johnrb3b
No such thing as too many Jeeps
So I'm sitting here day dreaming of next summer when I've got the seats redone and I can start driving the Wagon to work. Ah, but I need tires. I've got a set of 16 x 6" rims on the way from Harry Sheets (Midwest Willys) so I'm shopping for tires, looking to buy next spring.
My CJ-3B has stock 16x4.5" rims. I put STA Super Traxion 6.50 x 16" on it and they look and work great.
It's not a daily or even weekly driver so the ride isn't critical
But
The Wagon will be driven much more and I want a better ride than bias ply tires will give. So the Super Traxions are out for the Wagon.
Buying 6" wide rims gives me many choices in radial tires for the Wagon.
I've put pictures and some costs on my web site to show what I've found so far.
http://home.comcast.net/~jrburch_h/jeep ... wagon.html
Scroll down past the first 4 pics of the Wagon and you'll see what's up.
I would really like a very aggressive tread for looks, put I need to be more practical about ride, noise and cost, so I'll probably have to go with a much more "street" tread.
If any of you can offer some more ideas, please chime in. I don't need 50,000 mile tread life. I won't be doing rock crawling. I won't be plowing snow. It'll be a pavement queen with some occasional, mild off-roading.
I'd love to find a good tire for $100 or less but so far I can't break that barrier.
What have you tried that fits my bill?
My CJ-3B has stock 16x4.5" rims. I put STA Super Traxion 6.50 x 16" on it and they look and work great.
It's not a daily or even weekly driver so the ride isn't critical
But
The Wagon will be driven much more and I want a better ride than bias ply tires will give. So the Super Traxions are out for the Wagon.
Buying 6" wide rims gives me many choices in radial tires for the Wagon.
I've put pictures and some costs on my web site to show what I've found so far.
http://home.comcast.net/~jrburch_h/jeep ... wagon.html
Scroll down past the first 4 pics of the Wagon and you'll see what's up.
I would really like a very aggressive tread for looks, put I need to be more practical about ride, noise and cost, so I'll probably have to go with a much more "street" tread.
If any of you can offer some more ideas, please chime in. I don't need 50,000 mile tread life. I won't be doing rock crawling. I won't be plowing snow. It'll be a pavement queen with some occasional, mild off-roading.
I'd love to find a good tire for $100 or less but so far I can't break that barrier.
What have you tried that fits my bill?