hey guys im currently living in new orleans. Im about to be heading your way and need some advice. I will be living in Everett and need to know what kind of tires you guys are sporting out there. My jk is my DD and I'm concerned about having mud terrains with the winters up there. Im a southern boy so its def. gonna take some getting used to. Any recommendations or advice? Im about to buy some new tires and dont want have to replace them as soon as i get up there. Thanks in advance!

 

First off welcome to the NW... well when you get here anyway. I don't see any issue running a mud terrain tire around here on a DD. Maybe get them sipped for added traction in the winter time. What are you looking for in a tire?

 

Welcome to the NorthWest Area. Any type of MT tire should be fine here. There are a lot of very active JK Forum members near where you are moving. They will probably chime in with some more focused advice. It does rain a lot here more than half the year, but the climate is really quite moderate, so just about any tire you like should be just fine for a daily driver.

-meljr

 

thanks for the replies guys!

Just from reading reviews etc. it seemed that mud terrains were not very good for ice/snow conditions.. but after further review it looks like everett doesnt really see that much snow to begin with(atleast not what I was expecting)..I just didnt want to be spinning everywhere, I guess I could invest in some chains if it ever got that bad..Nitto Mud Grapplers here I come

 

CrazyHorse, I don't see a problem running MT's. My Jeep is my DD and I'm running MT's on mine. They aren't the best in the snow, but I had no problems zipping anywhere I wanted during last winter's storm.

Keep in mind that the climate is in fact quite mild. We don't actually see very many days of snow each year in and around the city. 10 days a year would be a lot for Everett.

Of course, if you plan to drive into the mountains a lot during the winter, than you may need to reconsider. But for me, I haven't found any problems with MT's year round. They actually performed far better than I expected during the snow storm this winter. Got me up and down the steep icy hills downtown Seattle, and to and from the airport several times in deep snow. After that, I decided that the mud terrains were plenty good for me year round.

Hope that helps. Welcome to the area.

 

Crazyhorse,
Welcome to to the NWW and also Everett, WA.
As i have lived in Everett for the last 7 years, last winter was the worst for snow that has been seen for MANY years according to Locals.

RubyDoo my 07 rubicon runs Procomp X-Terrains that are siped and worked awsome all last winter, i even have pictures of her pulling 2 differant tractor trailers and many other cars out of snow piles and stuff..........

My GF runs the stock rubicon tires which are the BFG MT DT's and with them siped they work great here.

You can get a hold of me on here or call me 425-299-6066 or email jkkat@yahoo.com with any questions.

 

Siped Procomp MT's here. Recently had to test a panic stop in the rain. No probs!

 

So far I haven't had a problem with my Hankook M/T's here, but for the rain we get here, I may be looking into the new "tween" Dunlop Rover M/T Maxx Traction because it is cheap and has siping. That will be in a few years though, when the Hankooks are bald.

 

KM2's, MTR's, Procomp MT's, Toyo MT's, Cooper STT's... These seem to perform "very well as dual purpose tires here in the Northwest.." I have the BFG All-Terrains myself..
The all terrains "usually" outperform mud tires everywhere except in the MUD... With that said we "do" usually have mud here on the trails..
My BFG KO's are sno-flake rated tires which provide superior traction in the snow.. With that said WaStatePolice, will enforce traction devices or chains on the roads when decisions and conditions are such... You will not have to chain up at this point where MT's will. By law that is..

I love my all terrains... Butt..

I will get a set of MT's later for wheelin' as well.

 

Doesn't matter what kind of tires you run for daily driving up here.


You'll need CHAINS for the really bad weather. Not wimply little cables either, real welded link chains...Welcome to the Pacific North West!





This picture is downtown Seattle, zero elevation. Expect 2 to 4 feet of fresh snow daily at higher elevations in the middle of winter.