15" Alloy Wheels VS. 15" Steel Wheels
04-20-2011, 10:24 PM
#411
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Well here is the deal. I am running a RK 2.5 Max Travel kit and Poor ol OEM 32" on 1.5" spidertrax spacers, Gussets and 5:13's. I am a fan of 15" rims for a slew of reasons but the Idea of having the Jeep sit nearly yet another 3" wider than it is could be an issue for me being a DD.
Ya see some arse at work got a massive bonus to solve the parking issue @ work. We needed more spaces (Up to an even 10,000). Great whoopie ya good for you pal! But he did so by shaving off 3" from BOTH sides of every spot @ the plant effectively gaining additional parking. My Jeep NOW rests on both lines LOL.
So I gotta get some rubber on this thing LOL: Also is Hub Centric better off with us than Lug Centric rims?
Ya see some arse at work got a massive bonus to solve the parking issue @ work. We needed more spaces (Up to an even 10,000). Great whoopie ya good for you pal! But he did so by shaving off 3" from BOTH sides of every spot @ the plant effectively gaining additional parking. My Jeep NOW rests on both lines LOL.
So I gotta get some rubber on this thing LOL: Also is Hub Centric better off with us than Lug Centric rims?
04-21-2011, 02:48 AM
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Well here is the deal. I am running a RK 2.5 Max Travel kit and Poor ol OEM 32" on 1.5" spidertrax spacers, Gussets and 5:13's. I am a fan of 15" rims for a slew of reasons but the Idea of having the Jeep sit nearly yet another 3" wider than it is could be an issue for me being a DD.
Ya see some arse at work got a massive bonus to solve the parking issue @ work. We needed more spaces (Up to an even 10,000). Great whoopie ya good for you pal! But he did so by shaving off 3" from BOTH sides of every spot @ the plant effectively gaining additional parking. My Jeep NOW rests on both lines LOL.
So I gotta get some rubber on this thing LOL: Also is Hub Centric better off with us than Lug Centric rims?
Ya see some arse at work got a massive bonus to solve the parking issue @ work. We needed more spaces (Up to an even 10,000). Great whoopie ya good for you pal! But he did so by shaving off 3" from BOTH sides of every spot @ the plant effectively gaining additional parking. My Jeep NOW rests on both lines LOL.
So I gotta get some rubber on this thing LOL: Also is Hub Centric better off with us than Lug Centric rims?
04-21-2011, 03:29 AM
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Originally Posted by ToolManTimTaylor
Well here is the deal. I am running a RK 2.5 Max Travel kit and Poor ol OEM 32" on 1.5" spidertrax spacers, Gussets and 5:13's. I am a fan of 15" rims for a slew of reasons but the Idea of having the Jeep sit nearly yet another 3" wider than it is could be an issue for me being a DD.
Ya see some arse at work got a massive bonus to solve the parking issue @ work. We needed more spaces (Up to an even 10,000). Great whoopie ya good for you pal! But he did so by shaving off 3" from BOTH sides of every spot @ the plant effectively gaining additional parking. My Jeep NOW rests on both lines LOL.
So I gotta get some rubber on this thing LOL: Also is Hub Centric better off with us than Lug Centric rims?
Ya see some arse at work got a massive bonus to solve the parking issue @ work. We needed more spaces (Up to an even 10,000). Great whoopie ya good for you pal! But he did so by shaving off 3" from BOTH sides of every spot @ the plant effectively gaining additional parking. My Jeep NOW rests on both lines LOL.
So I gotta get some rubber on this thing LOL: Also is Hub Centric better off with us than Lug Centric rims?
04-21-2011, 06:48 AM
#414
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My tires and rims should be arriving from DTD tomorrow. I sure hope they don't stick way out or something. IMO with the factory weels and tires, the wheels look to be too far in relative to the flares, so I think it should be okay. Not sure about the parking space issue, but with the new wheels you would get rid of the spacers, so you'd gain 3" back right there relative to where you are now.
04-21-2011, 06:57 AM
#415
I have the 15" MT's with the 35's BFG KM2 and have had them for about 6 months now. Last weekend I wheeled up in Uwharrie and was the only Jeep to go thru the mud-bog without spinnin' my wheels - just walked right out of it. They are also not noisy on the highway and I purchesed them from Discount Tire after reading this thread.
04-21-2011, 07:13 AM
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I have the 15" MT's with the 35's BFG KM2 and have had them for about 6 months now. Last weekend I wheeled up in Uwharrie and was the only Jeep to go thru the mud-bog without spinnin' my wheels - just walked right out of it. They are also not noisy on the highway and I purchesed them from Discount Tire after reading this thread.
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04-21-2011, 08:35 AM
#417
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33's!? LOL 35's at least (37's will fit easily) It's my malnourished rubi at the moment as fundage is not quite there yet. Any word on hub-centric rims?
04-21-2011, 08:42 AM
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My tires and rims should be arriving from DTD tomorrow. I sure hope they don't stick way out or something. IMO with the factory weels and tires, the wheels look to be too far in relative to the flares, so I think it should be okay. Not sure about the parking space issue, but with the new wheels you would get rid of the spacers, so you'd gain 3" back right there relative to where you are now.
04-21-2011, 09:05 AM
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04-21-2011, 12:16 PM
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Most after market truck/SUV wheels are no hub centric and there are really no applicable hub centric rings for these types of applications.
Truck/SUV suspensions are more forgiving making hub centric wheels unnecessary. All a hub ring does is help center the wheel before the wheel is torqued down through the lugs. The pilot hub the hub rings/wheel sit on is not load bearing.
Truck/SUV suspensions are more forgiving making hub centric wheels unnecessary. All a hub ring does is help center the wheel before the wheel is torqued down through the lugs. The pilot hub the hub rings/wheel sit on is not load bearing.