Cherokee tire sizes
10-26-2006, 09:48 AM
#11
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Re: Cherokee tire sizes
We were 'extremely' disappointed in the 'loss' of traction when we
changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
the narrower 225.
We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
'white knuckle' driving than before.
When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
for which is the 225's.
The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
> I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
> and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
> ahead and get new tire$.
>
> BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
> home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
> what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
> stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>
> He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
> Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
> of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
> biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>
> Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
> ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
> couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>
> I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
> Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
> went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
> million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
> now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
> 235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>
> This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
> cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
> on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
> street, and a lot of highway miles.
>
> What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
> ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
> after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
> be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
the narrower 225.
We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
'white knuckle' driving than before.
When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
for which is the 225's.
The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
> I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
> and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
> ahead and get new tire$.
>
> BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
> home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
> what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
> stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>
> He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
> Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
> of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
> biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>
> Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
> ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
> couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>
> I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
> Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
> went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
> million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
> now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
> 235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>
> This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
> cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
> on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
> street, and a lot of highway miles.
>
> What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
> ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
> after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
> be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
10-26-2006, 09:48 AM
#12
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Re: Cherokee tire sizes
We were 'extremely' disappointed in the 'loss' of traction when we
changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
the narrower 225.
We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
'white knuckle' driving than before.
When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
for which is the 225's.
The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
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Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
> I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
> and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
> ahead and get new tire$.
>
> BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
> home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
> what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
> stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>
> He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
> Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
> of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
> biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>
> Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
> ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
> couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>
> I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
> Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
> went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
> million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
> now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
> 235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>
> This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
> cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
> on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
> street, and a lot of highway miles.
>
> What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
> ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
> after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
> be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
the narrower 225.
We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
'white knuckle' driving than before.
When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
for which is the 225's.
The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
> I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
> and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
> ahead and get new tire$.
>
> BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
> home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
> what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
> stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>
> He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
> Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
> of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
> biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>
> Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
> ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
> couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>
> I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
> Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
> went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
> million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
> now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
> 235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>
> This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
> cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
> on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
> street, and a lot of highway miles.
>
> What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
> ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
> after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
> be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
10-26-2006, 09:48 AM
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Re: Cherokee tire sizes
We were 'extremely' disappointed in the 'loss' of traction when we
changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
the narrower 225.
We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
'white knuckle' driving than before.
When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
for which is the 225's.
The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
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Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
> I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
> and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
> ahead and get new tire$.
>
> BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
> home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
> what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
> stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>
> He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
> Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
> of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
> biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>
> Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
> ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
> couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>
> I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
> Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
> went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
> million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
> now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
> 235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>
> This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
> cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
> on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
> street, and a lot of highway miles.
>
> What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
> ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
> after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
> be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
the narrower 225.
We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
'white knuckle' driving than before.
When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
for which is the 225's.
The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
> I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
> and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
> ahead and get new tire$.
>
> BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
> home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
> what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
> stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>
> He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
> Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
> of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
> biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>
> Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
> ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
> couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>
> I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
> Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
> went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
> million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
> now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
> 235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>
> This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
> cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
> on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
> street, and a lot of highway miles.
>
> What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
> ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
> after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
> be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>
> Jeff DeWitt
10-26-2006, 09:06 PM
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Re: Cherokee tire sizes
Interesting, I've never had any interference at full turn (maybe because
my Jeep is 2wd), but it really does suck in the snow. I attributed that
to it being essentially a small station wagon with a big engine and an
open rear end, but maybe the tires do have something to do with it.
Something to think about next time I buy tires... in another 60,000
miles or so!
Jeff DeWitt
Mike Romain wrote:
> We were 'extremely' disappointed in the 'loss' of traction when we
> changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
> tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
> the narrower 225.
>
> We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
> float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
> really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
> 'white knuckle' driving than before.
>
> When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
> for which is the 225's.
>
> The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
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>
> Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
>>I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
>>and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
>>ahead and get new tire$.
>>
>>BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
>>home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
>>what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
>>stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>>
>>He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
>>Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
>>of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
>>biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>>
>>Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
>>ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
>>couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>>
>>I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
>>Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
>>went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
>>million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
>>now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
>>235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>>
>>This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
>>cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
>>on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
>>street, and a lot of highway miles.
>>
>>What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
>>ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
>>after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
>>be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt
my Jeep is 2wd), but it really does suck in the snow. I attributed that
to it being essentially a small station wagon with a big engine and an
open rear end, but maybe the tires do have something to do with it.
Something to think about next time I buy tires... in another 60,000
miles or so!
Jeff DeWitt
Mike Romain wrote:
> We were 'extremely' disappointed in the 'loss' of traction when we
> changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
> tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
> the narrower 225.
>
> We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
> float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
> really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
> 'white knuckle' driving than before.
>
> When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
> for which is the 225's.
>
> The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
>>I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
>>and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
>>ahead and get new tire$.
>>
>>BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
>>home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
>>what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
>>stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>>
>>He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
>>Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
>>of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
>>biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>>
>>Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
>>ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
>>couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>>
>>I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
>>Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
>>went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
>>million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
>>now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
>>235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>>
>>This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
>>cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
>>on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
>>street, and a lot of highway miles.
>>
>>What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
>>ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
>>after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
>>be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt
10-26-2006, 09:06 PM
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Re: Cherokee tire sizes
Interesting, I've never had any interference at full turn (maybe because
my Jeep is 2wd), but it really does suck in the snow. I attributed that
to it being essentially a small station wagon with a big engine and an
open rear end, but maybe the tires do have something to do with it.
Something to think about next time I buy tires... in another 60,000
miles or so!
