New tires

1Stewj · **Posted:** Mon Sep 08, 2008 10:22 pm

Looking at getting new tires for my '08.
I'd like to get something great in snow and some light off road.
Should I get some steelies and swap back to stock when I'm just onroad?
I have the 17" rims.

Jon

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 6:03 pm

well you have a few options, if you do like i did, I bought some BFG TA KO'S with some nice rims for off road, then i got rid of the crap years and i bought Michelin LTX M/S for driving the rest of the time. I get back 1 to 4 mpg when running the michelin's vs the bfg's...

zoso7374 · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:23 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

well you have a few options, if you do like i did, I bought some BFG TA KO'S with some nice rims for off road, then i got rid of the crap years and i bought Michelin LTX M/S for driving the rest of the time. I get back 1 to 4 mpg when running the michelin's vs the bfg's...

Digger - What sizes are those two sets of tires?

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Tue Sep 09, 2008 7:30 pm

they are still the stock 225's on 16's... I'm still debating on tire size after my lift..(265/70/17??)

zoso7374 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:08 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

they are still the stock 225's on 16's... I'm still debating on tire size after my lift..(265/70/17??)

What do you think the biggest size is that one could put on those stock rims?

zoso7374 · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 12:08 pm

Diggerfreek wrote:

they are still the stock 225's on 16's... I'm still debating on tire size after my lift..(265/70/17??)

What do you think the biggest size is that one could put on those stock rims? Without a lift that is.

Mr Nick · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 9:36 pm

zoso7374 wrote:

Diggerfreek wrote:

they are still the stock 225's on 16's... I'm still debating on tire size after my lift..(265/70/17??)

What do you think the biggest size is that one could put on those stock rims? Without a lift that is.

My semi-educated guess would be 245/70/16 or 255/70/16. I think 245/75/16 would be really tight with out a lift...

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:12 pm

IDK with the KK..as far as the KA goes, 31 inch is the largest dia. possible

KKJim · **Joined:** Wed May 21, 2008 9:57 pm **Posts:** 109

I should be picking up a set of 245/75/16 MTR's from another board member this Friday and installing them on Saturday. Hopefully they will fit, I will let everyone know how they work out,

Diggerfreek · **Posted:** Wed Sep 10, 2008 11:56 pm

Sweet,

zoso7374 · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 9:25 am

KKJim wrote:

I should be picking up a set of 245/75/16 MTR's from another board member this Friday and installing them on Saturday. Hopefully they will fit, I will let everyone know how they work out,

That sounds great, I am curious.

jeepxk · **Posted:** Thu Sep 11, 2008 11:05 am

I am getting ready to install 16" Keystone rims and I too would like to know what the larget A/T tire I will be able to install without a lift is.

nightdrv · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2008 8:49 pm

245/70/16

jeepxk · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:26 pm

do you think that would fit as a spare also?

nightdrv · **Posted:** Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:04 pm

A 245/70 is only .3" larger in overall diameter, when compared to the stock ones we all got. So.... YES, it will fit underneath. Keeping in mind you will have to get another matching wheel like the other 4.

richd · **Posted:** Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:24 am

nightdrv wrote:

A 245/70 is only .3" larger in overall diameter, when compared to the stock ones we all got. So.... YES, it will fit underneath. Keeping in mind you will have to get another matching wheel like the other 4.

Thats what I have on my KK,245/70.I think its a perfect size for the KK.If you do lift kits,i'm sure you can go bigger,but for stock I think 245/70 is best.

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