Wheels
- Thread starter Bigredjku
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jeeeep
Hooked
nice looking wheel but I'd look for some 17's to trade for or get new wheels. Tires for 18" wheels tend to cost more have less selection.
i think with anything larger than what comes with the Sahara like a 35", you will need a 2" spacer lift or 3" if you plan to wheel it
IMO I'd max out at a 315/70/18 pretty much a 35" tire, may still have some rubbing at full turn but you can adjust out the stops before needing spacers ... but i'm not sure on the spacers part.
tire size calculator: https://tiresize.com/calculator/
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sipafz
Caught the Bug
I think those wheels are 7 1/2” wide. As for the biggest tire? Depends on a bunch of variables:
Tire manufacturers - They all have charts posted on-line as to the specifics including minimum rim width for each model and size.
Lift - 3.5” should accommodate 35’s easy
Spacers - You will need them! Most here including myself will recommend 1 1/2” Spider Trax
Comfort with being out of spec - For example, lets say you want some Cooper STT Pro’s. An 18x7.5 wheel will accommodate LT295/70R18 at 34.5”:
However it’s common that people run larger tires than what the charts say.
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Bigredjku
New member
Okay, thanks for the recommendation. I’ll look at my budget and take it into consideration!! Thank you for the calculator it really did help!!
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Bigredjku
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Okay I will take a look into the spider trax spacers. Do you think the Cooper STT Pro’s are bette than the rest? And if yes why? It really helped thank you so much! It made my life easier!
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Bear_JT
Hooked
Do you plan on staying with your stock wheels? If you’re going with a 3.5” lift you would benefit from swapping to a 17” wheel that’s a little wider. You can easily run a 35x12.5/17 with a leveling kit. It all depends which route you wanna take.
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sipafz
Caught the Bug
I love mine, but I’ve only had them for 9 months / 8,000 miles. They have good road manners and are pretty quiet for mud tires. They perform really well in dry and mud - ok on wet and snow - not the best on ice which is typical of any mud tire. American made is a bonus.
Bigredjku
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Yes I was planning on keeping them because of my budget. But would trying to sell those and get 17” wheels would be a better option? Or down the road I could buy the 17” wheels and just keep the stock ones for a few months.
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