Hey all,
I know, kill me if the title of the thread is too detailed. here the deal, though. In my pursuit to find the perfect tire for my 09 2-Door Rubi, I think I have "narrowed" (get it?) it down to the traditional pizza cutter for myriad reasons.
First, I like the look, especially on non-factory rims like Mickey Thompson II's.
Second, I like the trail performance.
Third, I like the lighter tire/wheel set-up that would seem to wear less on all the components (i.e brakes), offer more power for the Jeep, and perhaps even lead to better mpg's.
Yes, I know that there is a point with the pizza-cutter set-up in which you would surpass the weight of the factory wheels and tires (which is roughly 72 lbs for the 17" MOAB Rubi wheel/tire combo), but it seems that you can shed some weight, particularly with the 15x8 aluminum wheel along with a 33x 9-5-11.5 inch tire. Am I making sense, or did I have one too many last night?
Anyway, post 'em if you got em. Would love to see all the 2-dr JK's with the skinny tires. Any commentary on performance is also greatly appreciated.
I know that a similar thread already exists, but many are TJ's and it would be great if we could consolidate 2-dr pizza-cutter JK's into one place.
Thanks!:2thumbsup:
I know, kill me if the title of the thread is too detailed. here the deal, though. In my pursuit to find the perfect tire for my 09 2-Door Rubi, I think I have "narrowed" (get it?) it down to the traditional pizza cutter for myriad reasons.
First, I like the look, especially on non-factory rims like Mickey Thompson II's.
Second, I like the trail performance.
Third, I like the lighter tire/wheel set-up that would seem to wear less on all the components (i.e brakes), offer more power for the Jeep, and perhaps even lead to better mpg's.
Yes, I know that there is a point with the pizza-cutter set-up in which you would surpass the weight of the factory wheels and tires (which is roughly 72 lbs for the 17" MOAB Rubi wheel/tire combo), but it seems that you can shed some weight, particularly with the 15x8 aluminum wheel along with a 33x 9-5-11.5 inch tire. Am I making sense, or did I have one too many last night?
Anyway, post 'em if you got em. Would love to see all the 2-dr JK's with the skinny tires. Any commentary on performance is also greatly appreciated.
I know that a similar thread already exists, but many are TJ's and it would be great if we could consolidate 2-dr pizza-cutter JK's into one place.
Thanks!:2thumbsup: