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03-05-2013, 10:31 PM

91familyxj

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Year: 1996 Limited

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I currently have 245/70R16 on my 96 limited. Im in need of tires bad and found some on CL that are 245/75R16 I have no lift and dont rub now it just a dd no offroading. Will I have any issues with these? I know stock is 225/70R16 right? How much bigger are they really vs. my 245/70R16? Thanks

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03-05-2013, 10:38 PM

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Year: 1996 Limited

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correction they are 225/75R16

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03-05-2013, 11:17 PM

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Those will be smaller, no rubbing.

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03-06-2013, 01:50 PM

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Year: 1996 Limited

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so they are shorter but a little wider right?

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03-06-2013, 02:29 PM

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I'm sorry I wish I could help but I don't speak metric! Lol

Throw some 31x10.50's at it and get some cheap d windows with 3.75bs and you'll never look back

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03-06-2013, 03:13 PM

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You can find dimensions of various tire sizes at sites like Tire Rack.

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03-07-2013, 09:59 AM

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Year: 2000 XJ Sport & WJ Laredo

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The 70 or 75 refers to the height of the tire body as opposed to it's width. SO, a 245 metric width tire in a 70 series is about the same height as a 245 tire in a 75 series. Do the math.

70% of 245 mm = 171.5 mm height above rim
75% of 245 mm = 183.75 mm; the difference being about 12.25 mm or less than 1/2 inch. (1 inch over all tire height)

This small a difference won't even effect your speedo much.

Last edited by dave1123; 03-07-2013 at 10:07 AM.