goodyear wrangler radials
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goodyear wrangler radials
my jeep needs new tires and i am thinking about getting wrangler radials in 235/75/r15. does anyone have experience with these. i drive a lot on highways but i also drive in a lot of snow because i am in michigan. i do some off roading but not a ton. would these be good tires for me?
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They're okay for dry streets. You see them a lot as factory rubber. This time of the year, especially in MI, I would not buy anything that isn't a winter tire with the Peak Snow symbol.
What kind of offroading do you do?
Goodyear Duratrac is a decent option that is Peak Snow rated and a solid offroad performer.
What kind of offroading do you do?
Goodyear Duratrac is a decent option that is Peak Snow rated and a solid offroad performer.
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I don't do much off roading. But when I do it's on trails with some sand and mud nothing that's extreme. No rock crawling.
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You might want to look at the Cooper Discoverer A/T3 (an excellent on/off road tire), BF Goodrich All-Terrain T/A KO (or the Difinity Dakota A/T2 which is sold at PepBoys and made by Cooper, and is almost an exact copy of the BF Goodrich), Firestone Destination A/T, General Grabber A/T2, or BF Goodrich Rugged Terrain T/A (less aggressive than the BF Goodrich All-Terrains).
Goodyear Wranglers (except for Duratracs) aren't that spectacular and are common OE tires. They definitely aren't the worst tires you can buy (although the Wrangler SR-A and RT/S come pretty close and are best avoided) but there are definitely better and often cheaper options out there.
If you do any off-roading you want to stay away from highway tires, they generally suck off-road and almost any A/T (All-Terrain) tire is better than highway tires in the snow.
Goodyear Wranglers (except for Duratracs) aren't that spectacular and are common OE tires. They definitely aren't the worst tires you can buy (although the Wrangler SR-A and RT/S come pretty close and are best avoided) but there are definitely better and often cheaper options out there.
If you do any off-roading you want to stay away from highway tires, they generally suck off-road and almost any A/T (All-Terrain) tire is better than highway tires in the snow.
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Goodyear wrangler sra's are a nice tire for a mostly pavenent vehicle. They are also no insanely expensive. I had a set on my 99 and they did well in the snow and are quite and smooth on pavement.
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I suppose ymmv but I've never heard anything good about the SR-A or RT/S. The SR-A is the OE tire on Jeep Patriots with 17" wheels and I constantly see people on the Patriot forum complain about how horrible they are (Maybe it is different in 235/75-15 than the 215/60-17 used on the Patriot but I don't think the taller sidewalls and slightly wider tread helps that much).
I've heard decent things about the Silent Armor but they're pretty expensive for a "mild" A/T tire.
From what I've heard the Wrangler Radial is merely "ok" neither great or terrible but it is a highway tire (albeit an "aggressive" highway tire) and just about any "true" A/T will perform better off-road or in snow and many of the "mild" A/Ts don't cost much more, the Wrangler Radial is also known to wear fast (faster than many "true" A/Ts).
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I would highly recommend A/Ts for your uses. All-seasons are about worthless in mud, sand, or deep snow (they do ok in light snow and on plowed roads though). Milder A/Ts don't cost much more than highway tires, ride just as smooth on the road, last nearly as long, and perform much better in mud, sand, and snow. More aggressive A/Ts will perform even better in mud, sand, snow, off-road, etc. but tend to be nosier, not as smooth on the highway, wear faster, and cost more than mild A/Ts.
Note: no A/T will be great in very deep mud, that's what M/Ts (Mud-Terrains) are for but most M/Ts are pretty bad on the highway and don't do well in snow due to lack of siping .
Note: no A/T will be great in very deep mud, that's what M/Ts (Mud-Terrains) are for but most M/Ts are pretty bad on the highway and don't do well in snow due to lack of siping .
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if it works here is what they look like (only to show the tread, this was just a dusting of snow):
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Have had the Wranglers you speak of, and I am guessing they are the Wally World ones for Around 90 each?.
If this is the case, I used them in MO during the winter(went through 3 sets in 5 years) w/o issue except in the freezing rain(but what tire hangs on in that?) Only problem I had was that the Wally World tires seemed to get the wobbles after a while for real reason... IDK. Rumor is that they could be seconds?
If this is the case, I used them in MO during the winter(went through 3 sets in 5 years) w/o issue except in the freezing rain(but what tire hangs on in that?) Only problem I had was that the Wally World tires seemed to get the wobbles after a while for real reason... IDK. Rumor is that they could be seconds?
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No, the old style Goodyear Wranger Radials were designed, and came out, in the early 1980's. These are the entry level tires Walmart sells.
They don't last very long, and they do exhibit weird wear patterns sometimes.
But they are cheap, if that's what you're looking for.
I like the Hankook Dynapro AT/Ms much better. Wear like iron.
They don't last very long, and they do exhibit weird wear patterns sometimes.
But they are cheap, if that's what you're looking for.
I like the Hankook Dynapro AT/Ms much better. Wear like iron.