First, I want to say that the 5.13 gears made a huge difference in performance. Previously, I had the factory 4.10s with 35 inch tires and performance was still good. I was very concerned moving up to the 37s and the 5.13s that my on-road ride and gas mileage would be horrible. That is not the case, these gears turn these tires effortlessly and I still have full benefit of my 8 speed.
So, on to the tires... Well I honestly purchased these based on the looks and the customer reviews. I had zero previous experience with Yokahama as I have always run either BFGs or Goodyear Wranglers. These tires are Quiet! for mud terrains and possibly even some all terrains. I have noticed very little additional road noise if any over my old Wrangler DuraTracs. They do have a slight vibration but it's so small, it's hard to notice and you forget about it quickly. Ride quality is comfortable and they seem like they will be very good off-road (once I get an opportunity to try them out).
As far as wear goes, these are soft and should be rotated pretty often, maybe even every 200 or so miles.
I used my handy Superchips F5 tool to adjust tire size and the gearing in about 5 minutes and all was well.
I will add more once I have had some off-road experience with them.
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