Tires...Need your opinions

[droog]

I know there are a ton of tire threads, and I think I have gone through most of them. But I wanted to know what thoughts there were on the following tires.
Firstly, I have a 02 Wrangler X. Daily driver. No lift. When I have the chance, I try to get her door deep in mud at least twice a month. I live in northern Illinois, so snow and ice are a big issue. Basically, which ones do you think are best with mud, ice, snow, and wont wear down so fast. Im looking for 31X10.5's
The tires that I was considering are...

SSR Series Super Swamper Radial TSL
TrXus MT's
Firestone Destination MT
Mickey Thompson Baja Claw

thanks.

 

[mercab18]

hey i had pretty much the same problem. i have a 97 wrangler sport (no lift) and i hated the way the old stock tires looked, so i bought Dayton Timberline M/T 31x10.5's with Micky Thompson Classic II wheels. it was a mistake. although i love them in the summer, i dont want to ruin them during the upstate new york winters. i'm anxious to hear what other replies you get because i am going to look for new tires and wheels for the winter.

i know i probably didn't help much

 

[TwistedCU]

so snow and ice are a big issue. Basically, which ones do you think are best with mud, ice, snow, ...



...TrXus MT's
Firestone Destination MT

The Trxus and the firestone are great tires. Personally I would choose the interco Trxus, but the Firestone are solid and have the carbon bits in the tread that are effective in ice.

 

[yjmudder90]

try to stay away from the baja claw unless you get just an incredible deal on them. I had 33/12.50/15 on my white 90 yj and they rode like crap on the road, only were good for forward in mud. sucked in snow/ice, but were awesome on rock. hope this helps.

 

[droog]

All input helps. Thanks!
I am leaning towards the Trxus. but i read they are a pain to balance.
not sure how much that should matter...

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

Go with the TrXus MT, and consider internal balancing like Tire Balancing Products . The TrXus MT's balance way better than most other Interco's.

 

[Wrangl3r93]

I've always figured balancing was the shop that put them on's problem

 

[beep45]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GREEN-DIAMOND-CARBIDE-MUD-TIRE-17-10-PLY-BLEM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ66475QQihZ005QQitemZ150191564229QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW:?|

 

[beep45]

eBay Motors: GREEN DIAMOND * CARBIDE * MUD TIRE * 17" 10 PLY BLEM (item 150191564229 end time Dec-11-07 10:32:01 PST) :?|

 

[Bounty__Hunter]

That's a retread, HyTech Retreading uses the same Green Diamond stuff but I haven't seen that tread pattern before in a retread.

I trust retreads when made right, ran a set on my jeep before, but that's too much $$ for a retread.

 

[mrfast]

I have Timberline 32x11:50-15's and love them, but if I had it to do over again I would by the Firestone Destination MT's I like the way they look and have heard very good things about them.

 

[TwistedCU]

If interested in a tire like the one in that auction I woudl just go with hitech retreads like BH mentioned. They have a pretty good reputation and great pricing.

 

[firemanharry]

I've been running TrXus MT's since I built my Jeep and have had no problems with them. They've gotten me through a lot of mud, sand, snow, and over a heap of rocks. They have good road manners and are (too) quiet as well.

I've got 34 x 12.5's on my Jeep - at the time I bought these they were the only tires I could find that offered the 12.5 in a (true) 34", I don't know if anything has changed in the past 4 yrs.

When I need new tires I will replace them with the same if that tells you anything.