16" Rubicon MOAB Wheel Fitment Question? What Tire Size

[89MJComanche]

I am going to get 4 retread mudders for on my MJ and I have this set of Rubicon Moab Wheels that I paid $200 for back in March sitting around here that were supposed to get Retread 265 MTR's on them and the retread place could not get the MTR Casing into there 265 mold.

 

So I decided to just go buy a cheap set of 33x12.50x15 and put them on black steel wheels to share between the Rubicon and my Big XJ.

 

Now that you have the background info. I want to know what 16" tire size will run well with the MOABS on a stock MJ.

 

I have a choice between 225x75xR16 and 235x85xR16.

 

I would like to the the 235's but I am concearned that the 85 aspect in the profile is going to be to tall and I am going to get alot of rubbing.

 

Anyone run that 235x16 size??

 

Thanks

[Pete M]

By my calculations, the 235/75 comes out at 29.3x8.9 and the 235/85 is at 31.7x9.3. Seems to me the 235/85 will be too tall for a stock MJ which can fit some 31" tires (but only because many tires listed in inches are actually smaller than the stated height).