When I started building out my classic Jeep Cherokee, the first things I upgraded were the wheels and tires. I took off the brand new stock wheels before they had 100 miles on them and swapped the stock suspension for a Trailmaster four-inch lift. I did this so I could get 31" BFG Mud Terrain tires on my shiny, new Mickey Thompson wheels.

I ended up selling those brand new tires with wheels at a garage sale for $75 and I always regretted it. I knew they were worth quite a bit more but wanted them out of the garage, so away they went.

When I bought the TJ in 2005 I vowed I would wear the stock tires out before I swapped them for new ones and had no idea exactly how long it would take. Now here it is in April of 2008 and they are finally ready to be replaced. The stock Goodyear Wrangler GS-A tires wore like iron and I had a brutal 60 mile daily commute through most of the three years they were on the Jeep.

I knew I wanted BFG tires again, but was sick of the road noise I dealt with through most of the three sets of Mud Terrain tires I wore out on the Cherokee. I did some research and thought I’d try the 33" BFG T/A KO and found them at a great price at www.motorweb.com.

Our friends at IAG (www.iag-corp.com) had some Weld Racing Rock Crusher wheels that they thought would look great on the TJ so I had them mounted, balanced and installed before anyone else could snag the ones they had in stock.

The end result is fantastic. The wheels and tires look like they were made for the TJ and I don’t have as much road noise as I did with the Mud Terrain tires. Best of all, I ended up selling my old, worn out tires and stock wheels on Craig’s list for $80.00 which is $5.00 more than I got for the last ones!