BuckSawLilandtheGoose
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- Scott
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- Mount Pleasant, SC
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- 2020 Jeep Gladiator Rubicon
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So......I am about to hit 19000 miles on Black Sunshine and in a few days will be putting on my 4th set of tires. The first two changes are justified (in my mind) but it is excessive to keep changing them. My tire progression was as follows. Stock 33" Falken AT apx 3300 miles on them (sold with stock Rubicon wheels $800), Hankook 35" Dynapro M/T apx 5000 miles (sold for $400 locally in Charleston area), 37" Maxxis Trepador Radials installed at apx 8300 miles. They look great, they are awesome off-road but they suck for longevity. Besides occasional wheeling, 100% of my driving is local stop and go around town. Almost no highway driving at all. That's what my wife's SUV is for . After less than 11000 miles the Trepador radials are more than half worn and are feathering badly. I am totally disappointed. I could probably deal with them for another 5000 miles but they just keep getting louder as the feathering gets worse. After many phone calls and scouring the internet machine to find a replacement set. Discount Tire Direct restocked their AZ facility so I pulled the trigger on some new shoes. Arriving soon are some 37" Nitto Ridge Grapplers. I wanted something that would make less noise and still be good in our wonderful South Carolina sandy mud. Hopefully these will fit the bill. My wife is starting to think I am ruining my tires on purpose just so I can keep changing them . Anyway, I know nobody really cares about this at all but I am trying to avoid doing some work this morning......
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