Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 28, 2021, 09:03:45 PM
Dick cepek extreme country and toyo open country are on my radar. Feedback welcome!
Post by: timberfaller on June 28, 2021, 10:05:33 PM
The Goodrich if you are looking for "smoother" pavement ride. After a year the Coopers are starting to make more noise on the pavement.
Post by: mallard on June 28, 2021, 11:33:07 PM
Post by: Bareback on June 29, 2021, 04:35:33 AM
I just put BFG KO mud terrains on, much better ride. For mud tires they are pretty quiet on pavement.
Post by: The scout on June 29, 2021, 04:59:36 AM
Post by: johnbmyersii on June 29, 2021, 06:47:03 AM
Post by: b23 on June 29, 2021, 07:32:54 AM
Post by: phildobaggins on June 29, 2021, 08:21:21 AM
Post by: Sandberm on June 29, 2021, 08:40:20 AM
So I bought some for my pickup a few weeks ago. Very quiet, rides nice.
Post by: RugerRay on June 29, 2021, 09:10:45 AM
In another tire thread someone mentioned that they liked the Falken Wildpeak A/T 3W.:yeah:
So I bought some for my pickup a few weeks ago. Very quiet, rides nice.
Not to hijack this, as mine are on an '04 Tundra and not a Jeep. I'm 10,000 miles into mine and love them. Quiet, smooth ride. Great traction in all conditions and even clean the mud out pretty well for an AT.
Post by: Mudman on June 29, 2021, 09:15:44 AM
Post by: phildobaggins on June 29, 2021, 09:28:45 AM
In another tire thread someone mentioned that they liked the Falken Wildpeak A/T 3W.:yeah:
So I bought some for my pickup a few weeks ago. Very quiet, rides nice.
Not to hijack this, as mine are on an '04 Tundra and not a Jeep. I'm 10,000 miles into mine and love them. Quiet, smooth ride. Great traction in all conditions and even clean the mud out pretty well for an AT.
Oi! I have 285/75R16 Duratracs on my '06 Tundra ;)
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 29, 2021, 10:07:06 AM
Tire size will either be a 31x10.5r15 or 33x10.5r15 or 16. I am considering a 2/3” lift.
Rig is a factory jeep 98 tj a cherry I pulled out of a garage. I have read that the 31 should be good and not rub on the factory clearance. It has 30x9.5 right now. With the 2/3 lift 33 should be no problem.
Post by: Mudman on June 29, 2021, 11:49:03 AM
Post by: blackpowderhunter on June 29, 2021, 02:21:42 PM
SUPER strong sidewalls, they are a bit heavier, but its a price you pay for durability.
duratracs have notoriously weak sidewalls, as do falkens wild peaks.
wild peaks will be the tamest on road with regards to noise but the worst offroad of those 3.
Post by: fowl smacker on June 29, 2021, 04:22:53 PM
Post by: KFhunter on June 29, 2021, 04:28:55 PM
New - they was great in untracked snow, still aren't terrible with dulled tread corners. Got me in scary far in deeper snow up to 18 inches (fluffy)
Well used - they not so good on tracked snow/ice, they're getting kinda scary in icy backwoods roads that was np when new.
Rocks they're tough
Mud seem fine, I never do deep churning mud but they do fine on normal mud stuff
Highway no issues, rides nice, and not loud.
They beat the heck out of the goodyear wrangler kevlar the truck came with
Post by: Sandberm on June 29, 2021, 05:44:39 PM
Run the falken wildpeak at3 on my '16 Colorado, lots of life span, think im 50k and lots to go
New - they was great in untracked snow, still aren't terrible with dulled tread corners. Got me in scary far in deeper snow up to 18 inches (fluffy)
Well used - they not so good on tracked snow/ice, they're getting kinda scary in icy backwoods roads that was np when new.
Rocks they're tough
Mud seem fine, I never do deep churning mud but they do fine on normal mud stuff
Highway no issues, rides nice, and not loud.
They beat the heck out of the wrangler A/T adventure kevlar the truck came with
Thanks for your post, makes me feel even better about my purchase :tup:
Post by: KFhunter on June 29, 2021, 05:46:56 PM
I'm dang near 50/50 on road vs offroad lol
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 29, 2021, 05:52:18 PM
Post by: BNAElkhntr on June 29, 2021, 06:40:48 PM
2002 Silverado for hunting grab good excellent in the snow :twocents:
Post by: KFhunter on June 29, 2021, 06:46:21 PM
Anyone have experience with good year wranglers? Jeep or other?
