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Old 05-30-2009, 10:33 PM   #1
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Can you put tires made for 15" or 16" wheels on 17" wheels?
I know this sounds stupid but I need to know....a buddy of mine has 4, 35in. MT Baja Claws on 15 or 16 inch wheels and is willing to sell them to me for 300 dollars (only a month old)....i would prefer to keep my stock 17s. If there is no way for the fit what will it take to get 15s or 16s on a JK? The deal is too good to pass up. Thanks!
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Old 05-30-2009, 10:39 PM   #2
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Old 05-30-2009, 10:51 PM   #3
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Old 05-30-2009, 11:32 PM   #4
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bummer....such a deal for these tires and wheels...hmm maybe i should just buy them and try to figure out what it takes to put 15s on a JK.
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Old 05-30-2009, 11:33 PM   #5
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Buy them a pick up a set of 15" cragers. You can get them for less than $50 each on many web sites.
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Old 05-30-2009, 11:39 PM   #6
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Buy them a pick up a set of 15" cragers. You can get them for less than $50 each on many web sites.

Will they fit on the Jks with the backspacing
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Old 05-31-2009, 05:12 PM   #7
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Will they fit on the Jks with the backspacing
Well considering they are wider than stock you will need a little less backspacing and I believe the JKs have a 5on5 bolt pattern (or is it 5on5.5?) And you will want a 15x8 height and width

Anyways, some Cragar or similar steel wheels will cost you around $200. Or less maybe.
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Old 05-31-2009, 06:24 PM   #8
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What did you think the tires would just stretch like rubber bands?

WOW. LOL.
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Old 05-31-2009, 09:27 PM   #9
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make sure the JK's brakes will even allow anything smaller than a 17" wheel
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Old 05-31-2009, 10:59 PM   #10
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What did you think the tires would just stretch like rubber bands?

WOW. LOL.
Shoot me..i know nothing about cars....
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Old 06-01-2009, 12:18 AM   #11
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Summit Racing has them for 39.95 each and $10 shipping
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Old 06-01-2009, 01:02 AM   #12
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Summit Racing has them for 39.95 each and $10 shipping
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Old 06-01-2009, 02:04 PM   #14
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...Baja Claws on 15 or 16 inch wheels ...
If you want to run these tires:
Step 1 - Figure out if they are 15 or 16 inch tires.
Step 2 - If they are 15 inch tires, figure out if you can run a 15 inch wheel on a JK. Somehow I doubt you can since the smallest wheel Jeep puts on the JK is 16".
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