Anybody ever use the humvee military tires?

[odie1969]

Ya so I was strolling around ebay wasting time and found these.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/4-hummer-military-wheels-rims-tires-36-12-50-16-5-hmmwv_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1163Q7c39Q3a1Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem110288905664QQitemZ110288905664
They seem pretty cheap for the tires that they are. but then I would have to find 16.5 inch that would fit. 5 by 5.5 lug pattern. just wondering. thanks guys.

 

[Gypsy]

dont ride well

They flat spot when its cold

 

[pillen140]

dont ride well

They flat spot when its cold

like any bias ply tire.

dont some trailers come with 16.5", with that lug pattern? idk, maybe wrong.

 

[mhughes165]

thye are very good tires and you can find the rims in 16.5 i know as i used to own a set, better off buyin the rims new though

 

[Wicked_Sludge]

they dont quite match. the top tire in the stack has a solid block pattern

 

[odie1969]

they dont quite match. the top tire in the stack has a solid block pattern

my plan was to go down to my local army surplus and see if he could get me a set. so I don't have to pay for shipping

 

[Ranger44]

Those tires don't quite make sense to me.....

Humvee's have used Wrangler MT/R's for the longest time. My dad served in the late 80's and I have a buddy that's in the reserves right now....they have both confirmed that they used, and still use the wranglers.....

They could be for a different "special use" hummer, and use a different tire.....

 

[Shran]

Huh, all the Humvees I have seen either used something that looks very close to Swamper LTBs or BFG Mud Terrains. The only ones I have seen are National Guard trucks though.

 

[JeepRecoveryTeam]

Those are the old humvee tires the new ones we have now are wranglers 37 12.5 by 16.5

 

[wahlstrom1]

Bought a set of 5 from a guy I went to school (3rd yr of apprenticeship) with for $200 on rims....Asked if anyone needed any on a local wheeler site, and was offered $800....they dissappeared quick.

-andrew

 

[nismotunedgtr]

they dont quite match. the top tire in the stack has a solid block pattern

Because it's worn more than the others....

 

[Yellowsplash]

I am in the army, and I can vouch that the Military do use Wrangler Mud Terrains, 37 x 12.5 x 16.5. They are very noisy tires, especially on a 10-12 hour convoy. Theres no radio in a humvee to drown it out either...

 

[hihoslvr]

Theres no radio in a humvee to drown it out either...

Ya'll ain't got some a them Pric-E7's?

 

[dburton07]

my friend put a set of those on his 85 gmc with a 6" lift, 350 and 3/4 ton axle swap and loved them. same size too. from what he was told those were the desert tires. never had a problem with flat spots in the winter either

 

[BlackBII]

You can go here: http://militarytires.com/

They don't have prices listed right now, they used to though. I remember them being rather cheap I think, I would email then and find out