Thoughts on Wheel and Tire weights 4.10's only

[deadbug]

I read somewhere that you should try and stick to a wheel and tire combo that keeps you around 100lbs per corner for obvious reasons. But I find it extremely difficult to find tires and or wheel combinations that I like in that weight range. Do any of you follow said rule or just have made it so that you'll upgrade gears later if not happy with performance?

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[93civej1]

where did you hear or read this?

 

[deadbug]

where did you hear or read this?

JK Gear and Gadgets guy

 

[PyrPatriot]

My 35" Falken MTs and OEM wheels are about 100lbs each. And I consider that to feel too heavy. I'll be upgrading to a lighter tire ASAP

 

[Rollcast]

I think I've read that stock rubicon tires are about 63lbs and wheels are about 24-26. Anything in that range should be fine, but, yes, performance will degrade as you go heavier. Ten pounds of additional unsprung weight at each corner may not sound like a lot, but that's probably in "I can feel a difference" territory.

 

[PDiddy]

I’m running cooper evolution MT 35” tires that weigh 64lbs on stock wheels. Stock wheels weigh 26lbs. So 90lbs. The stock 33” MTs weighed 61lbs. So I only added 3lbs per corner. I chose this setup because I wanted to add as little weight as possible. Some of these tires are ridiculously heavy.

 

[InvertedLogic]

Stock Rubi wheels are ~23 lbs, and the "upgrade" black wheels (which should be the same as JLR stock wheels, but with different paint) are ~21 lbs.

https://www.jeepgladiatorforum.com/forum/threads/stock-rubicon-wheel-weights.17070/#post-315608

https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/rubicon-wheel-weight.3751/#post-388378

Here is my data from 35" AT tire shopping sorted by weight.

With the stock black Rubi wheels, and 35" Toyo ATIIIs, that puts my corner weights at 84lbs which I'm pretty happy with.

 

[ElDirector]

Not sure what the "obvious reasons" are for 100 lbs.

As others have mentioned, lighter tends to be better, at least for the types of things most of us are using our Jeeps for.

Specs for my BFG MTs in a 315 (35") show 73.55#. That's pretty heavy. Especially if the factory AT was really 61 lbs. I haven't really noticed much based on simply the weight. The larger diameter has made a larger difference.

 

[deadbug]

Sorry,I should have included that I was looking at 37" tires which are around 70 lbs to start
for all terrain's & mt's 81 lbs.
Shopping for rims with offsets and bs you want and most rims are around mid 30’s
Which puts most all of the pics Ive seen of people running 37 and wheel combo’s well over 100 lbs

 

[WXman]

100 lbs. is the MAX I'd suggest if braking, acceleration, fuel economy, and driveline longevity are things that matter to you.

The lighter the better. My favorite 35" tire and wheel combos usually fall in the 85-90 lb. range. I'd strive to go lighter if I could, but sometimes you just can't find the tire you want in a P or LT-C rating.

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