Top 10 Best Tires for Jeep Grand Cherokee: 2024 Tire Test

Jeep Grand Cherokee could grace most on-road terrains thanks to the sleek designs and modern handling characteristics that keep getting yearly updates and new features. Nevertheless, safety compromises are still possible, especially when the SUV has to work with subpar, low-quality tires – all the more reason our COR Wheels team set off to single out the best tires for Grand Cherokee through real-life performance tests.

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A. How to Choose The Right Tires for Jeep Grand Cherokee

1. Understanding The Jeep Grand Cherokee

Jeep Grand Cherokee is a mid-size SUV that aims to accommodate diverse lifestyles and driving needs. As such, you should definitely opt for strong, flexible tires that can handle a wide range of terrain textures, such as snow, wet terrains, icy roads, gravel dirt, etc.

If you have average to high on-road demands, a tire that can grip well in daily driving situations without sacrificing riding comfort is a must. Tires with stable treads and well-distributed pressure will help your Jeep traverse city streets, highways, or any other type of paved roads with ease.

At the same time, thanks to the 4×4 (four-wheel drive system), the Jeep Grand Cherokee should be able to handle mild off-road paths, uneven terrains, and snow-covered surfaces. As such, capable tires with aggressive reactions and sharp responses should be your priority; extra bites and clawing actions will also be welcomed if the tire is frequently subjected to inconsistently textured paths.

Nevertheless, note that the SUV is still not up to extreme off-road handling due to limited ground clearance (compared to specialized off-road cars). Thus, do not pair off-road max traction tires with your Grand Cherokee unless there are aftermarket upgrades. Sporty performances with agile cornering are also out of the question, so avoid high-performance tires altogether during your browsing.

With ample cargo space and spacious interiors, the Grand Cherokee can support seven passengers and carry 1250 lbs (or more for some models) and tow about 4000 lbs at a time. This criterion could be skipped altogether if you do not have any significant loading demands; otherwise, remember to pick tires with a load index of 105 onwards.

2. Choosing The Right Types of Tires for Your Jeep Grand Cherokee

In light of the above-mentioned features, the following tire types will work best for your Grand Cherokee – though your further niche preferences still need to be considered to ensure the most suitable fit:

Highway All-Season tires: Do you long for spirited leans and dynamic cornering on highways? These highway tires will be an excellent choice, offering smooth, cushioned strikes while maximizing traction to the fullest during your adventurous highway endeavors. Its stable rubber compounds also ensure long usage for you, usually aided by great warranty policies.

Crossover/SUV Touring All-Season tires: If you have moderate to light towing demands, crossover/SUV tires will do a decent job in this regard, showing little hesitation when carrying passengers or bringing lightweight camping gear, sports equipment, groceries, etc., during longer trips.

All-Terrain adventure tires: As the name suggests, these aggressive and responsive tires bond well with both on- and off-road terrains. Nevertheless, smaller categories are established based on further priorities. You should opt for on-road AT tires if your driving is mostly reserved for daily driving with only occasional off-road ventures; likewise, off-road AT tires are best if you must travel on off-the-beaten paths way more often than any other terrains. 

Want a compromise between the two? Then rugged all-terrain tires are the best choices, a perfect balance of on-road and off-road capabilities.

Winter tires: Specialized snow tires are the obvious option for you in harsh winter conditions. Better yet, if you browse through tire brands and series carefully, some premium, high-quality tire models can even handle light/cool summer temperatures, too – though you should not expect constant, year-round usage with it. 

B. How Did We Test And Pick The Best Jeep Grand Cherokee Tires

After testing 196+ best-seller tires in the COR Wheels Tire Test in January and June-July, we narrowed the competition further by installing their 265/50R20 tire size versions on our Jeep Grand Cherokee 2022 Altitude. 

From there, further scoring and feedback gathering from surveyed customers was conducted until we singled out only the ten best performers.

