Will 235/75R15 tires fit on a stock 2WD Comanche with zero rubbing and no adjustment?

[Tyler_Smith_28]

They are 28.9 inches tall and 9.3 inches wide.

[eaglescout526]

Yes. It will fit just fine. It is the biggest you can go without trimming or lift. That being said, make sure your suspension is up to snuff otherwise it might run. 

[Tyler_Smith_28]

Thank you!

[pizzaman09]

I have that size on my 4x4 truck, I find when turning hard left that the inside of the tire will hit the lower control arm.  

[gogmorgo]

Aggressive tires in a 235/75R15 may still rub the shoulder lugs on the lower control arms. But a highway-focussed tire should be fine. 

[PCO6]

I used to have 235/75/15 AT tires on my 2WD MJ with stock suspension (pic below).   I had no rubbing or any other issues.   As mentioned by eaglescout526 that's the limit.  When I switched to 245/75/15s they rubbed.   I lifted the front end 2" and installed WJ lower control arms to eliminate the problem.

 

[gogmorgo]

Depends on the tire. My Grabber AT2’s rubbed at full lock, my Terra Trac II’s don’t. Same size, same truck, same control arms. It’s the tires with shoulder and sidewall tread that’ll do it to you. Also tire widths are only nominal. Some manufacturers will make their tires wider than others. 

[PCO6]

17 hours ago, gogmorgo said:

Depends on the tire. My Grabber AT2’s rubbed at full lock, my Terra Trac II’s don’t. Same size, same truck, same control arms. It’s the tires with shoulder and sidewall tread that’ll do it to you. Also tire widths are only nominal. Some manufacturers will make their tires wider than others. 

 

The ones I used were from Canadian Tire believe it or not.   They used to sell Motomaster Total Terrains which were made by Cooper and sold as Discoverer ATPs.  Same tread but I suspect there might have been sidewall differences.   They were a fraction of the price.   They weren't aggressive AT tires but were great for general use.   I put them on my trailer too ... 

 

 

 

[gogmorgo]

Funny story, winter before last I caught up to an early 2000’s half ton Chev doing about 40km/h westbound through Robson park, crossing into BC along highway 16. The road wasn’t great, but I didn’t think it was that bad, and other than visibility in a few spots I didn’t feel the need to slow down much at all. I grabbed lunch in Valemount, and just as I was about to leave the same truck pulled into town and parked next to me. I happened to notice he was on Motomaster Total Terrains. I didn’t get the impression they were much good for winter use, even if BC would consider them a legal winter tire. 
 

But more to the point and back on topic, I happen to have a couple of the Grabber AT2’s that rubbed still kicking around as spares, the one not on the truck. It’s about 1/4” wider in the tread area than the Hercules Terra Trac. They’re both mounted to the same OE Jeep wheels, although the Grabber doesn’t have the weight of the truck on it. The AT2 has a much more square shaped shoulder to it than the Hercules.

I don’t think either tire is still available. I would have bought the Grabbers in 2012 I think and the Hercules replaced them in 2017. Not really by choice, I ran over an animal carcass on the highway and had chunks of bone poking through the sidewalls of both driver’s side tires. Had to put the spare on the front and somehow the bone pieces held the air in the back tire long enough to make it to a shop. Slim pickings for in-stock tires on Saturday of Easter weekend in Moose Jaw.

[ghetdjc320]

I ran nexen roadians in that size on a stock 4wd with zero rub. In addition to sidewall “lugs” and patterns, there may also be slight variations in where everyone’s steering stops are set on the knuckle

[PCO6]

12 hours ago, gogmorgo said:

"... I happened to notice he was on Motomaster Total Terrains. I didn’t get the impression they were much good for winter use, even if BC would consider them a legal winter tire. "  

 

My LJ came with a set on it and they were OK.   They were a bit worn so I can't really say.   I switched to Duratracs.   Ontario is a bit lax on tires.   The only winter rule I'm aware of is that studded tires are only allowed in Northern Ontario ... and it's not all that far north.      

[gogmorgo]

4 hours ago, PCO6 said:

 

My LJ came with a set on it and they were OK.   They were a bit worn so I can't really say.   I switched to Duratracs.   Ontario is a bit lax on tires.   The only winter rule I'm aware of is that studded tires are only allowed in Northern Ontario ... and it's not all that far north.      

Even BC’s winter tire mandate is a joke. They’ll consider anything M+S with 3.5mm of tread as a winter tire… which is pretty much anything that’s not bald or a street-legal track tire. Alberta’s the Wild West, they don’t care what tires you run, don’t even prohibit studs in the summer.