Cascade Wanderer

Just made the move myself, and thought I'd share for your consideration. I'd been using 285/75R16's, on 16x9 rims for years. But... finally got tired of the tires sticking out, ever so slightly, from under the fenders.


So, I found a set of used 17" Jeep wheels, and had a set of 255/80R17 Cooper ST Maxx tires fitted, about a 33x10. This has only been for a week or so, but I am quite pleased. Tire chains fit fine. The tires work well on and off pavement and in the little snow & ice that I've tried. And there's less freezing muck being tossed up onto the door handles! Not eliminated, some mud-flaps for the front fenders will help, but much less mud & muck being thrown up onto the side of the Jeep now:




Just something I'd toss out there for your consideration. Perhaps skinny tires aren't a bad option for some of us?

Regards, Guy

Dat

I like a tall narrow tire, one of the best old tires ( my opinion ) was the bias ply buckshot wide mudder, which wasn't wide,
33-10.5-16

jadmt

hard to beat pizza cutters for most of the things jeepers do. i run two sets of tires a set of 255/80-17's for most stuff and a set of 315/70-17's for when I head to Moab etc.

Dat

I like the theory of tall narrow tires digging down past the slick instead of "floating" on top and spinning, a lot depends on the trails and type of mud you may go through, but my thinking is a narrow tire slides less in slick clay type mud