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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 09:45 PM
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I need tires soon and was wondering if any one ran tsl radials in a 31/9.5 15 and if so how good/ bad do they wear out on the road I dd but see alot of trails
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 09:50 PM
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They'll wear about 2x faster than other mud tires, but they do have excellent traction in mud. They will also howl on the street.
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 10:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 1995xjsport
I need tires soon and was wondering if any one ran tsl radials in a 31/9.5 15 and if so how good/ bad do they wear out on the road I dd but see alot of trails

Awesome tire that will claw their way through anything.

So when they ride horrible on the street, make noise, and wear quickly. Just remind yourself how well they do off road.

that is what I do
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Old Jul 11, 2013 | 10:48 PM
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I loved my 33" TSL Radials I had on my YJ . Well I loved them offroad they were horriable on wet roads they got better traction going sideways then forward. I will say I am considering getting a set of IROC's for the XJ with some Beadlocks for offroad use
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Old Jul 12, 2013 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by holycaveman

Awesome tire that will claw their way through anything.

So when they ride horrible on the street, make noise, and wear quickly. Just remind yourself how well they do off road.

that is what I do
I just really love the looks of them and I hate getting stuck in mud cause I'm 17 and my parents don't like when I wheel like I just went wheeling and bent my tie rod now my front tires are junk because I drove it with a inch of toe in so new tires as soon as I sell my fourwheeler
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Old Jul 12, 2013 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by 1995xjsport
I just really love the looks of them and I hate getting stuck in mud cause I'm 17 and my parents don't like when I wheel like I just went wheeling and bent my tie rod now my front tires are junk because I drove it with a inch of toe in so new tires as soon as I sell my fourwheeler

I live where you always will have mud. And when I am on the street I am just getting from point A to point B.

So I only care if my jeep gets me there. I could care less how it rides.

So I will run the most agressive tire I can buy. And when they are worn out, I will get another set.
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Old Jul 13, 2013 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by holycaveman

I live where you always will have mud. And when I am on the street I am just getting from point A to point B.

So I only care if my jeep gets me there. I could care less how it rides.

So I will run the most agressive tire I can buy. And when they are worn out, I will get another set.
Good way to look at it
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Old Jul 13, 2013 | 05:07 PM
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they are ancient tires. pretty much any modern mud terrain is a better choice. there are plenty that will disagree but whatevs.
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I have a set of 35"s. great off road, lots of road noise, which I don't really care about. However I notice when it rains I have terrible traction on the roads. I've skidded on them in damp weather quite a few times. Needless to say I'm not getting a second set even though I like them offroad.
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I have a set of 35"s. great off road, lots of road noise, which I don't really care about. However I notice when it rains I have terrible traction on the roads. I've skidded on them in damp weather quite a few times. Needless to say I'm not getting a second set even though I like them offroad.
Yours are SSRs tho right? I thought they were suppose to be decent in wet weather. Guess I was wrong there lol.
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Yours are SSRs tho right? I thought they were suppose to be decent in wet weather. Guess I was wrong there lol.
They do good on dry pavement, they do good in pouring rain. They do terribly on damp roads after a rain. I've skidded into an intersection twice and before anyone says it I was not power braking haha
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what about getting the tires sipped. I know I will make them chunk off in the rocks but it should help in wet conditions
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Old Jul 13, 2013 | 08:20 PM
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They do good on dry pavement, they do good in pouring rain. They do terribly on damp roads after a rain. I've skidded into an intersection twice and before anyone says it I was not power braking haha
Damn that sucks man
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Old Jul 13, 2013 | 11:29 PM
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Originally Posted by muddytrck18
what about getting the tires sipped. I know I will make them chunk off in the rocks but it should help in wet conditions
Siping helps. I'm going to sipe my km2's this winter. I your wheeling on rocks your gonna chunk your tires. My km2's chunked every tire I've ran has chunked on rock
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Especially on smaller, sharp, loose rocks. My favorite place is all rocky hills and trails but its a TON of loose stuff that's eats your tires up.
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