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03-04-2007, 06:53 PM
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Good feedback guys...keep it coming. After much thought and the fact my JK is a daily driver and a tow vehicle, I decided to get a 2" FT lift and run 33". I just think that 35" will be "pushing the envelope" as a daily driver and tow vehicle. So I am looking at the BFG A/T KOs...I looking to run 285/75R16s on 16" Pro Comp rims. http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires....rrain+T%2FA+KO
Thoughts on these?
Thoughts on these?
03-04-2007, 11:41 PM
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For good off-road and on-road I think the Goodyear MTR is a great tire. Aggressive tread and not too noisy on the road and good tread life. I am thinking about 35s but I really want to go with 37s on a new Unlimited Rubicon. Just worried 37s with a 4 - 5" lift will put her up too high for the wife to climb in and out of as she is only 5'-3" tall.
03-05-2007, 04:08 AM
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....STS's are really great for what they are... sand tires (hence why you see so many in Va Beach). I had them on my YJ and they float like nobody's business on sand. But they are still swampers SO they are hard to balance, heavy, and you do get road noise (although not excessive). They are 'alright' on the street but BFG ATs are a way better and seem to last twice as long. After I rotated them the 1st time (simple same side front to back rotation)... they were never the same. As a previous owner, I wouldn't recommend them.
03-05-2007, 05:54 AM
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Looks like I am going to run 295/75/R16 BFG AT KOs on Pro Comp Series 97 Monster Mod Rock Crawlers....tirepackage.com actually had the 295s cheaper then the 285s...supply & demand 
But with a 2.5" FT BB the extra .5" shouldn't be a problem
But with a 2.5" FT BB the extra .5" shouldn't be a problem
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03-05-2007, 06:03 AM
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I like Trxus MT's. I had a set of (33x12.5x15) on my TJ they were very quiet, just as quiet as my BFG AT's. They worked great on the trail but I thought they were lacking in mud. They worked beter than the AT's but not as good as i thought they would work. I filled up the tread pretty easy on my parents land in north east NC, no mater how fast i spun the tires the mud would not clean out till i got back on a gravel or paved road. They have some nasty mud up there. That is why i am going with an more aggressive tread on my JK(when i get it) thinking about 37 IROK's.
03-05-2007, 07:37 AM
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For occasional wheeling, I would go with an AT tire. I have 285/75R16 Bridgestone AT Revos on my daily driver Nissan Frontier. They are rated really high on Tirerack, better than BFG ATs. BFGs are tough tires as well.
03-05-2007, 03:09 PM
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Yeah my BFG AT's got a sidewall puncter from a small stick on an easy trail the stick pocked the side wall just perfect i guess. All i heard was the air escaping.