Military style tires?

wturner

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My dad has one on his spare for his scout. He said when he was younger they referred to tires with that tread pattern as "howlers" because you could hear someone coming a mile away on pavement..
 
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The second one is a classic Rover MOD tire.

Chris is right though, the XZL is a thousand times better than either of those, looks better too.

If I were going just for looks? The XCL
 
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turbodave

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The second one is a copy of the Classic "Goodyear Hi Miler Extra-Grip"
I had a set on my '57.
Really good for an old school tire (tyre?) lol

For something that will never see roads, how about some G90's? You may find some "take offs" of wolf rims? I got a set for $300 that had delivery miles only...
 
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Flintstone tyres. Those ride like solid rubber and weigh like they are solid rubber.

With all the modern tyre options out there today I'm not sure why you would choose a military tyre?
 
wturner

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XZL / XCL seem hard to find. I don't see where XZL are available for 16" wheels...on a quick search.
 
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Two types of xzls. The original 3 block design and the newer 4x4 OR which is just a four block version. Same design. At least I think that's how it goes. I don't think the 3 block is produced new anymore.
 
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the 4 block you're talking about is probably just the 235/85 version. The correct 7.5x16 3 block is still available, we have 6 right now and have sold a few hundred in the last couple years.
 
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DiscoPhoto said:
the 4 block you're talking about is probably just the 235/85 version. The correct 7.5x16 3 block is still available, we have 6 right now and have sold a few hundred in the last couple years.
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And now you know the rest of the story. Do militaries still use the 750? Lots of the takeoffs I was seeing before I left the UK in 2012 were the 235/85 type.
 
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As for the photos I've seen, the 110s and 130s were using 235/85s, and the 90s had the 7.5s, that was a couple years ago. Both look pretty good, 235s may make more sense for a normal driver.
 
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I just happened to get the itch and do a skinny tire search last night...The Sigma Power King 7.50x16 look very similar to OPs option 2, but look to be available for a bit less.

I remember the MoD discos in Bosnia in the late 90s had 7.50-16s on them (as does the new 110 fleet in Bagram) and looked very neat. But, yeah, probably stinking loud. And these Powe Kings are really tall--about an inch more in diameter than a 235/85 (32.5 vs ~31.5), in case one wants to avoid inadvertently gearing up.
 
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MNinWI

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In the late 70s and early 80s, I had 7.50X16 Firestone Super All Traction tires on the back of my two wheel drive 1965 F250 pickup.

In Minnesota snows, it was a great traction tire.
 
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