Tire/Wheel Sizes for Dummies

[rvillano8188]

I said in my earlier post that The Rubi you would not grow out of but with the Overland your needs might change. That has already happened and you have not bought the vehicle yet. You are now looking at 37's vs the 35's you originally wanted.

DO you need to re-gear with 37's if you got a Rubi with 4.10's the answer is no but that's the edge of re-gearing. If I was going off road and heavy snow and lived in the mountains I would go 4.56 so my Jeep was not constantly hunting for a gear downshifting. You are running moderate to light snow and flat in Long Island so it doesn't apply to you.

Do you need to re-gear with 37's if you got an Overland with 3.73's the answer is most wouldn't but yes I would.

Some people go for looks and like to keep the money in the pocket. When I build a Jeep I try to keep it within spec or better. There are very few cars that come that we can say have plenty of power, we always want more but under gearing a Jeep and making it look cool is pointless to me.

A Rubicon should be able to run 35's without any lift or leveling kit according to specs and what we read and hear.

If it were me and I have an LE that I have built it has the following:

Stock wheels and 315/70/17 and a Teraflex 1.5 inch leveling kit. The RC 2.5 is too much on a Rubi, it seems like you get reverse rake and then people want to lift the rear. Thats probably why Tera makes a 1.5 because they do a lot of R and D.

The reason the guy did the RC on the one you saw is because he was stuffing a 37 in there and didn't want it to rub.

If I lifted or went aftermarket wheels they would be a hub centric wheel with the same offset and backspacing as the stock wheels which very few are.

Would I do a Fuel- no. I like the way they look but they are the ME TOO wheel. Every Jeep has them and I like to have a unique Jeep.

Would I do a Nitto- no. I had a very bad experience with a set of Nittos and I think there are much better tires out there than Nittos for less money. Some like the look because they look aggressive but they are the ME TOO tire also.

I would never run a M/T Tire, they are loud and don't ride smooth unless they are on heavy vehicles. They are not designed for snow and I believe you live in NY.

There are several good aggressive looking A/T tires, when you decide exactly what you want, tell me the size and I will tell you which one I like. I have owned most of them at some point.

Buy a brand not a look. When you buy a look you can end up with a cool looking Jeep and drives like shit.

Loved everything you said. For the record, I was never going to go 37's, at least initially, as I've never had a jeep before and its better to crawl before you run.

I'm going to probably go for 35's, If I even do that, as I like the Falken's that come with the rubi in the first place, although I think they look slightly anemic on the stock rubi suspension. I've also heard some rough things about the RC lift so I won't be touching the suspension, again, at least initially (not dropping 2k on a Mopar lift right now). This is the first vehicle that I've ever bought with my own money(always leased and my first car I owned was a bday gift from parents), so the more info I have on now and later upgrades, the more informed I can be, but for now, I'm just gonna enjoy the truck when I get delivery, in all her stock glory!

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[smess]

When u save your first $1000 change the Falkens to the 35 inch versiom of the same tire. Thats what I did, $192 a piece on Amazon with free delivery.

Good luck

 

[noside85]

When u save your first $1000 change the Falkens to the 35 inch versiom of the same tire. Thats what I did, $192 a piece on Amazon with free delivery.

Good luck

Link please? I am having trouble finding it

 

[smess]

the cheapest I see on amazon now is 242, mine were 192 two weeks ago

 

[noside85]

the cheapest I see on amazon now is 242, mine were 192 two weeks ago

Saw that too. Was hoping I was stupid and searched it wrong.

 

[GOT16]

When u save your first $1000 change the Falkens to the 35 inch versiom of the same tire. Thats what I did, $192 a piece on Amazon with free delivery.

Good luck

did you do the same width tire on 35's? the stock seem narrow in pictures.
Also, im sure youi can sell stock so upgrade cost should be closer to 500 im guessing?
Thanks!

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