Anyone running 275/70/18 GY Wrangler Territory MT’s?

The Raven · March 13

2 minutes ago, Vincej138 said:

...the sidewall of an E rated tire will hold up much better and could get down to 15lbs if ya wanted. Its def give and take.

Maybe, maybe not. It depends. The sidewalls of heavier-load-rated tires are not automatically stronger. Just ask the Jeep guys about E-rated Duratrac sidewalls and you'll get an earful. The load range is a ply RATING. It does not guarantee strength or thickness, and it doesn't even guarantee the number of plies as the name implies. The new generation of tires that has launched over the last five years has much more advanced ply technology than our old favorites, and thus many of the new C-range tires are going to be stronger than the older D and E-range tires. So I would not compare the new Territory MT or Duratrac RT to the OG Duratrac, or any other tire from that era, cause it's not going to be a valid comparison.

Subjectively, I will say this - my time as a Wrangler owner has taught me that tire ratings are near useless. No one follows the rules, and they all break the rules in their own creative ways so you can't even count on them to cheat the same. I've simply resolved to prioritize light weight over everything else...well except for a quality tire of course - i'm not going to buy a junk Chinese tire because it's the lightest. So I find the tires that are correct for my vehicle weight (by load desc) and then focus on those that are the lightest in their respective classes.

Jv · March 13

43 minutes ago, The Raven said:

Reviews are mixed because everyone's definition of "loud" is different. Guys coming from other off-road ATs are going to find these pleasantly quiet, while guys coming from on-road ATs are going to think they're obnoxiously loud. Furthermore, some of these reviews are posted right after the tire is mounted (and as we all know, all tires are quiet when brand new) and others are posted after 5k, 10, 20k miles when the tires are worn in and much louder. Unfortunately, reviews for subjective traits aren't very useful.

Good point. Having driven on loud tires before I know what to expect. Based on how these look I don’t see why they would be any louder than a duratrac which isn’t that bad to begin with.

Edited March 13 by Jv