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No worries Troutman... oppps... just read my post up there... skinny "225/75's" is what I have at the moment...

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Thanks for that info Hemi, no my car is stock Laredo height. Think I'll stick to the 245/70R16's as I know for sure these don't rub, the speedo is accurate, the spare will fit the spare well and they certainly ride smooth enough. On-road handling is much more important to me than any slight gains in off-road performance a taller tyre might offer.
PS. Good point about the 255's being an oddball size and possibly harder to source if needing replacement.
Troutman, I have 255/70R16's (Hankook Dynapro AS - came w/the WJ Ltd). I have not had any rubbing. I do have 'up-country' suspension, if that makes any difference opposed to stock. Decent tire overall, mainly geared towards on-road & wet I think, but have handled a variety of mud, sand, rocks, quite well.

I'll be up for a new set in about a year and wondering if I'll get a 255/75 or at least 245/75 on without rubbing. Tossing up between Cooper ATR or BFG AT. I have the same need for on-road performance during the week as a mall crawler for the wife, but I would like a liitle more off-road performance on the weekends, when I actually get to drive it & take it bush.

I wonder if there is way to determine if there is going to be rubbing before you buy?
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Thanks for that info Barfoot. My Laredo also has the Up Country suspension, so might be worth reconsidering....decisions, decisions.
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Yea, I have the 30mm tough dog spring upgrade and could probably go higher... but keeping the speedo as close as possible to accurate was important for me...

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Barfoot, They will do a test fit to your car before u buy however you cant drive on them...




Guys with Stock Suspention that wanna go off Road sometimes...........

STICK TO A 245/ If you dont want to Trim....
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Well... just had the BFG 245/70/r16 fitted today...

The car drives like a totally different car than when I had the 225/75/r16's on.

Much better ride and it appears the "wobble" is far less noticable.

Gives it a much "tougher" look as well.

Very happy with them... thanks for all the advice here!

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