What to choose for 35'' tires

[JKaJayF]

  So I'm looking to buy new 35'' inch tires for my JKU and I'm on the fence between Goodyear Wrangler MT/R (with kevlar) and the Mickey Thompson Baja Claw....tell me what you think or give me other options. Thanks guys

[w squared]

Most of the folks here that have Toyo Open Country MT's think that they're great. Just be aware that the one's you are likely to purchase for your JK are load rating E, and are slightly heavier than Rosie O'Donnell. That means that you need to run them around 25 psi on the road to avoid having your kidneys bleed, and both your acceleration and braking will suffer.

On the plus side, the last two Toyos that I bought balanced without any weight. Toyo's quality control is very good, and the MT's work as well as or better than any radial mud tire that I know of. They are also very tough.

[Delco21]

Dunlop fierce attitide M/T

I have a set and LOVE them great road manners and very capable offroad

[DOKTORJ]

Why not just go with Load Range "C"? I wouldn't put E's on anything but a pickup that was doing some hauling.

[binare]

Cause he'd be buyin new rims to do so.

[w squared]

And because if you air them down properly, you get uber-tough tires that still perform.

[cLAY]

Why not just go with Load Range "C"? I wouldn't put E's on anything but a pickup that was doing some hauling.

"E" range tires have a heavier duty casing, thicker sidewalls. They stand up better to the abuse of offroading. Once you poke a hole in the sidewall on "c" tire and see just how thin its sidewall is you'll be looking for "e" on the next set.

I had a set of E range tires, worn them out and bought the exact same in "C" cause they were a good deal. Poked a hole in two of them my first time out with them. Sold them and bought another set of "E"s and they've been fine.

Now it also depends on the intended use. Lots of street time and mild offroading you'd probably be fine with a "C" range tire and prefer its ride over an "E".  Once you get past the point of caring about what the on road ride is like you tend to gravitate to the more hard,noisy, aggressive mud tires

[JKaJayF]

Thanks for the input. E rated is because i haul a trailer for work and I could care less about how ruff the ride is. I have the Old Man Emu heavy kit with E rated tires right now and I love it! Thanks again guys...happy trails 

[jeepgrl]

I have the Mickey Thompson MT/Zs and love them... I can air down to 8psi on the trail, and actually broke my wheel and didn't do any damage to the tire.  They're tough buggers...

[DOKTORJ]

I think it all comes down to the operator then guys cause I'm going on to over 8 years with load range C tires and I have never ever put anything through my sidewall but I have seen more than a few MTZ as well as ToYo's & Boggers with large gaping holes in the sidewalls.

[Vinman]

I think it all comes down to the operator then guys cause I'm going on to over 8 years with load range C tires and I have never ever put anything through my sidewall but I have seen more than a few MTZ as well as ToYo's & Boggers with large gaping holes in the sidewalls.

I've only ever punctured two sidewalls. They happened on the only set of E rated tires I have ever owned and within 20 minutes of each other, during a Winter run, at midnight, lost and running low on fuel

I'll stick to my load range C's and save wheel bearings, brakes, steering components, axle components and get decent gas mileage along with a smoother ride.

Vince

[morerpmfred]

Nothin do do with operator. Location locatio location. Never cut a tire in waiperous or maclean. But then have gone through about twenty sets of off road tires over the years and never had a set where I did not damage a tire. Last set of procomps had three sidewall cuts, some repairable most not. All of these tires except one was damaged down south.