I bought some Pirelli Scorpions tires for my RAM 4x4 the Goodyear's have
worn out and were really squirrely due to the light rear end of the truck.
The Pirellis also performed well off road during my hunting excursions this
past fall.

I am thinking of getting a set for my 04 TJ have the stock Goodyear's and I
really don't think much of them other than they have 40k on them and have
worn well. Has anyone used Pirelli Scorpions on their Jeep and what are
your thoughts.

My TJ is stock and mainly I do lots of wood land trails. This past late
spring we went to Sedona and spent 2 weeks what a beautiful place. My long
time friend who works for the Department of the Interior got transferred
there and is a mucky muck Ranger so to speak. He issued us a special pass
so we could go into some of the areas that only the tours can go into and
are closed to all others, what a blast. If I could find work there I would
move yesterday so would the wife. It was my first time in the desert with
the TJ other than being in a Hummer on military opps. We also rode up to
the northern rim of the Grand Canyon from Sedona and there was still a lot
of snow on the ground in that area the view was amazing.

Since gas has gotten outrageous I have been using the TJ as the daily driver
and leaving the RAM to sit and use on the week ends. In perspective 18-20
mpg on the TJ compared to 13 on the Ram makes the TJ seem attractive for
fuel efficiency.

Thanks,

Coasty

 

On Dec 30, 3:48 am, "Coasty" <coa...@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
> I bought some Pirelli Scorpions tires for my RAM 4x4 the Goodyear's have
> worn out and were really squirrely due to the light rear end of the truck.
> The Pirellis also performed well off road during my hunting excursions this
> past fall.
>
> I am thinking of getting a set for my 04 TJ have the stock Goodyear's and I
> really don't think much of them other than they have 40k on them and have
> worn well. Has anyone used Pirelli Scorpions on their Jeep and what are
> your thoughts.
>
> My TJ is stock and mainly I do lots of wood land trails. This past late
> spring we went to Sedona and spent 2 weeks what a beautiful place. My long
> time friend who works for the Department of the Interior got transferred
> there and is a mucky muck Ranger so to speak. He issued us a special pass
> so we could go into some of the areas that only the tours can go into and
> are closed to all others, what a blast. If I could find work there I would
> move yesterday so would the wife. It was my first time in the desert with
> the TJ other than being in a Hummer on military opps. We also rode up to
> the northern rim of the Grand Canyon from Sedona and there was still a lot
> of snow on the ground in that area the view was amazing.
>
> Since gas has gotten outrageous I have been using the TJ as the daily driver
> and leaving the RAM to sit and use on the week ends. In perspective 18-20
> mpg on the TJ compared to 13 on the Ram makes the TJ seem attractive for
> fuel efficiency.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Coasty

I don't know about a TJ, my friend of 30 years has a 95 tahoe and he
loves his scorpions, on and off road. Sorry I couldnt be of more help.

 

ULB wrote:
> On Dec 30, 3:48 am, "Coasty" <coa...@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
>> I bought some Pirelli Scorpions tires for my RAM 4x4 the Goodyear's
>> have worn out and were really squirrely due to the light rear end of
>> the truck. The Pirellis also performed well off road during my
>> hunting excursions this past fall.
>>
>> I am thinking of getting a set for my 04 TJ have the stock
>> Goodyear's and I really don't think much of them other than they
>> have 40k on them and have worn well. Has anyone used Pirelli
>> Scorpions on their Jeep and what are your thoughts.
>>
>> My TJ is stock and mainly I do lots of wood land trails. This past
>> late spring we went to Sedona and spent 2 weeks what a beautiful
>> place. My long time friend who works for the Department of the
>> Interior got transferred there and is a mucky muck Ranger so to
>> speak. He issued us a special pass so we could go into some of the
>> areas that only the tours can go into and are closed to all others,
>> what a blast. If I could find work there I would move yesterday so
>> would the wife. It was my first time in the desert with the TJ other
>> than being in a Hummer on military opps. We also rode up to the
>> northern rim of the Grand Canyon from Sedona and there was still a
>> lot of snow on the ground in that area the view was amazing.
>>
>> Since gas has gotten outrageous I have been using the TJ as the
>> daily driver and leaving the RAM to sit and use on the week ends. In
>> perspective 18-20 mpg on the TJ compared to 13 on the Ram makes the
>> TJ seem attractive for fuel efficiency.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Coasty
>
> I don't know about a TJ, my friend of 30 years has a 95 tahoe and he
> loves his scorpions, on and off road. Sorry I couldnt be of more
> help.