Ya, they came stock on my truck.
Had a flat within 500 miles due to rock puncture on gravel road, which ruined the tire, and wore out by 30k
I said adventure up above, that was wrong, they were the goodyear wrangler durotrac with kevlar came stock on the trail boss, they looked good, had sidewall protection / grippers but ya, rocks went through them and had flats less than 500 miles in and worn out too quickly imo
Still better than most stock tires, but I wouldn't use them again.
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Post by: teanawayslayer on June 29, 2021, 06:52:20 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 29, 2021, 06:54:03 PM
Post by: huntandjeep on June 29, 2021, 07:10:19 PM
I had a set of BFG KM2s on it before that I bought new after finishing the build . Took them off and sold them in a week , I hated them .
With a 3" lift you will be fine going to a 33" tire ( although you will want to regear to get some power back ) And if your going to get serious with the throttle the rear Dana 35 wont last long .
Research what ever kit Manufacturer your thinking about . ALOT of Kits out there . Alot that dont work or are a compromise . I've built 9 TJs so if you have questions I can help .
Post by: carpsniperg2 on June 29, 2021, 07:50:34 PM
I ordered a 2" suspension today. Just the simple lift with pucks and quality shocks.
I might end up with 31/32" is what I am thinking. "dont think the 31/32 will look to funny under the 2" lift" Wont lag down as much going that route over the 33" tires I'm thinking.
I'm not going to nuts with the project. Front bumper as I am going to be pulling it with my rv to hunt locations. I will be using the d ring shackles on the bumper as connection points to tow. Light to mid off road hunting. Mostly gravel and the normal mountain roads. No rock crawling or anything like that.
So 2" lift is all I need and probably 31/32" tires. I have a set of 16" wheels ordered just waiting on tires when I have some more $ and after I settle on a size and brand.
Post by: Magnum_Willys on June 29, 2021, 09:59:10 PM
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on June 30, 2021, 05:42:57 PM
Post by: Mudman on July 01, 2021, 08:46:05 AM
Post by: KFhunter on July 01, 2021, 09:01:03 AM
Got around really good with them, didn't last huge long time though.
32.5 tall 12 wide (ish) I don't know exact size off top of my head.
Post by: hunter399 on July 01, 2021, 09:18:35 AM
Replaced Duratracs with Patagonias just for stronger sidewall. Lil stiffer but not much ride difference. Duratracs were good - but 2 not 3 ply sidewall. Don’t think you can beat duratracs on ice packed snowPretty sure the patagonias is what's on my truck now.
Seem alright so far.
If I remember right right bought online at Amazon or walmart. For a pretty reasonable price.
I do remember les swabs was gonna charge me 300 a tire for there brand.Got the Patagonia for like 150 a tire ,that's half the price.
Post by: blackpowderhunter on July 01, 2021, 09:34:08 AM
something to keep in mind with local tire shops though are the replacement warranty you can get.Replaced Duratracs with Patagonias just for stronger sidewall. Lil stiffer but not much ride difference. Duratracs were good - but 2 not 3 ply sidewall. Don’t think you can beat duratracs on ice packed snowPretty sure the patagonias is what's on my truck now.
Seem alright so far.
If I remember right right bought online at Amazon or walmart. For a pretty reasonable price.
I do remember les swabs was gonna charge me 300 a tire for there brand.Got the Patagonia for like 150 a tire ,that's half the price.
back on the road in 2 hours rather than a week.
most tire shops will match online prices for same tires obviously. i usually watch for sales, or go through discount tire direct, which is discount tires online store
Post by: ALLTERRAIN on July 03, 2021, 09:20:18 PM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 08, 2021, 03:13:47 PM
Cooper ST Max or Goodyear Duratrac. My last three sets of tires of been Duratracs and they've outperformed the BFG's and Toyo's by a longshot.
That Duratrac came on our new GMC AT 4. Worst tire I have ever had on a pick up. 20K miles they start getting loud and bad on wet pavement. No noticeable wear. 30K miles they howl and have a nice howl vibration. Currently, at 42K miles they get terrible traction on wet pavement, make the inside of a new truck sound like a Willies Jeep with 1940 military surplus tires. All my rigs have BFGs. Waiting for winter to ditch the misery of the Duratrac hell.
