Topic: new tires

[rrborchard]

just got a set of Ravine wheels for my 2000 tj. Want to get new tires. Can't decide what to get. BFGoodrich long trail or Firestone Destination. It is mostly street driven. Also with the 4cyl, would 30 or 31 inch tires work best? Thanks for your advice.

[YJmechanic]

those two tires are not even close to the same thing.  Bfg long trails are just a tire made for stock trucks to have an aggressive looking tire but they are worthless off road.  For on and offroad but mostly on I would say an AT tire of some kind.  Bfg AT are really good and firestone destination AT's are also really good ones.  The best is going to be a bridgestone dueler at revo.  You can get them at the same place as the destination at because firestone and bridgstone are the same company.  If you want just a cheap tire ask for a wheel track AT at the bridge/firestone dealer they should still carry them unless they were discontinued.  They are and off brand for bridge/firestone.

[Mozman68]

I really like my Dick Cepak FC II's...I do mostly road driving and they are great...and really agressive looking.

31's are fine as that is what I have.

[Jeffy]

I'd go with some BFG AT's.  They are decent all around tires for someone who does 80-90% street driving.

I thought the Long Trails were for fullsize truck that might go down a dirt road.

As for size, I'd go 31's.  It's the bare minimum for most moderate trails while not droping your engine's perofrmance much.  You'll also want to recalibrate your speedometer too.

[callenst]

I dunno, you might want to think bigger picture.   I started off with 30/9.5 BFG at's, Then went to 30/10.5 BFG MTs, now I am at 32 MTR's!   To make matters worse I want to regear and get a locker and go with 33's!   Its addicting.  Where do you want your jeep to be in a year?  

The BFG AT's were really good on the street.  In mud the turned into racing slicks.  

The BFG MT's were decent on the street.  Too big for a stock TJ for offroading.   They would rub at when I flexed up my Jeep.   But for street driving and moderate wheeling they should be fine.   A small cheap lift would take car e of that.  

I then bought a rancho lift and bought 32inch Goodyear MTRs, they  have been really good both on and off road.   I can't seem to wear them out!   When I do get the money and they wear out, I will buy MTR's again.   My gearing isn't low enough with the 32's and my jeep can barely get ouf of its own way, even with all the basic performance mods.  

Id recommend the MTR's, There is my 2 cents...

TC

[Jeffy]

Id recommend the MTR's, There is my 2 cents...

TC

I really like the MT/R's too but for someone who spends very little time offroad, the MT/R is a waste.  It's too aggressive and expensive.  Although, my MT/R's handle wet roads much better then my BFG AT's ever did.

[01amberfirewv]

Bridgestone Duler AT's, I had them on my Toyota and they were great probubly better than the BFG AT's that I had on my Jeep.  Again they werent good in the mudd but sounds like that is not a concern to you

[happy024]

I have 31" Good Year AT/S on my 95 YJ. I love them they are a little more agresive than the BF A/T and are grooved kinda like aquatreds. Handle great in the snow and rain. Haven't been in the mud yet with them  since I live in Minnesota and bought them right before Chistmas.

[chrisfranklin]

I picked up some Bridgestone Dueler Revos based on reviews I saw on the TireRack.  I had used just BFG Long Trails which seemed to wear ok, but traction was pretty lousy in practically all conditions, on/off/rain/dry (your experience with Long Trails may vary)

The Revos have worked great.  Traction in the wet is superb and they really seem to reduce stopping distance in the dry too vs what I was used to.  Off-road, they are not real mudder tires; but, if you air them out, you can track over anything.  Wear seems pretty good too (but, I have been rotating them and keeping good track of tire pressure).  Would probably buy again unless I was going to be in really specialized conditions all the time.  Not a bad price either.

[buddy]

I'd recommend the Goodyear Wrangler Silent Armor.  They are absolutely the quietest, toughest all-terrain that there is these days.  They are a little more than the BFG AT, but for the difference in the build & quality, they are totally worth it!!  

Check them out here

Reviews here & here

Hope this helps.

Later,

Buddy

[j.p.sloan]

I have a question of a similar nature.  I currently have 33x12.50x15 tires on my "90 Wrangler.  I want to go to a 31x10.50 to get back some power, so I can use 5th gear again.  My question is what width do the rims need to be to mount a 10.50 tire?  I know my existing rims are to wide.  do I need a 8" rim or can I use the 7" rim?

Thanks; John

[Jeffy]

I have a question of a similar nature.  I currently have 33x12.50x15 tires on my "90 Wrangler.  I want to go to a 31x10.50 to get back some power, so I can use 5th gear again.  My question is what width do the rims need to be to mount a 10.50 tire?  I know my existing rims are to wide.  do I need a 8" rim or can I use the 7" rim?

Thanks; John

Unless you're runngin 10" wide wheels, you'll need something 8" or smaller.  A stock set of 6" wheels could even be used.