Looking for some new tires. I would like something a little more aggressive than the Falkens. Options:

Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac -> 46 lbs -> $740
Goodyear Wrangler MT/R -> 49 lbs -> $792
Firestone Destination MT -> 50 lbs -> $856
BFGoodrich MT T/A KM2 -> 50 lbs -> $912

The size for all of these is 245/70R17. Leaning toward the Duratracs or the MTRs. Anyone have any suggestions?

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'08, OME HD/MD coils, Ironman shocks, Al's A-arms, Top plates, ATH front recovery, V-Tec Offroad wheels 17x8.5, Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac's 265/65R17, Jasper Offroad 12" Dual LED lightbar, Mopar hitch and harness, RRO roof rails and cross bars, Viper throttle body, K&N FIPK, Hypertech Max Energy

I haven't had any of the tires, but my friend's TJ has 35x12.5x15 MTRs. She loves them, they're just loud. So if you do a lot of driving especially highway, you might want to consider that.

I also think I'm going to go with Duratracs for my next tire(need them by August). Everyone praises them.

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2011 Deep Cherry Red KK - Skyslider - JBA/Bilstein Adjust-A-Strut set at 3.5" - OME 731 Rear Springs - Bilstein Rear Shocks - Al's A-arms - 245/75-16 Duratracs - Rock Liazard Super Sliders

Duratracs
58,000 miles on them and still doing great
longest I have had any tire on to date.
JUST REMEMBER to keep them rotated

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i say go with bfg

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Another vote for the Duratracs

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I love my bfg's km2's If you go off road much they have a much stronger side wall than the duratracks.

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Thanks for all the advice guys. Is anyone out there running the MTRs? If so, what do you think about them?

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'08, OME HD/MD coils, Ironman shocks, Al's A-arms, Top plates, ATH front recovery, V-Tec Offroad wheels 17x8.5, Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac's 265/65R17, Jasper Offroad 12" Dual LED lightbar, Mopar hitch and harness, RRO roof rails and cross bars, Viper throttle body, K&N FIPK, Hypertech Max Energy

OK, I have an update on this thread guys. I took another look and I found General Grabber AT2's on tirerack for $150 each at a weight of 43 lbs per tire. Two things:

Has anyone had any experience with the Grabbers?

These are larger than the 245/70/R17 (30.5"). They are 255/70R17 (31"). Are the 31" tires going to give me issues? I have OME HD springs, 3/8" clevis and will have 1/4" top plates by the time I get new tires. Also, they are only 0.4" wider than the 245's. Let me know, this looks like a great deal!

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'08, OME HD/MD coils, Ironman shocks, Al's A-arms, Top plates, ATH front recovery, V-Tec Offroad wheels 17x8.5, Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac's 265/65R17, Jasper Offroad 12" Dual LED lightbar, Mopar hitch and harness, RRO roof rails and cross bars, Viper throttle body, K&N FIPK, Hypertech Max Energy

Love my MT/R K's,my only complaint is they are not loud tires.I like loud tires.They just work offroad period and do amazing onroad.I am however running Destination MT's right now but only as a daily driver tire and swap back to the MT/R K's when I go offroad.So far it seems the Destination MT's will last forever though as I have 3000 miles on them and the rubber stubs are still on the tread blocks.

MT/R K's--Known good offroad,tough sidwalls,must maintain alignment and rotate balance often(at least every 3k)

Duratrac's--Good all around performer,known weak sidewalls,must maintain alignment and rotate often

Destination MT's--Good mud tire,wear great,can be studded since they have poor ice traction,expensive

BFG KM2's--Known weak sidewalls,extremely over priced,poor offroad performance due to trying to copy the Krawlers in a hard tire compound to last

31s is pushing it unless you are going to regear soon. Doesn't matter about the amount lift as the height of the tire and what it does to the final gear ratio

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03 OVERLAND EDITION /Kilby-Skidrow-Mopar-4XGuard skids/ 2.5 inch TOTAL CONTROL JBA coilovers -JBA Arms/MOABS-31 FALKEN WILDPEAK AT3W / 4.10's etc, 04 Kilimanjaro Edition loaded, plus 05 KJ limited

Thanks TJ, thanks Tom. Definitely some good advice. I was leaning toward the MT/R's or the Duratracs and I think I'm going to go with the Duratracs. The Grabbers drew my attention because of the size, and I would love to regear, but I don't have the financial ability to save money and can't afford tires and regear. Plus the Grabbers seem too cheap to be a good tire

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'08, OME HD/MD coils, Ironman shocks, Al's A-arms, Top plates, ATH front recovery, V-Tec Offroad wheels 17x8.5, Goodyear Wrangler DuraTrac's 265/65R17, Jasper Offroad 12" Dual LED lightbar, Mopar hitch and harness, RRO roof rails and cross bars, Viper throttle body, K&N FIPK, Hypertech Max Energy

I've had the grabbers on two of my trucks and loved them. had them on my avalanche and my lifted exterra with zero issues. the x saw off road 2-3 times a month in the northeast and never had a failure. I got 64k on the ones on the avalanche and 55 on the exterra. I will not run any other tire for combined daily driving and off road use