Malik3404

damn, I gotta do the "winter air" mod now gotta add that to the list

V8XJDavid

I've been looking around. I'd like to have a set with street tires to run daily and keep the M/T's for trails.

K2dark_xj

i have 2 sets of matte black painted stock wheels. I just bought 31" studded at's for this winter. I dont care if regular a/t's are good enough, I commute 40 miles and go on a lot of snowboarding trips. studs and different rims are where its at.

98cherokee531

guess i shouldnt have posted this thread..I only switched rims because the eagle alloys would probably be junk by next spring, they are alreadty oxidizing. I just had in mind that a few other xj owners would switch to cheap rims for winter. guess im the only one who cares about the looks of the jeep. Switched to recaps because the tread pattern had many tiny sipings in them which does wonders in snow vs the open cleat mud claws. Didnt mean to offend anyone, jesus.

91 limited owner

I ran factory alloy "lattice" style rims With Cooper Discoverer ST year around
. No problems!

wifin

They have salt everywhere here in the DC area. I just wash my XJ once a week during the winter.

mrfajita

I care about looks, but I think flat black steelies look best on a Jeep with aggressive tires

98cherokee531

I know people care about looks but zimdog was the only one who blew a left nut about my post.

98cherokee531

I switched the open tread mud claws to a thinner tread recap with softer compound and more sipings so they are not all that cleaty. and by fairly clean i meant its a daily driver and I usually dont bash it in the woods every chance i get. I like to keep the xj looking clean just because the body is decent, once i get it in the woods il start breaking parts and beating the exterior up.

smeltmaster1

mall crawler thread

all i have to say

Flowpro

Makes perfect sense to me. I'd do the same.

I used to run 39" swampers on my Bronco during some bad Iowa winters.............kinda scary on the highway overpasses at times.

squirrelnw

no prob, didnt affend me at all. I agree with ya. save your rims if they are nice. tires are personal preference for winter... salt plays havoc on chrome and some aluminum wheels. no doubt someone will change over there wheels and thank you for it later. in our area its just been the last couple of years that they have put down a salt brine in the winter and they think more is better.. rusted out a set of pipes on the harley in one year. bastards cost me alot of money last couple of years.

98cherokee531

Pretty much. I built my xj to drive and it's still nice enough to justify whether or not I should pound it in the woods. I'm only 17 and when I break stuff I'm on my own to fix it. I do my best to keep the xj clean and running because when it's broke I'm broke. If I had a ratty Cherokee sure I'd be in the woods every chance I get

muffinman

Nothing wrong with taking care of your stuff. Lots of people change wheels and or tires in the winter. I used to live in KC, Let zimdogg come up here for a winter, he might change his mind.

chicago

i park my truck in my drive way and then i get in my jeep. there, wheels changed.