Ok , I have looked at alot of the post , Question I have is this ...Which tires comes the closest to being true to its size? Im looking at putting 37's on my jeep, and I am curious ... Also, Does anyone know what a 37 12.50 15 MT/R is running ... What is the cheapest on both tires price wise?... And last but not least , which tire would work the best.. I run in the mud, clay , and some rocks, and slick hard packed dirt.. Any Ideas, before i go buy some... Thanks for any help:confused:

My 37" MTRs measure exact on 15x10 Champ locks.

if you will be in mud dirt and and clay more that rock i deffinetly say go with the swamper, if you we on mostly rock i say an MTR, MTR's do even come close to SSR's in the mud, we dont have many rocks down south so MTR's are mostly for a DD

Swampers if you run Mainly in the Mud. MT/Rs are great on the rocks tho.

I love my MT/R's but the 35's measure short on a 15x10, I hope the 37's are dead on cuz that's coming soon. SSR's seem to measure close on the smaller sizes, not sure on anything over 35" but they seem to wear fast. MTR's are not as sidewall punture resistant as they claim, but better than my old BFG's, my last three sets of tires, two sets of 33" BFG mud and this set of 35" MTR, I've cut a side wall within the first 500 miles, so now I've got two nearly new BFG's and one brand new (150 miles max) MT/R that are junk, wonder what I can make out of them?

the 37" SSR's are tall, taller than the 37" Bogger...:confused:

not sure about the MT/R but my SSR's have run better on rock than they have in the mud, I haven't seen anybody running the MT/R's around here. I looked on National tire's web site and looked @ the spec sheet no specs yet on the 37" listed but all the other tires of theirs run a 1/2" - a full 1" larger on the OD than listed and the price of 37" are going for about $206. I hope that helps. On a personal note I absolutely love the way my SSR's handle and perform offroad but I go mostly on Rock not alot of mud

My MTR's measure 36 1/4" on 15x8.
MTR's will outperform SSR's on the rocks and the road. In the mud, especially clay, the SSR should work better. They have a habit of the tread chunking off in the rocks and the sidewall isnt that tough.

I bought my MTRs at my local Discount tire CO for around $180. I heard from a local fellow that he was able to order 37" for $160 at Walmart. He said that he tried a few walmarts and only one manager would order that big of a size.

Interco says SSR is 36.8"
http://www.intercotire.com/html/ssr_series.htm


I have been pricing 37 MTR's
Phoenix, AZ Discount Tire $175 mounted & balanced
Austin, TX Discount Tire $192 mounted & balanced

Group buy + shipping $170
http://www.4x4groupbuy.com/currentGroupBuys/othergb.asp

I am running 35 MTR's and pretty happy. Gonna get 37 MTR's but would rather get BFG Krawler if they were going to be out anytime soon.

I have a set of ssr's on the tj and are very happy with them,with 40,000 kms on them with lots to go. I had a set of ssr's on the yj but sold them to go with boggers and a trailer. Friends run the mtrs and side by side I would go with the ssr's again. Mtr's would be my second choice without a doubt for a daily driver. And 1/2 height difference isnt going to make it or break it on most trails.

Originally posted by kcpsg
not sure about the MT/R but my SSR's have run better on rock than they have in the mud, I haven't seen anybody running the MT/R's around here. I looked on National tire's web site and looked @ the spec sheet no specs yet on the 37" listed but all the other tires of theirs run a 1/2" - a full 1" larger on the OD than listed and the price of 37" are going for about $206. I hope that helps. On a personal note I absolutely love the way my SSR's handle and perform offroad but I go mostly on Rock not alot of mud

where are you able to find rocks around Lafayette, you almost have to drive out of state to get away from the mud

good question Swamper, where do you wheel? Where have you been hiding this CJ w/ 37 SSR's? Who do you wheel with out of state?:confused:

The SSR's perform really well in the rocks as well as loose dirt.
The problem is they, have the weakest sidewall of any tire I have ever ran off road. It is ridiculous how weak they are. I went through 5 tires with sidewall tears in about 6 months,..compared to 2 in 5 years running SX's.

Originally posted by YJ_Swamper


where are you able to find rocks around Lafayette, you almost have to drive out of state to get away from the mud

HEY! I wanna know too :confused:

My 37" MTRs measure 36.3" on a 15x8.

orginally posted by H8monday:
The SSR's perform really well in the rocks as well as loose dirt.
The problem is they, have the weakest sidewall of any tire I have ever ran off road. It is ridiculous how weak they are. I went through 5 tires with sidewall tears in about 6 months,..compared to 2 in 5 years running SX's.

Why did you continue to buy SSR's?
Road hazard?
Sponsorship?
Too much cash laying around?

Originally posted by H8monday
The SSR's perform really well in the rocks as well as loose dirt.
The problem is they, have the weakest sidewall of any tire I have ever ran off road. It is ridiculous how weak they are. I went through 5 tires with sidewall tears in about 6 months,..compared to 2 in 5 years running SX's.

Took me 2 1/2 years to rip one. I only do about 5 good runs a year though on Rubicon, Fordyce & Dusey-Ershim. Have'nt done anything extreme, like Johnson Valley.
They do great on rock. I think the extra width helps.

HEY! I wanna know too






We go to Gilmer Tx and a few places around St Francisville however not many rocks around St Francisville

Originally posted by P&T jeeps
good question Swamper, where do you wheel? Where have you been hiding this CJ w/ 37 SSR's? Who do you wheel with out of state?:confused:

ive been hiding it under my hood right next to the 4banger, and no havent wheeled with anyone out of state (as you know) because i have to go with the only guy who would bail me out, and it doesnt take an explorer to know there arent rocks in south LA, just be observant on a road trip

numnuts, when did you get a CJ5 w/ 37 SSR's? :mad3: I commented you on your good question, and was asking kpcsg where he wheels. :confused: Everyone else seemed to understand...

who do you wheel with; LA 4x4 or Beefy, Piggy, and the Outcasts?

I've run both SSRs and MT/Rs on my TJ. I liked the SSRs more. They seam to run large in just about every size. The SSRs work great on the rocks, but the rocks where I live are just big, not sharp. I really liked the SSRs on the snow and ice though, felt like I had chains on, but didn't. They do wear kinda fast though.:D

Originally posted by H8monday
The SSR's perform really well in the rocks as well as loose dirt.
The problem is they, have the weakest sidewall of any tire I have ever ran off road. It is ridiculous how weak they are. I went through 5 tires with sidewall tears in about 6 months,..compared to 2 in 5 years running SX's.

If you managed to tear two sidewalls on SX's, then the trails you run are obviously super tough, and you were dumb for trying to run SSR's in the first place. 5 sidwalls in 6 months, didn't you get the picture after the first 2 or 3? I feel sorry for the tire store that provided you with hazard :flipoff2:

Originally posted by ImWhatTheyCallStupid


If you managed to tear two sidewalls on SX's, then the trails you run are obviously super tough, and you were dumb for trying to run SSR's in the first place. 5 sidwalls in 6 months, didn't you get the picture after the first 2 or 3? I feel sorry for the tire store that provided you with hazard :flipoff2:


You drag up a thread 1 1/2 years old to say that shit?..:flipoff:

boy boy, his name just says it all doesn't it.... :shaking:

P&T Jeeps,
You bolted your tire to your rim??:confused: you guys mud racers??:confused:

Yea, he is from the same gene pool as "that guy."

They both got the same overall diameter...36.8" wich is close enough

37x12.50x15 MT/R $179 at http://www.tirerack.com