Tires, yet again, BFG AT or Duratrac or ?

[fourwheelerjeff]

TX - 1994 Jeep Wrangler with ARB

I bought this for my dad on August 28, he passed on August 31. I don't know much about it. It is a 1994 Jeep Wrangler YJ with the 4.0 and 5 speed transmission. It has a shackle lift with tube front fenders. It currently has newer 31s on it. It has ARB in the front but not the rear and I flipped...

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truthfully not a lot; I will know more after a week. I bought this for my Dad on August 28 2022 and he passed on August 31 2022. I put the 33s on it as the 31s were too small and I already had them mounted and ready to go. when I got it I got a title with it; however mice had chewed a hole in the middle of it. I am more of a buggy type wheeler and a guy in New Mexico had a Toyota buggy listed on marketplace. I asked if he wanted to swap and we did. after about a month he messaged me saying that NM wouldn't issue a title because of the hole in the original. I told him to mail it back to me and I would try to get it taken care of. I have tried several ways but the DMV has told me I will have to do a bonded title.
so to make it right with him I told him I would just give him the cash he was asking on the buggy. I am supposed to go next week to pick it up. then I will try to get a bonded title and sell it again. I have this YJ, 97 TJ, 98 TJ, 00 TJ on tons, 04 LJ and 07 JKUR. I retired on October 1 2023 and plan on selling all of them but the JKUR and maybe the 98 TJ.

probably more answer than you were looking for!

 

[fourwheelerjeff]

Duratracs are my favorite tire I've ever had, but they're pretty much junk at 7/32nd and you have to rotate them constantly. So for a DD, you pretty much need two sets so in the winter you have full tread and in the summer you can run the 9/32" and less ones.

Duratracs and BFG ATs are the only two tires I've ever bought a second time in my life. I like the BFG ATs, but I *feel* like they aren't as good in the mud we have in Michigan as the Duratracs. But again, the Duratracs are pretty much junk at 7/32" and I've run BFG ATs in the rain at 5/32" and not be skeered.

You guys have pushed me to BFG ATs.



I think I'm going to look at getting some Rubicon takeoffs. Set of five 285/70r17 (32.8") BFG AT KO2s on Rubicon wheels for ~$1550 locally. Does that seem reasonable? I can get a set of five 317x70r15 (34.4") BFG AT KO2s on XR 392 beadlock wheels for around $3k locally.

Oh, and due to me being a believer in turd polish, I bought a bunch more parts as I've been working on the YardJeep and finding more things wrong like seized ujoints.
I'm at:
Full set of body mounts and I keep breaking bolts
Front brake calipers/Z36 pads/Wagner Chinesium rotors
4.88 cogs in the HP30
Zip locker in the HP30
Yukon 4340 27 spline shafts in the HP30
New factory cover

Rear TJ backing plates and rotors, Explorer Rotors, Z36 pads in the D35
4.88 cogs
Powertrax Lockright
New threaded plug factory cover
Stock shafts

It has a 4" lift on it I bought ~20 years ago, but I can't remember whose it is. I thought it was Skyjacker but now I'm not sure. I was thinking about getting the Rough Country 4.5" military wrap kit that costs like $700. It needs new shocks anyway and the springs are tired. Rust really got to the U-bolts so if I wanted to pull the axles to do the gears I'd need to spend $80 on new ones anyway.

I have a SYE I bought for it back in 2006 from PORC I never put in. I was eyeballing the Teraflex 2low kit but at $335 it seems pricey. I need a different mode selector anyway because I want neutral (YJ NP231 has the front and rear outputs tied together in neutral). I partially tore apart the second NP231 I bought for it 15 years ago. What do you guys think?

I know you got the 4 banger but have you considered upgrading the 35 to a Super 35?

if I do decide I want to keep the YJ I have a Super 35 kit, and a TeraLow 4:1 case to put in it. I had a previous YJ with Rubicon Express springs and it flexed pretty good and I may go that route again.

 

[Baldito]

I'm looking for tires again.

Last spring you guys helped me out. I'm looking for a tire for a different purpose.

1994 YJ, 2.5L 4 banger and an AX5 with 4.10 gears in a stock HP30 and a D35 with LockRight converted to rear disc. Stripped to the minimum so it doesn't weigh much.

It has a 4" lift on it, but it's not really necessary for 31" tires. I think 33x10.50s will fit with a 2" lift. It needs shocks (rusty bodies that probably want to blow, the bushings are rotted) and tires (31x10.50s due to age) plus it could actually use new springs.

It's been sitting since 2011. All the stuff on it is stuff I bought my Dad when I was in college. It's been sitting in a shed rusting for 13 years and it's very apparent the shed was a bit moist.

I've been out of the predominately offroad world tire game, and all tires are expensive now.

I was eyeballing 33x10.50r15 BFG ATs. 33x12.50r15 Duratracs are on the list also.

I'm familiar with Duratracs and their limited self-cleaning ability but they've never disappointed me. I'm unfamiliar with modern BFG ATs. Not really looking for a true mud tire for this Jeep because it can't clean them anyway unless you bring a toothbrush. It's mostly going to get used for a yard truck (getting rid of my golf cart) and an ice cream getter. So it's not like it needs to comfortably go down the expressway at 70mph (double digit hp... haha).

When I'm really tired, I come here and play my favorite slots. And the best part is that these casinos are famous for their fast payouts.

I can get a set of 33x10.50r15 BFG ATs with low miles made in 2022 for $700. I was eyeballing those, but I'm not sure if modern BFG ATs age well? Old ones would take a decade before they weatherchecked...

If I were to get 33s, I could put them on a TJ. I do not foresee wearing them out before they age out.

BFG will probably always be the more sensible and straightforward choice. You've clearly already found what you need just by creating this thread.