Am I crazy for wanting TSL SX2s?

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New tire time. I'm in Alaska, and our trails are a lot like the PNW- lots of slick mud and rocks, hill climbs, deep snow.

My TJ is not a DD, but I will have to drive it on the highway to get to trails. Trailoring is not an option. Trails are anywhere from 50 to 150 miles away. Highway speed limits are slow, the fastest I could ever go is 65, usually slower than that because I'm following a Winnebago 🤬. I don't wheel as much in the winter, but it'd be nice to be able to drive on the highway on packed snow/ice and not die.

I can get a deal on some brand new 35/13.5/r15 TSL SX2's. They are bias ply. Am I crazy for thinking about this? I can tolerate quite a bit of road noise/vibration, I'm more concerned with whether or not it's worth it to put up with TSLs.

Should I just pipe down and get a blah M/T like a KM3, STT Pro, Baja Boss, etc? I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've ran TSLs/Bias plys on a TJ on the highway or in snow/ice before.

Thanks all!
 
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I ran the TSL's before on a full size Bronco, they will flat spot from sitting over night, they are loud on pavement and mine were tough as nails on our trails around here. We didn't have a lot of snow or ice while I had them and they were better in the snow than on ice, ice was a slow go and iffy.
 
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I ran the TSL SX 38x12.5x16.5 on my TJ. I drove it on the roads and ran up around 60 MPH but not faster. And I never drove them on the road with snow and ice.
They worked well in the snow on the trail. If I was going to be driving it on the road with snow and ice I'd think about getting the tires sipped.
Of course as others have said already you're going to have flat spotting but I didn't think it was really bad with mine.
 
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Duredel said:
New tire time. I'm in Alaska, and our trails are a lot like the PNW- lots of slick mud and rocks, hill climbs, deep snow.

My TJ is not a DD, but I will have to drive it on the highway to get to trails. Trailoring is not an option. Trails are anywhere from 50 to 150 miles away. Highway speed limits are slow, the fastest I could ever go is 65, usually slower than that because I'm following a Winnebago 🤬. I don't wheel as much in the winter, but it'd be nice to be able to drive on the highway on packed snow/ice and not die.

I can get a deal on some brand new 35/13.5/r15 TSL SX2's. They are bias ply. Am I crazy for thinking about this? I can tolerate quite a bit of road noise/vibration, I'm more concerned with whether or not it's worth it to put up with TSLs.

Should I just pipe down and get a blah M/T like a KM3, STT Pro, Baja Boss, etc? I'd really appreciate hearing from people who've ran TSLs/Bias plys on a TJ on the highway or in snow/ice before.

Thanks all!
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Those tires are incredibly hard to find in that size. Are these from an individual or store? I would check the date code on them. If you search for that part number online (SX2-110) you will see nobody carries that size currently.

Here in the Southeast Super Swamper TSLs can't be beat for a trail rig and the SX series are super tough. The SX2s are siped and should perform better than a standard TSL on the road. I have several friends that drive their Jeep on the road with regular TSL and TLS SX tires, but they are not daily drivers. Also that whole show and ice thing I have no experience with...
 
I had Tsl’s back in the day on a bronco and loved them. Lots of people around here run the SX. From what I’ve heard, I have no first hand experience but many prefer the SX over the SX2.
 
TRE3TOP said:
I had Tsl’s back in the day on a bronco and loved them. Lots of people around here run the SX. From what I’ve heard, I have no first hand experience but many prefer the SX over the SX2.
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I thought the only difference between the SX and SX2 was the siping on the SX2.
 
The only negatives I have heard about the SX2s is finding them in stock somewhere in a size someone would actually want to run.
 
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I've heard the opposite but I only know a few people running the SX2's.
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These guys were more on the bouncer side or wheeling, so I dunno if maybe the siping caused the knobs to rip off easier or something.
 
I will say this, while they aren’t a sticky, they still are a pretty soft compound. If you’re driving 50+ miles to the trail, they won’t last long.
 
a dozen 35x13.5x15 SX2's sittin on the blem list right now for 269ea.

not many run them on TJ axles, XJ guys run them yr round. they are heavy as hell and have to be run at the correct pressure for road driving. but they look good and will work for the crap i have to wheel in. and you've been warned the bias tires will flat spot if left sitting.

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someguysjeep said:
a dozen 35x13.5x15 SX2's sittin on the blem list right now for 269ea.

not many run them on TJ axles, XJ guys run them yr round. they are heavy as hell and have to be run at the correct pressure for road driving. but they look good and will work for the crap i have to wheel in. and you've been warned the bias tires will flat spot if left sitting.

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I looked into em too, but went with with something more road friendly. With Midwest mud, I probably should have bought them...
 
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Duredel said:
I can get a deal on some brand new 35/13.5/r15 TSL SX2's. They are bias ply. Am I crazy for thinking about this? I can tolerate quite a bit of road noise/vibration, I'm more concerned with whether or not it's worth it to put up with TSLs.

Thanks all!
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You listed it as a 35/13.5/r15 but there isn't a radial tire listed for that size. I'm going to guess it was a mistake?

SKUSizeAspect RatioSection WidthWeightTire Tread WidthTire Tread DepthTread Ply RatingSide Wall PlySide Wall LetteringMinimum Rim WidthMaximum Rim WidthO.D.C.S.Revs/MileMax PSIMax LoadD.O.T. Approved
SX2-11035x13.50-153513.5085 lb1229/3264BSW91134.8513.5352600Yes
 
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