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Maury has created a vintage tire post for the EarlyCJ-5 page. I expect it will expand as more folks visit it.
When I bought my Jeepster Commando new in February of 1968, it came equipped with 5 Goodyear Suburbanite tires as did most Jeep vehicles of that era. For some strange reason, the 4 were tubeless and the spare was tube type. On a excursion to Franklin, NJ, the side wall of the passenger side rear gave out, switched to Firestone after that.
I always liked the Armstrong Tru-Trac, which I think derived from the Goodyear Hi-Miler, and eventually turned into the current STA tire. Probably the same molds got bought and sold as time went by.
Those tires were noisy and stiff but great performance off-road. They probably could have cut down on the noise if the lugs had been timed differently.
I had a set of Armstrong Tru-Tracs on my 74 CJ5 equipped with a built AMC 304. Those tires, while noisy on the highway, were great in the desert of southern Arizona and did a good job of keeping the Jeep on the ground around town when the loud pedal got pushed a little too hard!
I was thinking I mentioned these before. It probably was on ‘The Forward Forum’. These are radial retreads only available in 16 inch. https://www.tirerecappers.com/tires/mud-terrain-tires/lt23585r16-retread-extra-grip-mt/
Anyone ever tried these on their truck? https://www.cokertire.com/tires/styles/military-and-truck/sta-super-lug-8-ply-900-16.html
Here’s an interesting 2007 article on the subject of old-school Jeep tires & wheels:
http://www.fourwheeler.com/how-to/wheels-tires/154-0606-tires-and-wheels-old-school/