OK, so my 17-year-old son hit a curb and blew out one of the Goodyear Integrity All-Seasons on the 2005 Grand Cherokee Laredo this evening. The spare was there, but it was a Goodyear Wrangler RS-A, and has a different tread.

I know we cannot leave it that way with an AWD or 4WD vehicle, but my son will have to blow his entire savings to put on 4 new tires.

The Integrity tires are at about 50% tread. Is it going to be safe to put on a new integrity, or is that going to do damage?

We're taking it to Discount Tire tomorrow morning to see if they can find a used Integrity with about the same tread depth, but if not, and if a new tire won't work, I'll probably have him order some good A/Ts from Tire Rack and have them installed at the base auto hobby shop.

Advice on the new/used mix of integritys?

Is the Jeep AWD or 2wd that can shift into 4wd. If it's the later, and the 2wd is rwd then place the new tire up front. You could also check used tire places and see if they have the same tire with similar wear. It would also save your son some $$$.

It's a full time 4WD. Folks on the Cherokee forum think it'll be fine, but to put it on the back.

i remember dealing with a customer with a similar issue. as long as you have an open diff and not an lsd type diff you should be alright for a little bit. but i still would recommend at the least buying a set of 2 of the same tread and or brand of tire. if you cant find a tire thats a similar tread depth you can always have newer or so tire shaved. some tire places will do this for you if they are capable of doing it but its mostly the big rig truck places.

Yeah, they said that the tread depth on the existing tires is about 6/32nd, and since the difference would be more than 3/32, they recommend getting four new ones. I signed a waiver for getting just one new one. But with the Wrangler SR-A on that one spot (right rear), I'm getting traction control warnings on dry pavement. So it needs to come off quick.

I'll ask them about getting it shaved down.

And it's an electronic LSD, btw.

Tirerack will shave the tire for you, I don't know if any local places do it, I'm sure there is somewhere local that you could do it.

I think SCR Performance shaves tires... not 100% sure though.

Just because tire A from one manufacturer has a tread depth of 6/32nds and tire B from another tire manufacturer has a tread depth of 6/32nds and both tire A and tire B have the same size printed on their sidewalls, doesn't mean they are actually the same overall diameter (which is what you are concerned with when dealing with AWD). Tires are sort of like shoes in that respect- ever notice that you might wear a size 10 in one brand but a size 10.5 in another?

There is a guy at work who ran 2 different sized tires on his AWD Jeep. It screwed something up and made horrible noises. That cost him like $600 to get fixed. Luckily, that's all it was.

Well, Karma struck tonight.

When we bought the single Integrity, Discount Tire offered us road hazard coverage on all four times (including the three old ones). $17 per tire. We declined and got it only on the new one.

Tonight, Andrew managed to curb the Jeep AGAIN, blowing one of the old tires badly. A hole big enough for my hand to fit in.

Had we gotten the coverage, replacing it would be FREE.

As it is, another $150 out of Andrew's bank account. LOL.

He's pretty down on himself. Fortunately, MANY people stopped to help him change the tire, and one guy even came out from his house and offered a one-ton hydraulic jack. But Andrew's gonna take a couple days off from driving. He needs to pay attention better.

Does he usually drive the Jeep? I know it's always harder for me to remember where the corners are on the vehicle I daily drive versus the one that I drive occasionally. He'll learn, but it sucks he gets to learn that way. :/

Yeah, he is the primary driver of the Jeep, but he still only drives is probably 3 days a week, to work. When school was in, he took the bus because he doesn't like driving and doesn't want to spend $$ on gas.

He'll learn, but it's going to cost him.

you need to get tires worth a damn, with sidewall protection, and a thicker ply sidewall.

General AT2's are a good inexpensive tire...best AT offroader Ive used, and awesome for city/DD driving...just an FYI.

Can't tell you how much junk Ive hit,rolled over, slid against without them tearing.

True, but this is being paid for by a teenage boy with limited financial resources. Who needs to learn to stop hitting things anyway lol.

Stealth01 wrote:True, but this is being paid for by a teenage boy with limited financial resources. Who needs to learn to stop hitting things anyway lol.

Checkmate:lol:

Good for you, making him pay for the tires btw. The moment I got my license, I was on my own (financially).

Stealth01 wrote:True, but this is being paid for by a teenage boy with limited financial resources. Who needs to learn to stop hitting things anyway lol.

lol good point.

if you ever need 4 new tires on the jeep...i think the General AT2 tires are about $100 each for OE jeep size. just a FYI.