An aggressive at looks good in my opinion and always looks better in person than in photos. I think anyone who has seen these in person would agree. Look mild in photos but in person look better
Indeed. So will Discount Tire. I got a quote from Les Schwabb on two different tires. Both times they were crazy expensive! Some day I may give them another chance but at this point they're off my list.
Well, I've only told you part of the story. My Jeep is already done; 2.5" lift installed, 285 mild AT tires installed. Ready to run. After looking at it for a year I find the 285 tires look just a bit small. I'm sort of thinking that a more aggressive tread may change the look enough to help restore balance to the force.
I do NOT want to go up in size and I will not do a tire change just for appearance purposes, since I am a form-follows-function sort of guy. But as I think about a more aggressive tread for functional reasons, I recognize that it may pay some visual benefits?
The many new "rugged" A/T's are winning out big time at the cash register...
AT/3 is barely an A/T... Not for me. KO2's are a little less aggressive looking than some, but still pretty good. S/T Maxx, Ridge Grappler and Toyo RT are A/T's that look like they belong on a Jeep. And frankly, they'll take you anywhere that an M/T will except maybe the deep mud the M/T designed for.
STT Pro and DC Extreme Terrain are M/T's that have pulled back a little for better road manners. They are fantastic tires too.
Take a look at these then.
Technically an AT but quite aggressive. Last long. Do well in mud.
Not as good on street as the ST-Maxx but are usually a bargain.
The Cooper Discoverer S/T, 285/75-16 (33" ish) on my Jeep with a 2.5" lift.
Here's a set of Cooper ST MAXX 315/70-17's on my JK w/AEV 2.5" kit.
They are not too loud on the road if that concerns you, they work great in our usually snowy upper NY state winters, and for the type of off raoding we have around here work very well.
they've been on for 13K miles or so, and seem to be wearing quite well.
Same tires on our JKUWW, on stock Willys wheels with 1.5" spacers and AEV 2.5" kit
And on my sons '16 JKUWW with AEV 2.5" kit on Level 8 Bully Pro's.
I'll give you a few different shots of the JKU as that's what you were interested in. Hope these give you an idea of how they fit.
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