well i did it ... i got new tires on the way. i was on tirerack last night and saw they had the general grabber at2 in 255/70-16 for 87 bucks. i couldnt pass it up. i wasnt sure about the 255/70 on my newly lifted crd but everything i have read pointed to little to no rubbing.

this morning i got a call from tirerack double checking that the tires would be put on a liberty crd and that i know they were oversized. i told them i just put a 2.5in lift in and they said they should fit fine.

i was shocked they even called to verify the size and application of the tires. the total bill for tires and shipping was $524. they should arrive middle of next week next stop will be walmart to have them mounted and balanced for $11-13 per tire.


what pressure would people suggest running in these tires. i also rotate all 5 every 5k miles.

If they are max 44 PSI tires try running them around 38 PSI. Or I have heard you can put chalk lines on the tire tread roll the vehicle if you see the chalk gone from outside you are under inflated and over in inflated if you see chalk gone from the center only.

Good to see the price is dropping again. Owned a set of the original ATs back in the mid 80s, they lasted 65,000 miles on my Dodge D50 4X4. Ran them in everything from the dunes of Glamis, CA to the snows of Cheboygan, Michigan. Probably the best overall tire I ever owned. The next time I went to buy them I was quoted almost twice the price.

You put a 1" or 2" wide line all the way across the tread and drive straight for about a block then check it, see where its starting to wear off first. Adjust pressure as needed,reapply chalk and do it again. When it wear off evenly across the tread you are at the proper pressure for you set up. I always do a front and rear seperatly, they are always different. I keep the pressure the same side to side to reduce the liklyhood of the difference in pressure for side to side wanting to make the KJ pull one way or another.

Sorry for the grammer but I've been awake for all of about 10min

You put a 1" or 2" wide line all the way across the tread and drive straight for about a block then check it, see where its starting to wear off first. Adjust pressure as needed,reapply chalk and do it again. When it wear off evenly across the tread you are at the proper pressure for you set up. I always do a front and rear seperatly, they are always different. I keep the pressure the same side to side to reduce the liklyhood of the difference in pressure for side to side wanting to make the KJ pull one way or another.

Sorry for the grammer but I've been awake for all of about 10min

And also 1 or 2 pounds of pressure will make a difference in how it wears off, kinda hard to imagin that but it does work. It takes a bit of time to do this method but its worth it , your tirewear will thank you.