Biggest All Terrain Tires That Will Fit 17" FDI Patriot

The4WDPatriot · Jun 17, 2013

I've looked at replacing the Goodyear SR-A tires that came with my patriot. I want a good on/off road all terrain tire but am having a hard time finding a tire that will fit. What is the biggest size tire I can use that does not rub? Could I go all the way up to something like a 225/70/17 or would that rub and not register correctly on the speedometer? I have the 17" OEM wheels with FDI Patriot that isn't lifted.

Thanks!

MrJeepR44 · Jun 17, 2013

That size will definitely rub when turning the wheel to full lock. 225/65-7 should fit without rub, but in my case it did rub a little at full lock, until I got spacers. The higher the Patriot is, the more rub it will experience because when the suspension drops, it gets pulled in closer to the body

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The4WDPatriot · Jun 17, 2013

MrJeepR44 said:
That size will definitely rub when turning the wheel to full lock. 225/65-7 should fit without rub, but in my case it did rub a little at full lock, until I got spacers. The higher the Patriot is, the more rub it will experience because when the suspension drops, it gets pulled in closer to the body

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So are you using a lift kit on your Patriot? If so, how many inches? Also, what size spacer did you end up using?

Jdog · Jun 17, 2013

there's only 2 lifts available for the patriot

"Stu's coils" a taller set of springs that give you close to 2 inches higher than stock
-or-
"Rocky Road Outfitters" 2" spacer lift.

The4WDPatriot · Jun 17, 2013

Jdog said:
there's only 2 lifts available for the patriot

"Stu's coils" a taller set of springs that give you close to 2 inches higher than stock
-or-
"Rocky Road Outfitters" 2" spacer lift.

I saw somewhere on here where some guy mentioned that he had used a lift around 1" or 1.25"...

Hyperion2010 · Jun 18, 2013

Whats easier and less expensive to change? The Coils or the lift?

MB · Jun 18, 2013

Probably the RRO

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The4WDPatriot · Jun 18, 2013

PatriotMB said:
Probably the RRO

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I'd tend to agree with you, I believe the spacers would be cheaper. Also, going with the spacers rather than replacing the coils will preserve your OEM ride quality. I've considered the spacer lift heavily. Is it something I could do myself or would I be better off taking it to a professional?

MrJeepR44 · Jun 18, 2013

I had slight rub when I put 225/65R17's on my bone stock FDII. After I put the coils on and went up an almost an inch, the rub got significantly worse at full lock. I put on 1.25" wheel spacers, and have had zero rub issues since.

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The4WDPatriot · Jun 18, 2013

MrJeepR44 said:
I had slight rub when I put 225/65R17's on my bone stock FDII. After I put the coils on and went up an almost an inch, the rub got significantly worse at full lock. I put on 1.25" wheel spacers, and have had zero rub issues since.

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So since I have a Bone Stock FDI (which sits about .7 inches lower than the bone stock FDII) I'm thinking that I would be safe with the 225/65R17's. Would I be correct in that assumption?

jlobaugh · Jun 18, 2013

The4WDPatriot said:
So since I have a Bone Stock FDI (which sits about .7 inches lower than the bone stock FDII) I'm thinking that I would be safe with the 225/65R17's. Would I be correct in that assumption?

I have stock suspension on my 2011 FD1 and run 235/65R17s with slight rub at full lock, so you should be fine with the 225.

aroundincircles · Jun 18, 2013

I have 245/65-17's with the RRO lift and 1.25" spacers. had to modify my wheel well, and I get a little rub when I'm reversing and turning, but not when I'm going forward.

MrJeepR44 · Jun 18, 2013

The4WDPatriot said:
So since I have a Bone Stock FDI (which sits about .7 inches lower than the bone stock FDII) I'm thinking that I would be safe with the 225/65R17's. Would I be correct in that assumption?

It's a pretty safe assumption. If you get any rub at all it would be minimal and will go away after the tires wear down some. Many have used that size with zero rub, and I only know of two people that reported slight rub.

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dixiedawg · Jun 18, 2013

OK, so thinking of trading my 08 in for a new Patriot. So thinking I might change the wheels and/or tires right off, if I can get a tire place to buy the stock tires.

So I have a couple questions. I can find out what tire sizes fit, don't rub, etc from threads here, so here's my questions.

Did you folks buy 5 tires, so the spare is the same?

And do the bigger tires fit in the spare tire spot?

Anything else I have to consider?

Jdog · Jun 18, 2013

depending if you get stock 16's or 17's with your new pat you might be stuck w/215's if you're not going for a 2" lift

as for the spare, I couldn't justify the cost of a 5th new tire for the spare. But since my FD2 stock spare is already a full size tire I figured I'd be ok for a few miles if I ever needed it.

The4WDPatriot · Jun 18, 2013

Jdog said:
depending if you get stock 16's or 17's with your new pat you might be stuck w/215's if you're not going for a 2" lift

as for the spare, I couldn't justify the cost of a 5th new tire for the spare. But since my FD2 stock spare is already a full size tire I figured I'd be ok for a few miles if I ever needed it.

If you wanted to air on the super cautious side you could always go for something like a 225/60r17

goguadi · Jun 19, 2013

The4WDPatriot said:
If you wanted to air on the super cautious side you could always go for something like a 225/60r17

235/65/17 have no issues with mine.
i removed the pinch weld as i run 245/65/17 for winter tires,but i never had rubbing with 235/65/17.

The4WDPatriot · Jun 19, 2013

goguadi said:
235/65/17 have no issues with mine.
i removed the pinch weld as i run 245/65/17 for winter tires,but i never had rubbing with 235/65/17.

But, you are using spacers and a lift. I was talking about those of us which are bone stock.

The4WDPatriot · Jun 20, 2013

The4WDPatriot said:
So since I have a Bone Stock FDI (which sits about .7 inches lower than the bone stock FDII) I'm thinking that I would be safe with the 225/65R17's. Would I be correct in that assumption?

^^^^scratch that, my FDI has 9.1" (the same as FDII) of ground clearance..so now I'm really confused

aroundincircles · Jun 20, 2013

after 2011, FDI and FDII have the same ride height. (if you have the 17" rims, if you have the 16", it is .5" shorter because they have a smaller tire on the 16" rims) before that the FDI had the same suspension as the FWD. that changed in 2011.

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