Noticed similar on my 2007 LE, interested to hear feedback! On mine, happens when cold, but once fully warm it goes away. Similar mpg and no loss of performance.
I ended up getting the Cooper AT3 in 265/70/r17- my local shop had them in stock and I had a winter road trip pop up unexpectedly. They are great so far, 95% as quiet as the worn out Yokohama Geolanders that were on there. Did just fine in the snow- we went through a lot of fresh snow in Montana and...
Trying to figure out new tires for my recently acquired '07 LE and these seem like a great option if you have 17" or larger rims, come in a C weight, offroads well and is supposedly super quiet on the highway. Any real world experience would be awesome- not much direct comparison to other tires...
I have 2 inch wheel spacers. Great improvement. Wider, much better handling and stability. Running 2" in Jersey? Do you get hassled by the cops? I see guys with huge trucks running huge spacers and wheels with zero offset and tires sticking out 6-8" all the time and I think they're nuts. ...