WK2 Off Road Tyres

[Hounds]

Originally Posted by Hutch

Decisions, Decisions, I have 20's with 275/55/20 they seem to go alright on the beach, we haven't got time to do much offroad work right now, I have a set of 2012 18 inch Laredo wheels fresh back from the powder coated do I go 18's or keep the 20's as they seem to fit the bill and sell the 18's and use that money for other toys. Throw me your thoughts..


Hutch-2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee Blackhawk..CRD feel the power.

Having gone from 20s to 18s myself the truck with ride more comfortably on 18s on the black top. And even on sand you don't worry about rolling over tree roots etc at speed because there is more side wall between the sand and the rim.

Sell the 20", I did. Urban only warriors will lap them up.

[Matty4]

I've got both.
I just took my 20's off as they are now unroadworthy. Put on my 18's as I'm planning a trip to QLD in the new year and will be going to Fraser Island just for a day.
I plan on fitting 275/45 x 20's when I finally decide to refit them next year.
The 18's have Cooper AT3's in 265/60 x 18 but they are only a P rated tyre. When I need to replace them (if I still have the Jeep) I'll be going 265/65 x 18 BFG AT's.

I want the 20's for when I'm just staying on the blacktop as I'll be putting on a quality assymetric tyre that's a lot quieter than the Coopers that are on at the moment.

Plus I have room to store them without SWMBO giving me grief.....hehe

[Wipass]

Originally Posted by coujo55

Hi, I am currently running Cooper LTZ 285/60/18 on my 2014 wk Laredo, they are a neat fit but so far no problems, they are nowhere near as quiet as the original Khumo's but the Khumo's are really only a car tyre & I could see myself getting a few punctures when offroading !

Hi coujo,
I'm interested in any info re scrubbing, noise, handling... how does it goes comparing to the stock Kumho? What suspension do you have, QL?
I found a good deal on these tyres and I'm considering grabbing it!


Thanks!

[Tukangbaso]

hi guys, can't seem to find it but can we replace the tyre in the original steel spare to 265 65 18s or is everyone getting an alloy for this?

thanks
mike

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[Sterling Sal]

Hi,

We replaced both the spare steel rim/tyre (245/65 R1 with the Jeep alloy - yes it fits fine on it.

We also replaced the spare anyway with an exact match to the car 265/60 R18 and alloy spare, so we now have two spares.

The steel rim sits in the shed now!

See here:
http://www.ausjeepoffroad.com/forum/...d.php?t=141650

Cheers,
Sally

[Tukangbaso]

sorry i mean will the 265 65 18 fits to the steel wheel? i can't seem to find how wide the spare steelies is.

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[Sterling Sal]

Hi,

Oh sorry, got ya!

I think you will find the 245 steel rim too narrow for the 265 tyre.

The tyre guy reckons it's much better to have a match to the other wheels on the car, esp if you get a flat a long way from a tyre shop!

You might have to take it in to someone to try - but I reckon it will be too narrow.

Jeep should just have matched the spare to begin with - the alloy fits fine in the spare wheel well, albeit face up and not with the jack on top. You have to relocate that. But the cover closes, that is the main thing.

Cheers,
Sally