235/65R17 Best Options

[fire717]

I have an 03' Liberty Limited with the optional 17" rims. Any ideas on a good on/off road tire for this size? Would it be better to move down to a 16" wheel and tire? A lift kit and bigger 17's?? I am currently running Goodyear Fortera SilentArmor. They are okay, but I need something with a bit more grip for those snowy or tricky situations. Now that this is my daily driver and not the wife's I don't care as much about ride quality and quietness. I mean really there is no reason I can't go somewhere a Dodge Durango can? On a side note, and its probably because of these tires, is it just me or does it seem that even in the smallest amount of wet surface these Libertys spin out. Also just to get up the driveway, which is not that steep, I have to often use 4wd. when there is a little snow or ice. These tires are only a year old. Does the Jeep just have too much power for such a small vehicle? Thanks for any of your ideas or advice!

 

[RageOfFury]

Firestone Destination A/T!

I have these on my KJ and they are an amazing tire. They are very very good in the snow.

Rated #1 on Tirerack in the A/T category.

If you do a search for that tire on here, you'll find many posts and threads with lots of info.

 

[Dave]

^^Yeah, people say they are good but I couldn't find them in the 235/65/17's when I was looking a couple of years ago. Right now I am running the Hercules Terra Trac which looks like a REVO and they are way better than the pos goodyears. The 17" rims are not good for good tire selection.

I almost went to soft 8's in 16" for better tire size selection. At the time I didn't because I thought I was going to have a problem installing the TPM's in the soft 8 rims.

The 235/65/17 is not a good/easy size to get good A/T tires in. At least when I was looking. 16's are way better.

Dave

 

[RageOfFury]

I got my Destination A/Ts in 235/65R17...

 

[Dave]

I got my Destination A/Ts in 235/65R17...

They are a good tire. I couldn't find them that size in 05 when I was looking for them in that size.

Dave

 

[Ry' N Jen]

I don't like chrome 17 inch wheels on a Liberty.

Chrome don't get you home!

 

[RageOfFury]

I don't like chrome 17 inch wheels on a Liberty.

Chrome don't get you home!

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I like my chrome wheels. They look great. Goes with all the rest of the Limited chrome.

 

[Ry' N Jen]

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I like my chrome wheels. They look great. Goes with all the rest of the Limited chrome.

Just being an A$$ Rage!

 

[RageOfFury]

Just being an A$$ Rage!

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[guitarzan]

Tirerack.com shows the Firestone Destination ATs in a 235/65/17. I'd try going to a narrower tire for better snow traction. Might even thinking about getting some stock 16" steel wheels and mount some narrow winter tires on them.

 

[KYLiberty]

You can get the Bridgestone Dueler AT Revo, the Firestone Destination AT, and the Michelin LTX A/T2 in a 235/65R17. Any of these would be a nice upgrade compared to the stock tires. You can probably get some 245/65R17's under it also. There are a lot more options in the 245's. I ran some 17X7.5" 05 rims with that size Destination AT's for a couple winters. They really did a great job for the money. The're also rather quiet and smooth riding for an AT, and wore like iron. You can also get the Wrangler Silent Armors in the 245. I've get them in 245/75R16's right now. I love the setup right now. It drives across snow and ice that I can't even walk on. My drive is fairly steep and it goes up and down it when it's a solid sheet of ice.

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[Mahkis]

I'm running 245/65-17 Hankook Dynapro ATM's on my Limited. So far I've had them in dry&wet weather, sloppy 2 tracks(nothing deep) and more than 8" of snow here and no complaints. Look great, are fairly quiet and can't beat it for $500 out the door. It came down to these and the Kumho AT's and went with the Hankooks cause they had them in stock. I've had very good experiences in the past with the Kumhos though.

 

[fire717]

So are those 245's on a stock set-up? ie:no lift, springs, etc. etc....No rubbing??

 

[HoosierJeeper]

245/65/17=245/70/16, which means little to no rubbing stock.

I'm also kinda looking for AT's in this size, stock size....I do want the tire to be American...

 

[Mahkis]

So are those 245's on a stock set-up? ie:no lift, springs, etc. etc....No rubbing??

Totally stock with no rubbing at all. Even at full lock I haven't felt any rubbing or seen any visual rubbing.

 

[RageOfFury]

245/65/17=245/70/16, which means little to no rubbing stock.

I'm also kinda looking for AT's in this size, stock size....I do want the tire to be American...

I was gonna say the Firestone Destination A/Ts, but they are made in Canada

 

[HoosierJeeper]

I was gonna say the Firestone Destination A/Ts, but they are made in Canada

Good enough for me....

 

[hyde]

Check my tires, Nokian Vatiivas, same size. I got sick of looking for good tires that had our size, so I finally went with these.
http://www.nokiantires.com/tyre?id=11952&group=2.02&name=Nokian
http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/581/921/26450460038_large.jpg

 

[mag03kj]

I have an 03' Liberty Limited with the optional 17" rims. Any ideas on a good on/off road tire for this size? Would it be better to move down to a 16" wheel and tire? A lift kit and bigger 17's?? I am currently running Goodyear Fortera SilentArmor. They are okay, but I need something with a bit more grip for those snowy or tricky situations. Now that this is my daily driver and not the wife's I don't care as much about ride quality and quietness. I mean really there is no reason I can't go somewhere a Dodge Durango can? On a side note, and its probably because of these tires, is it just me or does it seem that even in the smallest amount of wet surface these Libertys spin out. Also just to get up the driveway, which is not that steep, I have to often use 4wd. when there is a little snow or ice. These tires are only a year old. Does the Jeep just have too much power for such a small vehicle? Thanks for any of your ideas or advice!

kuhmo has gotten the road venture a/t kl78 in 235/65/17. Thats is what i got ordered right now and will be in tuesday

 

[ThunderbirdJunkie]

245/65/17=245/70/16, which means little to no rubbing stock.

I'm also kinda looking for AT's in this size, stock size....I do want the tire to be American...

Cooper and Goodyear are your only choices.
Firestone=Japanese brand (owned by Bridgestone)
BF Goodrich=French (owned by Michelin)