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Noisy, but cheap and good traction.
Tall skinny tires
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On slick mud, especially clay, over the top of semi solid ground these dig down to the solid ground and pull very well providing great traction and directional control. On rocks aired down to 12PSI they flex and grip/grab rock wonderfully not slipping and bouncing like a 33X12.50 would...........................In deep deep bottomless goo mud they will dig and sink. A V8 powered rig for deep mud would be better served by big wide tires that can float/blast across the top at high HP RPM throttle..
These are relatively cheap being retreads. Based on my experience, I believe them to be a 30-40K mile tire.
These are relatively cheap being retreads. Based on my experience, I believe them to be a 30-40K mile tire.
I'm definitely team Kanati. Have a set of 35x12.5x15 on my 60 and they are quiet, light (C load), and provide great traction
Certainly have their place, cheap, and good traction... not meaning to be critical or anything,... just an observation, is that line in the center of that tread running horizontally across the middle of this picture....the seam ?
On my ex-BJ70, I already had Bridgestone JeepService 7.50R16, similar to those presented in previous posts.
These were very average tires. Very noisy and very approximate handling. Traction was not significantly better than another MT tire if not even AT.
I almost had the scare of my life when applying emergency braking where they proved to be very ineffective.... rather, very dangerous!
The wear was very uneven. At best, they are "good looking" tires for an overland trailer.
These were very average tires. Very noisy and very approximate handling. Traction was not significantly better than another MT tire if not even AT.
I almost had the scare of my life when applying emergency braking where they proved to be very ineffective.... rather, very dangerous!
The wear was very uneven. At best, they are "good looking" tires for an overland trailer.
They are "remolds" and there are numerous "seams" The squirted out rubber "flash" contributes to tire noise but could be eliminated with a razor knife...they are what they are. In order of cheap price, if you don't want to spend full price on expensive mud tires it seems from cheap to expensive: 1. used tires from someone upgrading to a larger size. 2. Surplus military tires if you don't have to pay shipping. 3. Retreads from tirecappers or treadwright. 4. unusual group buy where someone did a small single container alibaba tire purchase from overseas and is selling them on ebay ETC.. 5. Some decent import budget tire from Indonesia.............AFter this is regular price tires.
A brief moment of entertainment:
cruiserinsanity
SILVER Star
7.50r16 BFGs from 1968.
just a day or 2 outdated, meh, whatever, run it!
I wonder if there are « rubberizing » creams for tires like the one for dry skin 
Another option for the crowd
I wonder if there are « rubberizing » creams for tires like the one for dry skin
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Burt monro use some black shoe polish to fill the cracks
Buy some black silicone RTV and squirt a big blob on a rag and wipe it on the tire filling the cracks. That is how we used to pass JCI in Okinawa with dry rotted tires and brake lines. RTV will fill those cracks and make it look good......It only looks good. It may protect it a bit, but won't provide any real repair to the rubber.I wonder if there are « rubberizing » creams for tires like the one for dry skin
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Wildpeaks look interesting, especially considering a 255/85/16 AT tread that is C rated. Kinda surprised to see the weight is 8-10lbs more than the 235 10 ply. I've always had BFG AT's, and looking at the specs I can't tell how many plies the sidewall is on the BFG. Wildpeak is 3.
I may switch to these later this year when they become available. I have a virtually brand new set of 235/85/16 BFG's on the LC now but I'd really like 255's... I can swap the BFG's to my F250.
Some tall and skinny p0rn from my HZJ76 - Ali, the 2008 HZJ76 - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/ali-the-2008-hzj76.1272844/
Plenty more pics in the thread for those interested.
Dunlop 7.50/R16's it came with.
Yokohama M/T's in the same size, which it also came with (top six). These, along with the above tires, had to be thrown out as the car was purchased in Dubai, where there are strict age-related tire rules.
Somewhat interesting tire, couldn't find much info about it online: Y402B - YOKOHAMA - http://yokohamaoman.com/product/commercial/y402b/
The SP Qualifier tires really weren't any good... This was a new set purchased together with new take-off rims. Not great in most scenarios, as the tread would indicate. The wear is after 11K km, also far from great.
Finally replaced this week with KO2's in 235/85/R16.
KO2's are (IMO) the best of the options available at Costco. Costco makes mounting and maintaining the tires so easy, it's worth "compromising" on some of the slightly better other options available if you go to a different vendor. Had a sidewall puncture on one of our 235/85R16 KO2's on our trip to the Yukon mounted on our other LC (HZJ78) this summer, took the tire to Costco and got 80% of the price back (even though it's been three years since we bought that set).
Plenty more pics in the thread for those interested.
Dunlop 7.50/R16's it came with.
Yokohama M/T's in the same size, which it also came with (top six). These, along with the above tires, had to be thrown out as the car was purchased in Dubai, where there are strict age-related tire rules.
Somewhat interesting tire, couldn't find much info about it online: Y402B - YOKOHAMA - http://yokohamaoman.com/product/commercial/y402b/
The SP Qualifier tires really weren't any good... This was a new set purchased together with new take-off rims. Not great in most scenarios, as the tread would indicate. The wear is after 11K km, also far from great.
Finally replaced this week with KO2's in 235/85/R16.
KO2's are (IMO) the best of the options available at Costco. Costco makes mounting and maintaining the tires so easy, it's worth "compromising" on some of the slightly better other options available if you go to a different vendor. Had a sidewall puncture on one of our 235/85R16 KO2's on our trip to the Yukon mounted on our other LC (HZJ78) this summer, took the tire to Costco and got 80% of the price back (even though it's been three years since we bought that set).
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Those aired down to 10PSI will take you anywhere you want to go and then some.
255/80r17 Toyo AT3 on FJ Cruiser steelies with spacers.
I’m very happy.
Had I known the Falkens were coming out I would engine with those on my 70 series wheels.
I’m very happy.
Had I known the Falkens were coming out I would engine with those on my 70 series wheels.