68Datsun510

Hey all, the 98 XJ I picked up has thrashed old wrangler radials on it, worse, they has unequal size tires in the rear, with a traklock...Now I dont really want to buy more of those, as this will primarily be driven on regular roads, with some minor dirt excursions here and there. Cant afford to go mod crazy right off the bat, so have to think logically with tires for now. I have Hankook H724 tires on my hardbody truck and have had zero complaints about them, they are quiet, track well, never complained about heavy loads/trailers, etc. I can get a full set of these for an almost ridiculous price...

Thoughts???

Thanks!

mschi772

H724's are alright. H727's are substantially better, however.

When generating this list, I'm going to assume that you have 15" wheels. There are some fantastic tires out there but aren't available to 15" wheels, so I won't list them.

General Grabber HTS
Firestone Destination LE2
Michelin LTX MS2 or Defender LTX M/S
Yokohama Geolandar H/T G056
Kumho Road Venture APT KL51 (I'm currently using these)

sycoglitch

OP here's a compromise. Get yourself a set of Destination ATs. Fantastic in ran, dirt, light mud and snow. Mines did great even at the wear bars last winter. I'm running GG AT2 now but honestly for you the destinations are a better option. They are tough as hell too.

CherokeeHoonigan

Depends on your budget. look into the goodyear wranglers. i think there are 3 steps with authorities on the top end. im runnng authorities on mine they run about 230 a piece at wally world. but they have less aggressive versions to.

kgm

I have Hankook Dynapro ATMs and they are pretty nice. Not a serious offroad tread, but decent A/T

sycoglitch

I was gonna get those way back when, instead the destinations, but no one near me had them in stock or could get them fast. So I read up and got reviews on the destinations and it was worth it.

jay_sco

Personally, I wouldn't run 724's or any other strictly street tire, kind of defeats the whole point of having a Jeep. Mschi gives some good alternatives, or look on Craigslist for some take-offs wheels/tires from another Jeep. Might be able to find some lightly used ATs for pretty cheap.
If you lived closer to me I'd GIVE you the street tires I took off my XJ.

68Datsun510

I suppose wheel info and budget would have been valuable information.....

Going to be running 02 TJ wheels, and budget is that of a les schwab generic customer. Unfortunately nobody local is pulling off tires, only thing available is in Lodi, 100 miles or so away.

Thanks for the suggestions thus far!

CherokeeHoonigan

You could also get some cheaper A/T's for daily use and have a cheaper set of stock rims with retreads you can throw on for your adventures. plenty of awesome retread Offroad tire companies out there. https://www.treadwright.com/individu...-31-11R15.00-C

sycoglitch

OP, get a quote on destination AT or hankook. You cab look at my build thread to see mines when I had 235/70/16. I went to Rausch when it was snowing and they didn't skip a beat. Also, you have to check, retreads aren't legal for steering tires in some municipalities for passenger vehicles.

CherokeeHoonigan

hmm never knew that. always nice to know. I like to run a set of retreads on trails and then swap em back to my authorities when i get home.

68Datsun510

Any opinions on the Mastercraft/Cooper Courser LTR/STR tires?

CherokeeHoonigan

I have a buddy that runs on coopers. Nothing but good reviews from him and he wheels them.

mschi772

OP asks for highway tires... Forum full of Jeepers recommend AT's and aggressive AT's. Classic.

68Datsun510, be CLEAR about what size you'll be using and what you will and won't be using it for. You asked about highway tires, I listed my top picks for highway tires, most of which couldn't be cheaper especially during rebate season. I'd like to know exactly what your needs are and are not because either I'm off the mark, or these guys recommending more aggressive and more expensive tires are.

They don't impress me much. There are much better highway tires for the highway, and their are much better AT tires for those wanting a jack of all trades even for roughly the same money, too.

There are WAY more Wranglers. Just recommending Goodyear Wranglers is useless, and most tires in the Wrangler family are garbage. The only Wrangler model that isn't overpriced in my opinion is the Radial which, while not overpriced, is mediocre--better tires can be had for the same price especially if highway use is the primary function of the tires.

98XJSPORTSATINJADED

My Goodyear wrangler radials (235/75/15) have amazing road manners and for 80 bucks a piece I really have nothing bad to say about them plus the raised outlined white letter looks good on the Cherokees IMO. I had these in Light mud ( never got stuck ) , in the rain ( tends to understeer a bit) , on dry pavement i can perform the moose test doing 50 mph and not even hear a sound from the tires!! In the snow ( havn't gotten that far hahaha) .