Post by: phildobaggins on July 08, 2021, 03:50:38 PM
Cooper ST Max or Goodyear Duratrac. My last three sets of tires of been Duratracs and they've outperformed the BFG's and Toyo's by a longshot.
That Duratrac came on our new GMC AT 4. Worst tire I have ever had on a pick up. 20K miles they start getting loud and bad on wet pavement. No noticeable wear. 30K miles they howl and have a nice howl vibration. Currently, at 42K miles they get terrible traction on wet pavement, make the inside of a new truck sound like a Willies Jeep with 1940 military surplus tires. All my rigs have BFGs. Waiting for winter to ditch the misery of the Duratrac hell.
You're correct, they are noisier and outperformed by the BFG's on wet pavement, for sure :) But they'll kick your BFG's ass in the snow and mud, or any other off-road condition. :chuckle:
Duratracs on jeep and chevy 3/4 crew long box. performing wayyyyy better than BFG's for me.
:tup: :tup:
Post by: ridgefire on July 09, 2021, 09:18:56 AM
Post by: M_ray on July 09, 2021, 11:44:11 AM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 10, 2021, 09:53:22 PM
Cooper ST Max or Goodyear Duratrac. My last three sets of tires of been Duratracs and they've outperformed the BFG's and Toyo's by a longshot.
That Duratrac came on our new GMC AT 4. Worst tire I have ever had on a pick up. 20K miles they start getting loud and bad on wet pavement. No noticeable wear. 30K miles they howl and have a nice howl vibration. Currently, at 42K miles they get terrible traction on wet pavement, make the inside of a new truck sound like a Willies Jeep with 1940 military surplus tires. All my rigs have BFGs. Waiting for winter to ditch the misery of the Duratrac hell.
You're correct, they are noisier and outperformed by the BFG's on wet pavement, for sure :) But they'll kick your BFG's ass in the snow and mud, or any other off-road condition. :chuckle:Duratracs on jeep and chevy 3/4 crew long box. performing wayyyyy better than BFG's for me.
:tup: :tup:
Smoking crack. Duratraks are junk compared to BFGs from day one. I drive up and down the west cost summer and winter. The Duratraks are probably the worst tire I've ever had on a vehicle
Post by: Magnum_Willys on July 10, 2021, 10:55:59 PM
Cooper ST Max or Goodyear Duratrac. My last three sets of tires of been Duratracs and they've outperformed the BFG's and Toyo's by a longshot.
That Duratrac came on our new GMC AT 4. Worst tire I have ever had on a pick up. 20K miles they start getting loud and bad on wet pavement. No noticeable wear. 30K miles they howl and have a nice howl vibration. Currently, at 42K miles they get terrible traction on wet pavement, make the inside of a new truck sound like a Willies Jeep with 1940 military surplus tires. All my rigs have BFGs. Waiting for winter to ditch the misery of the Duratrac hell.
You're correct, they are noisier and outperformed by the BFG's on wet pavement, for sure :) But they'll kick your BFG's ass in the snow and mud, or any other off-road condition. :chuckle:Duratracs on jeep and chevy 3/4 crew long box. performing wayyyyy better than BFG's for me.
:tup: :tup:
Smoking crack. Duratraks are junk compared to BFGs from day one. I drive up and down the west cost summer and winter. The Duratraks are probably the worst tire I've ever had on a vehicle
:rolleyes: :rolleyes: Duratracs better on ice and packed snow. Also grip well on rocks but sidewall is 2 ply.
Duratracs come in different ply ratings. If you put a d rated on a 3/4 ton you wont be happy.
But if you matchbthe tire to your vehicle they are tough to beat except for sidewall strength.
Post by: NOCK NOCK on July 11, 2021, 06:20:15 AM
Cooper ST Max or Goodyear Duratrac. My last three sets of tires of been Duratracs and they've outperformed the BFG's and Toyo's by a longshot.
That Duratrac came on our new GMC AT 4. Worst tire I have ever had on a pick up. 20K miles they start getting loud and bad on wet pavement. No noticeable wear. 30K miles they howl and have a nice howl vibration. Currently, at 42K miles they get terrible traction on wet pavement, make the inside of a new truck sound like a Willies Jeep with 1940 military surplus tires. All my rigs have BFGs. Waiting for winter to ditch the misery of the Duratrac hell.
