Right now I am running Mickey Thompson Bajas - LT265/70R17. I'm trying to upgrade to a more fuel efficient tire on the road (as the JK is my daily driver) without loosing too much off-road performance. I'm not a mud boger or a rock crawler or anything like that - so I don't need anything too aggressive, but being able to continue to do your basic to moderate two-track would be nice... Any thoughts or suggestions?

 

they may not be the most agressive looking tire in the world but really, i think what you're looking for are a set of falken wildpeak at's. i have been running a set 37's for about a month now and in addition to being super quite and comfortable on pavement, they have been giving us a noticable increase in MPG. of course, i have to say that they also perform surprisingly well off road, in snow and even mud.

 

Thanks! Do you know if these are of a softer rubber, like the Bajas? or are they more of a "road"... How many miles should you get out of the Wildpeaks? Also, don't know if you know this or not, but... is the section width more important or the rubber "softness" in rolling resistance (i.e. which impacts fuel more?) Wondering if I should be looking at changing the section width instead of tire type...

 

Falken tires are supposed to get 40,000 to 50,000 miles. My local Discount Tire dealer told me they had mixed reviews on the Falkens. They had to remove a couple sets due to out of round issues.

I had Toyo Open Country AT in your size and I got 21 mpg. That was with the p-metric tire, not the LT tire. LT tires always have higher rolling resistance compared to p-metric tires. The Toyos are rated for 50K miles

My newest set are Yokohama Geolander AT. Great highway manners, smooth ride, quiet, no vibration, excellent off road performance. Also rated for 50K miles.

 

I run 35's and have been real happy with Goodyear Duratracs.

Great on road and off... and where I live, on road can be icy at times.

 

Bridgestone Revo AT has been a real good all around tire for me here in Alaska.

 

Don't overlook the Firestone Destination AT. I have had good luck with them over the years.

They perform well for a tire that spends a majority of time on pavement, but likes to explore fire roads etc...

 

I just replaced a set MTRs w/k with 35" km2s and gained over 10% mpg. Noticably lower rolling resistance, but both are a MT tire.

 

Are you running 255/75R17 firestones, considering taking off the 33" km2s and going back to stock size in a all terrain. if so can you post a pic of them on your jeep. looking at the gy silent armors but dont care too much for the looks of the sidewall.

 

What is the smoothest tire over bumps? Lets say off roading was not even an issue, I just want the best ride. What tire is best for the stock size 255/75/17?

I but Goodyear Silent Armors on cause they did not look that aggressive but for some reason they ride like my tires are made on concrete.