C. Best All-Season Tires for Jeep Grand Cherokee

1. Michelin Defender LTX M/S

Best uses: highways, moderate-speed off-road travels, all rainy conditions, light snow, long rides

Michelin Defender LTX M/S delivers one of the smoothest highway rides we have experienced, owing most of its powerful edges to the EverTread compounds that trample down jostles and over-reactions extremely well. The tire shows no hesitation through road textures, merges and departs lanes with exceptional confidence despite minimal steering inputs, and learns its way easily around banked curves while still retaining enough internal strength to afford lower-angled leans than regular strikes. 

As such, you should have no issues engaging in tight-spaced entities through extended rides or even as a beginner; even abrupt accelerations mid-way or right after exits with cargo beyond 1300 lbs do not seem to choke the car of its major momentum.

With such impressive aggression on highway curves, this tire option clearly suffered little to no traction loss when we returned to daily roads, evident in the way our Jeep bonded intimately with the pavement grooves at 40 MPH and only grew more confident the longer we rode. And just as with highway endeavors, your car should be able to tackle unplanned speed changes very breezily whether on straight-line roads or around tight corners, thanks to the capable MaxTouch construction features that unfailingly stabilize the ribs as your Jeep dives through the crooks via deep approach angles. Intentional oversteer or late brakings enjoy quick, almost instant recovery, keeping most collision/plummeting risks at bay.

Defender LTX M/S does not disappoint in wet weather conditions, either. Minus a few minor drifting symptoms (that you will likely only notice after having traveled in dry conditions for too long), the 3D sipes leave almost no room for complaints and distribute water in clean, decisive cuts under the contact patch while strengthening the sidewalls and footprints simultaneously. As a result, the Grand Cherokee powers through shallow and deep stagnant water alike in so little drama that you can even manage deep carousels or blind curves without putting the car at severe control losses. 

Off-road conditions (especially on dirt and rock) will also play mostly in your favor, given our pleasant experience with light gravel trails and soft rock beds: the open slots and lateral notches worked in close tandem with the EverTread compounds to provide stable and consistent clawing actions at regular driving rates. Higher-speed rides with more pronounced dynamic handlings might throw your Jeep slightly off the line – but nothing that could not be handled via strong push-pull and punctual downshifts.

Michelin Defender LTX also adapts very well to cold snowy conditions and ambient temperature extremes, paving the way for competitive clawing actions that are even a tad better than its footings on off-road dirt and sand. 

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2. Vredestein Pinza HT

Best uses: high-speed highways up to 80 MPH, regular roads, light and deep snow, off-road dirt/rock/sand

An excellent highway performer, Vredestein Pinza HT will surprise you right after the first few bites with its grippy and very aggressive footprints onto smooth asphalts; drifting symptoms are barely noticeable, having been crushed down instantly to clear up the tire’s margins. 

Your Jeep can navigate through lanes and curves with generally pleasant road manners, only encountering minor burnouts down at the exit points that neither feel intrusive nor dangerous. Better yet, extreme speed limits near 80 MPH do not seem to strip the tire of much of its steering feedback as you might often see in other models; thanks to such highly acclaimed composure, you should have no problem towing 1000-1200 lbs throughout extended traveling distances.

These exceptional feature highlights retain their edges well when returning to regular roads, still punching well onto the terrain textures even during wet weather. Indeed, the pass-through notches manifest ample channels for smoother water evacuation, which only bring in distant shudders at deep water beyond 9 inches and stay aligned at any other wet-driving situation.

Pinza’s snow performances are delightful – if not even slightly better than its own wet-road traction – clawing through stacked snow with extreme power edges thanks to the well-placed zigzag sipes and dense shoulder blocks. The tire also behaves predictably on off-road terrains; except for more frequent struggles on deep mud pits, you will likely experience the same tire feel and road connection on any other off-beaten terrain like dirt, sand, and rock.

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3. Continental CrossContact LX25

Best uses: highways, regular roads, steep ascents, all water surfaces on straight roads, light snow conditions, long-term uses

Being one of Continental’s best-selling tires for years, CrossContact LX25 settles all beginner worries by including the Next-Gen EcoPlus+ Tech in its tread design; our cars balanced the sidewalls quite fast and took less than ten seconds to settle into the rugged cobblestone tarmac at 45 MPH. 

