The only thing switching to a sport rim does is pull the tires to the center of the jeep about a quarter of an inch.. If you are still running the 285/70 17s, you are going to be as efficient as a Mojave is going to get. None of the gas engines get great mileage.
i need the tow capacity of the gladiator.
are rubi wheels much smaller lighter than mohave's? i also think the offset would be fine due to the thinner rubber on the sport, aolt thinner than the fat mohave tires, also I dont care about looks.... except when I do....which is up there w being a cheap ass, like i am after buying a 55 grand jeep. lol
This is a solution in search of a problem. The tires are going to make maybe .25 mpg difference if you are lucky but there is a high portability you will be too close to the stock shock under articulation and would damage it.
wait why is it when people go up in size an inch or two their mpg drops by 3-4 mpg but if you downsize it wouldnt matter? would overland wheels clear the shocks in your opinion?
I went up 6 inches and regeared and lost 3-4 highway and less than that city. No one goes up an inch and loses 3-4, if that were true then Rubicons would be rated 3-4 lower than an overland and they're not. Real world you are looking at less than 1 mpg for downsizing.
I'm not sure about the Rubicon wheels, but the stock Mojave wheel is something like 23lbs, which is very light. Other than that and the slight offset difference the Rubicon wheels are the same size (7.5 x 17).
