I have a 2012 Laredo on which im planning to change my wheels and tires .
i was thinking of 18 or 17 inch/ pro-comp or XD wheels(there are the two that im little familiar with :lol ..i want the tires to be beefy without rubbing i was thinking like 275/65/18/ or 265/70/18.but i have no idea how much lift i would need or even do i need a lift as im new to jeep ??.
I need the tires to look beefy and stick out little bit out of the wheel well but not too much
Suggest hit tire rack and discount tire web site to see what wheels will fit.
I don't think either carries ProComp, but 4WheelParts used to, and they are also pretty good at fitments...
I am also a first time Jeep owner and I just put 275/65/18 Rocky Mountain ATS II tires on my 2014 Overland and I have no rubbing. I am very happy with them. They really fill out the wheel well and beef up the car without going too over the top. Plus they were only $145 per tire at America's Tires!
Now my only question to any others who have put a larger tire on their JGC is should I get a Procal programmer to re-calibrate the speedometer and computer for my new tire size? The dealer wants to charge me $265 for this. That seems very high but I can't seem to find any other programmers online for a 2014 JGC. Is it worth it to get one or should I not bother?
Thanks guys for your advice .Finally i was able to decide my wheel and tires .I went with Goodyear Duratrac 265/70/17 and Pro comp 5034 rockwell series wheels .Getting it installed this week from 4Wheelparts .I will post pics soon
I rather like the blacked out wheels look on Jeeps. Too bad Jeep doesn't.
White letters out? Meh, maybe if you had some Mickey Thompson or similar brand of hard core tires to brag about... but the fad does appear to have passed.
Size of the wheel is 17/8.5 with 0 offset .i do have RRO leveling lit on the front but i didtnt have any rubbing issues even before installing the leveling kit .
Great looking jeep, I wish I could get 17" rims but sacrifice that by getting the v8. So I have to go with the 18's. But this gives me a good Idea on what I have been envisioning for my jeep.