215/85-16 ???

DREDnot · **Posted:** Tue Aug 21, 2012 2:59 pm

Anybody seen these in action?

I'm contemplating going with this size to compliment a switch to the factory 16" keystones.
My Latitude came with those gawdawful seven spoke plastichrome-clad 18" "rims".

These have the skinny profile of vintage jeep tires and a subltle increase in diameter (30.4 vs. 29.1)
And Ive found a few decent tires in the $145-200 range.

Now I just need to get my JBA 2.5" lift and find some nice keystones.

DREDnot · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 2:35 pm

Got the tires from tirecrawler.com.
Cheapest by far at $179 each.Free shipping.In two days.
Finally found some takeoff keystones locally.
Hoping to install the lift tomorrow.

isomswim · **Posted:** Wed Sep 19, 2012 6:23 pm

I'm interested to see how these tires look. I wonder if the wheels are also too wide for the tires. I have the 16' wheels also.

DREDnot · **Posted:** Thu Sep 20, 2012 2:57 am

isomswim wrote:

I wonder if the wheels are also too wide for the tires.

Yeah, I would have been happier with a 6" wide wheel but 7" is max spec.

Roastbeef · **Joined:** Sun Jun 03, 2012 7:31 pm **Posts:** 199

Where are the pics of all of the goodies installed?

DREDnot · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2012 9:52 pm

Fantastic ride!
Huge improvement in ride quality(and that's not just my empty wallet talking).
My Ebay TPMS's worked by themselves. No noticable ESC activation before or after alignment.
So far my only complaint is that my wheels are 7" wide. That allows the sidewall to pooch out more than I like for the rocky trails this thing is going to see. The tires are LT load range E so they should hold up better than P rated sidewalls....I hope.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:12 pm

Looks good

Curious though, why do you have a D30 & D35 listed in you signature for your KK, and three diffs for your CJ?

DREDnot · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:45 pm

Atthehelm wrote:

Looks good

Curious though, why do you have a D30 & D35 listed in you signature for your KK, and three diffs for your CJ?

Isn't that front diff a Dana 30 (something)in the KK? And a 35 rear?
Thats the Dana 20 transfer case in the CJ :mrgreen:

It's high pinion,baby! Whatever it is.

Ted15 · **Posted:** Sat Sep 22, 2012 11:54 pm

Dana 30M front, Chrysler 8 1/4" rear :2cents:

At The Helm · **Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:02 am

Ahh d20 transfer case, sorry.
Yes the kk has a chrysler 8.25 rear.

DREDnot · **Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 12:45 am

Now that I study it a little harder...I see the subtle flats on the oval.

Thanks guys.

At The Helm · **Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 1:11 am

Sorry to go off topic again but, what is that rear cargo liner you have in the back? Haben't seen that one.

isomswim · **Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:37 pm

Looks pretty good. The tires aren't very aggressive so they almost look small. You mind taking a head on shot to show foot print. Maybe with some spacers.

DREDnot · **Posted:** Sun Sep 23, 2012 8:57 pm

Took it out for its first offroad shakedown.
Very happy with the JBA lift/tire combo.

DREDnot · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2012 1:45 pm

Well, so far so good.
With three tanks of gas through it with the new tires, it looks like a 2% increase in MPG.
15.22 to 15.53

I feel so green all of a sudden. :mrgreen:

Marlon_JBT · **Posted:** Thu Oct 11, 2012 2:02 pm

An increase in MPG?!

I'm sold on 215s!

(My '04 originally came with 215/75s. I switched to 245/70s and my MPG fell off of a cliff...)

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