The stock 16" rims are ET 34mm so they are actually closer to the trailing
arm.  I have 225/60 on my 16" and there is enough clearance for the 235s...
Personally I would go with the Michelin 4X4PC 205/80 16"... 29" tall and
narrow enough to get your chains on there.

At 20:56 11/1/98 -0800, Malcolm Holser wrote:
>I understand that the 16"er option had longer rear trailing arms to overcome
>this problem.  It would be great to have a set.  They also apparently changed
>the front fender lip, although it is difficult to see why this would be
>needed.
>
>If the wheels have less offset than stock (and therefore give a wider track)
>there would be less interference with the rear trailing arm.
>
>Malcolm H.

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