Still around..new rim and tire question 285/70r17 on lifted WT Chero)

[Gambler]

Sup dudes, still kickin' and Sundog is still rolling (since 2007!)
Currently pulling the trigger on a LONG overdue upgrade on the tires and rims (yeah, been running 2004 era 33" Wild Country MTs on steel d window wide 15" rims).

What I'm looking at:
https://www.roughcountry.com/black-stee ... nQEALw_wcB

17", 3.75BS, 4.25 bore they look right! 377 to my door, and 285/70r17 { 33.1 diameter, 11.7 width} mud terrains are EASY and CHEAP to find used around here with all the oilfield trucks and wheelers. Can pick up nice usuable sets all day long for 200-400 bucks on FB or CL.

I've been pricing out replacement 33x12.50r15 sets all over the place..cheap china ones are 800 before mounting, any real brands are 1110-1400. I can really argue with myself on it, seems the perfect time to upgrade rim size for whatever future there is. I'm never selling it so..

Sundog is a 79 wide track Cherokee with a 4" lift, all spring front, 2"=2" rear spring and block, hasn't sagged a bit, for those that remember us

Anyone running this rim and tire combo? Everything fit ok? I don't rockcrawl or wheel anything hard anymore with it, so okay with losing some sidewall and cushy ride that the 15's give.

[Yeller]

No reason to not run them, I’d be running that size if I could find a wheel that calls to me and fits as much as my current aluminum slots do. That wheel size should work just fine.

[Stuka]

I ran the Pro Comp branded 17x8 steelies on my old JK (round window instead of D window). They are mostly all made by the same company.

The only issue I had with them is that they were lug centric instead of hub centric. So I had to run hub-centric rings to keep the speed related vibrations away. But they held up well. I eventually had to get rid of them because they had too much rock rash on them. But I was to go back to steelies, I would not hesitate to run them again.

The BS and bore size should work fine for you.

Do be aware that the VAST majority of 285/70r17 tires are E rated. So your ride will become more firm. On my current JKU I have to run them at 28-30psi to ride acceptably.

[Gambler]

I ended up getting four Mastercraft Courser MXT 33x12.50r15 off amazon..925 shipped to my door by UPS (amazingly undamaged. Another 98 bucks for a perfect mount and balance...gotta say I was impressed with the road manners besides braking heavy (drunken dodging whale). Really quiet considering the big lugs. It's not nor ever will be a DD so I'm hoping these last a while, it was down to these and the Milestar Patagonias, and people had too many complaints about the Pats and literally none about these MXTs, so I gambled on em! 15" rim for life! They look good with wide 10" steel rims.

[Yeller]

I ran a set of the MXT’s in 37” on my bronco and really liked them and may be my next choice for my J Truck.

I’ve watched a lot of rigs running the Patagonia tires, not impressed by anything other than they are least expensive out the door.

[sierrablue]

On the Patagonias...watch the Morrvair crawl up a rock and then watch the FJ at Fab Rats crawl up the same rock...the Patagonias just aren't sticky.

[Yeller]

Milestar is doing a great job marketing their tires. They are even getting a lot of press with people using them. still doesn't make a great tire, but is great for 90% of their target audience, there is a reason you don't see anyone competing on them. I won't get into Matt and the Morrvair, nice guy and entertaining but there are a multitude of reasons he struggles sometimes unnecessarily.

IMHO the OP made a great choice with the Mastercraft MXT's.