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OK. After some delay http://www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/fairbanks-gets-some-real-snow-at-last/article_b0ad4986-475f-11e3-9d7c-001a4bcf6878.html, I've now had an opportunity...

I meant the molded in holes. They didn't have the holes, but I ordered them anyway and had them siped. Still no snow at most elevations here, though, so I can't say yet whether they work.

Well, I bit the bullet and ordered the 7.00 R 15's (Yokohama Y742S's). They're not as funny looking as I thought they'd be. Once we get some real ice and snow I'll post about my thoughts on performance. So far so good, though. Here's what they look like on my 88' with a 3" Budget Boost lift

I don't think there's time for any melting to occur during normal driving at even say, 30 mph. At 44 feet per second, with a 30 inch tire with a 94 inch circumference, even if we say the contact patch is really large, say 9.4 inches long, that's (44 feet x 12 inches = 528 inches per second...

I was wondering whether 1/2" over spec would really make that much of a difference, especially on such a tall tire. My Jeeps are 88' and 93'. My theory right now is that I don't have enough ground pressure for the ice, so airing them down would increase the contact patch, really the reverse of...

Actually we can't run studs in the summer either. I've got lots of rims, though, so I can keep a dedicated set of studded tires on rims. I guess I would have more options with a 16" rim, as the 16" tires (Duratracs apparently included) often have an 85 ratio available, where the 15's don't...

Actually, I am the locals. I was just gone for a while. VW Rabbit with (obviously small) studded tires worked great back in the day. Didn't have the studless growing up, so it was a new thing to try when I came back up. I'm going back to studs either way, but I'm convinced that a smaller...

Hi All, I live in Fairbanks and drive on ice for half the year. I've got two XJ's and they're both awful on the ice, especially with a light dusting of snow. I've got year-old Toyo Observes in 225/75/15 on one (snow tires), and BFG AT's (31x10.5) on the other. Honestly, I think the best ice...

Update 2: It's been -40 and lower for weeks, yikes. Borrowed a friend's garage and added the Rocky Road 6" shackles. Added 1.5" as advertised. Sitting at just shy of 20.5" in the back, and 20" in the front. Shackle angle's not ideal (close to vertical), but I'm OK with that for now. Also...

Update: I put on the budget boost packs. My understanding is that stock Cherokee height (center of wheel to fender flare) is 17.0" in the rear, 17.5" in the front. My jeep was a little cockeyed, but basically 16.5" in the rear and 17" in the front. In the front I installed Moog CC784 springs...

Thanks, that makes sense to me. I guess I won't be able to get around the possibility of doing it twice. I'll just put them on. Hopefully it'll end up at 2" or more, clear the 31's (which are worn to 30's), be somewhere close to what I did in the front with the UpCountry springs and 5/8"...

Just put together a couple of budget boost leaf packs for my 88' XJ. I took leaf packs from a 99' and 00', cut the eyes off the mains out of one pack and added them into the other. Now that I've wrestled the stock packs off the 88' (at 15 below in my driveway I might brag), I'm surprised to see...