I have mostly settled on my build road map

I can affirm the GY MTR wear unevenly. They also don't play well in the rain. Mine didn't at least. I prefer the Cooper's so far.
 
Neil Sears said:
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https://www.4wheelparts.com/p/goodyear-lt265-75r16-tire-duratrac-312018027/_/R-DVFB-312018027

This begs the question:

Which is more important

A) 31.5” vs 34” -or-

B) E load rating vs C load rating?
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Well, size tire and load are doing two different things. C load are right for the weight of your TJ. The E load will be way to stiff and make for a rough ride.

A smaller tire will give more onroad performance due to them being closer to ideal gearing. A larger tire will give better offroad performance due to ease of rolling over objects. I don't know what your'e trying to accomplish overall, but if you get a 15" wheel you can find lots of 31", 32" and 33" tires with a load range C, and a few 35's. Any of those would be good combinations.
 
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JMT said:
Well, size tire and load are doing two different things. C load are right for the weight of your TJ. The E load will be way to stiff and make for a rough ride.

A smaller tire will give more onroad performance due to them being closer to ideal gearing. A larger tire will give better offroad performance due to ease of rolling over objects. I don't know what your'e trying to accomplish overall, but if you get a 15" wheel you can find lots of 31", 32" and 33" tires with a load range C, and a few 35's. Any of those would be good combinations.
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I’m trying to find the best tire for my specific needs (driveability on road, often hundreds of miles to my destination plus good snow grip as I have a cabin in the local mountains) that will fit TJ Moab’s.

At this point I’m have no real desire to switch to a 15” wheel.
 
You could run 265/75r16 it's 31.7 tall, the general grabber x3 and duratracs both run in load c in that size and keep the stock moabs. With that size you could skip the BL and MML. I was going to do this but ultimately went with 285/75r16 MT MTZs in load E as I wanted the larger size for off roading. It rides ok down the road but I wish I had the sidewall flex of a load c tire. I run about 26 psi.
 
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IPerkWVU said:
You could run 265/75r16 it's 31.7 tall, the general grabber x3 and duratracs both run in load c in that size and keep the stock moabs. With that size you could skip the BL and MML. I was going to do this but ultimately went with 285/75r16 MT MTZs in load E as I wanted the larger size for off roading. It rides ok down the road but I wish I had the sidewall flex of a load c tire. I run about 26 psi.
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Thanks. The 26 psi with the 33” Duratracs seems to be the way a lot of the Toyota guys go.

I even have this as the path on my build list above.

Seems to me Goodyear is missing a big market here :(
 
Neil Sears said:
I was going to make the “why is everything always about you” joke but I don’t know you well enough yet.

So with that in mind: Why, a bummer for you?
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Haha! No worries.

Because I run 35s and I absolutely love the Duratrac from the years I used to have them in 33”. However, since they don’t make a true 35” in a C load range, I am stuck with other tires. That load range makes a huge difference in ride quality.
 
Chris said:
Haha! No worries.

Because I run 35s and I absolutely love the Duratrac from the years I used to have them in 33”. However, since they don’t make a true 35” in a C load range, I am stuck with other tires. That load range makes a huge difference in ride quality.
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Road or Off Road ride quality?
 
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