tyre sizes for a 1999 liberty

george · Post by **george** » Sun Jan 19, 2014 8:40 pm

I have just aquired a 1999 liberty (BH?) and as a lot of the driving it does is on dirt roads I wanted to upgrade from the standard 195/60 15. I have some 205/70 15 A/T Bridgstone Dueler on another car and was wondering will these foul the guards/suspension?

The car has standerd ride height.

Cheers
George

Post by **TOONGA** » Mon Jan 20, 2014 9:14 pm

George you will new tyres will be 2 inches taller in circumference and not much wider than the 195/60 15's.

this tyre calculator will show you the size difference. http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalc.html

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george · Post by **george** » Wed Jan 22, 2014 10:30 pm

Thanks for the reply, I have already done the size calculations. As they are a bit larger than standard I was wondering if anyone knows if they will actualy fit without fouling.

Cheers

stephendean · Post by **stephendean** » Sat Feb 01, 2014 6:15 pm

I tried to have some larger tyres fitted to my 98 liberty and they rubbed, so it was back to the standard tyres for me. Time for a lift kit me thinks.

RSR 555 · Post by **RSR 555** » Tue Feb 11, 2014 10:15 pm

My friends 99 Outback (BH model) has 215/60R16 on it and let down to 15psi on the beach and it runs perfect but this car has a 40mm lift over the standard Liberty. I would look at buying a 1" lift block kit for your struts and then fit 195/70R15 tyres.