In my opinion if your gonna drop the cash anyway I would get cragars with a proper backspacing so you can run bigger tires in the future.

 

It sounds like your going to just keep stock size tires on your XJ, if so you might as well go to a junk yard and find a stock wheel.

I run 33x12:50's on an 8" wheel next time I'm going to a 35". Even a 31x10:50 tire requires a larger rim at least a 15x8 with 3 3/4" of BS on it for clearance.

Plan ahead when your buying your rims.

 

Right now, and anytime soon, I wont be going over a 31" tire. So I should be good with the stock size for now. If I do go bigger, I should have no issue buying new rims hopefully.

Now would you suggest junkyard rims? do they usually carry a warranty?

 

If only one rim is bent buy one rim at a junk yard.

 

Is this real? Lmfao

 

You can run 35x12.50 on 15x8s and run at like 5 psi still on the bead XD

 

yes? my local JY offers a 30 day warranty for free returns. wasn't sure if applied to rims.

 

When I first bought my Cherokee, trying to figure out a cheaper way to go for 16" wheels so I could run TreadWright tires, I researched what other vehicles have a 4.5-on-5 lug pattern. The wheels that looked the best to me were Ford Crown Vic. I found some at a JY, got a deal on five wheels--$120. I even checked to make sure they'd fit my lug pattern.

One problem. They have 6" back spacing . . . Doh! I never thought to check that, not realizing that Ford passenger car wheels could be that damned different from Cherokee wheels.

Anybody want some Crown Vic rims? I got some for sale real cheap . . .

Before you buy any kind of wheels whatsoever, best study up on wheel anatomy, back spacing, etc., etc. Sure wish I hadn't been so cavalier about it. I wound up using 15-8 steel wheels and mounted 33x15-12.5 Firestone Destination M/T tires. I got them cheap on a brother-in-law deal---$212 apiece for five, mounted and balanced.

 

This is another reason I'm going to buy new lol. I know all about the rim, no surprises

 

steel wheels are the only wheels i'd buy.

they are cheap, stronger, and won't crack.

 

On a stock wheel a 31x10:50x15 is too large, you need a 15x8" wheel with 3 3/4-4"'s of BS for clearance. You do know that I assume?

Summit and Jegs both have their own branded steel wheels that look close to the Cragars, with a little more BS 4" but cheaper.

 

Look on Craigslist. Should be able to find lots of options for stock jeep wheels.