Looking for advice on new Liberty tires.
 

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