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35" Tire Recommendations for Daily Driver

Old Apr 25, 2009 | 12:00 PM
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Those Pro Comp's are nice but they're mail order only which I'm not a fan of and BOY are the expensive.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 12:15 PM
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35" AT's are such a waste. Big tire with no traction.
What percentage of the time do you actually 'need' the traction of a MT?

Live in Florida and constantly drive through swamps, sure, go with a MT. Like crawling up craggy rock chutes, sure, MT may be the way to go. But for the majority of people, I'd guess that a decent AT would be just fine for 99.something percent of the driving they'll do. MT's can be more of a 'look or image' thing, rather than an actual 'need' thing.

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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 12:21 PM
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x2 on the Hankook Dynapro M/T. Been using them since October 07 and they have been a great tire and value. They are fairly quiet on road and impressive off road.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 12:37 PM
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Pro Comp X-treme AT's here and so far I have had no problems with them on road or off....I thought they did real well in the snow also..
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 12:41 PM
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Originally Posted by N2MWL
Pro Comp X-treme AT's here and so far I have had no problems with them on road or off....I thought they did real well in the snow also..
How noisey are they compared to the stock MT's? Also, where did you get yours from?
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 01:28 PM
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Mickey Thompson ATZ's or Procomps Xtreme A/T's

The new Goodyear DuraTracs look like a good one too.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Skippman
Those Pro Comp's are nice but they're mail order only which I'm not a fan of and BOY are the expensive.
Plenty of places that sell Pro-Comps at a physical location. And you can almost always get "buy 3 get one 1" deals. And you can often get free shipping if you do order online.
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 02:28 PM
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One more for the BFG's
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 02:41 PM
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Ok, narrowed it down to two finalists.

BFG A/T's

or

Pro Comp XtremeA/T's


Both are good to about 40K miles. Both have good reps. Both seem to be a good blend of street civility and off road ruthlessness.


Now comes to the part I always get screwed up on. Tire SIZE. I'm running the stock 17" MOAB Rubicon wheels and sure do like them. I could sell them and get new wheels. Or I could get spacers.

What size wheels would I need to match my TF 2.5" lift and wheels?

35x12.50R17? That seems WAY to wide or am I off?
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Old Apr 25, 2009 | 03:19 PM
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BFG AT's! Used them on many of the jeeps I have owned. I was debating BFG AT or KM'2, for my daily driver. I manned up and went with KM2's....
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