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Tires - I wish the Rubicon came with ...

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#1 ·
I wish my Rubicon came with all terrain tires rather than the KM mud tires. Or at least it would have been nice to pick a different tire as an option.
 
#4 ·
I have a rubicon and while I am on road 99% of the time and I may replace them with an A/T when the stock M/Ts wear out I am glad the rubicon came with M/Ts. The rubicon is a truly capable off road machine right off of the showroom floor and that requires some compromise. When you start to compromise what a Wrangler is you get on a slippery slope to a crossover.

If you don't want that, that's why they sell Sports and Saharas.
 
#6 ·
i have a rubicon and while i am on road 99% of the time and i may replace them with an a/t when the stock m/ts wear out i am glad the rubicon came with m/ts. The rubicon is a truly capable off road machine right off of the showroom floor and that requires some compromise. When you start to compromise what a wrangler is you get on a slippery slope to a crossover.

If you don't want that, that's why they sell sports and saharas.
+1
 
#11 ·
K02's like on the backcountry
 
#14 ·
Do yourself a favor if you have KM's, get them siped. The tire will run cooler, last longer, are much better in the rain and are quieter. I did this to mine and when I took them off at 30K they still have 50% of the tread left.
 
#18 ·
TO LOUD?!?!?!?!?!? and lousy in the rain? Heaven forbid y'all hade to drive an older jeep with a set of mud grips on them. What would you do? For a mud grip they are extremely quite and handel great in the rain.

Lately when I read these kind of things on this forum I just imagine its one of the hundreds of guys who had imports years ago and moved over to jeep because its the new cool kid ride these days.

Why would you buy the most offroad capable model offered and then bitch about it having the most aggressive tire offered on it?

Reading the forum lately makes me believe that some people would blow their brains out if they had to drive around for a week in jeeps like mine or some of the other guys that have been around for years.
 
#19 ·
TO LOUD?!?!?!?!?!? and lousy in the rain? Heaven forbid y'all hade to drive an older jeep with a set of mud grips on them. What would you do? For a mud grip they are extremely quite and handel great in the rain.

Lately when I read these kind of things on this forum I just imagine its one of the hundreds of guys who had imports years ago and moved over to jeep because its the new cool kid ride these days.

Why would you buy the most offroad capable model offered and then bitch about it having the most aggressive tire offered on it?

Reading the forum lately makes me believe that some people would blow their brains out if they had to drive around for a week in jeeps like mine or some of the other guys that have been around for years.
Lol, I been wanting to say same thing.
 
#24 ·
I just wish my Rubi tires were at least 285`s from the factory...
 
#26 ·
I love my KM's that come on my Hard Rock, but they stunk in the snow and ice this winter (mild winter in W.PA) so I bought 5 Sport Stock tires/ Rims with Goodyears on them. They had 3000 miles on them and they worked great for winter. Put the MT back on 2 months ago and LOVE the hum of the larger aggressive tires.

Reminds me of my neighbor as a kid growing up in the 70's. He had a 74 Blazer with 37" on it. To me it was a monster truck. He would drive down the street with the top off and all you would hear was the band Styx and the hum of the tires! Super Cool!!! I WANTED TO BE THAT COOL!
:iamhappy:
 
#34 ·
I agree. GM really dropped the ball on what many consider thier flagship vehicle. Spend that kind of money to have to turn around and replace wheels and tires immediately. I won't even go into the cost and issues associated with doing a lift or lockers.
 
#32 ·
^^lol

I wish my jeep cornered like my corolla, maybe if I lowered it.

I drove my km muds through their life. Had em slide out the day I picked it up in the rain on a 25mph exit ramp. My own fault. Never had a problem after. They certainly aren't life threatening

I feel this was a question that was asked before the new jk platform was out, Mopar answered w the km.

They don't have a long wear life so won't be long before your getting something else.
 
#33 ·
Jeep is great at making money with their wrangler packages. Usually can't get everything you want without a couple things you don't.

In a perfect world you would have the option of a few selected tires/wheels on any of the models.

Maybe even just:

Land vehicle Car Vehicle Automotive tire Tire
 
#35 ·
Instead of wishing for the option to "dumb down" the Rubicon with the less capable tires, it might be more acceptable to wish for the ability to get some of the Rubicon options on a sport. I would have gone that route if I could have got the axle, gears and lockers on a Sport... with the MTs.
 
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