Basic driving situations are totally within the tire’s scope, seemingly unfazed at speed changes (minus occasional delays during decelerations) or hard brakings; as such, we could handle light towing of 800 to 900 lbs thanks to the tire’s decent internal composure without major drag or muted footprints. The tire didn’t shed much of its tread under intense abuse during our 10-day test, so you can’t go wrong with this if durability is your priority.

These behaviors carry on well into highways; with excellent rib stability and punctual, aligning feedback that rarely falls behind steps, CrossContact rolls through graded surfaces breezily while still allowing ample room for more adventurous experiments (e.g., one-hand steering when changing lanes). Steep ascents could barely deter the tire from its excellent traction, either, which opens up opportunities for sure-footed, low-speed climbs that will unlikely drag for longer than they are meant to – an exceptional choice for first-time SUV drivers. 

In wet weather, CrossContact LX25 is still well-composed most of the time regardless of water depths; the circumferential grooves do a spectacular job keeping the footprint void of thick water. You might have to go more civilized with your cargo at flooded corners (about 500 to 700 lbs would be the best), but other than that, there is hardly anything to worry about.

While CrossContact LX25 needs some improvements on its deep snow/ice performance, the way it recovers from brief coughs or temporary cold stalls is decent enough to land the tire within safe territories if you must travel through harsh snow weather. Better yet, on lighter snow, the tire maintains almost the same superior traction as on wet on-road surfaces (even getting twice more stable when we bound it with premium snow chains).

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4. Yokohama Geolandar CV G058

Best uses: roads with tight corners, mountain passes, highway leans, wet riding below 55 MPH, long-term uses

Another crossover/SUV touring tire that makes it into our list, the Yokohama Geolandar CV G058 introduces five-rib designs with chamfered edges and intermediate ribs, whose combined power works excellently across tight corners and crooks. You can apply abrupt direction turns mid-way, wide-degree skids, or even downright hard brakings amidst downshifts and still manage to keep the momentum straight through the entire corner strike. 

Needless to say, straight-line endeavors without twisty patches are even more of a breeze, to the point that your Jeep can rev straight to 70 MPH in seconds (from 25-30 MPH) non-stuttering. They translate well onto mountain passes and even better during highway leans, tackling tight-spaced entries in so much aggression that cargos of 1000-1200 lbs are unlikely to mute out its road connections or result in significant sidewall drags.

Water or slippery surfaces admittedly throw the tire into faint protests at high-speed ratings beyond 55 MPH, but they are the only instances where you should look out for G058’s general control. Other than that, risks of hydroplaning and slippage are delightfully scarce no matter your steering inputs, aided by the large, grippy pass-through grooves that can distribute both water and small debris/pebbles at the same time for the best performance consistency.

Snow/ice traction is very impressive for a non-winter tire; even on ice, riding at 30-45 MPH is still totally within reach. The excellent treadwear rates and riding quality also deserve all the praise; all in all, you only need to look out for occasional noises around corners or with towed cargo beyond 1000 lbs.

D. Best All-Terrain Tires for Jeep Grand Cherokee

5. Cooper Discoverer AT3 4S

Best uses: Smooth roads, moderate-speed wet-traveling, light/deep snow, dirt paths, towing tasks

With its open 5-rib design and wide lateral notches, Discoverer AT3 4S snaps instantly into place without extra steering force nor unnecessary tire drag; our slightly spirited starter at 50 MPH smoothed out so well on asphalt roads that we felt encouraged to cross 55 and 60 MPH just minutes into the rides. 

The stable sidewalls choked up traction losses with impressive subtlety, assisted by the durable blended silica layers to trample road overheating/sharp debris before they could get deeper into the grooves. As a result, pronounced jostles and vibrations were kept very low, and we easily loaded heavy cargo up to 1300 lbs without much problem.

You will also be quite pleased with the Discoverer’s Aqua Vac Channels. While their edges did not always stay sharp due to the cold temperatures and heavy rains (hence the occasional muted feedback), they recovered fast enough to ensure acceptable/good tire-road connections most of the time around moderately slippery corners and deep water on straight roads. Hydroplaning is hardly an issue either, as it only becomes evident at high speeds and remains relatively good through casual rides or gentle approach angles. 

