Tires for Rocks
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JK Enthusiast
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Tires for Rocks
I'm about ready to pull the trigger on some 35's. These tires will be used on my daily driver but with maybe 20% off road. My off road will be forest roads and Northern / Southern California mountains (rocks). A definite goal for next year is Moab.
That said, I'm leaning toward the Duratracs since this is my DD. I am also considering the Falken's. Should I be considering the KM2's? Any thoughts out there to help me decide? I really don't care about mud or snow.
That said, I'm leaning toward the Duratracs since this is my DD. I am also considering the Falken's. Should I be considering the KM2's? Any thoughts out there to help me decide? I really don't care about mud or snow.
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Duratracs are great DD tires, but I've heard that they'll chunk in the rocks (if that is your main off-road genre)
My Toyo's have been great overall tires (50 mile daily commute BTW).
and everyone has raved about the Falkens.
My Toyo's have been great overall tires (50 mile daily commute BTW).
and everyone has raved about the Falkens.
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JK Enthusiast
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The rocks will be my main venue. A lot of people rave about these tires, but a lot of them wheel in different conditions than we have out west. I tore up a stock rubicon tire pretty good last week, so I am concerned about this, but do have to balence it with the tires being my DD. Major indecision here?
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I have KM2s, and most trails here have rocks. They're great off-road.
Whatever you get, buy them from Discount and get certs so if you blow a tire you can get it replaced.
Whatever you get, buy them from Discount and get certs so if you blow a tire you can get it replaced.
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I'm about ready to pull the trigger on some 35's. These tires will be used on my daily driver but with maybe 20% off road. My off road will be forest roads and Northern / Southern California mountains (rocks). A definite goal for next year is Moab.
That said, I'm leaning toward the Duratracs since this is my DD. I am also considering the Falken's. Should I be considering the KM2's? Any thoughts out there to help me decide? I really don't care about mud or snow.
That said, I'm leaning toward the Duratracs since this is my DD. I am also considering the Falken's. Should I be considering the KM2's? Any thoughts out there to help me decide? I really don't care about mud or snow.
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I currently run the Duratrac. It is fine on the road, no complaints there. I'm not real pleased with it off road. My old Mickey Thompson ATV's very much outperformed them on the rocks and I have seen the Goodyear MT/R's outperform them as well. Just last Saturday I watched a very similiar rig make an obstacle that I could not do. Obviously, driver skill and line have much to do with that but really the difference in this instance was the tires...he was on MT/R's.
I'm sold on the MT/R's, I've seen them really hood up on the rocks...I've got mine ordered
I'm sold on the MT/R's, I've seen them really hood up on the rocks...I've got mine ordered