View Poll Results: WHAT MEATS YOU GOT?
BF GOODRICH
73
14.78%
GOODYEAR
79
15.99%
MICKEY THOMPSON/DICK CEPEK
19
3.85%
COOPER
104
21.05%
KELLY
4
0.81%
BRIDGESTONE
20
4.05%
TOYO
31
6.28%
NITTO
70
14.17%
INTERCO
4
0.81%
PRO COMP
16
3.24%
MICHELIN
31
6.28%
OTHER (please specify in a post)
43
8.70%
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Tires (brands)
Amateur
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
Dave I had those same Sumitomos when I blew a rear before I got my lift and my current tires and in my opinion they SUCK just as bad as the Wranglers. Actually I'm pretty sure my Wranglers were better than those. I live in FL so I get wet driving experience almost every week and they are terrible on wet roads. I couldn't give the truck any gas in a turn or else the tires would break loose and try to send me sideways. I HATE Sumitomos
I have just a bit of rain as we still have a drought going on, so any wet weather performance may end up being in February or March of '13. What I have seen I have been on chip seal and concrete roads. So the traction control has not kicked on under acceleration nor have I any panic stops to test the ABS. How ever when it did rain it only rained enough to bring the oil to the surface and any meaningful analysis was moot as every thing spins or slides. But I well keep your post in mind once I see some real rain.UPDATE:
Sept 25, 2013
I have the Sumi on and I find after sitting all week, they take about 30 minutes of driving to get round again.(insert rough ride icon here) Still drought conditions and any meaningful wet weather is not available. What wet I had to use them in traction control kicks in.
Record Breaker
Joined: Aug 2009
Posts: 1,831
Likes: 3
From: Tampa, FL
Well I only had the Sumitomos on the back since they charged me $500 as it was for 2 tires which I thought was high to begin with especially now since I got 4 A/T tires for 1300 and they are 100x better than the Sumitomos were. I rarely ever get wheel spin on wet roads anymore even when I try to get them to break loose
Champion
Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 4,360
Likes: 0
From: Tolleson, Az
bfg all terrain ko's 315-70 r17. I will never buy these again. I am looking at pro comp extreme all terrains in 35-12.5 r17 load E. But I am driving a heavier beast now, a diesel Excursion.
Rookie
Joined: Sep 2008
Posts: 57
Likes: 0
From: Edison, New Jersey
Goodyear is a good company......
It is just that those Wrangler HPs suck. I mean they are the worst thing on these trucks. I too have spun for no good reason in wet weather other than the ground is wet. They are not the tire for these trucks, although, I believe the Wrangler SRS is a very good tire. Now, I run Bridgestones Dueler Alenza with across the board A ratings. So far, so good. Hemi's forever Ole !
Cooper Zeon LTZs. Awesome tire for the money, and little to no drone driving on the highway. They are meaty and look great on the truck. MPGs with mine are the same as factory. I have 15K on mine so far and they still look new..