okcjeeper

Has anyone ever considering moving from 15" to 16" tires/rims? I know I am considering it myself...I can see some ride benifits and stability...So I am curious if anyone else has considered the move. Also can you think of any pro's and con's of such a move on an XJ?

Kyle

Cons would be tire costs, 16" wheels will cost more as far as tires goes then a 15" wheel will.

Food for thought.

okcjeeper

Yeah I know they will cost more I am just curious if there would be any performance benifits like more stability on and offroad...better onroad handling and so on..

Kyle

Well you will feel more bumps both on and off the road because of less rubber on a 16" wheel.

xjwheeler

my buddy runs 16s with equivilant to 31" swampers and love them. you do feel more of the road, but they are a lot more stable on turns according to him. plus i think they look good, even though they're only an inch bigger, you can tell. plus, i've seen tire prices from $3 to $30 more than 15s per tire. not bad IMO.

okcjeeper

Only reason I asked was I have an oppurtunity to get some 31" goodyear mtr's on some MOAB rims that are 16" with about 85% tread for around $400-450...and that's for 5 of them...

xjwheeler

sounds good to me. i would do it, but that's just me. sounds like a good price and those are good tires. i had them on another truck. especially for 5.

jonb8

I got my boggers in 16 because they had less sidewall and the lugs come down farther on the side.

Belto

its a lil harder to find offroad tires,, at least when my dad was looking for some for his explorer 16" rim, all I could find was 15" and after 2week we found a place that could order them.. maybe you been in the states can help in been more accessible

okcjeeper

Shoot 16" is as easy to find here adn 15" ....I am going to see if I can get these rims/tires for $400 if I can I am snagging them...

XJ Stryker

I want pics once you get them slap them on the jeep and lets see how it looks with 16's

okcjeeper

The guy is in tulsa so we'll see what happens..Maybe if I go $450 he'll meet me half way..