Tire Size
02-27-2011, 06:58 PM
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Tire Size
We have a 98 Cherokee Sport, all stock with the 15x7 rims. Can I install 235/75/15 tires without a problem or do I need to stay with the 225/75/15 stock size....
02-28-2011, 12:27 AM
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Originally Posted by msark
We have a 98 Cherokee Sport, all stock with the 15x7 rims. Can I install 235/75/15 tires without a problem or do I need to stay with the 225/75/15 stock size....
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02-28-2011, 12:35 PM
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235/75/15 equal with 29.1 inch (diameter) and 225/75/15 = 28.5 inch mean you can get good acceleration. But surface contact of your tire will be reduced approximately 0.06 inches (will increase a little bit braking distance).
02-28-2011, 12:51 PM
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Actually (mathematically), 235/75/15 is 28.9" tall and 225/75/15 is 28.3" tall for a difference of .60", not .06". 235 is .39" wider than 225.
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I have 31x10.5s on my stock wheels, but I didn't do an adj track bar after my lift and at full right turns I rub the LCA. I need to get some rims with 3.5-4" BS i believe but it's nothing I can't live with for now. The previous owner put these tires on and I did the lift. When I first got the car they rubbed bad! But I had drastically sagging suspension. I thought the 31s looked too big stock, now they look too small.
I picked up another matching steelie at the JY to use for my full size spare, and it had a 235 on it... not too different from the 31", may be just right. My "31s" measure 29.5" with weight on them and they're a bit worn.
I picked up another matching steelie at the JY to use for my full size spare, and it had a 235 on it... not too different from the 31", may be just right. My "31s" measure 29.5" with weight on them and they're a bit worn.
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