With the best tires, a Jeep Liberty can handle just about anything. That’s the whole point of owning a Jeep. But if you plan on taking your Jeep everywhere from the highway to the trail, you’ll need to make sure you’re prepared.
What are the best tires for a Jeep Liberty?
- Touring: Cooper Evolution H/T – $115.99/tire
- Performance: Firestone Destination LE3 – $121.99/tire
- All-Terrain: General Tire Grabber A/TX – $123.99/tire
- Winter/Snow: Bridgestone Blizzak LT – $180.76/tire
Best Tires for the Jeep Liberty
Touring: Cooper Evolution H/T – $115.99/Tire
A touring tire is all about mileage. You’re looking for comfort, traction, and good treadwear. This is the kind of tire you need if you have a long commute or take your share of road trips.
The Evolution uses a high-silica compound that gives it strong grip even on wet roads, and a two-ply polyester casing that achieves a smooth ride in a durable tire. Users rate the tire a 9.2 for both comfort and treadwear.
Performance: Firestone Destination LE3 – $121.99/Tire
Performance is all about tight turns. If you do a lot of city driving, you need a performance tire.
The Jeep Liberty isn’t really built for racing, so your options here may be somewhat limited, but the destination LE3 does get the job done with full-depth tread features that cut through water to reduce hydroplaning and take corners like a champ.
Users rate the tire “excellent” across the board, with the exception of off-road and winter/snow performance. But that’s why we have our off-road tires and our black-top tires.
All-Terrain: General Tire Grabber A/TX – $123.99/Tire
This is probably why you bought a Jeep. All-terrain are for rural living, farmland and off-roading. If you have to drive over any gravel, soft dirt or rocks on a regular basis, this is what you’re after.
The Grabber uses a wide footprint with stone bumpers to climb through the muck while knocking rocks out of the tires so you don’t get any “drilling” where tiny bits of gravel wedge themselves into the tire and burrow their way in.
Users give the tire a 9.0 for wet performance, 9.2 for dry, 9.1 for off-road and 8.6 for comfort.
Winter/Snow: Bridgestone Blizzak LT – $180.76/Tire
If you’ve done much winter driving, we don’t need to tell you that it’s not just about cutting through the slush and snow, it’s about holding up under extreme cold. Rubber will harden in the winter, and you want a tire that still has some grip to it.
The Blizzak LT is built for light trucks, using a winter compound to stay relatively soft no matter how cold it gets. Plus, wide outboard grooves to keep slush and water from collecting on the tire.
One user reports the tires performing beautifully in temperatures as low as 10 degrees below zero. You won’t get that from your stock tires.
People Also Ask…
Does the Jeep Liberty come with a spare tire?
Yes. Your Jeep Liberty most likely has the spare tire stored under the vehicle in the rear. You’ll find it held in place by a cable winch device. Spare tires are being phased out in recent vehicles, but your Jeep Liberty should come fully equipped.
What’s the recommended tire pressure for a Jeep Liberty?
33 psi. You will always want to check what it says on the wall of your tire before inflating it. If you have custom tires or non-standard wheels, you’ll need to make sure so that you don’t over or under-inflate. But 33 psi is the standard pressure.
How do you reset the tire pressure indicator on a Jeep Liberty?
Press the TPMS button under the steering wheel. Hold it until the pressure light starts blinking. After three blinks, release, start the car, and wait 20 minutes. You could also drive on the highway at 60 mph for 10 minutes while your tires settle in.
