Hi. I'm currently posted overseas with Uncle Sam, and I'm sick of the stock Goodyear Wrangler ST 215 75R16's. For the next few years the jeep will be spending 99% of it's time on city streets and highways, and I need something good in wet and rainy conditions. The stock tires are absolutely dangerous with any wetness at all.
I understand that 235 70R16s are the way to go and will fit without any rubbing? Please correct me if I'm wrong.
The local base has a contract and can order most tires from Goodyear, Michelin, Dunlop and Cooper that have both the DOT and E ratings that I need to take it to most parts of the world that I might be posted. Would appreciate any suggestions within those four brands.
Incidentally, the Liberty -- while often badmouthed by some who play "off road" games -- has been an excellent "crap road" vehicle. (Most of the earth is covered with some sort of road, but 95% of them are crap trails or heavily potholed asphalt.) Since late 2001 I've had this Jeep on everything from rainy-season dirt tracks in West Africa to the other extreme of the Autobahn (middle lane... ~ 95 - 100 mph) and found that this vehicle is hard to beat as a "take everywhere around the world" vehicle. Yes, the Africa-only-spec (not available in EU or US) Toyota Land Cruisers are the kings of the bush, and the BMWs are kings of the Autobahn left lane, but the Liberty does a variety of everything better than anything else I've seen. It was one of the first built and has had had practically zero problems. Only tiny issue has been a dome light that comes on or flashes unexpectedly once every five or six months but then turns off when the engine warms up.
Anyway, thanks. Al