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Going to by tires trying to settle on rim size.
Flex:
So im soon to buy new tires bc the ones i have are falling apart and blowing up on me, not good. But the question is should i get a different rim size and if so which size, and just to answer a question before its asked the tire size is 36"
gearhead1985B:
--- Quote from: Flex on June 10, 2010, 01:14:24 AM ---So im soon to buy new tires bc the ones i have are falling apart and blowing up on me, not good. But the question is should i get a different rim size and if so which size, and just to answer a question before its asked the tire size is 36"
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what bolt pattern are you running what type of tire are you putting on a tire with a stiff side wall will warrent a smaller rim and tires for a 15" are cheaper than a 17" i would stay away from 16" cause it looks like they are dieing breed when it comes to offroad tires but there is always a lot of tire selection for the 16.5" wheel
Flex:
--- Quote from: gearhead1985B on June 10, 2010, 01:35:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: Flex on June 10, 2010, 01:14:24 AM ---So im soon to buy new tires bc the ones i have are falling apart and blowing up on me, not good. But the question is should i get a different rim size and if so which size, and just to answer a question before its asked the tire size is 36"
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what bolt pattern are you running what type of tire are you putting on a tire with a stiff side wall will warrent a smaller rim and tires for a 15" are cheaper than a 17" i would stay away from 16" cause it looks like they are dieing breed when it comes to offroad tires but there is always a lot of tire selection for the 16.5" wheel
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still running the standard 5x4.5, Im going to be running radial irocs and my only reason for not just staying with a 15" rim is if at some point i go to a Dana 60 i would like to avoid having to grind the calipers down to allow the 15" rim to fit. I do realize the bolt pattern will change, which means new rims, but i dont want to have to by new tires also. Also if i go with 17" rims how much back spacing should i go with 2.5" or 4.25" im leaning towards 4.25" so my rig stays closer to the street legal side of the road.
calvynandhobbs:
I've never looked at 17" rims, but there have to be some out there in betweene 2.5" and 4.25" backspacing, aren't there. I have 4" backspacing on my TJ and I like the stance. How wide are you going to go in the Irocs? Are they going to be 12.5" or 13.5" wide. If you go wider than 12.5" you'll have to have more backspacing so you don't rub your front control arms during turns. I would say a 3.5"-4" backspacing would be perfect. I have to agree with Adam that the 16" wheels were a quick phase and I'm not seeing many of those around anymore in the way of tire selection.
gearhead1985B:
--- Quote from: Flex on June 10, 2010, 01:53:06 AM ---
--- Quote from: gearhead1985B on June 10, 2010, 01:35:27 AM ---
--- Quote from: Flex on June 10, 2010, 01:14:24 AM ---So im soon to buy new tires bc the ones i have are falling apart and blowing up on me, not good. But the question is should i get a different rim size and if so which size, and just to answer a question before its asked the tire size is 36"
--- End quote ---
what bolt pattern are you running what type of tire are you putting on a tire with a stiff side wall will warrent a smaller rim and tires for a 15" are cheaper than a 17" i would stay away from 16" cause it looks like they are dieing breed when it comes to offroad tires but there is always a lot of tire selection for the 16.5" wheel
--- End quote ---
still running the standard 5x4.5, Im going to be running radial irocs and my only reason for not just staying with a 15" rim is if at some point i go to a Dana 60 i would like to avoid having to grind the calipers down to allow the 15" rim to fit. I do realize the bolt pattern will change, which means new rims, but i dont want to have to by new tires also. Also if i go with 17" rims how much back spacing should i go with 2.5" or 4.25" im leaning towards 4.25" so my rig stays closer to the street legal side of the road.
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get a set of 17" or 16.5" if you want 60's i recomend the 16.5" for the 60's cause you can get recentered h1 bead locks for pretty cheap then you can get what ever back spacing you want but if buying now since you only want to chage rims i say 17" with a 3" bs if you can find it to help with the tire clearance on turning or get a good set of wheel spacers if you plan on the 36x13.5x17 i recomend at least a 9" rim i run my 33x13.5x15 toyo's on a 15x8" with a 4" bs and i run less than 30lbs they rub and i cant really addjust the steering stops any more due to lack of threads but in order to get a flat tread pattern i need 22lbs in the rear and 24lbs in the front
for the bolt pattern if you convert to 5x5.5 you will not have to change out the wheels beccause a d60 an be converted over using a combination of ford/chevy parts
but the descion is up to you this is only my recomendations
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