how many people switch tires for wheelin?
11-09-2009, 12:10 PM
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how many people switch tires for wheelin?
i did a bunch of searches. found some opinions on this but not too many. i am wondering how many people have a set of Daily driver wheels/tires and a set of offroad tires that are swapped when they go wheelin? i ask because is use my jeep as a dd with an AT tire (33). i really want a set of 35x16 km2 's with steel wheels for offroading. i have 3.73's and an auto with an unlimited. if this wasn;t my first jeep, i would have gotten the manual but i didn;t realize how much i would enjoy this thing (and mods). without regearing i really don;t think i could use the 35's as a dd wheel/tire setup. i am hoping i would be ok if i just use the 35's for offroad days?
be gentle on the comments if this is a stupid question
. i am new to this. i have searched alot before asking the question.
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be gentle on the comments if this is a stupid question
. i am new to this. i have searched alot before asking the question.cheers
11-09-2009, 12:17 PM
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My JK came with 17" Goodyear Wranglers SRA's. I picked up a set of Take-Off Rubi 17" Rims with KM2's. I plan on leaving the SRA's on for the road and KM2's when I am leaving the pavement. Only takes 15 minutes to swap them .. no biggie.
11-09-2009, 12:55 PM
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IMO, you will need the regearing more for offroad than for road driving. At least that was the case for me when I had the 3.73s with 35's.
There is nothing wrong with a second of wheels, if you don't mind the swap.
I would like a second set of wheels and tires to go to the dealer for warranty service!
There is nothing wrong with a second of wheels, if you don't mind the swap.
I would like a second set of wheels and tires to go to the dealer for warranty service!
11-09-2009, 01:03 PM
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wheel swap
that what i was thinking also. i will probably get the 35's when i regear. until then i will get some 33 km2's for offroad and just swap with the AT tires until then. hopefully the 33 km2's will have some resale value left when i do the gear/35 change. any other opinions welcome ?
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11-09-2009, 01:20 PM
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11-09-2009, 01:57 PM
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Make sure you like the rims with the bigger tires. I had two sets in the past. Swapped two, maybe three, times. The stree tires never made it back on the jeep. Street driving with MT's is not that bad.
11-09-2009, 02:18 PM
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I am moving in this direction too. I am going to use 17" Spyderlocks with 37" Toyo open countrys for off road and a set of 17" ProComps with 35" AT's.
The MT's are just horrable in the ice.
The MT's are just horrable in the ice.
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11-09-2009, 03:03 PM
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That's a very valid point. My current MT's are the MT MTZ's. They are siped, so deal with the snow and ice pretty well. I would not want to run KM2's around here in the winter.
11-09-2009, 03:24 PM
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the lower the gear you install the deeper crawl ratio you end up with.
Taking the t case and gears and output theres a formula to figure this out.
you would have to rev the hell outta then engine on steep climbs and other tall obstacles offroad
Taking the t case and gears and output theres a formula to figure this out.
you would have to rev the hell outta then engine on steep climbs and other tall obstacles offroad