We have a Vistibule teardrop being pulled by the wife's has a 2015 Rubicon. We were X sailing cruisers that have decided to play in the dirt for a while.
When I had the Vistibule teardrop made we did all we could do to set it up for being towed offroad by the Jeep. I had brakes put on, larger fenders, 15" rims, heavy duty torsion axle, 2 inch extra clearance. Only thing left is to upgrade the tires to something more in keeping with the whole Jeep/teardrop off road camping thing. Every tire store I go into tells me I must have a trailer tire on it. They've explained all the reasons and I can agree with some but when you look at photos of off road teardrops and trailers they all have off road knobby tires on it. I can also see why I'd want to have that for the rocks and sidewall protection.
The Jeep Rubicon has BF Goodrich KO2's on it and wanted to get something more like what's on the Jeep except a bit smaller (to fit).
The first is the KO2 photo is the tire I thought would work. The guys at every tire store I go to say it's too big and keep pushing a larger but 'standard' trailer tire. I'm completely confused.
I'm not married to the one KO2 included but then I think the tire store's are trying to sell me the wrong tire ( tread of a standard trailer tire).
A lot to ask and any help is greatly appreciated. I'm really lost on this one.
Dan