emiles1987

They need to start making duratracs in 37's - right now!

GeckoFun

chavis3

315/70R17 on 17x9 Rugged Ridge wheels

raw_speed

315/70/17's

Jersey_Devil

315/70R17 here too!

chaps1991

I have a 2012 Wrangler unlimited sport. I have never been happy about the tiny tires that came stock on mine (225/75r16). They just dont look right at all. I have always wanted the big lift and big tires but right now its just not in the budget. so what i was thinking was just putting 2 inch lift spacers on it and the GY Duratrac 265/75r16's on the stock rims. Was wondering if i will need wheel spacers as well. I dont believe i do but just checking before it do it. Also wondered if anyone has pictures of an unlimited sport with the 265's on it. I wanna see what my outcome may look like.

Thanks guys

N152N

So i finally decided to buy some Duratrac's for winter and Shiittttt they LOOK GOOD!!!

I ended up getting 275/65/18 and i only experience a slight, slight rub on the front side sway bar.

I decided to PlastiDip the factory rims black and add gloss coating. It makes a HUGE difference. Thanks to everyone in this thread that answered all my questions and helped me make this decision!

Matthewd5

I'm really surprised how good those look, I'm getting a lift and keep having to hold back on not wasting $500 on five black rims...how hard was it to dip something that big?

I've never dipped anything before, does the dip interfere with the airtight seal between rims and tires?

Matthew

N152N

Hey Matthew,

I bought the kit from DipYourCar.com! I bought 5 Black & 3 Gloss and their recommended wheel cleaning solution; but actually I only ended up using (2.5 Black and less than 1 can of gloss) I did 6 coats of black on each rim + 3 coats of gloss after that. Its really super easy. You don't even have to mask off your rubber, just spray and peel the stuff right off the side wall. In my case the Duratrac's are my winter tires, and the factory 18's are also going to stay for my winter wheel set up. So these should last for several years i believe. I would put the rubber you want on the rim before dipping! I could totally see the tire install guys pulling the Plastidip off your rim when they put the rubber around the rim. So i plan to leave these tires on the rim for the life of the tire. Prob about 3-4 seasons.

Nope has nothing to do with the air tight seal! Trust me, this was my first dip and it really is amazingly easy!!! I did 1 tire at a time and used a hair dryer to speed up the drying time between coats. From taking the wheel off the car, to washing it twice with the wheel cleaner, and then doing 9 coats, took me about 2 hours.

Hope you have fun and its amazing how it changed the look of the jeep. But before you dip, get the Duratrac's!!!! It really beefed up the look and the price is great compared to Nitto or Toyo.... (Thats the goal for my spring/summer set up)


Edit: I was only able to show 5 pictures at a time, but you get the idea. From left to right (5,4,3,2,1) - gloss pics not shown here

GSmalldon

Hey - Looks great. Love the AEV pintlers. What lift do you have?