40s for $300
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JK Enthusiast
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40s for $300
Pro Comp Xterrains are available for $300.00 a pop when you buy four at national tire and wheel. They are under their special purchase tire section. Way to big for me, but thought id give yall a heads up incase your in the market.
h + + p : / / www . ntwonline . com/40_Special_Purchase_Tires_C1179 . c f m
h + + p : / / www . ntwonline . com/40_Special_Purchase_Tires_C1179 . c f m
JK Super Freak
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Those tires wear pretty awful. For a not super aggressive mud terrain to get about 20,000 or so miles, it ain't great. And I've watched people running these, either the Xterrains or the X terrain mud tire or something like that sliding all around on the rocks. Not sure what they were aired down to, but after seeing it in person I was kind of surprised. Especially because I think Petersens ranked them so highly. Oh well, a 40 for $300 is hard to beat. I stick with my KM2s.
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planman,
this is a little off topic but i wanted to know what size the tires are on the yellow jeep next to yours. i have a similar setup and like the lcg as well. i am torn between going 37 or 40. you like the 40's, how's the axles holding up? as always good info from you and thanks.
this is a little off topic but i wanted to know what size the tires are on the yellow jeep next to yours. i have a similar setup and like the lcg as well. i am torn between going 37 or 40. you like the 40's, how's the axles holding up? as always good info from you and thanks.
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The yellow 4 dr JK is on 37" KM2s.
The 40s are fun, but I doubt they can take me many places I couldn't have gone with my 37s. My decision was more about fun than capability.
The axles are holding up fine with chromoly shafts, Dynatrac ball joints, sleeves, truss, and gusseted Cs.
I am more of a technical wheeler than someone who does things with alot of wheel spin.
Metal fatigues over time. So, I am sure I will end up with broken shafts and/or u-joints at some point.
My 3 year old 07 has 16k miles on it. So, I should be able to get several years out of the drivetrain.
My commute to work is 4 miles each way at 35-45 mph. When we drive to places more than 2-3 hours away, we trailer our rigs.
Several guys have successfully wheeled on 40s on Rubi Dana 44s for a while without many failures. White Widow, they guys with Black and Red Rubi Unlimiteds in AZ on 40s, etc. I wheel with my stock shafts as spares for the eventual failures.
Of course, some guys grenade chromoly shafts wheeling on 35s. So a big part of it is how you wheel.
During the winter, I wheel in the deep snow with more wheel spin. So, I kept my 37s to run in the winter.
The 40s are fun, but I doubt they can take me many places I couldn't have gone with my 37s. My decision was more about fun than capability.
The axles are holding up fine with chromoly shafts, Dynatrac ball joints, sleeves, truss, and gusseted Cs.
I am more of a technical wheeler than someone who does things with alot of wheel spin.
Metal fatigues over time. So, I am sure I will end up with broken shafts and/or u-joints at some point.
My 3 year old 07 has 16k miles on it. So, I should be able to get several years out of the drivetrain.
My commute to work is 4 miles each way at 35-45 mph. When we drive to places more than 2-3 hours away, we trailer our rigs.
Several guys have successfully wheeled on 40s on Rubi Dana 44s for a while without many failures. White Widow, they guys with Black and Red Rubi Unlimiteds in AZ on 40s, etc. I wheel with my stock shafts as spares for the eventual failures.
Of course, some guys grenade chromoly shafts wheeling on 35s. So a big part of it is how you wheel.
During the winter, I wheel in the deep snow with more wheel spin. So, I kept my 37s to run in the winter.