The last set of scorps I ran on the ZJ would not be considered off-road
tires. :) They however had wonderful grip on dry/wet pavement and were
ok on gravel and dirt. They however sucked much on snow/ice and deep
water. The brand was Pirelli Scorpion II, and I'm not sure they make
that tire any more as pirelli said it was a bit too sticky for use in SUVs.
(at that time they were all buggered up over the "rollover" demos done
by crazy drivers for consumer reports) Those tires allowed me to outcorner
several higher performance cars. (stiffer shocks and sway bars help too) :)

HappyNewbeers! ^_^



--
DougW

 

On Dec 30, 3:48 am, "Coasty" <coa...@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
> I bought some Pirelli Scorpions tires for my RAM 4x4 the Goodyear's have
> worn out and were really squirrely due to the light rear end of the truck.
> The Pirellis also performed well off road during my hunting excursions this
> past fall.
>
> I am thinking of getting a set for my 04 TJ have the stock Goodyear's and I
> really don't think much of them other than they have 40k on them and have
> worn well. Has anyone used Pirelli Scorpions on their Jeep and what are
> your thoughts.

I've heard from several sources that the stock Wrangler GS-R tires are
pure junk.

Well, I've had a new set of Wrangler SilentArmors for about 1500 miles
now, and I love them. I haven't had them in deep mud or sand yet, but
in dry, wet, snow (compact or deep), slush, and even some ice they
have been amazing so far. They live up to their name, too: Eerily
quiet (especially compared to my old Wildcat EXT), and heavily armored
(with a layer of kevlar).

Good reviews on TireRack as well, although it looks like the Scorpions
are currently number one there: http://www.tirerack.com/tires/survey....jsp?type=ORAT

Maybe it's just me, but I think it's kinda fun to have a Wrangler
sporting Wrangler tires. :)

--
~/Garth - 1993 Wrangler S 2.5
{ }|||||||{ } "MukYJ"

 

On Dec 31, 5:36 pm, "DougW" <I.only.read.use...@invalid.address>
wrote:
> ULB wrote:
> > On Dec 30, 3:48 am, "Coasty" <coa...@nospam.comcast.net> wrote:
> >> I bought some Pirelli Scorpions tires for my RAM 4x4 the Goodyear's
> >> have worn out and were really squirrely due to the light rear end of
> >> the truck. The Pirellis also performed well off road during my
> >> hunting excursions this past fall.
>
> >> I am thinking of getting a set for my 04 TJ have the stock
> >> Goodyear's and I really don't think much of them other than they
> >> have 40k on them and have worn well. Has anyone used Pirelli
> >> Scorpions on their Jeep and what are your thoughts.
>
> >> My TJ is stock and mainly I do lots of wood land trails. This past
> >> late spring we went to Sedona and spent 2 weeks what a beautiful
> >> place. My long time friend who works for the Department of the
> >> Interior got transferred there and is a mucky muck Ranger so to
> >> speak. He issued us a special pass so we could go into some of the
> >> areas that only the tours can go into and are closed to all others,
> >> what a blast. If I could find work there I would move yesterday so
> >> would the wife. It was my first time in the desert with the TJ other
> >> than being in a Hummer on military opps. We also rode up to the
> >> northern rim of the Grand Canyon from Sedona and there was still a
> >> lot of snow on the ground in that area the view was amazing.
>
> >> Since gas has gotten outrageous I have been using the TJ as the
> >> daily driver and leaving the RAM to sit and use on the week ends. In
> >> perspective 18-20 mpg on the TJ compared to 13 on the Ram makes the
> >> TJ seem attractive for fuel efficiency.
>
> >> Thanks,
>
> >> Coasty
>
> > I don't know about a TJ, my friend of 30 years has a 95 tahoe and he
> > loves his scorpions, on and off road. Sorry I couldnt be of more
> > help.
>
> The last set of scorps I ran on the ZJ would not be considered off-road
> tires. :) They however had wonderful grip on dry/wet pavement and were
> ok on gravel and dirt. They however sucked much on snow/ice and deep
> water. The brand was Pirelli Scorpion II, and I'm not sure they make
> that tire any more as pirelli said it was a bit too sticky for use in SUVs..
> (at that time they were all buggered up over the "rollover" demos done
> by crazy drivers for consumer reports) Those tires allowed me to outcorner
> several higher performance cars. (stiffer shocks and sway bars help too) :)
>
> HappyNewbeers! ^_^
>
> --
> DougW- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Called up my buddy he says the make of Scorpions ST. I can't seem to
find much info on them. Not certain if they make them anymore.

I'm gonna "try" and stay up till midnight. LOL. Take care and Happy
new year.