hedbutter

Hey guys,

I just found a sick deal on 17" Moabs, and was wondering if thats too large to be used offroad with 31s. I'd onl be doing beginner stuff for the most part, but i'd like to keep the wheel for awhile and just use a bigger tire.

goblazers_6

A 31" tire on a 17" wheel is a little less sidewall than I would prefer. But it really depends on how you are going to be wheeling your Jeep. If you are going to be airing down into single digits and doing some hardcore rock-crawling, than yes a 17" rim is too big for that size tire. But you're only running 31's so I assume you're doing some less technical stuff than that. Don't get crazy low on your air pressure and you'll be fine. Plus, Moabs are sexy as hell.

hedbutter

Yeah, not to much Rock crawling near me to begin with. And i just did the conversion and it comes with 32"s so some trimming might be in store. The guy wants 400, wheels and tires, 5 of em. I'm buying them regardless.

goblazers_6

$400?! That's a great deal. What tires and whats the tread like? I'm jealous.

hedbutter

Just the stock Bridgestone ATs, and the tread is 12/32 of an inches, which is only two less than stock(according to the ad). But for the price i cant beat it, its the 5x5 bolt pattern, but a spacer fixes that easily so im not worried.

mocXI

arent moabs 16 inch rims? i could be wrong but my buddy has a rubi and used to have moabs. i could've sworn they were 16 inch

hedbutter

IIRC, the pre 97 moabs were 16s, these are for the newer wrangler, and could be 16 or 17. I need to see when the person replies back to me

mocXI

Ah, yeah not sure.
just like i said i thought all moabs were 16's since my buddies 04 rubicon had them, and im pretty sure his were 16's

pullinhd

Just make sure they are from a 97-06 Wrangler because the Jk's wheels are 5on 5 bolt pattern where th xj and tj are 5 on 4 and a half

hedbutter

Thats the thing, they are from an 07, so i'd need an adapator.

Would this cause it to be too wide or anything, i plan on getting larger flares, but dont want to have it look ridiculous.

caged

can be done with spacers, but yeah, they will stick the tires out about 1.75-2", depending on what brand you get. spidertrax makes about the best set. stock bs on those rims would be in the area of about 5.5 inch. so with the spacers will bring them out to about 3.5 to about 3.75. so you would be fine.

but you'll need about 3.5 to 4.5 inches of lift to fit the 32's.

hedbutter

Exactly the info i needed, thanks caged.

And i wouldnt be putting them on right away, they'd go on at the end of the summer when i get the time/money to put a 3.5 inch lift on it.

rweaver138

moab rims look sick on cherokees and thats not a bad deal at all four 5 tires. i wouldnt worry about the tires sticking out personally i think it looks badass

hedbutter

Check it, first glance i thought they were moabs, they arent, close and they are 18s, i can show ya the link if you want.

jackjroadster

So it's true that spidertrax is a good one.My friend recommended it to me but he told me that it is difficult to install. The price is steeper compared to other wheel spacers brand. I wonder if other brands has anodized aluminum wheel spacers too? I'll be starting to customize my jeep wheels next week,wish me luck since I am new to this..