Just lifted it with 4.5" RE lift and I purchased 15x8 wheels with 3.75 backspacing. I'm thinking about a 32" tire or 33 at the max.

I live in a rural farming area. Surrounded by a lot of loose gravel roads that I drive daily. The jeep is not my Daily driver but I do like to drive it to work on occasion 30 miles round trip. I like to drive around the worst roads around here and explore and basically try to get myself lost. I like to try and find trails to drive through the hilly woods around us as well.

if it snows during the winter it will be my main vehicle that I drive. (usually just a few big storms a year maybe 3-4 weeks total of snow on the ground)

I do plan to go to some local offroad parks and hit the trails there.

My xj is basically a multi purpose vehicle but like I said it's not my daily driver but it needs a tire that can still handle being on the roads every once in awhile. Especially since I will take the highway to get to a wheeling spot.

I'm getting tires through work so I may not be able to choose everything. here are some I'm considering in no particular order

everything is 15" wheel all prices are rounded give or take a few dollars

33x12.5 Goodyear Duratrac (I wish these were in 32's or at least 10.5's)
32x11.5 Bfg KM2's $205
33x10.5 Bfg KM2's $215
32x11.5 Bfg All terrains $205
33x10.5 Bfg All terrains $170
33x12.5 Mickey Thompson MTZ $205
33x12.5 Dick Cepeck Mud country $180
33x12.5 General Grabber AT2 $165

 

I run 33 inch Goodyear dura tracks and I couldn't be happier. Never had a better tire on anything I've run

 

I run this tire and the brand is supplied by "Friend Tire Company" to many dealers all over the country. I have used it in all conditions from trails, rocks, snow and on/off road, usually air down to about 15psi. off road. I have been well pleased with them now for about 2 yrs. zero issues.

The tire is a Gladiator GR9000-MT 33x12:50x15 on a wheel with 3 3/4" BS. My XJ has 4 /1/2" of lift also.

Here is a photo of them.

 

My 33x10.50 km2's work great. I have 18k on them and they are just a tad over 1/2 tread life.

Another tire to consider are general grabber (red letters in 33x12.50). I have them on my YJ and had them on my XJ in it 35" flavor.

On wet roads and loose gravel/dirt they are better then the km2 in snow it's a wash but they were designed for desert terrain which is all loose dirt and gravel. So keep that in mind.

 

thanks I'll keep that in mind the grabbers are available to me I was just trying to avoid a 12.5 tire

 

I'd bump up to a 16" rim. 285 75 16 Cooper ST Maxx

 

I run the 33x10.5 BFG ATs and really like the tire they last forever work good on road and off road. But I really don't play it the mud mostly rocks and snow wheeling. Not to bash the duratrac but just about every duratrac I've seen have had a very bad cupping problems.

 

My dura tracks have 12k miles and no signs of wear in any way so far.

 

Out of all the tires I've had experience with (km2's, bfg all terrains, DC mud countries, cooper STT's, SS Irok radials, bias TSL's, Ground Hawgs, and a few random off brands,) the two that I have been most impressed with for an all around rig that sees a decent amount of street use are the STT's and the mud countries. They both have great traction in mud/dirt/gravel, behave decent on the road, and wear pretty well (although the STT's seem to wear a little better.)

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I replaced the stt's on my jeep with km2. The stt started to have belt issues after wheeling and airing down. The new BFG ko2 comes out next month it's a pretty impressive tire for an AT they did some testing at one of my local trails and it hooked up well.

 

Duratracs. They last forever, they are excellent in snow/ice, great road manners. Did I mention they last forever?

 

The reason I suggested what I did was cost just a little over a $100 mounted and balanced on my wheels. They have been on now for almost 2 yrs. excellent wear and zero damage from air downs on trail.

 

I wouldnt consider 15 psi to be aired down, really. What tire would get damaged from that ? I air down my kevlars to 7psi no problems. Just saying. If you never aired down lower then 15 you should try it next time. Makes a big difference.

 

I run 10 psi. On my rigs if I had beadlocks I'd go to 5-7. But if I forget my compressor and have to make the 50mile drive home I'll goto 20

 

With it not being your DD I would honestly go with a quality mud tire. All terrain just don't perform that well off road. Its a great tire for the average person who dd's there rig and trail rides on the weekend, but for someone in your situation I'd recommend a quality mud/offroad tire