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Mar 25, 2013 | 03:07 PM

#21

Disco Mike

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Well, we all have our own preferences for tire sizes. One thing to think about, most tire manufactures have discontinued making 235's which will make them harder to find in the future.

Mar 25, 2013 | 07:37 PM

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antichrist

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Originally Posted by jafir

Any traction on this? I just went off-road for the first time this weekend in my D90, which has 7.50R16 XZLs, and they are AMAZING.... but I'm just wondering what my options will be when I wear them out.

Very limited options. And Cooper expressed no interest in a 7.50R16 run.

Mar 25, 2013 | 07:44 PM

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shady milkman

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I know it's not a skinny tire but I have the cooper stt in a 275/70/18 and I love them, there hasn't been one thing off or on road that has stopped them yet. They do sing a little on the highway but I love the aggressive look and feel of them.

Mar 25, 2013 | 09:40 PM

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primussucks

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Originally Posted by Street Wolf

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 just put 235/85/16 km2 on mine. You can check them out at scarr if you are going to be there. Otherwise, I'm in north Dallas if you want to have a look.

Mar 25, 2013 | 10:36 PM

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wreckdiver1321

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235/85 has a lot of options. Some of the best treads are there. You can even go with a Toyo MT. Cooper has both versions of the ST, and the STT. Goodyear has the DuraTracs and the MTR Kevs. Then there's Fierce Attitudes. Those are sort of newcomers but everybody I've asked has liked them.

I've driven trucks that ran all of these. By far my favorites are the Toyos or the DuraTracs.