Frankly, the Overland wheels were my favorite of all Jeep factory wheels on the JT.
I did really like my satin dark grey wheels. Rugged but elegante and good size 18" 7.5w.. I really like my current steel wheels on sport because of the rugged industrial look
Jeep should have already announced huge plans - there should be videos and marketing hype and pictures and decals. I mean, we know Chevy used to advertise "See the USA in a Chevrolet" with iconic scenes in the ads and so on, but Jeep - it doesn't get much more USA than that.
I agree and as i said before "CEO BOB needs to get off his A$$". We should be all over this! Not to mention it is the 85th anniversary of Jeep, Come on man!!
Absolutely I agree. I don't necessarily associate NOT having "one or two" of the forementioned features as low budget/tier Rubicons, because as you mentioned, some may prefer that and like the look better. And really in the end it's all about opinion anyways. But for me personally, not having "multiple" creature comforts or features/packages; like leather (which again some may prefer not to have), crappy halogen heads and tails, non painted fenders/hardtop, older models with the small entertainment screens, etc, etc., yet it's supposed to be the "top tier" so to speak... I just can't. IMO if it's going to be top tier, it should have all those features to start, at a slightly lower margin than what it has generally been. Not saying in rare cases people haven't found deals out there at random. But as a whole.
YES! 100% agree. I stayed with my stock Overland wheels for about two years and got rid of the rental car looking Dueler tires that came on there for new 35s early on. That's part of the reason why even now after getting aftermarket wheels, I stayed with an 18inch wheel since those tires are still good.
The Duelers that came stock on the Overland, I got rid of almost immediately. Like within the first 4 months of owning it. Not cause they were bad. In all actuality the ride has always been great with them and even now after lift, etc. But They just weren't beefy enough and looked definitely like a street tire. Obviously wasn't the look I wanted.
That's another thing I liked about them - it was easy to find tires, but bigger tires didn't look like an over-inflated balloon on the 18" wheels. I swear - some of those big fat tires would look a lot better proportionately if the wheels were a tad bigger.YES! 100% agree. I stayed with my stock Overland wheels for about two years and got rid of the rental car looking Dueler tires that came on there for new 35s early on. That's part of the reason why even now after getting aftermarket wheels, I stayed with an 18inch wheel since those tires are still good.
Older pics, since a lot has changed since then but the Overland wheel on a bigger tire was so nice for stock.
Facts! Not sure why so many people sleep on 18's. Don't get me wrong, 17's don't look bad on a 35 or even a 37 at most. But bigger than a 37, you probably should go to a bigger size wheel like an 18.... With that said, I'd never go over an 18 personally regardless of the tire size. Never been a fan of 20's on any Jeep. But I know exactly what you mean. Theres got to be a good meat-to-wheel ratio. lol.
I didnt like them with the stock all season tires, but they look great with 285/70/18 A/Ts on them. I’m glad I kept them.
