al

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