Tire Query

Michelin truck mud&snow LTX series. I replaced the original Goodyears when
they wore out at 20K miles based on the Jeep dealer recommendation. The
Michelins lasted for 95K miles. And I drove semi-annually from Dallas to
Sacramento on over 100 degree days then through the snow in the Sierra
Nevada. Also took the Jeep to "the highest highway in America" at the
Rocky Mountains National Park, and the lowest at the Saltan Sea. They were
rated for 80K miles and I replaced them at 95K, last month, with tread still
on them, but it's winter in the Sierra Nevada and we live at the
four-thousand-foot level, using 4WD most of the time, so I did it just to be
safe- could have probably gotten another 5-10K. Not only the best tires
I've experienced, the best I've ever heard of. My 1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee
now has 125K miles, without a single tire problem. I do inflate to 40psi
though, which gets better mileage.

"Monroe" > wrote in message
...
> I'm looking for a set of good quality all-season tires for a 2000
> Grand Cherokee. Majority of my driving is highway (est. 80%), gravel
> roads (10%) and town (10%). Living on the edge of the Cdn prairie,
> cold winters with or without snow. Plenty of icy conditions during
> winter, hot summers with sporadic heavy rains. Despite the small
> amount of time on gravel, hard-pack drifting snow is there each and
> every day in the winter regardless of highway conditions.
>
> There are a set of Goodyear Wranglers on the Jeep right now (purchased
> with these). Terrible tires in that with about 40 % tread remaining
> they are the poorest tires I've ever used for highway ice and snow. I
> have a set of Nokians on my Civic. These have been the best tires
> I've ever used for winter conditions, and I'm not sure if they have
> anything for the Jeep, but I'm also thinking that there has to be
> something available from a more general supplier route (Nokians have a
> limited supplier base).
>
> thanks to any and all
> --
>
> Monroe

I use the Michelin X Radial LT on my TJ and like it a lot. Mainly a road
tire (LT = light truck), I have found it to be a big improvement over the
sucky Goodyear Wranglers that it came with. I got mine at BJ's (Costco type
store here). Works good in the snow and very good in the rain. Made the TJ
handle so much better under normal conditions on roads. Does what I want in
my not very demanding off road stuff (never felt tire-limited).

Ad Mike notes, the trade-off for going wider will be riding on top of snow
instead of cutting through to the pavement.
Tomes

"Billzz" > wrote in message
...
> Michelin truck mud&snow LTX series. I replaced the original Goodyears
> when they wore out at 20K miles based on the Jeep dealer recommendation.
> The Michelins lasted for 95K miles. And I drove semi-annually from Dallas
> to Sacramento on over 100 degree days then through the snow in the Sierra
> Nevada. Also took the Jeep to "the highest highway in America" at the
> Rocky Mountains National Park, and the lowest at the Saltan Sea. They
> were rated for 80K miles and I replaced them at 95K, last month, with
> tread still on them, but it's winter in the Sierra Nevada and we live at
> the four-thousand-foot level, using 4WD most of the time, so I did it just
> to be safe- could have probably gotten another 5-10K. Not only the best
> tires I've experienced, the best I've ever heard of. My 1999 Jeep Grand
> Cherokee now has 125K miles, without a single tire problem. I do inflate
> to 40psi though, which gets better mileage.
>
> "Monroe" > wrote in message
> ...
>> I'm looking for a set of good quality all-season tires for a 2000
>> Grand Cherokee. Majority of my driving is highway (est. 80%), gravel
>> roads (10%) and town (10%). Living on the edge of the Cdn prairie,
>> cold winters with or without snow. Plenty of icy conditions during
>> winter, hot summers with sporadic heavy rains. Despite the small
>> amount of time on gravel, hard-pack drifting snow is there each and
>> every day in the winter regardless of highway conditions.
>>
>> There are a set of Goodyear Wranglers on the Jeep right now (purchased
>> with these). Terrible tires in that with about 40 % tread remaining
>> they are the poorest tires I've ever used for highway ice and snow. I
>> have a set of Nokians on my Civic. These have been the best tires
>> I've ever used for winter conditions, and I'm not sure if they have
>> anything for the Jeep, but I'm also thinking that there has to be
>> something available from a more general supplier route (Nokians have a
>> limited supplier base).
>>
>> thanks to any and all
>> --
>>
>> Monroe
>
>

Anyone running the BFG Rugged Trail AT's? I am also looking at
replacing my tires.

Kevin in Iowa
99XJ