any input on running 17x9 rims?
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any input on running 17x9 rims?
I'm running 31s on o.g limited rims. Found a great deal on craigslist for some aluminum 17x9 rims! I would most likely run 33s but would they be a good combo with these rims?
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If it is mostly a DD then the 17s would work fine. If you wheel your Cherokee much you will want to have a tire at least twice the height of your rims. 17" rims = at least 35" tires, 33" tires go with a 15 or 16" rim.
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a 17" wheel will be a metric tire size most of the time. so a 33ish tire would be a 265/75/r17 or something like that. personally i like the 17 inch moabs. it depends i think. are they chrome ricer rims or more of a tougher rim. because a 17 inch offroad wheel/rim would look nice. and it doesn't matter what me or the next guy says, it all comes down to what you like
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Idk how strong the stock alloys are compared to the xj ones, but they're plenty strong for most. I broke a Ecco rim a few years back, so did one of my buddys. Alloys from higher gvwr trucks are much stronger, but also different bolt patterns.
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I have 17" Jk wheels with basically 32" tires on my mj and i like how it looks. Not great for Offroad but this is mostly a daily driver work truck
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