16 or 17in wheels with 33in tires?
05-15-2008, 08:43 AM
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The only benefit I see to 17's is if there's a wheel you like that only comes in 17 - otherwise, with the quality tires we have access to, there is little to NO drivability difference and 16's are a H3LL of a lot cheaper and more options.
I've had both 16's and 17s and with as much of a pig as the wrangler is, you're not going to get any extra handling improvements with a 17.
I went with the AEV 16's and 33" Hankook Dynapro MT tires. A set of 5 (wheels and tires) cost me just over $1500. I have 25,000 miles on them without rotating and they are wearing great, they're quiet and SOLID off road. They probably have probably seen 200 miles on Tellico alone.
I've had both 16's and 17s and with as much of a pig as the wrangler is, you're not going to get any extra handling improvements with a 17.
I went with the AEV 16's and 33" Hankook Dynapro MT tires. A set of 5 (wheels and tires) cost me just over $1500. I have 25,000 miles on them without rotating and they are wearing great, they're quiet and SOLID off road. They probably have probably seen 200 miles on Tellico alone.
By the way, your Jeep looks DANG good.
