New lightweight wheel/tire setup - Kansei KNP w/ BFG 37s

[Donkey Fluffer]

That's not bad at all!

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[Discount Tire]

The Bronze wheels are a good look on the Gobi.

 

[FL Handle Guy]

Switched from 18” Fuels with 305/70/18 Yokohama MT’s to 17” Kansei KNP with 37/12.50/17 BFG all terrains load C
Shaved 34 POUNDS PER CORNER!!!!

I weighed each setup mounted:

Fuel/Yokohama - 119 lbs
Kansei/BFG - 85 lbs

I have 4.10 gears and never saw 8th gear on the highway before and now it cruises at 75 in 8th.

Plan was to re-gear to 5.13 but I’m now considering 4.88

I went with 4.88 gears and have been quite happy with it. I run an ARE Topper and decked in the back, so probably an extra 400 lbs day to day. Got anywhere between 18-21 mpg on a trip from FL to Ouray and Moab. I get around 17 mpg and 330-360 miles a tank.

The tires are a bit soft for daily use in the rocks but every now and then they hold up just fine. More than makes up for it with the fuel savings.

 

[Rzrhawg]

Dang, that’s light! I thought I was doing great at 94 pounds for wheels and 35s!

 

[Cavitt]

Switched from 18” Fuels with 305/70/18 Yokohama MT’s to 17” Kansei KNP with 37/12.50/17 BFG all terrains load C
Shaved 34 POUNDS PER CORNER!!!!

I weighed each setup mounted:

Fuel/Yokohama - 119 lbs
Kansei/BFG - 85 lbs

I have 4.10 gears and never saw 8th gear on the highway before and now it cruises at 75 in 8th.

Plan was to re-gear to 5.13 but I’m now considering 4.88

Looks great! Are those black or bronze? The lighting in the photo makes it hard to tell. They definitely don't look as black as the upper photo.

 

[310H22A]

Looks great! Are those black or bronze? The lighting in the photo makes it hard to tell. They definitely don't look as black as the upper photo.

They are matte black the fuels were satin black

 

[Cavitt]

They are matte black the fuels were satin black

Are you able to use your factory lug nuts?

 

[Vtur]

Dang that's a light setup. Mine Borah & 37s are 105 lbs.

 

[310H22A]

Are you able to use your factory lug nuts?

Factory lug nuts will not work. Most aftermarket require spline drive.

 

[Vtur]

According to their site. The hub bore is 78.1 instead of Jeep 71.5mm. Got to run hub centric rings with these.

 

[jmgb91]

Switched from 18” Fuels with 305/70/18 Yokohama MT’s to 17” Kansei KNP with 37/12.50/17 BFG all terrains load C
Shaved 34 POUNDS PER CORNER!!!!

I weighed each setup mounted:

Fuel/Yokohama - 119 lbs
Kansei/BFG - 85 lbs

I have 4.10 gears and never saw 8th gear on the highway before and now it cruises at 75 in 8th.

Plan was to re-gear to 5.13 but I’m now considering 4.88

Did you need Hub rings to run the Kansei?

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