delima. tires tradin for tires?

jacobfudgepops · 10-07-2009, 08:20 PM

okay a friend of mine is buyin my tires which are these for 200.

and a guy is saling these for 350 but talked him down to 200 so itd be a fair trade

should i do the deal? or jus stick with the ones i have now which are the first ones? thanks for the advice

Dmcastino · 10-07-2009, 09:22 PM

What brand/model are those tires, I don't recognize either tread pattern. What do you use your Jeep for? What size are the tires? What kind of tread depth?

jacobfudgepops · 10-07-2009, 09:29 PM

first is a gt radail(made in china) a/t...second tire is a mickey thompson baja claw. and they are both 35s. my tires now havein around 80 percent left and the second ones have 60 percent.

Zen · 10-08-2009, 07:57 AM

I can't tell you to go for it or not.

Any time you're looking at used tires check the manufacture date to make sure they're not out of date.

MULIEFEVER · 10-08-2009, 08:23 AM

I have put many of those top tires on in my day! Cooper ATR's is what they LOOK like.. In my opinion I would keep them. Your traction comes from the siping in the tires. For everyday driving and wheeling on the weekends you will be much better off! I wouldn't do it.

jacobfudgepops · 10-08-2009, 08:28 AM

they are not cooper tires, they are an off brand made in china. and those mickey thompsons really have more tread then my a/t ones just because they are more meatier

**ryanwhiteaker** · 10-08-2009, 08:36 AM

its really hard to say. I know you prolly want the MT claws because they're BA but judging from the wear bar they have less tread then the cheapies. If this is a daily driver then stick with the china's because they'll have WAY better traction on the road. If its a trail rig then get the MT's

jacobfudgepops · 10-08-2009, 08:52 AM

its a DD and a weekend wheeler. so...?

tuc · 10-08-2009, 09:47 AM

claws are a pretty rough ride. i just changed to KM2 much better. 200 hundred for those tires is kinda high for there amount of tread is left on them. know you said about 60% wear but looks like more in the pic you can take a tape measure and find the wearline on the tire and measure it, for 35s i think its 20.5 32nds for the wear line for brand new

MULIEFEVER · 10-08-2009, 11:02 AM

I am not saying that they Are cooper's, just that they look just like the ATR's, Big knobby tires look cool yes. Not such a good ride. PLease believe me when I say you WILL be happier with the tires you have!

93jeepyj · 10-08-2009, 11:26 PM

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Originally Posted by MULIEFEVER

I am not saying that they Are cooper's, just that they look just like the ATR's, Big knobby tires look cool yes. Not such a good ride. PLease believe me when I say you WILL be happier with the tires you have!

I have to agree here, I just made the same kind of trade in the opposite direction to get tires I could dd without my teeth falling out. I went from 33 to 35 and got a screming deal on mtrs and sold my ats and could not ever get the mtrs balanced enough to drive above 60 without feeling like I was going to loose front end parts. there were cool as hell and better offroad but for a dd it just wasnt practical, If they balanced out I would of kept them but I can only guess they would of sucked in the snow too. So I just traded for a set of 35 ats which I had no trouble balancing, ride better, the jeep stops better, and I know will be great in the snow.

**rustywrangler** · 10-08-2009, 11:52 PM

That second set of tires is more like 30% tread left if that. There should be almost 3/8" on top of the center area and it is almost worn smooth with the lower valley.

jacobfudgepops · 10-09-2009, 08:42 AM

so my a/ts will be better in the snow? cause thats a major factor in my decision

tuc · 10-09-2009, 08:52 AM

yes the allterains will be better for snow, the claws have to much gaping between the tread pattern

MULIEFEVER · 10-09-2009, 08:53 AM

YES!!!!! Trust me!!!!!!!!!

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