37" BFG Y'all Terrains

[Alan06SUT]

Originally Posted by timgco

If you plan to rotate it in or have the possibility of driving three or four hours on the highway to get somehwere, get the 5th. BTW- where's that Gobi rack you were talking about.

Il probably go with 5 b/c I plan to drive cross country and off road along the way.

[MarineHawk]

I got five 37" Cooper STTs for $1,200.
Best tire I have ever owned. 84 lbs of rubber apiece. Accidentally had them as low as 14 psi off road for 2 whole days with no separation. Grip like glue and drive great on the hwy at 50 psi.

Originally Posted by Alan06SUT

Il probably go with 5 b/c I plan to drive cross country and off road along the way.

[Mr. I - Man]

Originally Posted by MarineHawk

I got five 37" Cooper STTs for $1,200.
Best tire I have ever owned. 84 lbs of rubber apiece. Accidentally had them as low as 14 psi off road for 2 whole days with no separation. Grip like glue and drive great on the hwy at 50 psi.

Thats a good price where did you those up at?

[MarineHawk]

Weber Tire; 10900 Main St., Fairfax, VA

Originally Posted by Mr. I - Man

Thats a good price where did you those up at?

[Alan06SUT]

Who changed the subject from Mall to Tall? DIE.

Thanks for the info i'll keep it to 12.50 since I have air.

[Alan06SUT]

Damn! Now BALL Terrain. Mall Terrain is FUNNAYER

[Alan06SUT]

Originally Posted by MarineHawk

I got five 37" Cooper STTs for $1,200.
Best tire I have ever owned. 84 lbs of rubber apiece. Accidentally had them as low as 14 psi off road for 2 whole days with no separation. Grip like glue and drive great on the hwy at 50 psi.

Cool. That might be an alternative since 5 are cheaper than 4 Mall Terrains. I belive Lotus4 had those on his H3 at Tellico...Please chime in Lotus If I'm right!

Are the comparable to stock on the highway?

[timgco]

Originally Posted by Alan06SUT

Cool. That might be an alternative since 5 are cheaper than 4 Mall Terrains. I belive Lotus4 had those on his H3 at Tellico...Please chime in Lotus If I'm right!

Are the comparable to stock on the highway?

FWIW- If you drive in snow/ ice (on the road) MT tires bring teh suck! AT tires are way better for that. A tire that's in bewtween an MT and an AT, IMO, would be to go with the procomp extreme AT. They have deeper lugs and are dirrectional. We have them on our H3 and they kick butt in the snow/ ice, they're good in the mud (not as good as a MT tire, but close) but better than my AT's have been in the past. They don't seem to clog up with mud as much as the BFG AT's did. I'm not sure if that's due to wider spacing between lugs or the dirrectional pattern or both. I have a set of these on the way for the H2 in a 37 13.50 17. most of my driving is on the road. For the off roading I do (a few times a year), I'll throw my MT's back on if they are week long trips or something. Also if you have air susp. go with a 12.50 wide tire so you don't air down and mess up that arm back there.

keep in mind that if you don't stay on top of front end alignment, balance, and rotation, the MT tires will show more wear quicker than an AT and will also ride with vibration. I have this with my MT's for the last 3,000 miles. the damn steering wheel and shifter shake pretty bad. They are getting better though.

Here's a link to their website. http://www.procomptires.com/xtatapps.htm

[MarineHawk]

I like the way they drive on the hwy better than stock. A slight hum, but only enough that you might realize you are driving a 7,000 lb military vehicle. So far, they have worn well and stayed round. It's surprising how the additional 1.25" (radial diff - diameter diff is 2.5") makes you seem to sit up higher (that along with 1.5" t-bar crank). My limited snow experience was also very good. Sidewalls are incredibly thick, and there is good tread a few iniches down the side. I had several instances where, on steep wet rock, others on the trail slid down at the end of the decent, whereas mine didn't slip. Maybe just luck or something else, but I'm hapy enough with them that I wouldn't trade them in for any other tire. AND ... they are reasonably priced.

Originally Posted by Alan06SUT

Cool. That might be an alternative since 5 are cheaper than 4 Mall Terrains. I belive Lotus4 had those on his H3 at Tellico...Please chime in Lotus If I'm right!

Are the comparable to stock on the highway?

[lotus4s]

Originally Posted by Alan06SUT

Cool. That might be an alternative since 5 are cheaper than 4 Mall Terrains. I belive Lotus4 had those on his H3 at Tellico...Please chime in Lotus If I'm right!

Are the comparable to stock on the highway?

Hey Alan,

Yes you are correct and I've been pleased so far with the Coopers. We don't have much snow/ice here in Fl but they have been great in the rain. On the way back from Tellico we hit heavy rain for quite a while and they were still extremely stable at 75-80 mph.

They ride great, my buddy even commented about the smooth ride. Road noise is more than the AT's but not bad and nothing the radio can't cure.

Lookin' forward to wheelin' again!

Jim

[Alan06SUT]

Originally Posted by lotus4s

Hey Alan,

Yes you are correct and I've been pleased so far with the Coopers. We don't have much snow/ice here in Fl but they have been great in the rain. On the way back from Tellico we hit heavy rain for quite a while and they were still extremely stable at 75-80 mph.

They ride great, my buddy even commented about the smooth ride. Road noise is more than the AT's but not bad and nothing the radio can't cure.

Lookin' forward to wheelin' again!

Jim

Cool! I think I will get the coopers. Thanks again Jim, see you on the trail next time we all get together!

[scottminor]

Can anyone post a picture of their's with BFG AT 37 12.5 17s?

[Bimmer9938]

I've heard great things about the Good Year Wrangler MTR tire as well.