Be prepared to do the pinch weld modification at the very least. Because you will have tires about 3" taller than the stock 29.5 inches be ready to also change your gear ratios as your 3.7 V6 will really struggle under any kind of load! I was considering those same tires for my Commander but in the size 265/65R17 which would be a more reasonable choice for a V6 with a 2" lift and also being able to carry a full size spare underneath. You would more than likely still need to do the pinch weld mod.
LT285/70R17 on Commander with 2" Lift and 1.5" Spacers
I found an old thread talking about the biggest size tire you could install on a Commander with a 2" lift. I'm at the point of getting my Jeep some new tires and I was looking at the Venom Power Terra Hunter X/T in LT285/70R17. Venom's website says the OD of the tire is 32.44" but from reading the old post about 2" lifts, I wasn't clear if going over 32" would or wouldn't work with a 2" lift and 1.5" spacers. I'd be interested to know if anyone else has run this size tire, and if anyone had any knowledge of the Venom Power tires as a whole, they're new to me, but they look damned cool.
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That would still be 2" taller and would definitely need the pinch mod. Also that size spare tire may not fit under the vehicle if you have a hitch. The pinch weld mod is not very hard to do if you use an angle grinder with a cutting disc. The hardest part is securing the wheel well liner to give as much room as possible.Thanks for the info. I had read about the "pinch weld modification" but wasn't sure what that was, and I'm not really interested in doing that. I'd like the biggest tires I can reasonably put on my Commander with the 2" lift and 1.5" spacers, though I hadn't taken the engine into consideration so I appreciate the heads up on that. In the original thread I had read it was sounds like the 255/75R17's would also require hammer down the pinch weld (as they said it), so I was thinking that 265/70R17s might work?
The best video that I have probably seen is on YouTube ExtremeDailyDrivers, --- pinch weld mod. If you have a heat gun, that really helps to reshape the plastic liner.Thanks. Is there any kind of guide or walkthrough doing the pinch weld mod? I'm not really familiar with that, but I have an angle grinder and I managed to install the 2" lift kit myself, so I think I can manage that.
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