So my tires are worn and it's time for new ones. Problem is I know next to nothing about tires.
My current tires are Michelins that are 235/65 R16 (I have a 92 XJ but I have the wheels off a newer Jeep, 2000ish). I'm looking for something that does great off-road, but won't destroy my gas mileage on-road. I don't have a massive budget, so I'd like something cheapish.

Thanks!

 

Duratracs.

 

Thanks! They look pretty good. Where would be a good place to get them?

 

go with the goodyear MTR kevlars they are just fine on road and offroad they are far superior to the duratracs the sidewalls on the MTR's is much much stonger and they dont wear down that fast at all, i have a set of 33x12.50 and they have been on my jeep for about a year and they are bareley worn with about 10,000 miles on them

 

... you're going to get 10,000 different opinions here, btw.

 

x2 on duratracs. if your looking for a little more aggresive than that id look at the bfg km2s or goodyear mtr with kevlar

 

I'll tout DuraTrac's all day! My first set lasted three years and ~48k. More alignments woulda helped a lot... On my second set now. Went with the 235's cause I pussed out on the 31's... Probably good in the long run for my wallet.. Still! They are basically the best AT tire I've found, for a multitude of reasons! Check tire rack for em, that's where I got both sets- cheapest and quick shipping. Here ya go.. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....TOWL&tab=Sizes



Top of the mountain. Made it up with two TJ's on 33's and like 6" lift! DuraTrac's man!

 

Thanks a lot for the link! Better than any price I could find googling around. One more question though. Would the 235/85s fit on my current wheels even though I've got 65 on now? Sorry, I'm really clueless as to which sizes would fit/be best for my wheels. Here's a picture, if that helps:

 

Yeah, those will fit.

I think I'm swapping down to 235's on my next set as well.

 

Hey no worries! Learnin as ya go is still leanin! A 235/85, however, doesn't exist that I know of.. The next option up is basically a 31x10.50r15 or a 265/75r15 here is another tire rack link with 265's.. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/TireSe...75&diameter=15

Edit- a 235/85 works out to a 31x9.50.. So in reality, it kinda does exist, but not in the metric world..

 

235/75r15s measure 28.9"x9.3", fyi.

 

Better yet see the surveys at
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT
I have the same wheels, Jeep Silverstars 16".
My BFG T/A KO 265/75R/16s look great on them!

 

My bad.. I meant a 235/85 comes out to 30.7x9.3, not 31 but close

 

Well iv always heard good things about these tires, tuff tread that lasts for miles, nice side walls, outstanding warranty, and pretty sticky so yeah needless to say i run BFG's on all my 3 vehicles. Just put them all on this year and so far so good, NO complaints what so ever. good luck

 

If your gonna see snow, make sure it's a well siped tire!