The perfect tire.

[EVERYUSERNAMEISTAKEN]

I have never worn out a tire on my Jeep.
I destroyed'em, play'n.
And YES-My Jeep is my DD.
Cj's ain't that 'lite'. Mine weights in at 3675lbs.
LG

Haha ok it's not super light but it's light compared to my DD (F250 w/ MT's)!

 

[EVERYUSERNAMEISTAKEN]

When you get to be my age you can't hear anyway. or the wife.Getting old ain't all bad.

Lol there ain't nothing wrong with getting old!! Even more reason to get loud tires. Can't hear the wife complain about how bad the CJ ride is compare to the new Barbie jeeps! [emoji482]

 

[EVERYUSERNAMEISTAKEN]

I have never worn out a tire on my Jeep.
I destroyed'em, play'n.
And YES-My Jeep is my DD.
Cj's ain't that 'lite'. Mine weights in at 3675lbs.
LG

Lol I'd say you aren't playing hard enough if they aren't getting torn up! [emoji482]

The CJ might not be the lightest rig on the road but it's lighter than my DD F250 on MT's. I don't drive as much as everyone else so it's justifiable for me. Man now you have me curious what my CJ weights!!

 

[gr8dain]

Mine weighed in at 1.8 tons at the scale at the dump.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Lol I'd say you aren't playing hard enough if they aren't getting torn up! [emoji482]

The CJ might not be the lightest rig on the road but it's lighter than my DD F250 on MT's. I don't drive as much as everyone else so it's justifiable for me. Man now you have me curious what my CJ weights!!

The weight I posted was 'trail-ready' with the tools and such that I always have in my Jeep. My 200+lb. butt was not part of that read'n.
I do run a full cage and that winch is 150lbs or more w/mount. The 9" in the back weights way more that the '20' did.
FWIW: My jeep is the trailer tow model, and has a GVWR of 4150lbs.
I would like to hear what yours and anyone elses Jeeps weigh.
BTW: My 1ton crew-cab dually 4X4, with 45 gas of fuel and 'empty' bed checks in at 5500lbs.

LG

 

[Petescj]

Man now you have me curious what my CJ weights!!

https://www.jeep-cj.com/forums/f49/cj-wieght-22719/?highlight=Cj+wieght

 

[daddyusmaximus]

My Super Duty was over 9K in daily driver trim on 35x12.50s. Put a set of 35s on a CJ5 and it's a light vehicle.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

A most qualified driver you have there.
My mini-Aussie loves to ride.
With my 12' Lance Camper in place, I'm push'n 10K lbs easy.
LG

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Brandy is a service dog, so she is with me 24/7. I understand about camper weight. I built cabinets in my camper shell that were filled with tools, parts, supplies, camping gear, and recovery gear. The weight really adds up quick. Gonna be a big adjustment going camping in a CJ5 . Tent city, here I come.

 

[Lumpy Grits]

Brandy is awesome!
Life on this 'rock', would be unbearable without our Dogs.

LG

 

[Hedgehog]

My CJ weighed in at just over 3,800 lbs on the truck scale at the dump. Well over 4000 with me in it. That was before adding the extra weight difference of the Warn Winch. Extra camping Tools and camping gear would bump that weight up significantly.

Vehicle weight and the perfect tire vary. My '80 CJ5 had General Grabbers on it and they were excellent. On my next vehicle, a Trooper II, the same tire was not good choice. The Trooper tore them up.

 

[Schvin]

I have the Baja claw TTC's on my '5. Great tire. Haven't had them out too much, but my buddy used them on his XJ as well, and he also loved them. However, I have 33" Goodyear duratracs on my TJ. Absolutely LOVE them. They've been on there since 2009. Still have 5/32" of tread (not great, but still not legally bald) and I'm pushing 85,000 miles in them. Because in those years, 4 of them included driving to/from NW Ohio to W Michigan every other weekend or so. I've got countless wheeling trips on them. I've hit 100mph with them (then saw the speed and decided to slow down lol). In those 8 years, I've slashed 1 sidewalk, which was actually due to straight up smacking something, ON THE STREET! I run 10 psi in them off-road. Grip awesome on rocks and clean out great in mud. Snow traction is A+. As is rain. When I was shopping for my 40's, I ended up going with Toyo MT's, but honestly, if they made the duratrac in a 40". I would've bought them again, hands down, no questions asked. :2cents:

