Opinions/advice? TIRES!

[HUMMERADDICT]

Need new tires. Noticed bulges on a couple of my tires. Dealer says def need new ones. I'm either going with 305/65/18 (33.7x12.2) BFG A/T KO's OR 295/70/18 (34.41x11.77) Nitto Terra Grapplers. Will also be ordering the extended bumpstops from Trailduty and will be having my T-bars cranked up 1". Dealer will crank my bars, install bumpstops, wheels and tires and then do alignment for about $300. Any opinions on which tires I should get? Service mgr at the dealer recommended the BFG's cause he said most H2's he gets in the service get 80,000-90,000 miles out of them.

 

[ABNTROOP]

Well I just got the 315 BFG AT KO's and love them so far. Good road manners.

 

[silvrzuki77]

Toyo's are solid tires. Personally i would go with the toyos. My buddy is kellon walch he is robby gordons co-pilot and the beat the hell out of those tires and they have nothing but good things to say.

 

[ABNTROOP]

Yep, Toyo's are great. Ran them on our forerunner for years. Downside to them is their weight. That being said, my BFG's aren't what I'd call light either. I think that's all relative when you're looking at 33+ size tires

 

[HUMMERADDICT]

I'd love some Toyo M/T's. Just weigh TOO much. Plus, don't go off-road much, except the dirt roads around my house.

 

[arkalpha]

I've had several sets of the BFGs and a set of the Nittos. Both were good tires. The Nittos had a better price though. I worked at a tire store for 11 years before switching jobs. One of my favorite tires, was made by Mastercraft. It was called a Courser C/T. When I sold them, I described it as a very aggressive all terrain. As far as A/T's go that was my favorite. You ought to give them a look online.

TAPADROID

 

[HUMMERADDICT]

I've had several sets of the BFGs and a set of the Nittos. Both were good tires. The Nittos had a better price though. I worked at a tire store for 11 years before switching jobs. One of my favorite tires, was made by Mastercraft. It was called a Courser C/T. When I sold them, I described it as a very aggressive all terrain. As far as A/T's go that was my favorite. You ought to give them a look online.

TAPADROID

I checked it out. Unfortunately, not many options for an 18" rim. Also not the sizes i,m looking for. Nice looking tire though.

 

[GoBlueHummer]

I have had KM2's for about 75k and they still have a while to go. They aren't quite a smooth as when they had 40k on them but still not bad. The biggest issue I have with them is they don not throw snow out of the treads as much as I would like. I find they pack up with snow in some conditions and can be a little nerve-racking. Overall a great tire, but if you are in NH, I would consider Duratracs as the people in snowy environs seem very happy with their performance. I can't say I've seen any negative posts about them since they became popular on H3's

 

[JDstagg]

Got a set of Nittos earlier this month and love them. Great road manners. Several of my friends have ran them on everything from Jeeps to Diesels and no complaints from any of them. My old team member got a lot of life out of his on the Ram 1500.

JD

 

[Sethmark]

Cooper. Still made in USA and investing in foreign markets. Not the other way around.

 

[Xlr8n]

I've put serious miles on both the Nitto TG's, and the BFG KO's. The Nitto's are less coin, ride smooth, and get around better in slick conditions. Got over 50k on my set on a Jeep. The KO's are a great tire as well and will last an eternity.

That being said, I just bought a set of General Grabber AT2's and like them as well if not better than either of those.

 

[HUMMERADDICT]

Thanks to all for input. Decided on the BFG's. Ordered them today. Hopefully I get them by Friday for my day off to get them installed with my 18" Ballistics. Oh, ordered the extended bumpstops couple days ago too. I'll post pics when completed.

 

[arkalpha]

Thanks to all for input. Decided on the BFG's. Ordered them today. Hopefully I get them by Friday for my day off to get them installed with my 18" Ballistics. Oh, ordered the extended bumpstops couple days ago too. I'll post pics when completed.

Definitely need to put up some pics. I've got the Ballistics on mine also. I had the 1st set in this area that I know of and now I know there are at least 3 others with the same wheel. Hope you like the BFG. I liked mine.

TAPADROID

 

[M22KLARS]

BFG KM2's without a doubt.

 

[HUMMERADDICT]

Got em' yesterday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Bigunit]

Very nice. :thumbup: Now we need pics of them mounted.

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[HUMMERADDICT]

Very nice. :thumbup: Now we need pics of them mounted.

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Coming to a theater near you. Probably Tuesday, cause i'm still waiting for my bumpstops to arrive.

 

[HUMMERADDICT]

anyone know what the stock tire and wheel combined weight is? Combined weight of my new wheel and tire setup is 97lbs. The truck should handle that no prob, right? Thanks.

 

[n8rfastback]

IIRC the stock wheels are 26 lbs, not sure about the rubber though.



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[HUMMERADDICT]

IIRC the stock wheels are 26 lbs, not sure about the rubber though.



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after doing some research, some other goodyear tires in the same size weigh about 44-46lbs. So, if you're 26lbs is correct I'm adding approx. 52-54lbs to each axle.

 

[rsc]

I thought the stock wheel weighed 24lbs, I researched it a couple of years ago and dont remember the source. I'll see if I can weigh one when I swap some new tires on in a couple of weeks. It might be about 26 lbs with the TPMS in.

 

[Medic_Morgan]

Unused 265 spare... 40.6lbs
Used 265 at 35k mi... 38.2lbs
Stock rim at 20.6lbs

Hope this helps


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[HUMMERADDICT]

So will my axles be fine with the approx. 194lbs per axle i'm putting on them?

 

[08SolarFlareH3]

I'm coming up with 92lbs for your wheel and tire combo (27lbs for wheel and 65 for tire). In any regards you will fine with the extra weight, my wheel and tire combo is around 96lbs (29lbs steel wheel and 67lbs tire). There are people running even heavier tire/wheel combos (Hutchinson beadlocks, Toyo Open Country MT, PitBull Rockers, etc)

 

[HUMMERADDICT]

I'm coming up with 92lbs for your wheel and tire combo (27lbs for wheel and 65 for tire). In any regards you will fine with the extra weight, my wheel and tire combo is around 96lbs (29lbs steel wheel and 67lbs tire). There are people running even heavier tire/wheel combos (Hutchinson beadlocks, Toyo Open Country MT, PitBull Rockers, etc)

Cool, thanks for the reply. I wasn't sure anyone would answer. LOL!. You have the 3.7 or the 5.3? What can I expect to replace for parts quicker with the heavier shoes?