Which tire to get my new H3?
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From: Greensboro, NC
Think I am going to go with the Kelly. The Cooper is very stiff and weighs a lot more. The Cooper will probably cost 2 mpg more to drive. It's tough and I would get them if I was in a place where I went offroad a lot.
Howdy, here to ring in my two cents... I got the wrangler duratracs and like them for anything i do. And suppose to be awesome for winter. Plus they look good. The safari are a different look a bit than the duratrac but prob suppose to be the same. I don't know about the winter and i think there is a bit more open tread with the duratracs.
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been running duratrac for 6 months. LOVE UM
did the torsion level, bilstien shocks and went up to 285's looks and feels like a cool truck now.
did air doc and should have my pcm done thursday......
anyway i am very please with the dura's
did the torsion level, bilstien shocks and went up to 285's looks and feels like a cool truck now.
did air doc and should have my pcm done thursday......
anyway i am very please with the dura's
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I've put some road and trail time on the LT285/75R16 kelly TSR radial tires. Load range "E". On the road, they are quiet for an aggressive all-terrain. Some road noise, but nothing like a mud terrain. Even quieter than some performance car tires on cement expressways. Ride very well too. I also like how the rim is recessed into the bead away from obstacles.
Off-road at Uwharrie, they had excellent traction on the hard pack clay and rocks. I was driving behind an open-diff Wrangler with BFG AT 33's and he spun just about every obstacle. In 4-Hi, going over berms and other obstacles I never had a tire spin. The traction control and tires kept me going with no effort. In the rocks, I was in 4-low and they clawed over and thru without a complaint there too. The sidewall cleats probably added some protection and grip on some boulders too. Hit only one little mud patch and got thru without any squirming.
The bad is that on "Dutch John", even with 33's I was hitting my skids and crossmembers on some boulder obstacles. I did not have UCP and every crunch gave me the shudders. I hope my transfer case is ok, as it sure is loud in 4-low in anything other than 1st gear on the auto trans. 2nd gear low range was real whiney. Maybe with 4:1 it doesn't like going over a few mph?
Anyways, back to the tires. they held up great with no chips on the tread blocks and sidewalls held up good too. I was worried since they are only 2-ply. So far, I like them a lot as street/trail tire for daily use. My mpg's are running around 16 with mixed city/hwy use but it is still too early to tell.
Off-road at Uwharrie, they had excellent traction on the hard pack clay and rocks. I was driving behind an open-diff Wrangler with BFG AT 33's and he spun just about every obstacle. In 4-Hi, going over berms and other obstacles I never had a tire spin. The traction control and tires kept me going with no effort. In the rocks, I was in 4-low and they clawed over and thru without a complaint there too. The sidewall cleats probably added some protection and grip on some boulders too. Hit only one little mud patch and got thru without any squirming.
The bad is that on "Dutch John", even with 33's I was hitting my skids and crossmembers on some boulder obstacles. I did not have UCP and every crunch gave me the shudders. I hope my transfer case is ok, as it sure is loud in 4-low in anything other than 1st gear on the auto trans. 2nd gear low range was real whiney. Maybe with 4:1 it doesn't like going over a few mph?
Anyways, back to the tires. they held up great with no chips on the tread blocks and sidewalls held up good too. I was worried since they are only 2-ply. So far, I like them a lot as street/trail tire for daily use. My mpg's are running around 16 with mixed city/hwy use but it is still too early to tell.
