i love the xj but the tires suck

[brdhntr]

my parents went south for christmas to my brother's family's and he left the xj with me. he wanted to let the gal house and dog sitting have the spot in the garage so i need to keep the jeep here. bummer! i love that truck. it's a 98 that has been babied by him and well cared for. since the manche is in need of some repairs, it's fun to have his jeep to play in.

 

we had a snowstorm yesterday and i've been driving it around. i really like the truck but he's got the crappiest tires on it. he blames the light weight of the jeep for much of the problems on snow and ice, but the tires are definetly to blame. they are so bad you need to put it in 4wd to start at a red light or stop sign. i was driving on the road from picking up 2 of the kids from school and even the front end started sliding around. in 4wd it takes no gas pedal to get the tires on front to spin. it stinks driving it with these tires. i'm going to go tire shopping to tell him what he should do when he gets back. the jeep deserves better than these tires.

[Comanche County]

You get what you pay for when it comes to tires...unless you're buying used...

[dfreeman616]

go for some cooper discover at/r tires, great life, decent price, good winter traction, and decent off road, too.

[dasbulliwagen]

Yookohama Geolander AT/S is also good value for the money... go to www.tirerack.com , and you can look up your size and get track and customer reviews for most tires. I research all my purchases there before buying... even bought my last set from them, as it was, with shipping, from them was cheaper than getting them through the dealer I work for at emplyee discount.