New shoes on the Gladiator

[MarkN]

Yesterday I final got new tires and wheels. I went with the Black Rhino Armory and BFG KO2 35”. Wow! what a difference! Before I had a lot of play in the steering wheel, the Falkens were loud and bumpy. These BFG s are smooth, quiet and grab the road, taking all the slack out of the steering wheel. I ll be getting the Clayton 2.5” lift in a couple months. Big shout out to Discount tire on Juan Tabo in Albuquerque. Two wheels came in with slight marring on the finish where the boxes were damaged, so they gave me one for free. Great crew there! Couldn’t be happier! I ll be taking it to Silverton in a couple weeks to try them out.

Mark

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[Discount Tire]

@MarkN, thank you for the shout out to Juan Tabo at your Albuquerque Discount Tire store. I'm glad to hear they got you taken care of.
I love the wheel color on your Gladiator, good choice.

 

[obrianmcc]

... probably not the tires changing the feel in the steering ... the new wheels probably increased scrub radius.

looks good ..

 

[hjdca]

We are doing the Rubicon Trail on Father's day weekend.... so, I also just got tires from Discount/America's tire again. My Goodyear Kevlars are torn up, and there is not much available in 37".... I went with the Yokahama Geolandar G003 in 37s. So far, they ride great and are quiet... We''ll see how they do on the Rubicon Trail. They do "look" good.

 

[Discount Tire]

We are doing the Rubicon Trail on Father's day weekend.... so, I also just got tires from Discount/America's tire again. My Goodyear Kevlars are torn up, and there is not much available in 37".... I went with the Yokahama Geolandar G003 in 37s. So far, they ride great and are quiet... We''ll see how they do on the Rubicon Trail. They do "look" good.

Thank you for your business. The Yokohama Golandar G003's look great on your Gladiator.

I ran them for 2 years on my FJ Cruiser and loved them as well. I was surprised how quiet they were for an M/T tire.

Have fun on the Rubicon Trail, that is on my bucket list.

 

[sarguy1941]

Mine is at my local tire shop today getting new BFG AT installed. I went with the 265 as I wanted a bit narrower tire for towing. Looking forward to getting the Falkins off as they seem to wander alot.

 

[sarguy1941]

Got my 265 installed today. So much nicer tire. Did have to change my tire size with JScan to get speedo right.

 

[336mike]

Wheels look great - nice choice!!

 

[MarkN]

Thanks. I ve always liked those


Mark

 

[HikerBob]

Yesterday I final got new tires and wheels. I went with the Black Rhino Armory and BFG KO2 35”. Wow! what a difference! Before I had a lot of play in the steering wheel, the Falkens were loud and bumpy. These BFG s are smooth, quiet and grab the road, taking all the slack out of the steering wheel. I ll be getting the Clayton 2.5” lift in a couple months. Big shout out to Discount tire on Juan Tabo in Albuquerque. Two wheels came in with slight marring on the finish where the boxes were damaged, so they gave me one for free. Great crew there! Couldn’t be happier! I ll be taking it to Silverton in a couple weeks to try them out.

Mark

Nice rig and color combo with the Armory wheels. I have a Granite Crystal and want to go a similar route. Did you get the wheels and tires from Discount Tire? No lift in the pictures correct? And lastly do you have any rubbing? I ask because I have a Rubi but don’t want to do a lift.

 

[MarkN]

Thanks Bob. Yes I got both from Discount tire. I’ve been buying tires from them for thirty years and like the service. I didn’t get the lift but planned to in the future because Jeep said you could run 35 s on the Rubicon. We went up to Silverton to ride some trails and I had rubbing at full turn. However I do have an aftermarket bumper, (ADD Stealth). So Yesterday I ordered the lift. You may not have an issue with stock bumper. The ADD angles back at the wheel wells. I’m very happy with the tires. They are smoother and quieter than the Falkens.

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