Lon

Barking Dog proclaimed:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo (Freedom Edition) with the original
> tires: Goodyear Wrangler SR-A P235/65 R17 about 56K miles.
>
> I want to stick with original size tires but I am looking for
> suggestions for alternative brands/models. I would prefer to have tires
> that are similar tread design to the Goodyear.
>
> I do mostly street driving but I don't want to rule out gentle off road
> activities and when winter rolls in and drops the white stuff I don't
> want to stay home looking at it.
>
> I asking now so when I go to the store I sort of know what I am looking
> for.
>

Kinda depends on what you have available in the area unless you use Tire
Rack or similar.

One that rides far better than the Goodyear is the Michelin M+S which is
also available from Sears as the XCT. Far better highway ride and
capable of moderate duty snow. Where "moderate" is good enough to pull
another glorified mini-van out of the snow up on Carson Pass in a
California Sierra winter.

The Pirelli Scorpion AT and the Michelin AT are also good considers.
If you do much ice driving, the Michelin Ice may be worth a consider,
but I'd recommend switching to the M+S for summer driving.

Lon

Barking Dog proclaimed:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo (Freedom Edition) with the original
> tires: Goodyear Wrangler SR-A P235/65 R17 about 56K miles.
>
> I want to stick with original size tires but I am looking for
> suggestions for alternative brands/models. I would prefer to have tires
> that are similar tread design to the Goodyear.
>
> I do mostly street driving but I don't want to rule out gentle off road
> activities and when winter rolls in and drops the white stuff I don't
> want to stay home looking at it.
>
> I asking now so when I go to the store I sort of know what I am looking
> for.
>

Kinda depends on what you have available in the area unless you use Tire
Rack or similar.

One that rides far better than the Goodyear is the Michelin M+S which is
also available from Sears as the XCT. Far better highway ride and
capable of moderate duty snow. Where "moderate" is good enough to pull
another glorified mini-van out of the snow up on Carson Pass in a
California Sierra winter.

The Pirelli Scorpion AT and the Michelin AT are also good considers.
If you do much ice driving, the Michelin Ice may be worth a consider,
but I'd recommend switching to the M+S for summer driving.

Lon

Barking Dog proclaimed:

> Hi all,
>
> I have a 2004 Grand Cherokee Laredo (Freedom Edition) with the original
> tires: Goodyear Wrangler SR-A P235/65 R17 about 56K miles.
>
> I want to stick with original size tires but I am looking for
> suggestions for alternative brands/models. I would prefer to have tires
> that are similar tread design to the Goodyear.
>
> I do mostly street driving but I don't want to rule out gentle off road
> activities and when winter rolls in and drops the white stuff I don't
> want to stay home looking at it.
>
> I asking now so when I go to the store I sort of know what I am looking
> for.
>

Kinda depends on what you have available in the area unless you use Tire
Rack or similar.

One that rides far better than the Goodyear is the Michelin M+S which is
also available from Sears as the XCT. Far better highway ride and
capable of moderate duty snow. Where "moderate" is good enough to pull
another glorified mini-van out of the snow up on Carson Pass in a
California Sierra winter.

The Pirelli Scorpion AT and the Michelin AT are also good considers.
If you do much ice driving, the Michelin Ice may be worth a consider,
but I'd recommend switching to the M+S for summer driving.