OldFloridaMan
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I debated putting this in the tire section, but thought I might get the right set of eyes on it here. I'm going to be upgrading my tires on my stock JT Sport max tow, and the variety of options is fairly bewildering. I have owned a couple of Wranglers in the past, but haven't spent a whole lot of time offroad, a situation that I intend to address with the Gladiator.
I may be overthinking this, but I'm trying to balance the normal driving on often flooded roads with offroading on Florida sand. My biggest concern is hydroplaning - many of the roads around my house tend to flood during the summer wet season, and I know a narrower tire is better for this (also better for snow, but we don't have much worry about that around here). But a narrower tire is not as well suited for going off into the sand that is ever present in the state.
My last Jeep (2014 JK 2 door) had 255/80/17 Cooper ST Maxx tires, and I liked the height of these, and they did well in the wet. Just wondering if this would be detrimental in trying to get out on trails and the 285/75/17 would be better in the sand.
Anyone have any advice? Anyone have any hydroplaning issues with the 285s? I tend to drive fast - spent too much time in Germany on the autobahns, and haven't gotten over that habit just yet - and hydroplaning on 2 lane country roads is not very fun...
I may be overthinking this, but I'm trying to balance the normal driving on often flooded roads with offroading on Florida sand. My biggest concern is hydroplaning - many of the roads around my house tend to flood during the summer wet season, and I know a narrower tire is better for this (also better for snow, but we don't have much worry about that around here). But a narrower tire is not as well suited for going off into the sand that is ever present in the state.
My last Jeep (2014 JK 2 door) had 255/80/17 Cooper ST Maxx tires, and I liked the height of these, and they did well in the wet. Just wondering if this would be detrimental in trying to get out on trails and the 285/75/17 would be better in the sand.
Anyone have any advice? Anyone have any hydroplaning issues with the 285s? I tend to drive fast - spent too much time in Germany on the autobahns, and haven't gotten over that habit just yet - and hydroplaning on 2 lane country roads is not very fun...
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