Probably 235/65/17.

 

235/65R17's with out rubbing...

I have had 245/65R17's on mine and they rub at full lock at dead center near the rear of the front tires hopefully that explains that well enough... if not let me know.

 

My good friend who worked at a Jeep dealer said anything over 215 would rub at full lock. Are you sure 235 won't rub with suspension compressed at full lock?

 

I have 235/75R15 which is .1" shorter than 235/65R17 but same width and I have no rubbing at all. I don't think you will have a problem.

 

...Aaand I have 225/65/17 tires that rub on the right side. Perhaps the tolerances are pretty loose when it comes to wheel well dimensions?

 

That probably is true, come to think of it my stock wheels off an early Cherokee is a more offset wheel.

 

Yeeaahhh. So what I'm seeing is, with stock everything, the supplied 215/65/17 is probably the largest you can bank on. Meaning the Wrangler SR-A is your only choice for a moderately aggressive tread. That sucks.

 

liftedMK has 235's and I believe he has stated several times they do not rub. But I could be wrong.

 

ive stated that 235s on the jeep only rub at full lock, and thats stopped after about6-7mos...its been over a year with the yokos tires r great!

 

How does rubbing just stop? Wouldn't that mean something gave? And, if you're lifted, that changes the dynamic of the conversation...

 

rubbing stopped because in that time frame did alot of gravel/off-road driving. im guessing i wore the tread down enough that it wasnt touching...even if vehicle is lifted still rubs in same spot as not lifted. had tires on before lift btw.

 

i have 245 65r17s on mine, never rubs unless youre just cranking it over trying to turn... day to day driving, i never even think about it

 

fulll lock and compressed suspension is common off-road, which is the last place you want to rub-through.

rubbing stopped because in that time frame did alot of gravel/off-road driving. im guessing i wore the tread down enough that it wasnt touching...even if vehicle is lifted still rubs in same spot as not lifted. had tires on before lift btw.

have you checked to see if the strut tower damaged the inside of the tire?

 

I stand corrected... for some reason liftdMK I was thinking since it didn't life now it never rubbed. Thanks for the reminder...

 

what limits size

i think what limits the tire size on the pat is placement of front strut tower.
only gives couple inches clearance,
anyone know if there is anyone working on lift kit, or aftermarket struts that does something about that?

 

Dawson I think you're not understanding... not even my 245/65R17's rub the "strut tower". They rub the inner fenderwells / engine splash guard on the rear side of the tires.

The first photo is of my front passenger side that exactly where my 245's rub. These have approximately 1/4" of clearance of the spring catch on the strut which can be seen in the second photo.

 

Oh one last thought. I am probably going to take a block of wood and a hammer to mine to reshape that portion of the splash guard to stop the rubbing! Just so people will quit looking at me funny in the parking lots!

 

Removing the nub - Copper's thread

 

Interesting... Who needs splash guards anyway!

 

Perfect! Thanks Heckler... I muyst have missed that thread.

 

Do spacers would help to avoid rubbing? Do spacers should be avoid? What size is fair?

 

Here is a question for ya... how wide and what is teh offset of the factory wheel? Contemplating a set of these on my XJ with some bigger tires...

 

Saw some 245/65/17 mud terrains online at National Tires or Tires Direct or something. BF Goodrich T/A Km2, I think.... (Its 4am and I've done nothing but research the snot out of this site since I got my Pat 48hrs ago)

Anyway. I think after the RR lift, I'm gonna stuff those in, see where it rubs, bang a hammer around, and throw them back on. Maybe 1/2 inch spacers, a rotozip- whatever. somebody's got to screw it up first. =)

I do LOVE the 17" sport wheels I got though. They're def one of the better "stock" premium wheel packages.

 

Correction- Those BF Goodrich Mud Terrains are actually 245/70's not 245/65's, making them about and inch taller and probably too big.

Two "aggressive" 245/65/17's I've found seem to be the Nitto Terra Grapplers and the Toyo Open Countries... both All-Terrains. Hankook also has some A/Ts that size with great reviews. They're about $130/each, but I can't recall the name.

As far as spacers, it looks like they'd cause clearance issues with the fender openings, but that's just an eye-balled guess.

 

Two "aggressive" 245/65/17's I've found seem to be the Nitto Terra Grapplers and the Toyo Open Countries... both All-Terrains. Hankook also has some A/Ts that size with great reviews.

Toyo open country A/t's also come in 235 65 17 as well as 235 60 17 for a close (28.1) to stock height (28.0).
Check them out at www.tireseasy.com
and
www.lesschwab.com

 

Has anyone tried the BFG A/T KO 225/70/17 on a lifted MK? It looks like they are 29.6", so they probably rub.

 

I think once I have my lift installed and a 1" wheel spacers installed I will be able to fit a 245/70R17 with out any problem I hope cause I want some Goodyear DuraTrac tires for my Patriot I will keep ya'll updated but it might take a while to get the tires ecspecially at $200 ea. (mounted and balanced at Discount Tire). Thats why I need to find some
16" steel rims here in Houston tires for 16" rims are alot cheaper.

 

hey, i just got my 2009 patriot 4x4. just wanted to clarify that the Toyo winter tires im buying (235/60/17) are ok and will not rub.

thanks!

 

Looks like i found someone to swap my 17" for some 16" steel rims so what i posted earlier wont be happening

 

im def. going with 235/65/17 hankook AT tires...

 

so 235 tires wont rub?