Off-road traction is naturally not as good as on-road (it is an on-road AT tire, after all); fortunately, you can still count on its predictable footings and clawing actions on light gravel trails and slightly thicker soil. Rock and loose terrains seem unfitting for spirited ridings but are totally rideable at regular speeds (40 to 45 MPH), even allowing decent corner dives if you keep your steering pull consistent enough.

These clawing features continue to carry into light and deep snow, resulting in seamless roadblock maneuvers that can get almost as stable as a true winter tire when you use snow chains and reduce cargo to below 700 lbs. Unfortunately, the screeching noises here (or any other snowless terrains with rugged textures) can sometimes get borderline annoying. 

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6. Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 3

Best uses: smooth highways, flooded roads (below 8.5 inches), light snow terrains, even surfaces, dirt roads

Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 3 shines on dry-road terrains with impressive shoulder strength and groove steps, which offer unwavering bites through texture transitions while ensuring no significant wavers when diving into corners. 

Over-reactions can still be spotted during tight zigzag switchbacks but disappear instantly on smooth highways, giving you ample opportunities to experiment with different steering techniques and better freedom with cargo loads (preferably between 500 and 1000 lbs). Furthermore, thanks to the generally responsive steering, the Jeep can afford occasional understeer/oversteer incidents without plummeting or losing liner balance.

There is a notable traction decrease when moving to wet surfaces, which could have been deadly had it not been for Dueler’s wide grooves and sipes. They compensate for the oversight by faster channeling speeds, resulting in less slippage and more corner confidence in moderate water below 8.5 inches. You can still maintain the same cargo loading here, guaranteed the driving rates do not exceed 45 MPH.

During off-road rides, Bridgestone Dueler A/T Revo 3 is on its best behavior on light gravel dirt and soft rock textures, retaining more or less the same composure as on wet on-road terrains by using the staggered lugs to churn out debris. Sand/mud traction witnesses significant drops at high speeds or through textured paths but remains pretty good otherwise, even affording occasional speed changes at corners or through mid-way cuts.

A/T Revo 3 also claws well on light snow and deep snow (at regular speeds); in case of thick ice buildups, constant downshifts while keeping things civilized below 25 MPH should do a decent job for you. Our complaints mostly lie in the slightly loud squeaks during ascents and quite underwhelming treadwear rates.

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7. Sumitomo Encounter AT

Best uses: off-road dirt/rock, soft sand/mud, all on-road terrains, moderate-speed wet traveling, all snow terrains, towing tasks

As an off-road AT tire, Sumitomo Encounter AT certainly does its part on off-road terrains: we had quite a breezy ride through dirt traction with almost no significant stutters, further boosted by the competitive center blocks that stayed in lane regardless of steering inputs and acceleration types. We could even haul a trailer of 1200 lbs without much drama and drifting. You can also retain very good momentum through deep dives and wide-degree turns without major plummeting as with some other Sumitomo tires.

The lack of stone ejectors renders the tire slightly weaker on rough road textures on rocks, but we still managed confident grips thanks to the rugged, strong sidewalls that reacted well to hard-packed surfaces. Loose terrains like sand and mud could not enjoy the same benefits, though traction in these cases is thankfully predictable with only occasional coughs thrown in between.

Surprisingly, what impresses most is the tire’s on-road performance; Sumitomo Encounter has one of the best dry traction capabilities ever seen, to the point that it even exceeds some grand touring or even on-road AT tires. The stepped features and open tread bond excellently with the road patterns and are relentless on traction losses, resulting in smooth, almost bumpless rides at 40-55 MPH from beginning to end. 

Needless to say, towing should be effortless even for beginners. Snow performances also play very much in your favor, to the point that you can travel confidently all winter months and without snow chains – quite an impressive feat for a non-winter model!

On another note, the tire’s confidence in wet traction is still good but definitely has room for improvement; Sumitomo could have addressed the frequent hydroplaning issues at high speeds with wider, more capable evacuation channels.

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8. Toyo Open Country A/T III

Best uses: off-road dirt/rock/sand, all on-road dry terrains, smooth sidewalks, all snow terrains, towing tasks

Hardly any other Toyo tires could compete with the Open Country AT III on off-road terrains; its strong multi-wave sipes and evenly distributed pressure manifest incredible composure and clawing acts towards dense debris and thick soil, resulting in confident strikes around roadblocks and corners that remain undeterred by any abrupt turns or speed changes. 