You're correct, they are noisier and outperformed by the BFG's on wet pavement, for sure :) But they'll kick your BFG's ass in the snow and mud, or any other off-road condition. :chuckle:Duratracs on jeep and chevy 3/4 crew long box. performing wayyyyy better than BFG's for me.
:tup: :tup:
Smoking crack. Duratraks are junk compared to BFGs from day one. I drive up and down the west cost summer and winter. The Duratraks are probably the worst tire I've ever had on a vehicle
LOLOL.....at 20K, 2 sets of BFG's I had in a row would not pass the penny test (2nd set was warranty to cover the poor performance of the 1st set).....@ 30K I would have been running on my rims. To each their own. Also, if you are using these typr tires to "drive up and down the west coast" you may want to look at different tires for highway driving. JS ;)
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 11, 2021, 07:15:56 AM
The Duratracs on our 2020 at 4 with 40k look great. They just sound like a B 17 bomber going down the road. That sucks ass in a new truck. And they don't get good traction
Post by: phildobaggins on July 13, 2021, 08:54:56 AM
They came on the 1500 AT 4. I've had 3 sets of BFGs on my 2500, 3 sets on my F 350. All got 50k wore nice and great traction till they're down to nothing.
The Duratracs on our 2020 at 4 with 40k look great. They just sound like a B 17 bomber going down the road. That sucks ass in a new truck. And they don't get good traction
I guess "your mileage may vary" 8)
LOLOL.....at 20K, 2 sets of BFG's I had in a row would not pass the penny test (2nd set was warranty to cover the poor performance of the 1st set).....@ 30K I would have been running on my rims. To each their own. Also, if you are using these type tires to "drive up and down the west coast" you may want to look at different tires for highway driving. JS ;)
Haha yea that :chuckle:
Post by: Matth on July 13, 2021, 09:32:35 AM
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 30, 2021, 02:30:38 PM
Cooper ST Max or Goodyear Duratrac. My last three sets of tires of been Duratracs and they've outperformed the BFG's and Toyo's by a longshot.
That Duratrac came on our new GMC AT 4. Worst tire I have ever had on a pick up. 20K miles they start getting loud and bad on wet pavement. No noticeable wear. 30K miles they howl and have a nice howl vibration. Currently, at 42K miles they get terrible traction on wet pavement, make the inside of a new truck sound like a Willies Jeep with 1940 military surplus tires. All my rigs have BFGs. Waiting for winter to ditch the misery of the Duratrac hell.
You're correct, they are noisier and outperformed by the BFG's on wet pavement, for sure :) But they'll kick your BFG's ass in the snow and mud, or any other off-road condition. :chuckle:Duratracs on jeep and chevy 3/4 crew long box. performing wayyyyy better than BFG's for me.
:tup: :tup:
I spend 6 months a year in the desert and get off road a lot. Also drive over mountain passes between there, wa and montana. I simply don't agree. My one year old A/T 4 1500 has 42K miles doing all of the above. Cannot wait to get these horrible miserable tires off my new beautiful now well used truck.
Post by: Happy Gilmore on July 30, 2021, 02:35:50 PM
Cooper ST Max or Goodyear Duratrac. My last three sets of tires of been Duratracs and they've outperformed the BFG's and Toyo's by a longshot.
That Duratrac came on our new GMC AT 4. Worst tire I have ever had on a pick up. 20K miles they start getting loud and bad on wet pavement. No noticeable wear. 30K miles they howl and have a nice howl vibration. Currently, at 42K miles they get terrible traction on wet pavement, make the inside of a new truck sound like a Willies Jeep with 1940 military surplus tires. All my rigs have BFGs. Waiting for winter to ditch the misery of the Duratrac hell.
You're correct, they are noisier and outperformed by the BFG's on wet pavement, for sure :) But they'll kick your BFG's ass in the snow and mud, or any other off-road condition. :chuckle:Duratracs on jeep and chevy 3/4 crew long box. performing wayyyyy better than BFG's for me.
