Suggestion for new tires for my unlimited (highway use)
03-05-2013, 06:08 PM
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Suggestion for new tires for my unlimited (highway use)
I was running stock 18" tires/rims on my Unlimited Sahara and decided to go with a more agressive look and switched to 17" Wrangler Authority tires and pro-comp 7069's. The look was great but I paid the price on the highway with the humming noise getting unbearable at around 65mph on my 60 mile commute. So I went back to stock and now have tireless Pro-Comp 7069 17" rims waiting for new tires at some point.
Please recommend new tires which will look more aggressive than the Duelers I have but for the most part be silent on the highway. Does this combo exist?
Please recommend new tires which will look more aggressive than the Duelers I have but for the most part be silent on the highway. Does this combo exist?
03-05-2013, 06:14 PM
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I ran a set of Nitto Terra Grappler in a 295/70/17. Really liked them. Silent on road, very long tread life, good looking tire. They aren't the most aggressive looking tire, but they perform really well all around. Do exceptionally well in snow and rain. Awesome A/T tire.
03-05-2013, 06:36 PM
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I put on Dick Cepek Fun Country II's about 2k miles ago and couldn't be happier. They are actually a Cooper tire and reviews state around 60k miles with proper rotation.
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03-06-2013, 06:18 AM
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I run the Fun Country II's. They are doing well with about .050" - .075" for every 7000 - 8000 miles of use. Yep - I use a vernier to measure around the tire when I put them on in the spring and again when I remove them in the fall.
They do have some noise and so they are not bad as other mud aggressive tires but not silent.
They do have some noise and so they are not bad as other mud aggressive tires but not silent.
03-06-2013, 06:58 AM
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x3 on the Duratracs.
My other recommendation would be the BFG A/T KO. I've owned Duratracs and BFG A/T's, and the Duratracs are slightly quieter on pavement. Neither of them hum like a mud tire, but there's a slight bit more noise with the Duratracs versus the BFG's, and the comparison is when they were both new (all tires get noisier with age).
My other recommendation would be the BFG A/T KO. I've owned Duratracs and BFG A/T's, and the Duratracs are slightly quieter on pavement. Neither of them hum like a mud tire, but there's a slight bit more noise with the Duratracs versus the BFG's, and the comparison is when they were both new (all tires get noisier with age).
03-06-2013, 07:23 AM
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x3 on the Duratracs.
My other recommendation would be the BFG A/T KO. I've owned Duratracs and BFG A/T's, and the Duratracs are slightly quieter on pavement. Neither of them hum like a mud tire, but there's a slight bit more noise with the Duratracs versus the BFG's, and the comparison is when they were both new (all tires get noisier with age).
My other recommendation would be the BFG A/T KO. I've owned Duratracs and BFG A/T's, and the Duratracs are slightly quieter on pavement. Neither of them hum like a mud tire, but there's a slight bit more noise with the Duratracs versus the BFG's, and the comparison is when they were both new (all tires get noisier with age).
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