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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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ive seen that jeep before and on my 93 i stuck some 17s on the and sorry but for me it doesnt look right...

why wouldnt this look good with 15 steelies???
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:40 AM
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..why try and make a good handling fast truck if youre not gonna do it right?
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:46 AM
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Don't know if it was posted, but the exploder 8.8 rear ends are sprung under...I believe, lower you quite a bit. Not sure if it'd work though.

And rims...
17 inch all aluminum jeep rubicon wheels with 1.5 inch adaptors.
period.

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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:49 AM
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i think its a good idea all in all...i would stiffen the subframe tj coils an put a 350 in it..with the tj coils and the 350 you will have a good amount of drop in the front..the 350 will be perfict beacuse u can get big power out of one and the install kits are dirt cheep...just my 2cents
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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ok so explain to me what would be the right way to go w/the wheel package... 17in alloy wheels and some low profile street tires????
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 98jeepsrt6
ok so explain to me what would be the right way to go w/the wheel package... 17in alloy wheels and some low profile street tires????


Personally, I'd go with 17s with 5.5 inch of backspacing. Then put on 245-45-17s or wider. Then get some wheel adaptor/spacers at 1.5 inch from 5x4.5 hub to 5x5 rubicon wheels. This will put you back at 4 inches of backspacing and give you the widest stance possible.

Tires are up to you. Street at all? Or track only?


P.s I just moved to jeeps...I'm a paved track racer
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[QUOTE=Madman;482670]Personally, I'd go with 17s with 5.5 inch of backspacing. Then put on 245-45-17s or wider. Then get some wheel adaptor/spacers at 1.5 inch from 5x4.5 hub to 5x5 rubicon wheels. This will put you back at 4 inches of backspacing and give you the widest stance possible.

Tires are up to you. Street at all? Or track only?


Its goin to be my dd and take it to the track every so often... until i get a good engine in
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Originally Posted by Madman
Personally, I'd go with 17s with 5.5 inch of backspacing. Then put on 245-45-17s or wider. Then get some wheel adaptor/spacers at 1.5 inch from 5x4.5 hub to 5x5 rubicon wheels. This will put you back at 4 inches of backspacing and give you the widest stance possible.

Tires are up to you. Street at all? Or track only?


P.s I just moved to jeeps...I'm a paved track racer
x2 on this

GET WIDE, GET STICKY. summer tires. dunlop direzza star specs, bridgestone RE11, hankook ecsta MX or XS.

any of those.
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Old Mar 26, 2010 | 02:08 PM
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I absolutely love the Falken Ziex model 502 zr's on my 17 inch eagle rims.

I use them at light autocrosses, sticky sticky tire, wears faster, but at 71$ a tire the price is unbeatable for it's shared road/track use. IN MY OPINION.




Edit: LMAO THAT PIC IS NOT AN ADVERTISEMENT. I just snapped it with the phone and it happen to have all the info...lol

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ok liking all the wheel ideas what other ones would you suggest

i was lookin at the startech alloy wheels but nothing smaller than 19in..

Either i find a set that blow me away and i wont stop till i get or im going with the nascar look matte black steelies.. wish they had these alloys

show me some pics of wheels that you guys think would look good...
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Originally Posted by 93XJLI
gtfo of here with this steel rim garbage.



SVT cobra rims, jeep center caps. 17x8.
that jeep looks amazing thats what mine is gonna exactly look like
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Originally Posted by 93XJLI
yea but hes making a street truck, not a wheeler. and a light 2JZ would make a way better all around performer than a heavy 350.



nah, i think itll take it for a while. iron block and heads, big heavy pistons and rods...
true to all the supra engine but then never take it off road. they do have the same displacement though im a dodge guy and would try to throw a 5.7 hemi in the bad boy to make some get up and go.
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by tannerp89
not to jack the thread but just curious where you guys who have 98 & newer jeeps (JJaycXj) are getting your aftermarket cams...cause as far as i know they dont make a performance profile cam for any block made after 97' due to a change in camshaft design...am i wrong?
comp cams has them thats where i was looking at getting one.
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 04:25 PM
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as for the boost it would be way to much the engine for sure couldnt handle it unless you beefed everything up inside of it.
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Originally Posted by Madman
Personally, I'd go with 17s with 5.5 inch of backspacing. Then put on 245-45-17s or wider. Then get some wheel adaptor/spacers at 1.5 inch from 5x4.5 hub to 5x5 rubicon wheels. This will put you back at 4 inches of backspacing and give you the widest stance possible.

Tires are up to you. Street at all? Or track only?


P.s I just moved to jeeps...I'm a paved track racer
not to bash your origional idea with the wheel package here, but you can go wider without having to put spacers on. there are steel wheels and alloys out there that have 3.75" backspacing and really stick them wide. the hard part when it comes to the alloys though is finding a design you like. i've seen alloys with that much backspacing, but the designs on them, meh... they just ain't that great looking.
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