Why Were 97 GC tires so small (215's)

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12-19-2014, 09:57 PM

Snowbucks

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Why Were 97 GC tires so small (215's)

Seems the 97 Grand Cherokee had the smallest stock tires of any Jeep. Why? Anything wrong with switching to 225's?

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12-19-2014, 10:08 PM

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Year: 1995

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 with all of the noise and clatter

235/75/15's will fit without any trimming or anything.

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12-22-2014, 08:06 PM

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Year: 1997

Model: Grand Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

I have 225/75R/15's on my 97 and they do just fine. I run Goodyear Wranglers (least expensive model) which seems to last and give me great traction in rain and snow. Ran them on my 94 ZJ for 7 years and still had tread left when I had to junk her this past August and get another ZJ and put new Wranglers on her as well. Not that expensive if you shop around. Some sites I went to when comparison shopping said that 225 would not fit(?) Go figure.

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12-23-2014, 06:43 AM

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Year: 2000 XJ Sport & WJ Laredo

Model: Grand Cherokee (WJ)

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Yeah, a lot of tire shops won't put anything on a vehicle that isn't in their book because they don't want the liability if something goes wrong that can be traced to the wrong tires. I had a guy at Firestone tell me to take my jeep home and bring back just the tires. He'd mount anything on my wheels that I wanted as long as I was the one who put them on the jeep. Go figure.