xjrev10 Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 35 12.50 15 tires. What would be a better size wheel, 8 in wide or 10 in? Anybody know the minimum backspace needed for a ORO u-turn steering? I know stock wheels don't work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Found my u-turn answer. Now the tire question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 What was the u-turn answer? I prefer 12.5's on 8" rims for bead retention. Many, many run this combo with no issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Off road 8" will hold the bead better, especially when aired down. On pavement, 10" allows the entire tread width to contact the pavement evenly for more even wear making the tire last longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 u-turn: I stole this info off their website... " 15" wheels with more than 3.75" of backspacing may deliver an interference with the U-Turn Hubs" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 Ended up going with some Black Rock Wheels. Quadratec had the best price shipped for these: http://www.quadratec.com/products/92613_10XX_B_PG.htm Got 15X8s with 3 3/4 BS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted December 16, 2010 Share Posted December 16, 2010 Off road 8" will hold the bead better, especially when aired down. On pavement, 10" allows the entire tread width to contact the pavement evenly for more even wear making the tire last longer. excellent point about "intended use" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xjrev10 Posted December 16, 2010 Author Share Posted December 16, 2010 I never did state that these are for my dedicated trail rig XJ. :yes: Hopefully have a pic here in the next week with its new shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I'm stumped on tires, wheels etc. I'm putting 3" f/r lift on my 86 custom 4x4 I'm told 32" 10" wide tires The rim width and backspacing confuses me. I have stock steel wheels . don't know the size. Woundering if I can use them? I'd like to make the tires look wider, hang out the fenders a bit so it looks right. Then, will my 140 ci 4 cyl have enough power for daily driving? Thanks Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I wouldn't go bigger than 31s for a 4banger running stock gears. you will notice the power loss. and yes, you can use your stock rims with those,unless you have the rare 15x6 steel rims. a photo showing the rims would help us determine which they are. with a 3" lift you can go with aftermarket rims that'll stick the tires out a bit. I'd go with 15x8s with 4.5" of backspacing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 i just looked at my spare. Stamped 15x7.0. thats cool. what would be a good all purpose 31" tire so i can start my searching? still go 10" or smaller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 so that would be 265/75r15 in metric? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiatslug87 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 so that would be 265/75r15 in metric? Isn't that metric? 265/75R15 is approximately 31x10.5R15 Use this to compare sizes. http://www.1010tires.com/tiresizecalculator.asp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Ended up going with some Black Rock Wheels. Quadratec had the best price shipped for these: http://www.quadratec.com/products/92613_10XX_B_PG.htm Got 15X8s with 3 3/4 BS. them babys are nice you should post pics of them on your rig I love the black and the $ seals the deal Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pioneer Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 Ended up going with some Black Rock Wheels. Quadratec had the best price shipped for these: http://www.quadratec.com/products/92613_10XX_B_PG.htm Got 15X8s with 3 3/4 BS. Those are pretty nice, but you can get cragars for 10 bucks less a wheel, an I think they look better also :thumbsup: http://www.summitracing.com/search/bran ... toview=SKU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 why so cheep? ive allways thought rims cost alot Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Steel wheels are cheap,its the tires that get expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pioneer Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Yea, steelies are cheap. Alloys are what get expensive. Thats why a lot of jeepers run steelies, cause there cheap an strong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 used are even cheaper. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
btm24 Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 used are even cheaper. :D :thumbsup: Brandon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkbruin Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 Steel wheels are cheap,its the tires that get expensive Not if you go big, and ex-mil. 37" goodyears mt's (hummer-spec radial) for $75ea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted January 2, 2011 Share Posted January 2, 2011 cool, my last question then is the backspacing. stock call for 5.5" if I go 4.5 " then the stick out of the wheel wells further right? 3.5 would be even more? maybe even go to a bigger wheel like 5x4.5 17x8 4.50 ? what would that do? a little less tire but the same overall size? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grant Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 cool, my last question then is the backspacing. stock call for 5.5" if I go 4.5 " then the stick out of the wheel wells further right? 3.5 would be even more? maybe even go to a bigger wheel like 5x4.5 17x8 4.50 ? what would that do? a little less tire but the same overall size? I think I'm going to go with the Black Rock Blade series 975 15x8 4 3/4 with t he 31" Genneral Grabber AT2 tires. I think it will look cool. The wheels are about $60.00 Tires locally about $125.00 Need to buy 2 anyway so it looks like the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 yes, the smaller the backspacing number, the more the tires will push out the side. anything past 4" and you're probably going to have tire in your fender when turning. and yes, the wheel size can increase all you want and as long as the backspacing and outer tire diameter remain constant, everything will work the same. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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