Best sticky tire for my jeep

Truckguy2000 · May 24, 2019

LightBnDr said:
Im great at bringing the dead horse and killing a thread. Lol

I run 42" reds and you just can't get me to feel good about any other tire. I have always felt reds are superior. You wheel the same area as me and fellasleeponthetoilet.

I really think the biggest difference is how your rig puts traction to the ground. A rig with a range of anti squat including rigs with way too much seem to do really well on a red.

A rig with none and leaf sprung seem to do better on an SX or trep. I think mainly because they tend to drive with a heavier foot just naturally.

I can't vote for anything but a red for you. I absolutely love mine and wouldn't run anything else.

Did they change the 42 red? I remember Cole ( mad Ram) said they weren't in the same category as 39 red, he actually said he would rather run a 37 over 42. That's coming from guy that's on the inside per say.

dwa2469 · May 24, 2019

Aren't the 42 reds a 20" wheel only?

Truckguy2000 · May 24, 2019

dwa2469 said:
Aren't the 42 reds a 20" wheel only?

Yes 20 inch wheel only. I've never really looked at them, always was told they couldn't hold a candle to a 39 or other stickys. But that just what I see on net, I have no experience with them. Only seen them in person once or twice.

kmcminn · May 24, 2019

I have rode with every style of stickies minus the USD. I have never thought man if I had sx's I would have made that.

Eddyj · May 24, 2019

kmcminn said:
I have rode with every style of stickies minus the USD. I have never thought man if I had sx's I would have made that.

Then your sidewalls blow out...

onetoncrawler · May 24, 2019

anyone recommending 40" treps over 39" reds has obviously never owned a set of new krawlers :stir:

I've had a decent variety of tires and 39 reds are still my favorite hands down. I would run them now if I had the wheelbase to support them

just my 2 cents

cbrjeeper · May 24, 2019

Re: Re: Best sticky tire for my jeep

onetoncrawler said:
anyone recommending 40" treps over 39" reds has obviously never owned a set of new krawlers

I've had a decent variety of tires and 39 reds are still my favorite hands down. I would run them now if I had the wheelbase to support them

just my 2 cents

I'd recommend a 42 trep over a 42 red. A 39 red is in a league of it's own. Personally since I switched to the 43 sx , broke them in. They are hard to beat. Probably the hardest working tire of all of them. I'd never switch. The comfort of bashing on them and not worrying about side walls is the best thing to me.

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cbrjeeper · May 24, 2019

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kmcminn said:
I have rode with every style of stickies minus the USD. I have never thought man if I had sx's I would have made that.

But if you had sx's you would have made that.... ????

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cbrjeeper · May 24, 2019

Not sure how I put the question mark.

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kmcminn · May 24, 2019

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cbrjeeper said:
But if you had sx's you would have made that.... ????

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I will say this if I went to a larger tire it would be a SX or the MT Pro.

Eddyj said:
Then your sidewalls blow out...

cbrjeeper · May 24, 2019

Hah.. atta boy

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Truckguy2000 · May 24, 2019

Cbrjeeper what kinda rig you got?

cbrjeeper · May 25, 2019

Tube, ls , j76,14bolt etc.

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bbone · May 25, 2019

496 BBC, 14bolts, she heavy...only other tire Id buy would be 45sx. Smaller rig, 39s everything else 43s, just my .02

Eddyj · May 25, 2019

This is the best thread since brodirt couldnt decide between a 5.3 or 6.0

cbrjeeper · May 25, 2019

Bahahah And he thought it was a dead horse. We will beat the crap outta this horse

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Truckguy2000 · May 25, 2019

Hey at least it's a half way decent conversation, you would be surprised how little this happens on forums anymore

cbrjeeper · May 25, 2019

Oh..... lol
But seriously was a good question and it gets guys talking. What are you leaning towards.

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Truckguy2000 · May 25, 2019

I ran across set reds for 1400, they look like new. Guy says maybe 4 rides on them with 4 cylinder turning them. Bad is one tire does have a sidewall gouge, but don't leak and none have been plugged or vulcanized. I've pretty much ruled the treps out, if I went 42 trep route, I think I'd just go ahead and get the 43 sx, after hearing everything everyone has said so far. I'd like hear more about the Baja pro x or least see them working in a crawling atmosphere and not hill killing. I can't risk 3 grand and they be a flop for my purposes. So yeah still undecided, but definitely narrowing it down.