OK, so my 17-year-old son hit a curb and blew out one of the Goodyear Integrity All-Seasons on the 2005 Grand Cherokee Laredo this evening. The spare was there, but it was a Goodyear Wrangler RS-A, and has a different tread.

I know we cannot leave it that way with an AWD or 4WD vehicle, but my son will have to blow his entire savings to put on 4 new tires.

The Integrity tires are at about 50% tread. Is it going to be safe to put on a new integrity, or is that going to do damage?

We're taking it to Discount Tire tomorrow morning to see if they can find a used Integrity with about the same tread depth, but if not, and if a new tire won't work, I'll probably have him order some good A/Ts from Tire Rack and have them installed at the base auto hobby shop.

Advice on the new/used mix of integritys?

 

I don't see it being a problem at all. As long as they're the same size all will be good.

 

x2 you can have 4 different brand tires as long as they are the same size

 

front wheel drives are about the only cars that runing 2 dif tread designs can cause issues.. run it on the rear.. and you be ok.. you allways want the same size tire and tread design on front.. if at all possible.

 

OK, thanks all. It is on the back currently, so we'll take it to Discount Tire tomorrow and see about putting a new integrity on there, or possibly if they have a used one that's closer to the same tread.

If we were in a better spot financially, I'd have gotten some Kumho Road Venture A/Ts on there or Fuzion XTis. Both get great ratings on Tire Rack, but are really affordable.

Ah well. He gets to keep his savings for now lol.

 

Discount Tire made me sign a waiver for one new tire mixed with three old ones, but they ordered it.

And with the Wrangler SR-A on the back right, I'm getting traction control warnings on dry pavement. So I think we'll be leaving the Jeep parked for awhile.

Is this an LSD or open diff?

 

Are they a different size?

 

The Wrangler on there now is a 245 width versus the 235 on the Integritys, but they're both 65R17s.

And the new Integrity is a 235 65R17.

Found the diff...it's apparently an electronic LSD.

 

The 245x65R17 is a little taller as well as a little wider than the 235X65R17. 245 is the width, 65 is the height of the sidewall (65% of the tread width).
The height difference is why you're having an issue.
Dan

 

Yeah, that's right. It's 65% of 245. So that's causing the problem. I told him to baby it until the new tire is on.

 

And with the new Integrity on there, we're having ZERO problems and it all appears to be fine now.

Except the local Jeep dealer wants us to trade it in on something new...but I don't think we will. I like it too much for that.

 

Well, Karma struck tonight.

When we bought the single Integrity, Discount Tire offered us road hazard coverage on all four times (including the three old ones). $17 per tire. We declined and got it only on the new one.

Tonight, my son managed to curb the Jeep AGAIN, blowing one of the old tires badly. A hole big enough for my hand to fit in.

Had we gotten the coverage, replacing it would be FREE.

As it is, another $150 out of his bank account. LOL.

He's pretty down on himself. Fortunately, MANY people stopped to help him change the tire, and one guy even came out from his house and offered a one-ton hydraulic jack. But he's gonna take a couple days off from driving. He needs to pay attention better.