235 65 R17

[eddiechip]

of course, the tires on my "new" 03 Limited are fairly uncommon (at least where I live). Any suggestions?

 

[LibertyOrDeath]

of course, the tires on my "new" 03 Limited are fairly uncommon (at least where I live). Any suggestions?

Get someone with 16's who wants to trade to a 17. Then lift it and get 245/75R16's.

 

[t2raz]

is there a big difference in the ride and stability between those two

235/65/17 and 245/70/16?

 

[JIMMY JEEP]

Why is there so much mention of using 245's as opposed to the stock 235's seems like a lot of pinch weld pounding and rubbing for very little gain in width.Is there a lot more choice of tyres in that size or something??

 

[Dave]

17" rims are a problem when it comes to A/T or better tires. You can get street tires ok. I looked and looked and almost switched to 16" Moab or Crager Soft 8 rims but I thought I was going to have TPM issues. I would have also needed 5 tires and rims in addition to 5 new TPM's. I stayed with the 17"s and got Hercules Terra Trac A/T's. in 235/65/17 .. When I got them it was the only A/T I could find in that size that I liked..... Very little selection...... They have been good in the snow and mild/moderate off road. I only have about 250 off road miles on them (I keep track) out of 29,000 total on the odo so as you can see that's not much off road. Good on the road also and they seem to be wearing well.

If you switch to a 16"rim you can get any good A/T or better tire. Options are then endless.

That's it from my personal experience with the 235/65/17's so far.

Dave

 

[kjfan18]

I believe on firestones website they have the Bridgestones Revos AT, in the 235/65/17 now. Although they could be wrong. Ive been lookin for awhile now, oh and Toyo Open country AT's are available in 235/65/17 too. Hopes this helps.

http://www.firestonecompleteautocare.com/catalog/view.do?tire=47314

 

[JeepJeepster]

is there a big difference in the ride and stability between those two

235/65/17 and 245/70/16?

I dont really notice a difference between the two. I use to use my 17's every summer and my moabs or cragars in the winter but now I run the moabs year around. The moabs actually handle better since the BS is less.

Tirerack has the yokohama A/T-S in 235/65/17.