H1 tires

[JeremyJones]

http://www.100dollarman.com/tires.html

i am pretty sure this is a good deal. 95 precent tread or more for 100 bucks? could get 4 tires for less than the price of a new 37" one.

[Goatman]

But you'd have to buy 16.5" rims, which don't have safety beads on them. Plus, they're bias ply tires. The cost of rims that you'd probably never use again would offset the savings on the tires. Wonder what the tread compound is like?

[JeremyJones]

they h1 rims are beadlock though, is that different from safety bead?. i was figuring the tires were pretty stiff though?

[abendx]

Jeremy,

Mark (Hundy/100dollarman) is a great guy... he will hook you up and make sure you are happy. He also sells H1 rims and I think he can press the centers for any bolt pattern. The H1 rims are double beadlocks... which are much better than singles. The only downside I can think of in this equation is that the military tires and rims are going to weigh WAY more than anything else out there. You might want to call him and ask what the weight is of a H1 tire and rim.

A little story about Hundy.... I met him at KOH this year, maybe spending 30 minutes bullshitting with him. The next time I came across him, I was stranded in JV with a broken sector shaft... he drove home, got his truck and trailer, came back out to the desert, helped me off the trail, got me loaded up onto his trailer, took me back to his shop, put a steering box in my hands and gave me a choice.... free rein of his shop to install the new box or borrow his truck and trailer to get my broken rig home. Because I never installed a steering gear before and didn't want to take advantage of him, I had AAA come get me and tow me to Randy's house, where he helped me install the new box. When I got a new box and took Hundy back his, he didn't want anything in return for his gracious help. The guy is number one in my book.

[Desert Dog]

Hundy is a class act

He has a nice JK too!

[Goatman]

If you get the H1 rims you'd be OK, but they are 8 lug so you'll need new centers like was said. It's not bad having double beadlocks, and you'd likely have to run those tires fairly low on pressure to get some grip. Tire choice down the road will likely be limited by the 16.5" size, but maybe you can get more of these tires at that time.

[abendx]

I think most Swampers run a 16.5... I think? And... as long as Hundy is around, he should have a steady flow on these... or you could even buy a few sets and still be under what a single set of tires from the local tire store would cost.