Tire help

[jac04]

Anybody ever try Power King Premium Traction or Super Traction? They're bias ply tires that come in the 7.50-16 size for those who are sticklers for originality. Available online for $125+shipping or locally for $154-161+tax.

I had Power King Super Tractions on a 63 88" that I restored. I really wanted that 'old school' aggressive tread look. The tires were good off road, but on road they handled poorly and were very noisy. Best thing I ever did was take them off and put on some radial 7.50x16 tires.

[jcutler]

I had Power King Super Tractions on a 63 88" that I restored. I really wanted that 'old school' aggressive tread look. The tires were good off road, but on road they handled poorly and were very noisy. Best thing I ever did was take them off and put on some radial 7.50x16 tires.

Now that's a rare bird. All the 7.50x16's I've found are bias ply. Where did they come from?

[SafeAirOne]

Anybody ever try Power King Premium Traction or Super Traction? They're bias ply tires that come in the 7.50-16 size for those who are sticklers for originality. Available online for $125+shipping or locally for $154-161+tax.

I used to run the Super Traction in 900x16 on the Jeep M715 I had. They did well off-road. I seem to recall that they wear pretty quickly. I think I'd only get 2 or 3 years out of them--maybe 20k-30k miles.

[jac04]

Now that's a rare bird. All the 7.50x16's I've found are bias ply. Where did they come from?

Well, it was a long time ago, so the Dunlop Radial Rover AT was still available in 7.50x16.
If you are looking for a radial 7.50x16, keep an eye out for a set of Michelin XZLs. I'm running them on my Lightweight - mainly because I wanted a military tire. Probably not a good choice for a daily driver.

[Jim-ME]

Yup 235 85 16. The KM2 tires are very good. Like all mud tires they don't do well on pavement and wear like crazy. You might get 20K before you have to replace them. Off road they sing like the angels.
A really good compromise tire is the Goodyear Dura Trac. The tread is aggressive and they look good on a rover. Good on and off road although not as aggressive as a true mud tire. The 235s fit well and with a 32.5 diameter they do help get the truck up in the air. I put a set on the last Range Rover I sold and the new owner likes them.
I got them on line at a terrific price.
You can maybe go just a smidgen larger with a 245. Bigger than that you may have trouble with rubbing at full lock and or articulation.

I don't know where you get your OD from. It looks to me like you're about an inch off.
Jim

[rwollschlager]

I couldn't find the interco truxus available locally or else I would have gone with them. Instead I went with the KM2's, which I like better than my old Super Swamper Tsl's. The Km2's don't make any noise until 45+ mph, and if I'm driving above that speed in a series for a long time I wear ear plugs anyway. Much better road manners, and equally awesome off road as the tsl's. I would get them again. I currently have a set of 33x10.5 on my 88.

-Rob

[Jim-ME]

How did you squeeze that size on your standard 15" rims. Did you buy replacement wider rims?
Jim

[Billy5]

i have Dunlop Mud Rover 30 x 9.5 x R 15 that the PO of my truck put on. I like them. Little noisy but I am happy.

[cedryck]

Rob I have the same tire on my 88, Except on a 15 inch rim., and they are 31. I like them very much, I am not concerned about road noise, I mean it a loud truck anyway, off road great, and the onroad manners are good I guess.

[rwollschlager]

How did you squeeze that size on your standard 15" rims. Did you buy replacement wider rims?
Jim

No, I have the stock 15" rims. I used to have a 32X10.5 super swamper mounted on them without issues, so I figured the bfg's would hold up fine too.

[1961 109 WAGON]

Anybody ever try Power King Premium Traction or Super Traction? They're bias ply tires that come in the 7.50-16 size for those who are sticklers for originality. Available online for $125+shipping or locally for $154-161+tax.

I have them on my 109. Love them!

[1961 109 WAGON]

I'm 90% sure im gonna go with the Interco TRXus in a 235/85. I like the skinny aggressive mud terrain look. Im not too concerned with highway noise or wear. Anyone had any experience with these??

I went with these on my 88 station wagon , size 255/ 85/16, there a little heavy, but do great on and off road with little road noise

[vkjar]

Toyo MTs would be another good choice. Been considering them for my 2a. I run them on my f350 in 35's and will get at least 60k out of them. They are quite on the highway and have done well in every condition I have put them Through from black ice to sand.


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[NC_Mule]

Don't forget about made in the USA
Commercial light truck
Love my Duratracs, killer in the snow. Never had them in the mud.

edit
ha-ha, old thread. O well I never miss a opportunity to plug made in the USA

[REDrum]

No offense but NC snow and Canadian snow is different. I have owned two set of Duratracs and find them unacceptable for full on winter use in new england. They are great AT tires, and ok for shoulder season (and perhaps incidental mid atlantic snow), but just an average all season tire capability when rain goes through phase change. After the second snow fall this past November even my wife was "can we swap out the Duratrac to snows this weekend, they are down right scary in the snow"

The Firestone MT I run on my '76 88 perform noticeably better in the snow than Duratracs, and come in 235/85/16, which is near perfect for series trucks, albeit they are made in Canada not US

The other very good performing snow and mud tires are the Super Swamper SSRs, even better than the Firestone MTs. I had an opportunity to try them this winter in the snow and was very impressed. They are going on my UZJ100 next, and they are made in US.