Have I been lifted or not??

Howdy all,

I just bought a Cherokee 3.7 v6 limited / 50.000 mls (I live in EU).
I therefore am very happy to have found this forum since I am new to Jeeps.

The car is still sitting on some horrible aftermarket wheels with 255/55/18 road tires.
I am wondering whether this car had a lift to accomodate this size or does 255/55/18 fit under a non-lifted car without rubbing to start with?

My plan would be fitting an AT tyre in 245/70/16 (BFG/General/Cooper or similar)
Will this fit without rubbing, asuming it is still a non-lifted car?

Thanks for the input!

Well I don't know about tire fitment above 16" wheels
I do know it is not a car

Maybe I should rephrase it: will 255/55/18 road tires fit a Liberty/Cherokee when it hasn't been lifted?

They should fit as the tire is just over 29" tall.
They may rub a little on the plastic inner fender or pinch weld plastic cover.
Probably also rub a little at full lock on the swaybar. Especially in reverse.

Likely no. measure your fender to wheel hub height as seen in lift thread.

To answer your second question, you will need at least a 1.5" lift and longer bumpstops with 245/70R16 tires.


I have no idea why you have 18" wheels on that JEEP. I've never seen a JEEP Liberty with 18" wheels. Most people use 16" wheels on their JEEP. Some use 17" JEEP wheels. But 18" doesn't seem common on the JEEP KJ.

sevenhelmet said:

To answer your second question, you will need at least a 1.5" lift and longer bumpstops with 245/70R16 tires.

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No lift or trimming is required to fit this size ... maybe you got your #'s transposed?

sevenhelmet said:

To answer your second question, you will need at least a 1.5" lift and longer bumpstops with 245/70R16 tires.


I have no idea why you have 18" wheels on that JEEP. I've never seen a JEEP Liberty with 18" wheels. Most people use 16" wheels on their JEEP. Some use 17" JEEP wheels. But 18" doesn't seem common on the JEEP KJ.

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Totally agree, I don't like 18"s either, it looks silly as you can see in the picture.
That's why I want to get some 245/70/16 with AT tires instead but it seems even that is critical?
Will I be okay, asuming it isn't lifted, with 235/70/16 AT tires?

235/70R16 should fit without any issue on unlifted KJ

PEEJ said:

Totally agree, I don't like 18"s either, it looks silly as you can see in the picture.

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Yikes! .. Thanx for rescuing that KJ!

I think the wheels are a nice looking style but they are too big and the tires too low profile to look proper for a real Jeep owners Jeep. Now if you are the type that puts in a big loud Stereo with huge speakers and mega bass to go drive around and collect your welfare, WIC checks and food stamps while enjoying gangster rap then its all you.

245/70R16 will fit not lifted. I have had that size on my 2006 CRD since 41,000 miles. Now it will rub maybe a little. mine has hardly ever until about 70,000 when things started to sag more. I need a lift now

mikey1273 said:

I think the wheels are a nice looking style but they are too big and the tires too low profile to look proper for a real Jeep owners Jeep. Now if you are the type that puts in a big loud Stereo with huge speakers and mega bass to go drive around and collect your welfare, WIC checks and food stamps while enjoying gangster rap then its all you.

245/70R16 will fit not lifted. I have had that size on my 2006 CRD since 41,000 miles. Now it will rub maybe a little. mine has hardly ever until about 70,000 when things started to sag more. I need a lift now

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My skin too light to be associated with gangster rap....
Although I will use the car mostly as a daily (highway) driver I do consider buying an AT tire.
Any pointers on which brands/types would suit 90% highway/10% light off-road use?