wallmart tire review

newjeepguy · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 7:35 pm

Let me fist say thanks for all the info on this site. I had the stock Goodyear sra tires 235/70/16 with about 50,000 mi still in good shape and I blew a sidewall out on a normal curve on a sand road! So after tones of searching I went with walmart Goodyear Authority 225/70/16. My jeep is stock with a good 18 inch gap still, so this new tire fills in the wheel well so much better. With 30 psi the tires make contact with the ground accross the tire. The ride is smooth, better than the stock tires. Road noise not bad at all. Went to the sandy nasty river trails and never had to use 4 wheel drive in places i had to have it with stock tires. Also they work very nice in deep drift sand. The tire is worth every penny but only time will tell, I am a little worried about the 2 ply sidewalls. Cant wait for some more snow, think they will be a blast. I almost went with BFG km2 but 900 bucks was a little over what i wanted to spend. I called several shops and even Tire Rack and after shipping and finding a place to mount them it was gonna be around 900 no matter what.

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:17 pm

Did I read this right? You went to a smaller tire than before?

235/70-16 to a 225/70-16 that is a narrower and smaller diameter than you had before...

DirtyKK · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:32 pm

not everybody wants/needs bigger tires :lol:

tjkj2002 · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:35 pm

DirtyKK wrote:

not everybody wants/needs bigger tires :lol:

You still suffer from issues going to smaller tire,incorrect speedo,trans shifts funny,and from the higher rpm you will get less mpg's.

kskj · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 9:58 pm

Where are you located in Kansas? There are a couple of us that get together a few times a year.

newjeepguy · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:36 pm

Lol I goofed. I went from 235/70/16 to 225/75/16. My speed was about right on with the stock tires, per the wifes car infront of me. After the new tires were on, she set her car at 60 as i did as well. She was pulling ahead of me somewhat so I will be using the gps in the next few days. It seems odd that I am going slower with a taller tire for sure unless im thinking backwards? Does seem to use a bit more energy to get the jeep moving than it did with wider tires. I seen a guy on the forums that has a silver 2007 jeep with general grabber AT2s 225/75/16 and that helped me decide to get them. This is an 03 liberty sport and had 30,000 mi when i got it. Now its at 50,000 low miles and id guess it has low miles due to 13 mi per gallon highway lol. So i bet even with the tire being lighter and skinny, it will even be worse with taller tires:( O and guy with the trick orange jeep that thing is very nice and well done! Im around Great bend Kansas so not very many jeepers in this area, I dont think anyway.

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 10:46 pm

225/75-16 and 235/70-16 are virtually identical in diameter. The 225's are just a little narrower than the original ones you had.

BTW, both of those sizes were stock sizes on the KJ.

newjeepguy · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:00 pm

How do I add a pic. Can't find anything to let me do it.

kskj · **Posted:** Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:03 pm

I have a friend in Great Bend that belongs to Great bend river rats. They spend there summers driving up and down the Arkansas river. (In the river) He has a Zuki all set up for deep water.

tommudd · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:21 am

13 MPGs on the highway :shock:

newjeepguy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:40 pm

Yup, 13 is the best i can get out of it. Someone told me it might be the computer and it needs reflashed or somthing like that. Im going to change the plugs soon. The air filter lookes to be clean but i have not changed it.

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2011 3:53 pm

That is crazy. I was getting 16 MPG with HEAVY 285/75-16 LT tires on mine with stock 373 gears. No reason you should be getting that low of mileage. You need a tune up real bad.

newjeepguy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:04 pm

It was getting that 13 mpg when we bought it with 27,000 miles on it. What all do i need to do? New airfilter, plugs any thing else?

long_tall_texan · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2011 4:37 pm

Air Filter, Plugs, and Seafom are a great place to start. Then see where you are after that.

Seafoam it before you change plugs, so you don't foul your brand new plugs.

Then replace the plugs, and air filter.

newjeepguy · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2011 5:06 pm

Dumb question, but were do you but the seafoam besides the gas tank and the oil spout?

Coliniksi · **Joined:** Thu Feb 25, 2010 11:49 am **Posts:** 242

i had a a set of those tires also, loved them

dallas_zx11 · **Joined:** Tue Sep 07, 2010 11:33 pm **Posts:** 7

kskj wrote:

I have a friend in Great Bend that belongs to Great bend river rats. They spend there summers driving up and down the Arkansas river. (In the river) He has a Zuki all set up for deep water.

Who's your friend from Great Bend? I grew up in Great Bend. I now live in Manhattan. Guess we need to set up a time to meet. Ever been to the Tuttle Creek ORV Park? It's about 30 minutes north of Manhattan, lots of good trails/offroading!

kskj · **Posted:** Mon Jan 17, 2011 10:41 pm

We go up to tuttle two or three times a year. His name is Mark Weingrad. He has lived there 8 or 9 years now.

KTM87 · **Posted:** Wed Jan 19, 2011 4:17 pm

Seafoam one of the greatest thing man has ever invented :5SHOTS:

newjeepguy · **Posted:** Thu Jan 20, 2011 12:12 am

Ok, after about two hours driving on solid ice :shock:

with the Goodyear Authority tires I have not much good to say about them. They do pull nice and strait when given gas from a stop(4x4 is a must). Now stoping and turning is not fun at all. The brick roads were I live are very slick for sure. To be fair I took my wifes G6 gxp out and it did so much better except for the get up and go factor and it wanted to slide to the right under accelaration. But for a A/t more on the mud side of tire, it's not all that bad. Hope to get snow tonight and try them out, but the ice will still be under the snow :cry:

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