Saving MONEY on Suzuki Samurai TIRES

The vast majority of people use 4X4's on road over 99% of time. All season tires are generally not good in snow or mud, but winter tires are pretty good in snow and mud. The problem with winter tires is that they have no mileage warranty and they wear out pretty fast. These Douglas xtrac II's are almost as aggressive as dedicated winter tires, but they have a 45.000 mile warranty and they ride pretty quiet. Some people say they are no good tires, but used them for many years and they were fine on my cars and they work good in snow and mud. For the lightweight Suzuki Samurai, with a gross vehicle weight (fully loaded) of 2,932 pounds, the Douglas are plenty strong enough. The Douglas xtrac tires have problems with work trucks that are loaded down often, but for occasion loads they are still fine. There are no clearance or rim issues with the Suzuki Samurai if you go up just one tire size to 215 70 15 or 215 75 15. After that you need modifications. But a words of lifting a Samurai for larger tires, it becomes an endless games of lifting, modifying the body for clearance, longer shocks and brake hoses, and a different steering arm. Then pushing all that tire weight on huge tires, you have to modify the engine and maybe the axles, etc, etc. It becomes a never-ending cycle and you get away from the original concept of the Suzuki Samurai, which was almost like a rebirth of the old Willy Jeep. These tires cost $62.50 each, plus sales tax and the date of manufacture is only 3 weeks old. Probably for most people (it really depends on what the person will use the Suzuki Samurai for) a rear locker may be the best true upgrade for traction and requires minimal modification. 1999 Chrysler Sebring Manual Tire Change http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2rL-cwvdGI