Current setup Healthy 302 estimated 345hp/700R4/dana 20/dana 44 & 9inch with stock gearing/ 33x13.5 SSR. Current lift is 3 inch suspension and 1 inch body. I have done a load of searching here for info as well. Looking for opinions. I haven't off road in a long time, but want to in the future. I like trails and some rocks.
Always want to upgrade to 37 inch tires and base my build of tire selection. With my Military retirement not to far of and returning to PA, 5 37 inch tires seem to be to expensive for me to repurchase way down the line if I go with them now, unless I go with H1 rims because Goodyear Tire Radial 37x12.50R16.5 are 1/2 the price. SO your probably wonder what my question?
Recenter H1 rims & tire are an expensive up from purchase, but my worries is:
1.To heavy for stock setup even after re gearing. (not so heavy on the gas when wheeling)
2. lift to small even with fender wells cut open.
3. will the rims past PA safety inspection. (willing to swap out different rims for inspection purposes)
I did a lot of looking into PA lift laws/vehicle inspection and only found that tires need to be inside the fender with no wider then 3 inch fender flares. There was no real info about rims other then them being safe, not cracked or bent.
Other option is to purchase 15 inch rims from desert rat and stick with 33 KM2 or go up to 35's. I'm pretty positive 35 will fit my set up and I would re gear to 4.11 or 4.56 and I want to get locker eventually as well. Here are the pics of the rims i may go with from desert rat: 1st pic is Desert Rattler Tracker II Black aluminum, 2nd pic Satin Black Mountain Crawler Beadlock Wheels steel (bead lock simulated)
Reasoning to stick with 15inch rims, because tires for 17 inch rims are over $100 more, but how often do you change out your tires? To many decisions going thru my head just on tires and rims! So lets say KM2 last 50,000 miles and only do 10,000 miles a year, would purchasing 17 inch rims and 35or 37 tires ever 5 years be worth it?
Sorry for some much info and thanks for your responses!!
Always want to upgrade to 37 inch tires and base my build of tire selection. With my Military retirement not to far of and returning to PA, 5 37 inch tires seem to be to expensive for me to repurchase way down the line if I go with them now, unless I go with H1 rims because Goodyear Tire Radial 37x12.50R16.5 are 1/2 the price. SO your probably wonder what my question?
Recenter H1 rims & tire are an expensive up from purchase, but my worries is:
1.To heavy for stock setup even after re gearing. (not so heavy on the gas when wheeling)
2. lift to small even with fender wells cut open.
3. will the rims past PA safety inspection. (willing to swap out different rims for inspection purposes)
I did a lot of looking into PA lift laws/vehicle inspection and only found that tires need to be inside the fender with no wider then 3 inch fender flares. There was no real info about rims other then them being safe, not cracked or bent.
Other option is to purchase 15 inch rims from desert rat and stick with 33 KM2 or go up to 35's. I'm pretty positive 35 will fit my set up and I would re gear to 4.11 or 4.56 and I want to get locker eventually as well. Here are the pics of the rims i may go with from desert rat: 1st pic is Desert Rattler Tracker II Black aluminum, 2nd pic Satin Black Mountain Crawler Beadlock Wheels steel (bead lock simulated)
Reasoning to stick with 15inch rims, because tires for 17 inch rims are over $100 more, but how often do you change out your tires? To many decisions going thru my head just on tires and rims! So lets say KM2 last 50,000 miles and only do 10,000 miles a year, would purchasing 17 inch rims and 35or 37 tires ever 5 years be worth it?
Sorry for some much info and thanks for your responses!!
