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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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Default Need help choosing right tires

Hey everyone im looking for a 35x12.5 tire for my jk. Im looking for a good tire for off roading, snow, and street driving. Its not my daily but I do drive it regularly. Im not looking to go broke, would like to keep it under 1000 but doubt itll happen. Lemme know what you guys have. Thanks!
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 10:40 AM
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Treadwright.com Not sure what size wheel you are running, but if you have stock 17, go with 315/70/17. Same as 35x12.5... Great reviews on here for them. Got my set of 5 for $889 shipped
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 10:51 AM
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If you do a lot of snow and ice driving then duratracks are great
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 10:53 AM
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5 tires under a grand would be hard to come by i'd think..Especially 35's. 5 of mine were 2 grand,BFG KM2
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 11:01 AM
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Give Discount Tire Direct a call I think for your description of driving the Duratracs are best. But 5 tires at 35" hmmmm it'll be over a grand $$$
Good luck
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 11:02 AM
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MTR-K , KM2 or trail grapplers are the way to go i think
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 11:13 AM
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I would have to say go with the Duratracs. I have a set of 35's on my F-250 that have 35,000 miles on them and still have life left on them. Two weeks ago I put a set on my JK. I was going with the MTR but my buddy who does my tires ordered the Duratracs by accident. At first I was disappointed and wanted to switch them to the MTR but after driving with them for awhile I'm keeping them. What a difference from my pro comps I had before. They are smooth, quiet and balanced with little weight.
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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Originally Posted by MotiCross
MTR-K , KM2 or trail grapplers are the way to go i think
MTRs, go with the 315/70R17, the 35x12.5x17s are too light of a tire, Virtually the same size, just a big difference in service description.

KM2s, decent tire probably the most dated tire of the bunch.

If you're looking at Trail Grapplers, Toyos are the same tires and they roll out of the same plant.
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Old Mar 22, 2012 | 01:20 PM
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Trail grapplers or Toyo mt's
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