Patagonia M/T

A.J. said:

So remember when the Chinese embargoes happened? Tire companies like Nankang had to find a way around it so they opened plants in other places. Lots of tires started coming out of Indonesia. GT aka Gaja Tungal and several others. Many of them use more nylon in their casings and narrower steel belts. Cheaper construction but could still meet speed ratings and handling indexes. They were however more prone to vibration problems and out of round conditions as well as tread separations and poor mileage. Long story short is cheaper materials and construction. Some of the things however can work well in off road applications where heat and speed ratings aren't as important. They make for pretty tough casings for semi truck and off road tires. Makes sense they might work out ok in the larger sizes for off road use. Smaller sizes with less cavity will be more affected by heat so while the might be ok for off road and short trips summer heat and freeway speeds will probably be their downfall. They are a mostly bias ply tire with enough steel in them to qualify as a radial.


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wayoflife said:

LOL - without doubt. Not a fan of the fact that good bead locks that are made in the USA are so hard to find. I ran Trail Ready’s for my last set but they seem to not be making them right now. Unfortunately, I this is a situation of having to run what’s available and it sucks.

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SLO said:

Tell me about it. I called to order a set of TR’s back at the end of October. They thought they had one set left but by the end of the call, i found out they had just sold the last set and they took my name for the waitlist. I just got an email Monday saying that they are pushing out orders another 2 months with delivery dates in late March or early April. How does a [wheel] business survive 5 months of not shipping wheels?

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Exodus Jeeps said:

I was able to get a set out of the new facility relatively fast, but they were 20”. Not sure what the hold up is but maybe I should call and check in with them.


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SLO said:

Maybe it’s just the 17’s. Or, maybe they still had 20’s left over. The email made it sound like the plant isn’t in production yet.

Here is the email:

“To our valued customers, your receiving this email because we have a pending order with you for wheels with a previously tentative shipping timeframe of late Jan/Early Feb.

Unfortunately, there has been a delay related to that plant reopening and we’re now looking at a 2 month delay on those projected ship dates. Late March to Early April is the current projection.”

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SLO said:

Tell me about it. I called to order a set of TR’s back at the end of October. They thought they had one set left but by the end of the call, i found out they had just sold the last set and they took my name for the waitlist. I just got an email Monday saying that they are pushing out orders another 2 months with delivery dates in late March or early April. How does a [wheel] business survive 5 months of not shipping wheels?

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Ruvicon said:

I called TrailReady recently to check on availability on some Beadlocks and was told the foundry in China they used was sold and the new owners hadn’t fired the plant back up yet. He thought it’ll be another two months or so before they were back up and running.


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fiend said:

Hmm so where does that leave us? [emoji1303]? Or [emoji1304]?


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wayoflife said:

If true, it’s more than likely a size thing. Toyo makes a majority of their tires in the USA but 40’s are still made in Japan.

That being said, just buy a set already. Nobody I know could give 2 shits about what you do with your money and your Jeep. [emoji1303]


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rockabillyroy said:

AJ, it sure sounds like you know a thing or two.:thumb:

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wayoflife said:

Unlike Japan, China is a COMMUNIST country with a government that subsidies their manufacturing industries.

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StewiesJK said:

Liking the new KMC XC 232 beadlocks and the 35" Patagonia M/Ts

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rockabillyroy said:

nice looking combo:thumb:

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wayoflife said:

If true, it’s more than likely a size thing. Toyo makes a majority of their tires in the USA but 40’s are still made in Japan.

That being said, just buy a set already. Nobody I know could give 2 shits about what you do with your money and your Jeep. [emoji1303]


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13jkjunky said:

Eddie, hows the road noise on the stt pros? I’m sure you have a few miles on them by now on the jlu and most tires get louder with age. I’m highly considering a set but don’t want them to be too loud and no one I know personally has run them.

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13jkjunky said:

Eddie, hows the road noise on the stt pros? I’m sure you have a few miles on them by now on the jlu and most tires get louder with age. I’m highly considering a set but don’t want them to be too loud and no one I know personally has run them.

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13jkjunky said:

Eddie, hows the road noise on the stt pros? .

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13jkjunky said:

Eddie, hows the road noise on the stt pros? I’m sure you have a few miles on them by now on the jlu and most tires get louder with age. I’m highly considering a set but don’t want them to be too loud and no one I know personally has run them.

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