Even if your steering wheel slackens due to a lack of experience, the sidewalls will still compensate for the slippage by buffing out extra margins to balance decreased momentum with stronger push-pull within lanes. No wonder you can experiment with all types of control movements on dirt and rock textures regardless of cargo weight (guaranteed it does not exceed 1380 lbs, obviously).

Better yet, unlike some other off-road AT tires that perform better on rock than on sand, you will find Toyo Open to maintain the same traction force on both, utilizing the lateral grooves in the best way to redistribute and even out sand particles under the contact patch. Real struggles only occur around deep mud pits beyond 45 MPH – but even such incidents are merely considered road inconveniences instead of actual danger. 

With such impressive off-road confidence, it is unsurprising that the Open Country continues to shine on regular on-road streets; when traveling on well-paved roads with no large bumps, the footprint feels so cushioned that even immediate brakings midway can not fling the Jeep forwards. The aggressive tread designs and off-road clawing also work well in light/deep snow and offer decent levels of grip on ice when kept below 40 MPH.

You will likely have no major issues with the tire’s road comfort – though the occasional rumblings on rugged terrains sometimes feel unpredictable despite gentle approaches and low-key steering inputs. 

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9. Nitto Ridge Grappler

Best uses: off-road dirt/gravel/rock, dry roads, long rides

By introducing capable variable-pitch designs and staggered lugs, Nitto offers amazing off-road dirt traction that goes merciless on drifting symptoms and any signal of slippage; our tire punched strongly through the gravel and had no issue navigating roadblock and corners at 40-55 MPH. 

The way Ridge Grappler adapts to speed revs (with thrown-in hard brakings) without losing momentum is also very admirable, ensuring enough margins to fall back on regardless of driving situations. It showed off relatively the same confidence when we entered rock terrains (minus brief stalls on inconsistent rock depths), even managing back-to-back beaten switchbacks while we carried 1000 lbs of cargo.

Ridge Grappler definitely needs some loose-terrain refinement when dealing with dynamic leans. But overall, its grooves still do a pretty good job spreading out soft mud and sand to ensure consistent, predictable tire rolls across texture transitions. These grooves return their full force once we come back to regular streets, boasting intimate, stable tire-road connections unlikely to get deterred by large road bumps/ cracks or sudden surges. 

Unfortunately, this tire slips on wet on-road surfaces quite frequently on moderate water, an oversight only compensated slightly by the decent anti-hydroplaning coats and channels. 

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E. Best Winter/Snow Tire for Jeep Grand Cherokee

10. Bridgestone Blizzak DM-V2

Best uses: all wintry conditions, paved roads, deep water

Hundreds of microscopic bites and aggressive block edges clearly benefit Blizzak’s overall performance in winter conditions: the tire takes less than several seconds to refill traction losses and rebuff the contact patch for maximum clawing in light and deep snow roads alike. 

Indeed, aside from slightly longer steering feedback on thick snow beyond 9 inches (due to the increased snow volumes), you can trust the tire to remain confident and aggressive across all snowed terrains, even with lackluster steering wheels or gentle inputs. Thick ice buildups also bond very well with Blizzak at regular driving speeds, and the tire shows no hesitation when dealing with slippery, icy corners or tip-toeing on slopes with cargos of 800-1000 lbs.

Most dedicated winter tires tend to perform underwhelmingly once winter is over, but Blizzak is among the few exceptions: the grooves carry most of their clawing acts onto paved roads and smooth highways, only suffering from occasional jostles during sharp turns. Wet traction is just as delightful, though the frequent slurping noises in flooded road patches should be properly addressed.

Conclusion

Before settling on any tire, remember to assess your driving habits and budgets carefully to choose the best tires for the Jeep Grand Cherokee. Are you a casual driver mostly traveling on paved roads, or an adventurous jumper that prefers to sink the tires deep into dirt and mud? 

While contemplating these critical questions, research the tire’s metrics through detailed tire reviews (provided on our COR Wheels website) for deeper insights.