 

[Torxhead]

Finding a good Jeep tire has always been difficult for me. The biggest issue I have had is sidewall piercings, either sharp rock or a sharp piece of wood of some sort which destroys the tire. My latest budget buster is the Goodyear Duratracs. My first impression was that they had massive sidewalls for a "C" rated tire. As my luck would have it, I pulled about a 2" long nasty sticker from a downed tree limb out of it on the second time out with those tires. I am thinking of either a Toyo, Cooper, or Interco for my next trial by tire.

 

[hole]

Torx, Ive been very impressed with the Cooper A/T on my work truck. First set that Ive been able to pull my 10k dump trailer up steep/slick haul roads and not have to lock the hubs to make it to the top. Pretty good on wear as well. treads look great after 20k miles on a 10k service truck.
As for my 8, BFG KO AT has impressed me the most so far.

 

[007]

This is a bit of a religious discussion (kinda like oil threads), but while I could never impugn anyone else's experience with a tire - I'm a huge Firestone fan.

My first set was a set of Destination AT's on my Expedition. They were absolutely fantastic and by far the best tire in snow I've ever had. I put Destination MT's on my Jeep and they are just as impressive. Great in mud, rock and loose dirt.

Each of these comes in two different weight ratings as well.

Just another option to consider for anyone.

 

[Hedgehog]

I believe the perfect tire is closely related to where you live or the conditions your CJ is used in. A good snow tire isn't necessarily a good mud tire which might not perform well in the desert, a beach or sand tire only performs well in a very narrow environment but is perfect for those conditions. For instance in Arizona I have little use for a mud tire that performs well in the swamps of Louisiana.

Cooper AT's have performed well form me.

 

[007]

I believe the perfect tire is closely related to where you live or the conditions your CJ is used in. A good snow tire isn't necessarily a good mud tire which might not perform well in the desert, a beach or sand tire only performs well in a very narrow environment but is perfect for those conditions. For instance in Arizona I have little use for a mud tire that performs well in the swamps of Louisiana.

Cooper AT's have performed well form me.

Agreed Hedge.


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[daddyusmaximus]

I believe the perfect tire is closely related to where you live or the conditions your CJ is used in. A good snow tire isn't necessarily a good mud tire which might not perform well in the desert, a beach or sand tire only performs well in a very narrow environment but is perfect for those conditions. For instance in Arizona I have little use for a mud tire that performs well in the swamps of Louisiana.

Cooper AT's have performed well form me.

This is a big reason I made this thread. I live in Indiana. We have mud on the trails in the summer, and snow (it's snowing now) on the roads in the winter. There is no tire that will do well in both conditions. I try to avoid mud when I can, but many times the mud hole blocks the entire trail. You have to go through. I'm trying to decide if I want my buddies to keep pulling me out of mud holes in the summer, so I can keep pulling people out of ditches in the winter. The snow that we get can be a mess, but it comes less frequent than the rain, so I'm leaning towards the KM2. I suppose I could sipe the center tread blocks.

 

[007]

This is a big reason I made this thread. I live in Indiana. We have mud on the trails in the summer, and snow (it's snowing now) on the roads in the winter. There is no tire that will do well in both conditions. I try to avoid mud when I can, but many times the mud hole blocks the entire trail. You have to go through. I'm trying to decide if I want my buddies to keep pulling me out of mud holes in the summer, so I can keep pulling people out of ditches in the winter. The snow that we get can be a mess, but it comes less frequent than the rain, so I'm leaning towards the KM2. I suppose I could sipe the center tread blocks.

I too live in Indiana...I know what you mean for sure. Obviously it depends on what you do the most. A good winch will make either an MT or an AT the right choice...

 

[Hedgehog]

When I was growing up everybody had summer tires and winter tires. Each fall and spring we would change'em out. The tricky part was doing it before the first snow. Then along came radial tires, supposedly winter tires would never be needed again. Since I've been in the desert for 30 some years I don't really know, do people still do the winter/summer tire thing?