Jeff DeWitt
Mike Romain wrote:
> We were 'extremely' disappointed in the 'loss' of traction when we
> changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
> tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
> the narrower 225.
>
> We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
> float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
> really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
> 'white knuckle' driving than before.
>
> When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
> for which is the 225's.
>
> The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
>>I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
>>and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
>>ahead and get new tire$.
>>
>>BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
>>home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
>>what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
>>stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>>
>>He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
>>Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
>>of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
>>biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>>
>>Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
>>ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
>>couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>>
>>I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
>>Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
>>went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
>>million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
>>now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
>>235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>>
>>This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
>>cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
>>on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
>>street, and a lot of highway miles.
>>
>>What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
>>ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
>>after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
>>be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt
my Jeep is 2wd), but it really does suck in the snow. I attributed that
to it being essentially a small station wagon with a big engine and an
open rear end, but maybe the tires do have something to do with it.
Something to think about next time I buy tires... in another 60,000
miles or so!
Jeff DeWitt
Mike Romain wrote:
> We were 'extremely' disappointed in the 'loss' of traction when we
> changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
> tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
> the narrower 225.
>
> We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
> float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
> really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
> 'white knuckle' driving than before.
>
> When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
> for which is the 225's.
>
> The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
>>I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
>>and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
>>ahead and get new tire$.
>>
>>BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
>>home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
>>what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
>>stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>>
>>He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
>>Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
>>of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
>>biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>>
>>Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
>>ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
>>couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>>
>>I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
>>Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
>>went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
>>million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
>>now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
>>235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>>
>>This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
>>cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
>>on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
>>street, and a lot of highway miles.
>>
>>What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
>>ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
>>after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
>>be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt
10-26-2006, 09:06 PM
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Re: Cherokee tire sizes
Interesting, I've never had any interference at full turn (maybe because
my Jeep is 2wd), but it really does suck in the snow. I attributed that
to it being essentially a small station wagon with a big engine and an
open rear end, but maybe the tires do have something to do with it.
Something to think about next time I buy tires... in another 60,000
miles or so!
Jeff DeWitt
Mike Romain wrote:
> We were 'extremely' disappointed in the 'loss' of traction when we
> changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
> tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
> the narrower 225.
>
> We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
> float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
> really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
> 'white knuckle' driving than before.
>
> When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
> for which is the 225's.
>
> The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
>>I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
>>and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
>>ahead and get new tire$.
>>
>>BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
>>home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
>>what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
>>stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>>
>>He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
>>Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
>>of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
>>biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>>
>>Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
>>ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
>>couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>>
>>I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
>>Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
>>went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
>>million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
>>now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
>>235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>>
>>This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
>>cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
>>on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
>>street, and a lot of highway miles.
>>
>>What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
>>ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
>>after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
>>be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt
my Jeep is 2wd), but it really does suck in the snow. I attributed that
to it being essentially a small station wagon with a big engine and an
open rear end, but maybe the tires do have something to do with it.
Something to think about next time I buy tires... in another 60,000
miles or so!
Jeff DeWitt
Mike Romain wrote:
> We were 'extremely' disappointed in the 'loss' of traction when we
> changed from a 225 AT tire to a 235 AT tire on our Cherokee. The wider
> tire sucks the big one in snow and ice, let alone off road compared to
> the narrower 225.
>
> We also lost top end on the highway in snow. The wider tires start to
> float at a lower speed than the narrow ones by about 10 mph. It is
> really hard to keep up with the transport trucks now... A lot more
> 'white knuckle' driving than before.
>
> When we buy tires again, we will go back to the 'stock' maximum called
> for which is the 225's.
>
> The 235's also tag at full turn on the steering.
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
> Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
> Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
> (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)
>
> Jeffrey DeWitt wrote:
>
>>I've gotten my moneys worth (and a bit) from the tires on my Cherokee
>>and when one went flat today decided rather than put a plug in it I'd go
>>ahead and get new tire$.
>>
>>BJ's generally has pretty good prices on tires and they are on the way
>>home so I stopped there. Told the kid behind the counter what I had and
>>what size tire I wanted and he showed me his list of what they had in
>>stock in the size i wanted (235x70x15).
>>
>>He started writing it up and then grabbed a book and started looking the
>>Jeep up, the asked me if was a Sport, an SE, or a Grand... It's not any
>>of those, it's just a basic real Cherokee. So then he tells me the
>>biggest tire they can put on it is a 225x70x15).
>>
>>Never mind that every tire that's been on that thing except the factory
>>ones, for the last 250,000 miles or so, have been 235's, he said they
>>couldn't put on anything bigger than what his silly book said.
>>
>>I'm not a kid any more, and I wouldn't accept his answer... my money, my
>>Jeep, so I asked to speak with his boss. He got an older guy and we
>>went back and fourth a bit, finally telling him I've got over a quarter
>>million miles on that Jeep with that size tire and I wasn't changing
>>now. He finally told the kid the size I wanted was OK, and I got my new
>>235x70x15 Michelins. Sometimes stubbornness pays off <G>.
>>
>>This is a 2 wheel drive (I know, don't say it!), basic 2 door six
>>cylinder 5 speed Cherokee, what size tires would you guys (or gals) run
>>on it? Being a 2 wheel drive obviously it spends its time on the
>>street, and a lot of highway miles.
>>
>>What it lacks in off road prowess it makes up for in reliability and the
>>ability to surprise stupid kids in Mustangs and rice burners... shortly
>>after I got the thing it dawned on me that if I was to order a Jeep to
>>be as fast as possible it would be my little Cherokee!
>>
>>Jeff DeWitt
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