wider than 12.5" tires on your jk???
03-14-2009, 05:36 AM
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I have 13.50's with 3 in of lift. The only off-roading I've done is beach and playing in snow. I have had no issue what so ever with rubbing. I also have had them mounted on 2 sets of 9 in wide wheels, rockstars and american eagle 197's. Here are some pics-
Good Luck with your decision.
Good Luck with your decision.
Thats a good looking jeep JKJosh.
I like how your license plate is black (or at least it looks all black) is that your states plates color or did you do that to it?
03-14-2009, 08:31 PM
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Its funny you ask. In DE, certain # plates you can get black made up, as a historic thing. You can either get black plate with white numbers, or black with stainless numbers. They also are worth $. The one on my jeep is worth approx $2500. One on my beater is worth prob $750, and wifes car $500. I think DE is the only state(that I know of) with something like this, and it is politician driven, so it will prob never change.
This is what black with white #'s looks like(beater truck tag)-
This is what black with white #'s looks like(beater truck tag)-
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03-15-2009, 04:20 PM
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No rubbing at all so far no matter what I am doing. Took it off road today and had no problems with anything at all. Tracks good and was unstoppable in the mud pit. (Had to pull out my buddies Tacoma).
03-15-2009, 04:42 PM
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I'm running 40x15.50 tires on 20x9 wheels with 4.53" of backspacing and a -12 offset. I rub on the front upper control arms when turning at full steering wheel lock. The Mud Grapplers have gnarly tread on the sidewalls that extend 3-4" in down the sidewall itself (at least on my size tires). When you look at them, they look they will make contact with everything around them but they never do.
03-17-2009, 08:34 AM
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did they rub at full lock only? or did they rub when you went off road only? if im correct there was a thread i read once that claimed wider tires rubbed on older 07 models because of design differences from newer models.......
03-17-2009, 08:38 AM
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Its funny you ask. In DE, certain # plates you can get black made up, as a historic thing. You can either get black plate with white numbers, or black with stainless numbers. They also are worth $. The one on my jeep is worth approx $2500. One on my beater is worth prob $750, and wifes car $500. I think DE is the only state(that I know of) with something like this, and it is politician driven, so it will prob never change.
This is what black with white #'s looks like(beater truck tag)-
This is what black with white #'s looks like(beater truck tag)-
dang that is a lot of money for a license plate! I hope you are quoting them in pesos.......my wife would murder me if i spent $2500 on a license plate. No matter how cool it looked. looks good on your jeep though
03-17-2009, 08:41 AM
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03-17-2009, 08:44 AM
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i have 14.5 SSRs and i dont think i could go smaller than a 10 inch wheel. a 9 inch wheel just seems a little small for a 14.5 inch tire. although jptwinz is running 15.5 on 9 inch wheels with no problem. so its hard to decide what would be wise
03-17-2009, 09:17 AM
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