Mike08Liberty wrote:
JimKJSVT wrote:
No offense here. But what does what fits on an '08 Liberty with no rubbing have to with what fits on an '03? I thought for the most part for most people an unlifted KJ can run either 235/75/16 or 245/70/16. Am I missing something? Feel free to jump in if I am. In stock sizes the 225/75/16 is actually taller than 235/70/16. I will go with 235/75/16 because it is the tallest you can go without a lift. What is the offset on my aluminum renegade rims? Is there any reason to go with a different size different offset?
You are missing something ... Read the first thing I said.
A lower offset will bring the wheel out, giving you a wider stance, thus allowing you to fit a bigger tire without getting a lift. Stock my wheels are a +40 but my aftermarket wheels are a +25 which brings them out and off the suspension components thus allowing me to fit a 30" x 10.2" without having any rubbing issues. This same concept applies to KJs and any other vehicle. Maybe not the same size but the same concept.
Now Mike, play nice with the newbies.
While Mike is correct, there are significant size allowance differences between the different models of the KJ (02-04 vs. 05-07, especially in the fog light doors) and the KK (which corrected many of these problems as you know -- except ask Mike about the bumper thing... LOL). To compound to this, stock steel, argent steel, stock alloys, renegade alloys, etc. ALL seem to allow slightly different clearance even though they supposedly have the same back-spacing and off-set. To add to this problem is that fact that every tire manufactures specs are slightly different -- all 245/75R16 tires are NOT the same size, weight, displacement, etc.
That being said, 245/70R16s are supposed to be considered a "safe" size tire to run on an unlifted KJ -- HOWEVER, my experience with an '04 w/ argent steel wheels, running 245/70R16 Firestone Destination A/Ts was that they rubbed pretty badly on the front swaybar on turns. So much so, that I ended up putting 1.25" Spidertrax wheel spacers on them to move them out farther (which someday will come off when I switch to 16x7 Soft 8's). Which is the point Mike was making about the off-set.
Unfortunately, there are plenty of folks who will give you their personal case as the law, which is why Mike was right to qualify his statement. The bottom line answer to any particular set-up unfortunately is "maybe".
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