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firehawk
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Enough is enough...goodbye TrXus!
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I'd experienced sliding on wet pavement with these tires at first when they were slightly overinflated.  Now that they're about 1/2 worn out they are totally unpredictable.  The siping is about all gone, and I did a 4 wheel drift in the Jeep the other day on wet pavement.  Later it almost swapped ends on me.  Today the tires suddenly locked up with ZERO warning on DAMP pavement!

The one I've had with a funky belt in it has gotten MUCH worse lately, and sets up a vibration at 52 mph, and goes away at 60 mph.

So... I'm getting a set of BFG TA all terrains mounted up Friday.  I started my new job last Monday at 7am, and at 10am they informed me they needed me at a Kroger Bakery in Columbus Ohio.  So I spent 2 days over there.  Luckly I was able to take the company's truck since it POURED about all the way to Columbus that night.  I'd hate think what might have happened if I had taken my Jeep!weirdface

Good bye TrXus, it's been real, and it's been fun.... but not REAL fun.bleh

-- Edited by firehawk at 17:11, 2007-11-21

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All I can say is this... yawn(told ya so!)

Your going to a larger size right? You know it's against the GLXJ bylaws to buy new tires and not move at least 1 size up.

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Well Adam, I guess you'll have to throw me out then.

I can't go bigger with the gearing I've got (3.55's). It already has to downshift out of overdrive on hills even at interstate speeds. At 60 mph on the speedo, actual 64 mph by my GPS unit, I'm turning less than 2000 rpm, more like 1800-1850 rpm. The 4.0 dosen't make any power until 2000 rpm, at least that's my experience. Going any bigger would only make the problem worse.

I've thought about regearing to 3.90, or 4.10's. But 1, I've never done that type of work before. 2, I WON'T pay a shop to do it, and 3, I haven't found a set of matching gears for the D30, AND the ChryCo 8.25. Can't say I've looked all that hard though.

So I'll stick with the 31's. Better gearing would even help me now.

Another thing about the TrXus is they have become VERY twitchy, and want to wander VERY bad too now. It's already bad enough driving something with the aerodynamics of a rolling brick 4" up in the air, without the tire problem. As I am rolling to a stop the vibrations from the tread even makes the front, and rear D-rings rattle too. And I HATE squeaks, and rattles with a passion!!!

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I'm just giving you a hard time...

For what it's worth, I'm on 3.55's and 35's. weirdface

I'm assuming you'll keep the Trxus for trail tires? Since your going to wheel with us e v e n t u a l l y right?

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Yeah, most likely keep the mud tires. WHERE I'll put them is unknown. It's not like I haven't got a bunch of crap sitting around already.

And yes, e v e n t u a l l y I will wheel with you guys...oops...and gals.

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Glad to hear you are getting new SAFER shoes!!! Congrats!!!

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Well I got the new set of tires mounted up this morning. MUCH better ride, and handling. They also seem to roll alot easier, so I hope they will help with the gas mileage.

It will take awhile to get used to the look of the square shoulders on the BFG's compared to the TrXus. I kept the TrXus, don't know where I'll put them. I'll probably find a set of rims and use them whenever I get out wheeling.

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Stock mustang rims fit the old XJ just a little FYI.  Prolly pic those up or stock XJ rims from the junk yard for pritty cheap.

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Let me know how the 31s are treating you for mpg and stuff, I do ~9 miles city each day, and it's 30 miles to see the gf (mostly highway, ~55mph) so it sees a lot of mixed driving.

I don't do much for flexing so I was thinking 31s could be stuffed under my 2" lift, otherwise when new tire time comes, I'll just do 30s.

As for a lack of power under 2000rpm, I think it's how the torque converter is set up, if I'm really light on the throttle it'll accelerate from a stop (converter unlocked) shifting around 2000rpm but it takes forever! If I give it just a little more throttle, shifting at 2250rpm, it goes a lot quicker, and it seems that the converter starts to engage at 2000rpm less than 2k it just slips a lot or something, unless the converter is locked up then it'll happily cruise @1500rpm @45mph/1750revs@55mph.

Supposedly better mpg is attainable with a lower converter stall speed... (I know high stall speed convetrerts go in drag cars so they launch right in powerband without having to neutral drop the thingfurious, so 'stall speed' is probably when the converter starts to 'engage'.  Jeep could get away with 1200rpm stall speed then, making use of the available low end power.)

-- Edited by ChevelleSSLS6 at 21:37, 2007-11-26

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