I would think that this topic has been talked to death about, but in my search on the topic only 8 responses showed up, so with hesitation, I ask this seemingly obvious question:
It looks like my Primewell tires are wearing badly, so I may need to make a change in tires. I live near Lake Tahoe and (usually) get a lot of snow (still bare ground this year). I've been searching the forums for tire threads, but don't see any that exactly apply to my question, so here goes: I am currently running 30x9.5 15 Primewells (came with the Monty). Any recommendations on appropriate brand/type and size for a stock 95SR? I have no intention of lifting it, but I do want to have good manners on road (low tire noise- Primewells were loud), decent performance on dirt, great performance on snow, and still work well for the occasional situation where I am doing serious dirt-trial four wheeling in the nearby mountains, (no sand). I am assuming if you add wider tires, the fuel economy goes down along with adding more noise. comments? Also how does the performance of the 3.5L suffer when you add larger diameter (or width) tires? The engine isn't what I would call "peppy", so I would think as you add larger tires the performance drops off drastically. Now take into consideration I live at 6000 ft, so maybe my elevation is affecting my performance too. Comments appreciated. Also do certain tires "air down" better than others?
It looks like my Primewell tires are wearing badly, so I may need to make a change in tires. I live near Lake Tahoe and (usually) get a lot of snow (still bare ground this year). I've been searching the forums for tire threads, but don't see any that exactly apply to my question, so here goes: I am currently running 30x9.5 15 Primewells (came with the Monty). Any recommendations on appropriate brand/type and size for a stock 95SR? I have no intention of lifting it, but I do want to have good manners on road (low tire noise- Primewells were loud), decent performance on dirt, great performance on snow, and still work well for the occasional situation where I am doing serious dirt-trial four wheeling in the nearby mountains, (no sand). I am assuming if you add wider tires, the fuel economy goes down along with adding more noise. comments? Also how does the performance of the 3.5L suffer when you add larger diameter (or width) tires? The engine isn't what I would call "peppy", so I would think as you add larger tires the performance drops off drastically. Now take into consideration I live at 6000 ft, so maybe my elevation is affecting my performance too. Comments appreciated. Also do certain tires "air down" better than others?