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Background:
Didn't find much info on these before purchasing, figured I'd share a bit of info for others. My more recent tires besides stock are Baja Boss AT in 37", Maxxis RAZR MT in 40s, Patagonia M/T-02 in 38s, and now these. My rig sees no daily driving, purely for the weekends hitting trails and the occasional weeknight trail. Am at 14k miles since my purchase last July on this build. Mounted on KMC Grenade crawl beadlocks 17x9 -38
Got installed/balanced last Friday 6/02/2023. These tires have very large tread blocks and are SOFT, soft enough to flex them with a twist of the hand. At around 91 lbs per tire, they are on the heavy side for sure. Almost feels the same as when I ran the Maxxis 40s. Friday night, hit 3 combined trails, woke up early Saturday and went to the CA/NV border for another more scenic route/trail, and on Sunday hit another trail crossing a few peaks down to the water.
Key Notes:
I wanted to make sure if you're reading, that you know what you're getting into, these are bias ply tires. After one day in the garage, they flat spot in a big way, highway it goes away within 2-3 miles, but city slow driving, it took me about 10 miles yesterday while searching for a car wash before it smoothed out. This doesn't bother me but others probably are wondering why the jeep appears to be rattling around so much.
EDIT - Tried 30lbs, then 35 lbs, now airing up to 40 to 42 lbs to help with the flat spotting, much better as its not nearly as bumpy from the flat spotting after sitting for a few days.
M/T tires, some give a harsh bumpy ride at all times under 10mph, these are no exception. Had a passenger once ask me what was wrong with the jeep. Some tires are louder than others, and again, these are VERY true to that statement. At 32mph, these start roaring, just as loud if not louder than my RAZR 40s at highway speeds, as you gain speed, so does the sound, doesn't bother me though. Someone in my group last weekend on the highway going to a trail said they could hear my tires in front of him over his own tires.
On the trail:
These are soft, even running a higher pressure than on previous tires, the large tread blocks act like suspension giving a noticeably more comfortable ride. As seen, the tread blocks can be an advantage with certain types of bite on rock and dirt.
Let me point out that you will get more rocks kicked up at higher speeds than crawling, you will get much larger rocks kicked up, the types that fit in your hand, not just fingers. My fenders after one day was full, literally full of small stones and such. I watched all day and even the wife was laughing at all the visible rocks being thrown forward, some hitting the hood/windshield and even at times, the side windows. I did install some tubing yesterday after a wash to help with the small stones getting stuck in the fenders.
Conclusion:
Only time will tell on how long they will last, if I can get a year to 1.5 years before they are half way worn, I'll be happy. There is balance with all tires, they all have their own personalities, the XS is an extreme tire from one end, no where in the middle.
Would I get this after another 1.5 years, to be honest, I'm not sure. Definitely enjoying them for now and have no regrets. The only thing I would wish is that these are available as a radial tire. But if designed as a radial, I'm assuming there were be some characteristic changes.
Didn't find much info on these before purchasing, figured I'd share a bit of info for others. My more recent tires besides stock are Baja Boss AT in 37", Maxxis RAZR MT in 40s, Patagonia M/T-02 in 38s, and now these. My rig sees no daily driving, purely for the weekends hitting trails and the occasional weeknight trail. Am at 14k miles since my purchase last July on this build. Mounted on KMC Grenade crawl beadlocks 17x9 -38
Got installed/balanced last Friday 6/02/2023. These tires have very large tread blocks and are SOFT, soft enough to flex them with a twist of the hand. At around 91 lbs per tire, they are on the heavy side for sure. Almost feels the same as when I ran the Maxxis 40s. Friday night, hit 3 combined trails, woke up early Saturday and went to the CA/NV border for another more scenic route/trail, and on Sunday hit another trail crossing a few peaks down to the water.
Key Notes:
I wanted to make sure if you're reading, that you know what you're getting into, these are bias ply tires. After one day in the garage, they flat spot in a big way, highway it goes away within 2-3 miles, but city slow driving, it took me about 10 miles yesterday while searching for a car wash before it smoothed out. This doesn't bother me but others probably are wondering why the jeep appears to be rattling around so much.
EDIT - Tried 30lbs, then 35 lbs, now airing up to 40 to 42 lbs to help with the flat spotting, much better as its not nearly as bumpy from the flat spotting after sitting for a few days.
M/T tires, some give a harsh bumpy ride at all times under 10mph, these are no exception. Had a passenger once ask me what was wrong with the jeep. Some tires are louder than others, and again, these are VERY true to that statement. At 32mph, these start roaring, just as loud if not louder than my RAZR 40s at highway speeds, as you gain speed, so does the sound, doesn't bother me though. Someone in my group last weekend on the highway going to a trail said they could hear my tires in front of him over his own tires.
On the trail:
These are soft, even running a higher pressure than on previous tires, the large tread blocks act like suspension giving a noticeably more comfortable ride. As seen, the tread blocks can be an advantage with certain types of bite on rock and dirt.
Let me point out that you will get more rocks kicked up at higher speeds than crawling, you will get much larger rocks kicked up, the types that fit in your hand, not just fingers. My fenders after one day was full, literally full of small stones and such. I watched all day and even the wife was laughing at all the visible rocks being thrown forward, some hitting the hood/windshield and even at times, the side windows. I did install some tubing yesterday after a wash to help with the small stones getting stuck in the fenders.
Conclusion:
Only time will tell on how long they will last, if I can get a year to 1.5 years before they are half way worn, I'll be happy. There is balance with all tires, they all have their own personalities, the XS is an extreme tire from one end, no where in the middle.
Would I get this after another 1.5 years, to be honest, I'm not sure. Definitely enjoying them for now and have no regrets. The only thing I would wish is that these are available as a radial tire. But if designed as a radial, I'm assuming there were be some characteristic changes.
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