Tires for living in Utah
11-11-2010, 10:08 AM
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Tires for living in Utah
I am moving to Salt lake city at the first of the year. I am also in the market for new tires 35 or 37's undecided yet. will be running on my stock moabs for a bit while i save for wheels, Moving from Tennessee to Utah is more expensive than i thought.
My Jk is a daily driver for the biggest part , but will be doing a lot of wheeling as well.
I don't know anything about the type of land out their other than the videos i have watched but it seems some A/T's mite be the way to go with all the rock sand and mud plus DD. or are the M/T's just as good minus the life expectancy of road use?
My Jk is a daily driver for the biggest part , but will be doing a lot of wheeling as well.
I don't know anything about the type of land out their other than the videos i have watched but it seems some A/T's mite be the way to go with all the rock sand and mud plus DD. or are the M/T's just as good minus the life expectancy of road use?
11-11-2010, 10:24 AM
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Actually, if you are moving to utah... then I would get two sets of tires... ATs for winter and MTs for summer. MTs are not the best tires for ice and packed snow. There are some ATs that will accept studs as well. Long term cost is the same since it will take twice as long to go through them.
11-11-2010, 04:00 PM
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Wheeling in Utah
I currently live in the California desert, but I lived and jeeped in Utah until I was 27 (both northern and southern) and I'll tell you this: asking what kind of tire is best for Utah is like asking what kind of tire will best suit Asia.
Utah is a geological/environmental/meteorlogical freak show. Rain? Check. White-out blizzards? Check. Ice Storms? Check. Hail? Check. 110+ degree heat? Check. -20 degree cold? Check. High deserts? Check. Rocky Mountains? Check. Forests? Check. Swamps? Check. Red rock country? Double check. Tundra? Check. Sand dunes? Check. Salt flats that go on forever? Check. Jungles? Ok--you got me on jungles.
If you are living around Salt Lake, I'd say an MT will do you fine. You may give up a little in the snow, but you won't get stuck unless the axles get buried (and then nothing will help you anyway). More likely it's the slush/mud that you should be prepping for.
One last thing. People from back east don't always appreciate how big the west is. Utah is no exception. So, before you go out and buy 42" tires, look into your wallet and ponder how light it will become if you suddenly feel the urge to drive 300 miles to Moab. You want to go to Moab, right? (Shake your head vigorously up and down.)
Utah is a geological/environmental/meteorlogical freak show. Rain? Check. White-out blizzards? Check. Ice Storms? Check. Hail? Check. 110+ degree heat? Check. -20 degree cold? Check. High deserts? Check. Rocky Mountains? Check. Forests? Check. Swamps? Check. Red rock country? Double check. Tundra? Check. Sand dunes? Check. Salt flats that go on forever? Check. Jungles? Ok--you got me on jungles.
If you are living around Salt Lake, I'd say an MT will do you fine. You may give up a little in the snow, but you won't get stuck unless the axles get buried (and then nothing will help you anyway). More likely it's the slush/mud that you should be prepping for.
One last thing. People from back east don't always appreciate how big the west is. Utah is no exception. So, before you go out and buy 42" tires, look into your wallet and ponder how light it will become if you suddenly feel the urge to drive 300 miles to Moab. You want to go to Moab, right? (Shake your head vigorously up and down.)
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11-11-2010, 05:38 PM
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I am moving to Salt lake city at the first of the year. I am also in the market for new tires 35 or 37's undecided yet. will be running on my stock moabs for a bit while i save for wheels, Moving from Tennessee to Utah is more expensive than i thought.
My Jk is a daily driver for the biggest part , but will be doing a lot of wheeling as well.
I don't know anything about the type of land out their other than the videos i have watched but it seems some A/T's mite be the way to go with all the rock sand and mud plus DD. or are the M/T's just as good minus the life expectancy of road use?
My Jk is a daily driver for the biggest part , but will be doing a lot of wheeling as well.
I don't know anything about the type of land out their other than the videos i have watched but it seems some A/T's mite be the way to go with all the rock sand and mud plus DD. or are the M/T's just as good minus the life expectancy of road use?
11-11-2010, 06:23 PM
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Depending on where you live might influence the type of tire you want. I live in Salt Lake and I run Toyo M/T's all year around and I love em. Welcome to Utah! 
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I currently live in the California desert, but I lived and jeeped in Utah until I was 27 (both northern and southern) and I'll tell you this: asking what kind of tire is best for Utah is like asking what kind of tire will best suit Asia.
Utah is a geological/environmental/meteorlogical freak show. Rain? Check. White-out blizzards? Check. Ice Storms? Check. Hail? Check. 110+ degree heat? Check. -20 degree cold? Check. High deserts? Check. Rocky Mountains? Check. Forests? Check. Swamps? Check. Red rock country? Double check. Tundra? Check. Sand dunes? Check. Salt flats that go on forever? Check. Jungles? Ok--you got me on jungles.
If you are living around Salt Lake, I'd say an MT will do you fine. You may give up a little in the snow, but you won't get stuck unless the axles get buried (and then nothing will help you anyway). More likely it's the slush/mud that you should be prepping for.
One last thing. People from back east don't always appreciate how big the west is. Utah is no exception. So, before you go out and buy 42" tires, look into your wallet and ponder how light it will become if you suddenly feel the urge to drive 300 miles to Moab. You want to go to Moab, right? (Shake your head vigorously up and down.)
Utah is a geological/environmental/meteorlogical freak show. Rain? Check. White-out blizzards? Check. Ice Storms? Check. Hail? Check. 110+ degree heat? Check. -20 degree cold? Check. High deserts? Check. Rocky Mountains? Check. Forests? Check. Swamps? Check. Red rock country? Double check. Tundra? Check. Sand dunes? Check. Salt flats that go on forever? Check. Jungles? Ok--you got me on jungles.
If you are living around Salt Lake, I'd say an MT will do you fine. You may give up a little in the snow, but you won't get stuck unless the axles get buried (and then nothing will help you anyway). More likely it's the slush/mud that you should be prepping for.
One last thing. People from back east don't always appreciate how big the west is. Utah is no exception. So, before you go out and buy 42" tires, look into your wallet and ponder how light it will become if you suddenly feel the urge to drive 300 miles to Moab. You want to go to Moab, right? (Shake your head vigorously up and down.)
[/QUOTE]Tennesse to Utah, that will be a nice shock to your system.[/QUOTE]
Your telling me first time we visited the big thing i noticed, NO TREES, the best thing i knoticed NO HUMIDITY Nothing like getting out of the shower and breaking out in a sweat.
Thanks for all the info guys, it will be a big help