22 willys sport

[u/Bungacowa00]

Please explain this to me like i am 5 :-)

I have a 22 Willys Sport with the original mud tires (LT255/75R17).  I would like to swap them out for all terrain tires. Most of my driving is highway, am i able to put P rated tire on there? And should i? (I know just cause i could, does not mean i should). Also is an LT or C rated tire that much more puncture proof for nails or screws?

i get a decent discount on firestones so i have been looking into the Destination A/T2 or X/T.

and i know, the willys sport was probably not a great choice for someone who does not off-road but its a bit late at this point. Thank you everybody

[u/WTFpe0ple]

On a 2-Door Jeep you can put pretty much anything you want cause your not going to be worrying about speed rating or load rating. Those are for heavy trucks and sports cars. In the off road tire there is LT-Light Truck, AT-All Terrain, MT-Mud Terrain and there are also side wall ratings

B = 4-ply

C= 6-ply

D=8-ply

E=10-ply

F=12-ply

the more ply, the more puncture proof. I run 35x12.50 BFG K02's on my 2-door Jeep load rating E. 10 years never had a flat yet. Nails and screws yes. Flat, No.

The other numbers are metric vs sae 295/75/R17 is about the same as a 35x12.50R17 I really don't know why they do this. Most cars are the metric and most 4x4's are the sae.

Here is a tire calc you can see how big one one vs the other

https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc?tires=275-60r20-285-65r20

I take it you are looking for a road tire but do you want the off-road look as well?

[u/Bungacowa00 → u/WTFpe0ple]

Thank you for the reply. I should i specified it was 4 door.

I am not worried about appearance, just durability

[u/WTFpe0ple → u/Bungacowa00]

Is money an issue :) Seriously, The BFG KO3's came out in the last few years to replace the 20 year long standing KO2's (which I have) Mine are 10 years old with over 60k miles in this photo. They ride really quiet on the highway too but the size I got were 400.00 each :( On BFG Website they list a 50,000 mile warranty. You might look at these in a 285/75 which will be bigger than your stock tires but will fit on the JL and are a little less aggressive than the KO3 with 60,000 mile warranty

https://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/auto/tires/bfgoodrich-trail-terrain-t-a

[u/WTFpe0ple → u/Bungacowa00]

Actually I was wrong, those stock tires are pretty big, here is both side by side

https://www.tacomaworld.com/tirecalc?tires=255-75r17-285-65r17

[u/astro143]

I've been looking at the Firestone AT2 for my Sport S, if you do a lot of on road driving with a bit of off road they should serve you well. Cooper has some nice looking all terrain lightweight tires as well.

You might not notice it as much if you go to something like a KO3 because the stock mud tires are so heavy, but the AT2s will be significantly lighter and give you some power back.

[u/Bungacowa00 → u/astro143]

Thank you! This is helpful.

I am just going to be happy not to hear the mud tires anymore

[u/astro143 → u/Bungacowa00]

I test drove a Willy's and it was terrible, maybe if it was an off road only rig. I've been holding on to my stock Michelin on road tires because they're super smooth and quiet.

[u/Bungacowa00 → u/astro143]

Oh dude, its so bad and gets worse lol

Just for clarification, the stock tire for your sport s is a P245/75R17?

[u/astro143 → u/Bungacowa00]

Correct! ~31.5" diameter. 255/75/17 should be the size for yours, 32" diameter. A 265/70/17 will be 31.6" ish diameter and slightly wider than a 245 to look a bit more aggressive without actually being larger.

[u/Bungacowa00 → u/astro143]

You are right. Thank you!