now the studs on the outside of the tire don't even sit on the ground. Thanks for your advice
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Sounds like they're a bit overinflated if the tread isn't sitting flat. If you keep em like that for too long on pavement they'll wear low in the middle area of the tread. If they're underinflated, they'll wear along the outer edges of the tread. It's hard to say exactly what pressure is ideal because it varies with volume and how they're built. I could put 40+psi in my 32" mickey thompsons and they'd still ride flat but the bfg ATs would start getting rounded at anything over 35 or so. Best thing I've found to do is start where you are now at a little more than you need and let a few pounds out here and there as you drive around - eventually you'll get to a point where they're too low and you feel them getting squishy or kinda like they wanna roll off the rim when you're in a turn. At that point go back up 5 or so psi and you're probably perfect. Every tire I've had was different though, and everyone has their own idea of "perfect" so have fun experimenting!
If you don't have a 12v compressor, I've had this one for a while and it still does awesome - does four 32" tires from 18psi up to 32 in about 10-15 minutes without overheating and shutting off so it's fast too:
If you don't have a 12v compressor, I've had this one for a while and it still does awesome - does four 32" tires from 18psi up to 32 in about 10-15 minutes without overheating and shutting off so it's fast too: