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Old 01-11-2010, 03:20 PM   #15 (permalink)
Abboq
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Originally Posted by ATaylorRacing View Post
Jeep SE
225/60/16 26.6" 60=69.9 16.5% off
205/75/15 27.1" 60=66.6 14.3% off
225/75/15 28.3" 60=65.7 9.5% off
Those tires sizes seem a lot more reasonable for a stock four-cylinder. I have probably about 20,000 miles of tread left in the current tires, but the acceleration and mileage is so poor, I may consider an early switch.

I've found a few 4-ply (standard load) 15 inch tires that are only seven inches wide and are each about 10-15 pounds lighter than the average 31x10.5 load range C tires I've looked at. I also have a full sized spare, so that could cut 10 pounds of sprung weight and 10 pounds of unsprung.

Don't narrower tires usually work better in shallow mud and snow anyway?
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