:tup: :tup:
Smoking crack. Duratraks are junk compared to BFGs from day one. I drive up and down the west cost summer and winter. The Duratraks are probably the worst tire I've ever had on a vehicle
LOLOL.....at 20K, 2 sets of BFG's I had in a row would not pass the penny test (2nd set was warranty to cover the poor performance of the 1st set).....@ 30K I would have been running on my rims. To each their own. Also, if you are using these typr tires to "drive up and down the west coast" you may want to look at different tires for highway driving. JS ;)
I drive up and down the coast. My F 350 is my desert chase truck with KM3's and hauls my tractor down to my property. The Chevy 2500 had the dog box on it with KMO's. 3rd set now. The new 1500 A/T 4 has duratracs. They are barely worn at all. The lack of wear is impressive along with the horrible howling noise which is now louder than worn out KM3's on a 2002 F 350. If you only got 20K miles I think you probably have some serious suspension alignment issues?
Post by: NOCK NOCK on July 31, 2021, 03:16:24 PM
FYI, 90% of my miles are driven on mountain roads, and rough ones. Like I stated, to each their own.
Post by: Happy Gilmore on August 02, 2021, 01:25:59 PM
Nope, that would cause some serious uneven wear.
FYI, 90% of my miles are driven on mountain roads, and rough ones. Like I stated, to each their own.
You put 20K on a set and already on another set? Thats a ton of off road. Im just hauling a 300 gallon spray tank off road 90% of the time the last 2 weeks spraying my farm and a friends land.
Post by: NOCK NOCK on August 02, 2021, 06:57:48 PM
Nope, that would cause some serious uneven wear.
FYI, 90% of my miles are driven on mountain roads, and rough ones. Like I stated, to each their own.
You put 20K on a set and already on another set? Thats a ton of off road. Im just hauling a 300 gallon spray tank off road 90% of the time the last 2 weeks spraying my farm and a friends land.
Yes, I spend ALOT of time in the mountains.
Post by: Happy Gilmore on August 04, 2021, 03:19:55 PM
Nope, that would cause some serious uneven wear.
FYI, 90% of my miles are driven on mountain roads, and rough ones. Like I stated, to each their own.
You put 20K on a set and already on another set? Thats a ton of off road. Im just hauling a 300 gallon spray tank off road 90% of the time the last 2 weeks spraying my farm and a friends land.
Will have to look at the hour meter on the new truck. Its pretty high and most is highway driving. Can't imagine how many hours it takes doing 20-30mph or less. I remember wearing out my old Schwab'y RTV's mud terrains on my 85 toyota going from Wenatchee to EBurg and back to Natches all the time. Was running Coopers when I was running around Wenatchee. Those old SST's were great too.
Yes, I spend ALOT of time in the mountains.
Post by: buckfvr on August 04, 2021, 05:06:53 PM
Mudders look cool and fling mud for sure, but they have never worn worth a pinch of that Ive seen in my 60+ years. No longer like ruff ride accompanied with noise. Only real negative I will add is Ive known plenty of BFG fans and Ive never been impressed with mileage they get out of a tire. Ive always been quick to get new skin on the wheels and would never run tires down as far as I commonly see others runnem until theyre obviously shot. :twocents:
Post by: KFhunter on August 04, 2021, 05:20:07 PM
Wore out the duratracs pretty quick, had flat tires within 500 miles, think my 1st was around 120 miles
Replaced with at3, no flats and wearing much better
At3 (with wear) suck in wet packed snow and ice
Going to true winter tires this fall.
New at3 was pretty good in winter though, so I'd wait till you have wear or extra $ then get real winters
Post by: kball4 on August 11, 2021, 11:01:27 AM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 11, 2021, 11:13:34 AM
Thank you all for your feedback. I always like to hear others thoughts and experiences. The good and the bad.
Post by: powderbounder on September 27, 2021, 03:15:09 PM
Post by: thinkingman on October 01, 2021, 09:57:55 AM
Wanted to give y;all a update. I Forgot I had a set of 31" wranglers that are like brand new stored. I bought some new 16" black wheels and got them all mounted up. Now just got to get the life kit in and then I will get them mounted up.Curious, how old are the Wranglers?
Thank you all for your feedback. I always like to hear others thoughts and experiences. The good and the bad.
I had a couple of sets in the mid-nineties that were excellent tires however tires age and get dry and brittle.
Just an FYI....