better tires
#11
I'm probably going to get lashed here, but if you plan on doing ANY road driving, I'd stay FAR FAR away from anything that says "Interco" on it. I had a set of Swampers and Thornbirds and they were anything but round and tortuous over 45mph. Off-road, they were incredible (edge to the swampers)
I have to say that its sad how little press the Hankook Dynapro MT's get. I'm running 33's on my JK now and I will keep buying these tires until the wheels fall off the Jeep. They are $150/ea for a 33". So far I have 35K miles on my set and an easy 25K more to go. They ride great and the best part is they are insane off-road. There are far better mud-specific tires, but I wheel the p!ss out of my JK for work and play and they've never let me down. Go Hankook.
I have to say that its sad how little press the Hankook Dynapro MT's get. I'm running 33's on my JK now and I will keep buying these tires until the wheels fall off the Jeep. They are $150/ea for a 33". So far I have 35K miles on my set and an easy 25K more to go. They ride great and the best part is they are insane off-road. There are far better mud-specific tires, but I wheel the p!ss out of my JK for work and play and they've never let me down. Go Hankook.
#13
JK Junkie
I'm probably going to get lashed here, but if you plan on doing ANY road driving, I'd stay FAR FAR away from anything that says "Interco" on it. I had a set of Swampers and Thornbirds and they were anything but round and tortuous over 45mph. Off-road, they were incredible (edge to the swampers)
I have to say that its sad how little press the Hankook Dynapro MT's get. I'm running 33's on my JK now and I will keep buying these tires until the wheels fall off the Jeep. They are $150/ea for a 33". So far I have 35K miles on my set and an easy 25K more to go. They ride great and the best part is they are insane off-road. There are far better mud-specific tires, but I wheel the p!ss out of my JK for work and play and they've never let me down. Go Hankook.
I have to say that its sad how little press the Hankook Dynapro MT's get. I'm running 33's on my JK now and I will keep buying these tires until the wheels fall off the Jeep. They are $150/ea for a 33". So far I have 35K miles on my set and an easy 25K more to go. They ride great and the best part is they are insane off-road. There are far better mud-specific tires, but I wheel the p!ss out of my JK for work and play and they've never let me down. Go Hankook.
Also, these are his SECOND set of tires to use for the trail only. The only hwy time is the trip to the trail.
Oh, and if you use 15" wheels, you need to go with a different backspacing to clear the calipers.
#15
JK Freak
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what kind of back spacing are we talking about for the 15's? i noticed that the irok's come in a 36x13.5x16 in both radials and bias.
for that tire which would be better radial or bias??
keep it coming please
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Hmnnn, Don't quite follow this remark. Backspacing doesn't help you clear the calipers, it helps keep the body of the tire away from frame/suspension/steering parts like sway bar links. Calipers are the part that sticks out the farthest from the axle centerline (inside the wheel), which is why 15" rims are as small as you can go. depending on the shape of the rim where it seats with the brake rotor, you might need to grind a small amount off the caliper for clearance, many times not. There are several threads here on this subject.
#17
JK Junkie
Hmnnn, Don't quite follow this remark. Backspacing doesn't help you clear the calipers, it helps keep the body of the tire away from frame/suspension/steering parts like sway bar links. Calipers are the part that sticks out the farthest from the axle centerline (inside the wheel), which is why 15" rims are as small as you can go. depending on the shape of the rim where it seats with the brake rotor, you might need to grind a small amount off the caliper for clearance, many times not. There are several threads here on this subject.
You need to do the same thing to fit 15" wheels on a front D60.