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What rims should I get?

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Hi, this is my first post in this forum and I have a quick question. I have an emerald green 1996 jeep cherokee and I am looking into giving it a 3" lift with 31" bfg all terrains. I would also like to get a new set of rims to replace the stock steel ones. I would like to keep the price under $100 per rim. Any suggestions?
 
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D windows will look good. I think they are one of the best looking rims that you can put on an XJ. They average around $50 for the cheap ones and 75 for good quality name brand ones. I have American Racing 767 wheels on mine. They retail for 80 IIRC. Pro Comp has some that are 55. Cragar also makes some. Another popular wheel are the Soft 8's. Or you could go all out and get alloys that will retail over $100. Steel wheels are probably your best bet if you don't want to spend over your limit.
 
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Don't do d windows or so 8s the weight is absurd. Something like 48lbs a wheel..stock aluminums weighed 20. That's almost 100 extra pounds in rim weight alone, effecting handling, braking, efficient and where & tear. Look for some aftermarket aluminum or alloy wheels. Eagle alloy, pro comp, American racing, atx, and many other brands.
 
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http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f6/why-arent-oversize-pics-automatically-resized-1508589/index3.html

They're addressing it. Relax ffs.

Don't do d windows or so 8s the weight is absurd. Something like 48lbs a wheel..stock aluminums weighed 20. That's almost 100 extra pounds in rim weight alone, effecting handling, braking, efficient and where & tear. Look for some aftermarket aluminum or alloy wheels. Eagle alloy, pro comp, American racing, atx, and many other brands.
And no, D Windows and Softs 8s do NOT weigh 48 lbs a piece. :rolleyes:
They weigh around 28 lbs a piece vs about 20 for the stock allow wheels. I notice absolutely no difference in my handling, braking, gas mileage, ect on steel wheels over the alloy I had before.

As for the OP, I'd do anything but D Windows and Soft 8s. They're done to death and everyone and their brother has them. I like my V5s, but I'm picky about wheels and picked them because they look like stock wheels.
 
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Never had a 235 :rolleyes: my stock xj came trimmed on 31s and still rubbed like a mofo. Now a 33x10.5 on tick bronco II wheels. Which look like ar outlaw 2s and have 4" back spacing and are soo easy to come by. I removed the rivets & painted em black and replaced the rivets with grade 8 bolts :thumbsup:
Looks different. I like it.
 
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Steel wheels are harder to balance, atleast from my experience. They had to use a huge amount of weights to get my steelies to balance up, they never did get them right on. You can't beat steelies for durability tho.
 
#15 ·
ION makes some pretty decent cheap alloy wheels. I paid $75 a pc for my 174's with free shipping from JC Whitney(best deal I could find).

It's hard to beat a decent set of used wheels for the money. Search around on craigslist or a local junkyard if you're on a budget. You can usually find wheels and tires used for less than you'd just pay for new rims.
 
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D windows/soft 8's are very overplayed in the Jeep world but they are the best bang for the buck. I ran a 1/4" red pinstripe to match my paint and chrome caps to mix it up a bit.



I mainly bought them to get 8" width and needed less backspacing. At around 50 bucks a pop they serve their purpose well. If you look on eBay, ION Alloy also makes some good looking alloy wheels if you dont mind 3.5" backspacing.
 
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No I have bronco II wheels that look just like outlaw 2. 2 of the rims were missing rivets, so I popped the rest out and put bolts through them. The rims are plasti-dipped flat black with grade 8 bolts vs rivets. I like the way it looks actually.
 
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Here my wheels. 4" back spacing, found in almost any junkyard, and 1/4 the price of outlaw 2s. Side by side the ar's have nicer machining in the round holes and they have more of a curve where they dip towards the wheel mounting surface. Otherwise very very similar and I bet 90% of people wouldn't even know the difference. And again 18 bucks at my local yards vs 100 or so for the ar's. I have 7 identical wheels so far & need 3 more. I want 2 sets of 5. 1 set black, 1 set with the silver aluminum finish.

http://www.ackerwheel.com/wheels/AW1593.html
 
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Here my wheels. 4" back spacing, found in almost any junkyard, and 1/4 the price of outlaw 2s. Side by side the ar's have nicer machining in the round holes and they have more of a curve where they dip towards the wheel mounting surface. Otherwise very very similar and I bet 90% of people wouldn't even know the difference. And again 18 bucks at my local yards vs 100 or so for the ar's. I have 7 identical wheels so far & need 3 more. I want 2 sets of 5. 1 set black, 1 set with the silver aluminum finish.

http://www.ackerwheel.com/wheels/AW1593.html
That's all cool, but you still have one problem. One of the smallest upgrades is 31's. Those rims, being a 15x7 will buckle the tread causing the tread to disappear down the center of the tire. This will half-life the tires.
 
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