[gcjeeping]

To help you make your mind up, compare tire prices for 15, 16 and 17. You can save big with 15's. Also if you plan on wheeling and airing down tires stay on the 15's better. If you dont mind polishing your rims after a good day of wheeling, mudding and rock rash go with polished. I sold my polished rims and went to steelies. A hammer and black paint and they are as good a new.

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01 Grand, 6in lift, 33's, Aussie locked 30/35, front disco's, home made rock rails, Surco rack, grille guard, front and rear hitch, t-max 12500lb hitch winch, rock lights, TJ transfer skid plate, OBA and a few other things.

[getITdirty]

ok so im gonna go with a soft 8 16x7 5on5 with a 265/70/r16

any changes before i drop the 600 for them?
cause im sooo lost with this stuff

[Chumby]

GCJeeping - Are you suggesting the 15's are the way to go here? Do you need to do anything to the calipers at this size as stated earlier?

getITdirty - did you change your mind from 15's to 16's? What was the clincher there....?

Cheers
Chumby.

[getITdirty]

the clincher is theres almost no space between my front calipers and the inner part of my stock rims so id rather be safe then sorry and go with the 16
plus i just like 16s better and should fit my tires better

[gcjeeping]

Originally Posted by Chumby

GCJeeping - Are you suggesting the 15's are the way to go here? Do you need to do anything to the calipers at this size as stated earlier?

Cheers
Chumby.

They were for me. Got my 15" steelies for 35 bucks each shipped. Tires are cheaper on 15s. Like below. 60 bucks each tire for same size.

BFGoodrich All-Terrain T/A KO from tirerack.com
Size: 265/70R16 (30.6x10.4R16) Price: $197.00 (each)
Size: 31X10.5R15 Price: $135.00 (each)

I have only seen two post or so by people who say the steelies hit the caliper and they fixed it with very minor grinding. I have at least 1/4 to 3/8 clearance on mine. But I have D30/35 so if you have a 44a in the back it may be closer.

His stock aluminum rims are thicker than steelies. I had nice polished rims on mine until one day i got stuck in mud and spun them. Then they were scratched brushed aluminum looking. Couldnt get them to buff out. Got rid of those and got the steelies. A hammer to fix rock dings and black spray paint if the paint gets bad and they look like new.

Originally Posted by getITdirty

the clincher is theres almost no space between my front calipers and the inner part of my stock rims so id rather be safe then sorry and go with the 16
plus i just like 16s better and should fit my tires better

The stock aluminum rims are thicker than steelies. Find someone with steelies and try them. When I did mine I ordered one and tried it on all 4 hubs. After I say it fit, I ordered the rest.
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01 Grand, 6in lift, 33's, Aussie locked 30/35, front disco's, home made rock rails, Surco rack, grille guard, front and rear hitch, t-max 12500lb hitch winch, rock lights, TJ transfer skid plate, OBA and a few other things.

[CaribouLouWJ]

I have 15x8 alloys, and they fit fine.

[getITdirty]

wait i got an idea
someone help

if i got these http://www.jcwhitney.com/autoparts/ItemBrowse/c-10108/s-10101/p-100000383171/mediaCode-ZX/appId-100000383171/Pr-p_CATENTRY_ID:100000383171
what size soft eights would i need

cause theyre cheaper and i could still get some travel in the wheel wells
and would it work with a 2 inch bb

thanks

[Kramer H]

those are tiny, just an fyi, shorter by around 2 inches, plus those things will balance like crap AND ride like junk, they are an OFFROAD tire haha, you get what you pay for :/

[getITdirty]

yeah i think im just gonna put the bb on and then ride my stock tires till theyre bald (like 5000 miles) then worry about bigger ones


my stock tires do pretty damn good in the sand and mud

[WJ04]

I have a 3'' lift, 16x7 soft 8's, with 4'' back space, and 245/75/16's. Tire sizes vary so be sure to check manurfacturer specs. 245/75/16 are normaly 30.4'' wich would be good for a BB. But mine are more like 30.9''... basically 31's. I had to trim abit off the front bumper cover.

Here's mine: