WJ road tire recommendation

Been reading posts here for many years and know there are several
others like me who have a SWB Jeep for play and a ZJ/WJ/WK for daily
driver.

I have a 2002 WJ Limited 4.7l with the 17"x7.5" Rogue wheels and
Michelin LTX A/S 235/65R17 tires.

It's time for new tires and I don't think the LTX A/S tires wore very
well (the truck only has 34k miles). The truck occasionally is driven
on dirt/gravel roads in the Coachella Valley but not actually
"off-road" (my '98 TJ takes care of those adventures).Most of the miles
on the WJ are driving between LA and the Coachella Valley, many times
in the heat of the summer (100 plus degrees) when I assume the hot
asphalt may play a part in tire wear. The truck has only seen snow once
(I'm a warm weather kind of guy). I'd like tires that balance good road
handling and ride without looking like "car" tires.

I was looking at TireRack and reading about the Goodyear Forteras. From
your collective wisdom, I'm hoping for some opinions and
recommendations.

Thanks in advance.


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'98 Wrangler Sport 4.0
'02 Grand Cherokee Ltd 4.7
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I ran Cooper Discoverer A/T's on my ZJ for years and always treated me
well...good bang for the buck at $100. per tire...
I now off road it more frequently and stepped up to a more aggressive new
Cooper Discoverer STT M/T's.

good luck!

Jeff

> wrote in message
oups.com...
> Been reading posts here for many years and know there are several
> others like me who have a SWB Jeep for play and a ZJ/WJ/WK for daily
> driver.
>
> I have a 2002 WJ Limited 4.7l with the 17"x7.5" Rogue wheels and
> Michelin LTX A/S 235/65R17 tires.
>
> It's time for new tires and I don't think the LTX A/S tires wore very
> well (the truck only has 34k miles). The truck occasionally is driven
> on dirt/gravel roads in the Coachella Valley but not actually
> "off-road" (my '98 TJ takes care of those adventures).Most of the miles
> on the WJ are driving between LA and the Coachella Valley, many times
> in the heat of the summer (100 plus degrees) when I assume the hot
> asphalt may play a part in tire wear. The truck has only seen snow once
> (I'm a warm weather kind of guy). I'd like tires that balance good road
> handling and ride without looking like "car" tires.
>
> I was looking at TireRack and reading about the Goodyear Forteras. From
> your collective wisdom, I'm hoping for some opinions and
> recommendations.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
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> '98 Wrangler Sport 4.0
> '02 Grand Cherokee Ltd 4.7
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>

Thanks for the reply, I stopped by the local tire shop this morning and
the manager is recommending Michelin Cross Terrains over the Goodyear
Forteza. They are about the same price. The Michelins are $155 but have
a 65k mile warranty. This particular shop doesn't carry Coopers, I'll
have to look around for those.



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'98 Wrangler Sport 4.0
'02 Grand Cherokee Ltd 4.7
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wrote:
> I was looking at TireRack and reading about the Goodyear Forteras. From
> your collective wisdom, I'm hoping for some opinions and
> recommendations.

I have a 2000 WJ that used to slip horribly in the rain with stock
Eagles. After research at TireRack, I had the Fortera's shipped to a
local tire place for installation. The shop owner was impressed with
the rugged look of the tires, and with the amazing price I got from
TireRack (about half what the local Goodyear people wanted.)

The Fortera's made a night and day difference in handling in the rain,
snow, and general smoothness on the highway. Friends actually thought
I'd gotten a newer car, the ride was so different.

I've put about 25,000 miles on them so far. Need to rotate now, as the
front ones are showing some wear. I might get 40-50K from them, which
is actually more than I originally expected. Well worth it, no matter
what.

Kev

Thanks for the reply, Do you have the Fortera HLs or the Fortera Silent
Armor? The Silent Armors are sounding pretty good.


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'98 Wrangler Sport 4.0
'02 Grand Cherokee Ltd 4.7
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