[Sanders]

That's funny. What's old is new again.

I've run a narrower tire on my 4x4 work trucks for years, as I always felt they got better traction, especially under a load going into some pretty inaccessible areas. Sometimes dragging a 20 ft. pipe trailer behind me.

My Dad always lamented that he couldn't get 8.00 width bias ply tires with split rims anymore. I wonder when those are going to make a come back?

I do like those 255 tires. I run commercial grade 235/85/16 BF Goodrich Rugged Trails on my 3/4 ton Chevy work truck, which I get from my (commercial) tire supplier. They have been very good tires for the abuse I put them through, which in any typical day could be sandy river bottom or rocky, mountainous cell tower "roads", combined with a 60 mile/per day commute. (Funny story there, involving my pickup and a Jeep climbing a hill to get on a job site. Jeep kept spinning out and gave up after several tries, and I cruised on up the hill without spinning my tires.)

I don't think I'd want to run that narrow of a tire on my X, though. The wider 255-265 tires would be better for stability on pavement at the speeds the X can travel. It's not like we are driving vehicles with top speeds of 45 mph.