I've been looking into tires as I'm wondering what I will replace my current set with. I have 16x7 wheels as seen below and are currently running 265/75 tires.

I want something skinnier, and would prefer to stick with a M/T however I do want something that is still good on the road as well.

What tire size would you guys suggest narrowing down to, and what brand/model?

I'm not leaning one way or the other here yet so it's a wide range open discussion right now. Of course personal experience would be great, and so would pictures as well.

 

235/85r16?
7.50r16?

 

I replied over on LRO.

 

235/70

Cooper S/T

 

235/70's will be a good 3" shorter than what he's running now. Assuming he wants to keep his height 235/85 is about it for skinner, unless he finds some 7.50R16's, which come up from time to time in the Michelin XZL, but are usually over $200 a tire.

 

Anti- Got your post over on LRO, just going to reply here for now.

235/85r16 or 7.50R16 is what I'm aiming for. I do not want a shorter tires, just more narrow, and as long as the bead doesn't have to be "stretched" outwards to seat to the wheel with those sizes, giving me this stupid *** kind of look below, I'm happy.





I would love to get some XZL's, but I've yet to find any around myself, and would like to go with something a little more readily available if I ever need a quick replacement.


I've found these being talked about quite a lot on multiple forums...

https://www.treadwright.com/p-28-235...ler-m-t-e.aspx


I would love to have these, not just because of the price, but because this is the style of tire I like. However despite the fact no one seems to have anything bad to say about them, I'm still a bit worried about it.

 

Look at the Cooper Discoverer STT. I had a set of the old style that looked like this

Mine were 7.50R16 but they've quit making that size.

The new ones:

 

Definitely one of the tires at the top of my list currently.

 

Anymore opinions? Anyone? :P

 

i know this is a month old, but i'm digging through tire threads. thought i'd throw this out there.
https://www.treadwright.com/p-28-235...ler-m-t-e.aspx