Good Skinny Tire? Discussion, Opinions?
Good Skinny Tire? Discussion, Opinions?
I've been looking into tires as I'm wondering what I will replace my current set with. I have 16x7 wheels as seen below and are currently running 265/75 tires.
I want something skinnier, and would prefer to stick with a M/T however I do want something that is still good on the road as well.
What tire size would you guys suggest narrowing down to, and what brand/model?
I'm not leaning one way or the other here yet so it's a wide range open discussion right now. Of course personal experience would be great, and so would pictures as well.
I want something skinnier, and would prefer to stick with a M/T however I do want something that is still good on the road as well.
What tire size would you guys suggest narrowing down to, and what brand/model?
I'm not leaning one way or the other here yet so it's a wide range open discussion right now. Of course personal experience would be great, and so would pictures as well.
Baja
Joined: Sep 2007
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From: Georgia, USA
235/70's will be a good 3" shorter than what he's running now. Assuming he wants to keep his height 235/85 is about it for skinner, unless he finds some 7.50R16's, which come up from time to time in the Michelin XZL, but are usually over $200 a tire.
Anti- Got your post over on LRO, just going to reply here for now.
235/85r16 or 7.50R16 is what I'm aiming for. I do not want a shorter tires, just more narrow, and as long as the bead doesn't have to be "stretched" outwards to seat to the wheel with those sizes, giving me this stupid *** kind of look below, I'm happy.
I would love to get some XZL's, but I've yet to find any around myself, and would like to go with something a little more readily available if I ever need a quick replacement.
I've found these being talked about quite a lot on multiple forums...
https://www.treadwright.com/p-28-235...ler-m-t-e.aspx
I would love to have these, not just because of the price, but because this is the style of tire I like. However despite the fact no one seems to have anything bad to say about them, I'm still a bit worried about it.
235/85r16 or 7.50R16 is what I'm aiming for. I do not want a shorter tires, just more narrow, and as long as the bead doesn't have to be "stretched" outwards to seat to the wheel with those sizes, giving me this stupid *** kind of look below, I'm happy.
I would love to get some XZL's, but I've yet to find any around myself, and would like to go with something a little more readily available if I ever need a quick replacement.
I've found these being talked about quite a lot on multiple forums...
https://www.treadwright.com/p-28-235...ler-m-t-e.aspx
I would love to have these, not just because of the price, but because this is the style of tire I like. However despite the fact no one seems to have anything bad to say about them, I'm still a bit worried about it.
Last edited by Street Wolf; Sep 18, 2011 at 06:38 PM.
Baja
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 5,232
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From: Georgia, USA
Look at the Cooper Discoverer STT. I had a set of the old style that looked like this
Mine were 7.50R16 but they've quit making that size.
The new ones:
Mine were 7.50R16 but they've quit making that size.
The new ones:
Last edited by antichrist; Sep 18, 2011 at 06:54 PM.
Definitely one of the tires at the top of my list currently.
Rock Crawling
Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Poulsbo, WA
i know this is a month old, but i'm digging through tire threads. thought i'd throw this out there.
https://www.treadwright.com/p-28-235...ler-m-t-e.aspx
https://www.treadwright.com/p-28-235...ler-m-t-e.aspx