Hi gang!
Although the E rated 265/75-16 A/T tires that came with the truck look ok and have plenty of tread left but on close inspection, I can see signs of dry rot. That coupled with the date code putting them around ten years old... It's obvious that for safety reasons, Raylan needs some new shoes before pulling our house south for the winter. The truck is 4x4 and we do have occasion to use it. In Florida, we live off the grid, on some low lying grove land. When it rains the farm roads can get pretty sloppy, to say nothing of the area where we have the trailer. So I'm looking for a tire that gives good highway and wet road performance and works okay off road. Plus who doesn't like the looks of an aggressive tire on a 4x4? We're running Hankook ATM RF-10 tires on the Cherokee. I'm on the second set. They are superb on the road. Quiet and sticky, excellent in the rain at speed. I've never been stuck in the deep mud and they've done a good job on the rocky trails in the Catskills. Unfortunately, there not available in a E rated tire. I've just started looking/research and I've seen a few that look good, like the Wrangler A/T adventure w/ Kevlar. But at $240 a tire, I'm hoping that I can find something for a lot less that still does the job. I realize that you get what you pay for and tires are no place to skimp. That's why I run the ATM RF -10 tires on the Jeep. When I found them, Hankook was making a name in the international market and as such, the're a super deal... What's the collective say? Do I just need to anti up (and bend over) for one of the big names? Or is there a more reasonably priced alternative that's gonna provide the features that I need? What are you all running for a combination of heavy highway towing and decent off road performance?
Although the E rated 265/75-16 A/T tires that came with the truck look ok and have plenty of tread left but on close inspection, I can see signs of dry rot. That coupled with the date code putting them around ten years old... It's obvious that for safety reasons, Raylan needs some new shoes before pulling our house south for the winter. The truck is 4x4 and we do have occasion to use it. In Florida, we live off the grid, on some low lying grove land. When it rains the farm roads can get pretty sloppy, to say nothing of the area where we have the trailer. So I'm looking for a tire that gives good highway and wet road performance and works okay off road. Plus who doesn't like the looks of an aggressive tire on a 4x4? We're running Hankook ATM RF-10 tires on the Cherokee. I'm on the second set. They are superb on the road. Quiet and sticky, excellent in the rain at speed. I've never been stuck in the deep mud and they've done a good job on the rocky trails in the Catskills. Unfortunately, there not available in a E rated tire. I've just started looking/research and I've seen a few that look good, like the Wrangler A/T adventure w/ Kevlar. But at $240 a tire, I'm hoping that I can find something for a lot less that still does the job. I realize that you get what you pay for and tires are no place to skimp. That's why I run the ATM RF -10 tires on the Jeep. When I found them, Hankook was making a name in the international market and as such, the're a super deal... What's the collective say? Do I just need to anti up (and bend over) for one of the big names? Or is there a more reasonably priced alternative that's gonna provide the features that I need? What are you all running for a combination of heavy highway towing and decent off road performance?
