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2019 model year · Second generation (KL)

Jeep Cherokee tire size

Largest standard tire, 2019245/65R17

Maker29.5 in tall, nominal

The 2019 Jeep Cherokee comes on 245/65R17 tires as standard, per the 2019 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual.

2019 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual
Standard sizes
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Wheels
17 in
2014 Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Stock

Tires and wheels on every 2019 Cherokee

The size each configuration leaves the factory on, and the one an option package swaps in.

2019 Jeep Cherokee

MakerEstimate ±

Stock tire and wheel sizes of the 2019 Jeep Cherokee by configuration
ConfigurationTireTall in, nominalWheel
Trailhawk245/65R1729.5not in our data

Tire, wheel and fitment figures are the maker’s. “Tall” is worked out from the size code (dashed); a real tire measures a little differently. —: not in the documents we hold yet.

SourceMakerEvery figure above is Jeep’s, from this document.
  1. 2019 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual · FCA US LLC (formerly Chrysler Group LLC)

Documents last checked . How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

02 / Bigger tires

What the next sizes up change

From each stock size, the common larger sizes on the same wheel: how much taller, how far the axles rise, what the speedometer shows and how the axle ratio behaves. Whether one fits your Cherokee depends on lift, wheel offset and trim; these figures don’t say.

From 245/65R17Stock on the Trailhawk · 29.5 in tall
What larger tires change compared with the stock 245/65R17
SizeTall inAxles rise inAt an indicated 60 true mphCompare
245/65R17stock29.50.060.0Baseline
265/70R17+2.1 in taller31.631.1 to 32.1+1.0+0.8 to +1.364.263.2 to 65.2Compare →
285/70R17+3.2 in taller32.732.2 to 33.2+1.6+1.3 to +1.866.465.4 to 67.4Compare →
285/75R17+4.3 in taller33.833.3 to 34.3+2.1+1.9 to +2.468.767.7 to 69.7Compare →

Estimate ±Worked out from the nominal sizes; the small line is the range for real tires within 1.5% of nominal.

Assumption, not data

Heights come from the size code. A real tire of a size measures within about 1.5% of it, depending on brand, tread, wheel width and pressure, so each figure carries that range. The axles rise by half the change in height; the body only rises with a lift.

The 2019 Cherokee belongs to the generation below; their pages have each configuration’s clearance, angles and weights.

03 / Next

Try a size on your rig

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04 / FAQ

Questions people ask

How far off is the 2019 Cherokee’s speedometer with bigger tires?

Set for the stock 245/65R17, with 265/70R17s it reads about 6.5% low: 64.2 mph at an indicated 60 (63.2 to 65.2, by brand) and with 285/75R17s it reads about 12.7% low: 68.7 mph at an indicated 60 (67.7 to 69.7, by brand). Worked out from the nominal sizes.

How much taller is a 265/70R17 than the 2019 Cherokee’s stock 245/65R17?

About 2.1 in (1.6 to 2.5 in, by brand), so the axles sit about 1.0 in higher; the body only rises with a lift. Worked out from the nominal sizes; whether it fits is a separate question.

Where do the 2019 Cherokee tire sizes come from?

From the 2019 Jeep Cherokee Owner's Manual. Sizes are as Jeep prints them; heights are worked out from the size code.