I like the choices of the 17

 

15" rims here with 35s. Hopefully getting 37s this year.

1. They are cheaper and plentiful, as well as the tires.
2. They have tires in every size available so no big deal there.
3. The fiance and I like the look as it's more of a 4x4 look.
4. It provides more traction for rock crawling/4x4ing vs larger rims with same size tires.

The brake issue does happen so you have to know what you're buying and how to fix it if it does rub, otherwise it's fine. I rather spend more money on tires than wheels

 

I went 15's b/c of price... 35x12.5x15 KM2's were more than $100 cheaper EACH than 35x12.5x17 and the 15inch rims I got were $100 each. If I decide to I need a different tires that aren't available in 15 once this set wears out I am confident I will be able to sell these rims for $50 each and I will still be ahead of where I would have been if I had bought 35x12.5x17's. If I decide on another set of 35x12.5x15's I will be way ahead of where I would have been if I had gone with 17's.

The only thing I don't like about my rims is they are 3.75 backspaced so they stick out a little further than a 4.5 (which is the backspacing my rims would be in 16 or 17) but I am not sure how much that .75 of an inch really makes as far as dirt getting kicked up on the sides of my Jeep. So if money were no object I would likely have gotten 17's but the savings of the 15's far out weigh any negatives the 15's have.

 

I just installed my 15x10 Ion Alloys with 35" Cooper Discoverer STT's and could not be happier with the outcome. It's a perfect combo! Yes it's a tight fit on the calipers but I have zero rubbing issues. I also saved a quite a bit of cash on tires! That's always nice! For me, I've always liked the look of more tire than wheel plus I couldn't find any other size wheel with a 10" width that I liked. To each their own!

Jeep on, folks!

 

nice looking wheel i almost pulled the trigger on the ions myself but a new jeep showed up at work with them so i went with the fuel revolvers. How do you like the stt's thats the tire i am going with also.

 

Anyone have 17" ballistic jesters with 35's?

 

I had 33" Duratracs on my 17" Ballistic Hostels. Went to 15" Procomps with 35" BFG KM2s. A buddy convinced me that the smaller wheel will sustain less rock damage because it hes more rubber between the wheel and the rock when airing down. Is he full of it?

Raycn
2012 JK

 

why are tires cheaper for smaller rims? seems like they would be more since it would take more rubber to make the same diameter tire.

 

Larger diameter requires more rubber to wrap around

 

He is right. A smaller size rim with the same diameter tire will have a wider footprint when airing down, because of the larger sidewall