Any advantages to 16" rims
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Any advantages to 16" rims
Im fixn to order a set of wheels and tires. Im intrested in 16" wheels because i would be saveing about $400.00 on tires. Is this why mostly everyone is running 16's or is there another reason? Has anyone delt with morris 4x4 center?
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...... This gives plenty of sidewall to protect the wheel during off-road activity when aired down (which is why you don't see many folks going for 20s and up). And it gives a nice balance to the vehicle's appearance. Some folks even do 15s, but that is risky because you may have clearance issues with the brake caliper.
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I'm not sure that "mostly everyone is running 16s." There are certainly a lot of us; they came stock on my 07 X. And, when I upgraded, I chose 16s because they go nicely with the 33" tires I bought. The general rule of thumb (and there are plenty who break it) is have wheels one-half the diameter of your tires. This gives plenty of sidewall to protect the wheel during off-road activity when aired down (which is why you don't see many folks going for 20s and up). And it gives a nice balance to the vehicle's appearance. Some folks even do 15s, but that is risky because you may have clearance issues with the brake caliper.
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Mark hit the nail on the head. However, like someone else posted, a bigger sidewall will do wonders for you offroad, but has more give on road. I personally went with 16's due to cost also, they are much cheaper for the rim and the tire.
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well everyone is telling you why they got their 16" rims, well i would have got 16" rims also but I got a heck of a deal on my ($600 for 4)37" Goodyear tires that fits a 17" rim. I agree that the tire size should be twice the rim size.
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I'm not sure that "mostly everyone is running 16s." There are certainly a lot of us; they came stock on my 07 X. And, when I upgraded, I chose 16s because they go nicely with the 33" tires I bought. The general rule of thumb (and there are plenty who break it) is have wheels one-half the diameter of your tires. This gives plenty of sidewall to protect the wheel during off-road activity when aired down (which is why you don't see many folks going for 20s and up). And it gives a nice balance to the vehicle's appearance. Some folks even do 15s, but that is risky because you may have clearance issues with the brake caliper.
Bottom line: What size tires are you looking at?
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How the hell did you manage that? I have been looking for some time and never got anywhere near that lucky. Please do tell
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They would actually be 315/75-16 which is really the same. For some goofy reason going to 16's they do that but 15's or 17's they would be 35x12.5-15 or 35x12.5-17.. I don't know why but that seems to be mostly what i have seen.