Need Help Picking Tires

[EvanSG]

Hello Everybody,

I am fairly new to this whole jeep thing and need some help picking out a good aggressive looking tire that has a long tread life on-road. I have so far looked at the Nitto Ridge Grapplers and both the Toyo Open Country M/T's and R/T's. If someone knows what has the best tread life out of those 3 or a new tire i have not looked at please tell me!!!
I have attached a few photos of wheels i have been looking at.
Thank you for your help!!
-Evan

P.S. Looking in that 35-37 range best wheel size for each one?

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[American Jeeper]

I’ll bite, although most would advise that there or more threads on this than Sport vs. Rubicon. I would recommend looking at reviews online. Tire rack posts some consumer satisfaction data.

You really need to decide if you need a AT or MT, and that depends on how much off-road driving you do and the type of terrain. Are you looking for more performance or looks? Are you willing to sacrifice looks for performance? That pic looks like a 35” or 37” KO2 with 20” wheels, and that would not be great off road. 17” rims are common for that size of tire. KM2 or now 3 or KO2 are popular choices, but everyone has their favorite tire or one to avoid.

 

[EvanSG]

I’ll bite, although most would advise that there or more threads on this than Sport vs. Rubicon. I would recommend looking at reviews online. Tire rack posts some consumer satisfaction data.

You really need to decide if you need a AT or MT, and that depends on how much off-road driving you do and the type of terrain. Are you looking for more performance or looks? Are you willing to sacrifice looks for performance? That pic looks like a 35” or 37” KO2 with 20” wheels, and that would not be great off road. 17” rims are common for that size of tire. KM2 or now 3 or KO2 are popular choices, but everyone has their favorite tire or one to avoid.

I’m looking for something best on street. tread life is the biggest thing for me. I’ve heard that the BFG tires wear fast.

 

[EvanSG]

Thank you for responding though!! It’s greatly appreciated.

 

[StuntmanMike]

I’m looking for something best on street. tread life is the biggest thing for me. I’ve heard that the BFG tires wear fast.

For street use, I'd definitely go with a 35" all terrain tire. The Ridge Grappler and BFG A/T are both good choices.

 

[Stickerhead]

I have had Toyo’s AT’s on two JK’s and my F250. Great all terrain tire but is a load range E. BFG’s in KO2and 3’s are C or D so ride will be better. I am running a 37” Nitto Ridge Grapplers this go around in a D load range. It is a nice riding tire. Was going with a Toyo RT but could not get them at the time. Buddy ran the Cooper STT and returned them to Discount Tire because they pulled passenger no matter what he did and a good alignment. Went back to a Nitto RG, problem went away

 

[weeitsmikelee]

Nitto offers a highway tire (dura grappler) that is apparently decent although it may not be the appearance you're going for.

 

[Covet]

Hello Everybody,

I am fairly new to this whole jeep thing and need some help picking out a good aggressive looking tire that has a long tread life on-road. I have so far looked at the Nitto Ridge Grapplers and both the Toyo Open Country M/T's and R/T's. If someone knows what has the best tread life out of those 3 or a new tire i have not looked at please tell me!!!
I have attached a few photos of wheels i have been looking at.
Thank you for your help!!
-Evan

P.S. Looking in that 35-37 range best wheel size for each one?

Without a doubt, go with the Method rims! Had Trail Grapplers on Double Standard Methods on my fj. Love their wheels (Method). For some tire that is a good does all and looks good, take a peek at the Cooper Stt Pros. Haven’t ever run those, but they look like a semi-mud which is good for Florida, and they appear to have some siping. The trail grapplers i had looked cool, but were fucking terrible in the crushed ice/packed snow that i had to drive through in the Denver metro = my 2.5 cents
On the Methods make sure to check out the NV as well as the standards imo some of the better looking ones.

 

[American Jeeper]

https://m.tirerack.com/tires/surveyresults/surveydisplay.jsp?type=ORAT

Check this out. Everyone has an opinion but aggregate data is nice to see, and these are customers outside of the Jeep world too. This even tells you how many miles have been reported.

Personally, I have had great tread life on BFG tires. That said, I am running Destination MT/2’s because they were rated higher for mud tires and I got them at a killer price. So far they have been awesome.

 

[TLife]

Goodyear DuraTracs sound like they would fit your needs. I've never personally run them, but I've heard good things.

 

[WXman]

OP says that tread life is king to him. If that's the case, he should be looking at HT tires. There are many to choose from in the 35" size.

If he insists on an AT tire, then for tread life I have seen the BFGoodrich and General tires last a LONG time. In fact, I know of a set of General Grabber AT2s that went almost 90,000 miles on a Jeep I used to own.

 

[Capt-Zoom]

Ive been using the bfg tko tko2 tko3 on my yj and tj for more than 20 years and havent had any issues. Driving aggressively i get 60k miles plus in heat conditions like phoenix and baton rouge for 11 years and icy cold (-50 wind chill) of minnesota for 13 years. They handle the worst of winter conditions with ease. Plus they are quiet on the roads at all speeds. Run them at 30 to 32psi.

It is the only tire i will even look at.

 

[American Jeeper]

They cost but are worth it. Seems that a lot more people used to run duratacs because they look aggressive. From experience, they have really soft sidewalls and in my opinion inferior to the KO2 in wear and off-road performance.

 

[lembowski]

Going to be a game time decision for me between the Toyo MT and RT. The RT sounds best for you as they have a 45,000 mileage guarantee.

 

[aberndtsson]

Hello Everybody,

I am fairly new to this whole jeep thing and need some help picking out a good aggressive looking tire that has a long tread life on-road. I have so far looked at the Nitto Ridge Grapplers and both the Toyo Open Country M/T's and R/T's. If someone knows what has the best tread life out of those 3 or a new tire i have not looked at please tell me!!!
I have attached a few photos of wheels i have been looking at.
Thank you for your help!!
-Evan

P.S. Looking in that 35-37 range best wheel size for each one?

I didn't try any of these you mentioned but I heard that Toyo Open Country are pretty good tires that provides an great ride experience. And also that shows great durability.

When I was looking for tires for my jeep, I was looking on different forums for some information and advice, but then I found a website that provided me enough information to decide which tires I would like to buy. And I even paid less than I expecte
d to pay for a set of chosen tires.

I can share a link to that website, so you can take a look and maybe can help you to decide which one are right for you. Here is the link https://www.bestproductspro.com/tires-for-jeep-wrangler . Hope you'll find it useful.

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