you all sure 245/70/16 fit okay with no lift? anyone got pics of this setup?
I'm not an expert but here is my two cents:
I put 245/75/16 on my stock KJ with no rubbing, each KJ is a little different in respect to that though.
Here is my tire on the KJ just so you have a visual reference:
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You will be fine with 245/70 here is why:
There are a ton of threads and members on this forum reporting that no problems exist putting on the 245/70/16 on their vehicles.
Be assured, if there were problems with that set up on stock KJ you would hear about it and would not be advised to do it.
*Additionally if you look at the chart below the difference of the overall diameter between the 235/70 and the 245/70 is .55" inches. It is just over a 1/2" inch larger. The exact overall diameter will vary slightly from one manufacturer to the next.
If you now compare the other stock option of 225/75 compared to the 245/70the overall diameter of the 245/70 is only a difference of .22" larger (less than a 1/4"). If a stock option 225/75 can go on the KJ, a tire with less than a 1/4" larger height would fit with no problems.
The 245/70 tire is wider than the 235/70 by approximately .39" (less than a 1/2") and generally the width+diameter is what causes the rubbing when turning the wheel to full lock on a stock setup (i.e. the 245/75 is approximately 1" larger in diameter than the 245/70 thus could present rubbing issues).
Again 245/70/16 have been tested and proved working on the stock KJ with no issues.
just google "tire size calculator" and you will be able to compare all the tire dimensions
225/75/16 (stock) overall diameter: 29.28" section width: 8.85"
235/70/16 (stock) overall diameter: 28.95" section width: 9.25"
245/70/16 overall diameter: 29.50" section width: 9.64"
245/75/16 overall diameter: 30.46" section width: 9.64"
265/75/16 overall diameter: 31.64" section width: 10.43"
*info obtained from
www.1010tires.com tire size calculator