Humvee tires, show em' if ya got them?
09-13-2009, 02:56 PM
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Humvee tires, show em' if ya got them?
Hey everyone, I found a sweet deal on some Humvee Tires locally, with rims, they are eight lug but the tires have really good tread. I thought I saw some people on here with these tires but can find them. I understand I would have to run adapters to replace the rims, but I do like the Military style wheels. Let me know what you think and post pics of the tires on your rigs.
09-13-2009, 03:10 PM
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Those have got to be some heavy arss tires! They are military oz rating. Not sure if I have ever seen adapters that go from 8 to 5 lug pattern.....not even sure if that is even safe. And if we are talking Military hummer tires/wheels... the rims are "breakdown" and have aluminum run flats inside...a pita to change a tire. Good/Year Wrangler is the tire but it is a different tread pattern I believe for the military/civilian tires.
Sorry if I read your post wrong and you meant civilian hummer tires. I am not familiar with those.
Sorry if I read your post wrong and you meant civilian hummer tires. I am not familiar with those.
09-13-2009, 09:27 PM
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well im looking into getting a qoute on some re-centered H1 wheels with the JK bolt pattern done, just a qoute so far then from there I will decide if I will pick up the tires for the cheap. As for the tires, im looking at the actual military surplus tires OZ, I will only being using this setup from time to time, and I really dont mind the rough ride. If I can get a good deal on re-center HI HMMWV wheels I will go that route, plus my local deal includes the wheels so I may just have to have the wheels re-centered.
Heres some re-centered H1 wheels on a JK
Heres some re-centered H1 wheels on a JK
09-17-2009, 11:05 PM
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BREAKTHROUGH!!!!!
Well i found some pics of some really nice looking JK's running the Military tires(H1) first picture is with a custom rim that is 16.5 with 5x5 bolt pattern, im waiting for pricing on these
and second picture with I love!!!! is the stock H1 wheels mounted on a JK with custom adapters, I love the way these H1 wheels look on there. check em out guys, Im waiting for pricing on these custom wheels or the custom adapters, two routes much better than having the H1 wheels recentered I think, much easier.
Now I dont wheel hard, no rocks to play with, but only soft dirt from time to time, so I think wheel spacers would work fine with me, and i do understand this will put extra on my bearings and balljoints....i think
Well i found some pics of some really nice looking JK's running the Military tires(H1) first picture is with a custom rim that is 16.5 with 5x5 bolt pattern, im waiting for pricing on these
and second picture with I love!!!! is the stock H1 wheels mounted on a JK with custom adapters, I love the way these H1 wheels look on there. check em out guys, Im waiting for pricing on these custom wheels or the custom adapters, two routes much better than having the H1 wheels recentered I think, much easier.
Now I dont wheel hard, no rocks to play with, but only soft dirt from time to time, so I think wheel spacers would work fine with me, and i do understand this will put extra on my bearings and balljoints....i think
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09-17-2009, 11:25 PM
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and second picture with I love!!!! is the stock H1 wheels mounted on a JK with custom adapters, I love the way these H1 wheels look on there. check em out guys, Im waiting for pricing on these custom wheels or the custom adapters, two routes much better than having the H1 wheels recentered I think, much easier.
Now I dont wheel hard, no rocks to play with, but only soft dirt from time to time, so I think wheel spacers would work fine with me, and i do understand this will put extra on my bearings and balljoints....i think
09-18-2009, 01:22 PM
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My advice...
If you get either 8 bolt or 12 bolt humvee military tires that is fine.
Get rid of the runflat or beadlock if you are not gonna wheel it hardcore.
Recenter the wheel. Get the pressed centers not the flat ones that will match the 5 on 5 bolt pattern.
It is extremely easy to cut out the old center and make it look nice. Do not worry about this.
It however is more difficult to weld the new centers on. Take your time. Get someone with millwrighting or machining experience to help you. This is the procedure I would recommend...
Take a tire off your stock wheel. Put the wheel back onto your axle without the tire. Measure how true it is with a dial indicator. Record your findings.
Tack weld the pressed center at the correct offset. Put them on your axle and turn them. Use a dial indicator to measure how true your setup is. Compare it to your stock wheel and see how close you are. if you are not happy with your results, cut the welds off and try again until you are happy.
once you are happy weld it out. However i do not recommend welding it all around. Rather weld say from 0 to 45 degrees, 60 to 105 degrees, 120 to 165 degrees and vice versa. The gaps may save your ass if one of the welds crack as you will have other welds holding it. If your full all around weld cracks the crack will spread until it reaches itself again and the center could fall out and this could kill you at a high speed.
This is an example of what your wheel would look like if you do it properly. http://www.cmperformancemachine.com/...sion%20035.jpg
i do not like the rock rings I prefer the stock military look.
Rock rings add too much weight I think. Also increases your chance of having your wheels out of balance.
Just my opinion!!! Hope this helps. Let us know what you decide!
If you get either 8 bolt or 12 bolt humvee military tires that is fine.
Get rid of the runflat or beadlock if you are not gonna wheel it hardcore.
Recenter the wheel. Get the pressed centers not the flat ones that will match the 5 on 5 bolt pattern.
It is extremely easy to cut out the old center and make it look nice. Do not worry about this.
It however is more difficult to weld the new centers on. Take your time. Get someone with millwrighting or machining experience to help you. This is the procedure I would recommend...
Take a tire off your stock wheel. Put the wheel back onto your axle without the tire. Measure how true it is with a dial indicator. Record your findings.
Tack weld the pressed center at the correct offset. Put them on your axle and turn them. Use a dial indicator to measure how true your setup is. Compare it to your stock wheel and see how close you are. if you are not happy with your results, cut the welds off and try again until you are happy.
once you are happy weld it out. However i do not recommend welding it all around. Rather weld say from 0 to 45 degrees, 60 to 105 degrees, 120 to 165 degrees and vice versa. The gaps may save your ass if one of the welds crack as you will have other welds holding it. If your full all around weld cracks the crack will spread until it reaches itself again and the center could fall out and this could kill you at a high speed.
This is an example of what your wheel would look like if you do it properly. http://www.cmperformancemachine.com/...sion%20035.jpg
i do not like the rock rings I prefer the stock military look.
Rock rings add too much weight I think. Also increases your chance of having your wheels out of balance.
Just my opinion!!! Hope this helps. Let us know what you decide!