Tall and skinny is the way to go. I have had lots of experience driving
in bad weather. I have a 4 x 4 K5. I use regular street tires, 235 75 R
15, because I get better traction in snow, ice, and mud. Personally, I
would not use anything bigger than a 215 80 R 16. I got stuck on the
side of a mountain once with the big wide A/T tires. If you go to
something like that, be sure you carry a good set of chains with you, you
will need them.
Royce
================================
On Tue, 02 Oct 2001 17:19:03 -0700 "Jim Newton" <jnewton@laurel.com>
writes:
>
> Hi Stu...
>
> >I want to replace the junky military orig. military tires with
> better ones
> >for bad weather here in NH. I am thinking about Firestone
> wilderness A/T
> >III's or Cooper Discovery A/T's. Anyone have experience with
> either?
> >Consumer Reports rates the Firestone over the Coopers, because the
> Coopers
> >have a much longer dry stopping rating, but the Coopers are better
> at
> >everything else.
> >Any pro's or cons? (yes, I know the Firestones were part of the
> recall.)
>
> I know you were asking about these two specific brands and models,
> but
> I would suggest you take a look at the Buckshot Mudder radials.
> They
> really look like a military tire...tall and narrow.
>
> I have these on my M1007 Suburban and everyone comments on the
> tires,
> asking if those are used on other military vehicles and they
> definitely have everyone fooled. It really makes it look like an
> MV.
> I like them because they are the only big tire that I've seen that
> DOES NOT scream "Hey, look at me...I want to be Big Foot the
> bad-assed
> monster truck!".
>
> Here's a good picture of my M1007 with the tires:
>
> http://www.cucv.net/opsg3/DSCN1070.jpg
>
> You can get them from National Tire:
>
> (http://www.natltire.com/ntw0799/pages/mudders.html#Anchor-SIZE-11481)
> which is where I got them, but I'm not sure where else they are
> available.
>
> A set of 5 of these was $777.55 delivered to California. I've put
> probably 15,000 miles on them and they still look like new...I
> haven't
> even rotated in the 5th one yet.
>
> I selected the LT265-85R-16 and they went right onto stock steel
> CUCV
> wheels perfectly. You may need to lift the truck a tad...I lifted
> mine about 2.5".
>
> Thanks.
>
> --
>
> Jim "Ike" Newton
>
> o 1984 M1007 CUCV Military Suburban
> 6.2 Liter Turbo-Diesel Engine
> 5/4 Ton Cargo Capacity, 4WD
>
> o 1971 M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half"
> 478 Cubic Inch Turbo-Diesel Multi-Fuel Engine
> Air Shift Front Axle
> 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Capacity, 6WD
>
> See them at: http://www.CUCV.net
>
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