Help! Purchased 5 ea H2 OE wheels 17 X 9: What are the best offroad tires to buy

[BlueSteeleHorse07]

Help! Need recommendation, I just purchased 5 ea H2 OE wheels(rims) 17 X 9 for my Hummer H2, I need assistance in choosing the best offroad tires to buy. I heard that Goodyear Duratrac is good, but what size? I currently have LT325/50R22 Toyo A/T Open Country on 22 inch wheels. Plan in taking her offroad for the first time in near future and what to make sure I got some good offroad tires.
Any help, assistance and recommendations welcome!

thanks,
Dan

 

[Zach]

22's are probably are not the best for wheeling. In fact, I would not wheel the 22. There is no sidewall to it when aired down in fact or aired up. I stayed with the 17" just because I wheel it. A lot of sidewall and have never had an issue. Just my opinion though

 

[3Hummers]

Bfg km2

 

[Mb30sdl]

I run 37x13.5 on 18 Toyos M/T open country= never had any problems.
now run 38x15.5 on 20 Toyos M/T works wery well to.
U looking for SIDEWALL protection mostly and 22" will be rough offroad.

 

[alrock]

Glad you're going with 17s. I've heard mostly good things about the Toyos and they work really well. Two drawbacks are price and weight.

I also really like the BFG KM2s and I will probably repeat when I get my next tires, though I am considering others.

 

[SGT-Wright]

Cooper STT are a great offroad tire and they air down great too. Not sure on the size though. Ask Scarsman, I believe he runs them and had good luck with them. My personal experience is on a H3, and I love them. Make sure that any tire you get has kevlar or 10 plys if you plan on wheeling on the rocks to help against punctures.

 

[Scarsman]

I have nothing but good to say about the Cooper STTs. I'm running 37x12.50-17s on the stock wheels like you just got with no lift. They just barely rub the sway bar at full lock, but the oe tires did too.

STTs run smooth and quiet, and are wearing great so far. They have been great in all conditions and are super flexy when aired down. The sidewalls are extremely tough. I've had them on roots and rocks where I thought for sure they were going to get cut, but nothing at all! Great tire.

If you don't want them in 37s you can get them in 35s.

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[BlueSteeleHorse07]

thanks everyone for your input, I purchased the Cooper STT, my only disappointment was that I couldn't purchase the 37s so I settled with the 35s, the vendor did not have it in stock and the 37s would have taken 5 days for delivery versus 3 days for the 35s (run out of time spent time shopping around to get the best deal) wanted to get the rig ready for the Hidden Falls trip which was yesterday. But have to say the 35s was awesome.


Dan

 

[Green 1]

Glad you like them. I ran them on my 2 and now my 1 they have been great. It is a shame you could not get the 37's because on a rough high ground clearance trail you will miss not having the 37's.
i heard y'all had a great trip yesterday and I am sorry I missed it hope to meet you soon

 

[3Hummers]

Glad the Coopers worked out well for you. We will meet on a Texas trail soon. Great to get you out on the trails.

 

[BlueSteeleHorse07]

For a newbie, it was awesome, but the best part was meeting everyone there!

 

[Green 1]

For a newbie, it was awesome, but the best part was meeting everyone there!

That has been my experience with H4O members are great people and make things more fun.