I have a 2016 75th Anny. that I plan to lift with the RRO spacer kit.
I'm looking at some 18x9 wheels with +18 offset and 285/65/18 BFG KO2's. I like this tire size for the overall diameter (32.5") but concerned with the width.
Will this work or nah?
FYI: 90% on road daily driver. I want an aggressive look but good road manners.
I'm not sure about any clearance issues with the size you're looking, but it will be very close if it does clear. Mine are extremely close, and I'm not sure I could go any bigger without having to trim or adjust some stuff. You could go with a 255/70/18 with that same tire, which is what I did, and rest assured they don't rub. It's 1/2" smaller and about an inch narrower than you were looking at, but you'll have no rub issues with any suspension height. Same aggressive look, and every bit as capable, without any rubbing. If you match the spare, it will fit in the storage compartment with the lid closed, so you can put the spare into your rotation.
And don't worry about road manners. These tires are freaking amazing. Very comfortable, quite, and grip well on/off road. You'll love them.
56 offset is stock. I've mostly seen in the 30 to 40 offset range. I would look into the 18 offset some more before committing. I get all turned around on those negative, positive and offsets so I'm not much help but this member used to work in the industry and posted a real helpful link. http://www.jeepgarage.org/f109/offset-backspace-ideal-fitment-calculation-chart-96262.html
Edit: just saw where he did say 18+ would work, but called it real aggressive.
But the more I think about it the more I think I'll keep the stock wheels and just add bigger tires and adapter/spacers. Mainly because the wheels are color matched to the 75th anniversary badges.
I want to keep that stock plus kind of look.
bBsides I can use that $1k+ I save on wheels on a Corsa exhaust system. :thumbsup:
Yeah, that's kinda what I was going for too. I like it to look unique and/or custom, but not so much that it screams aftermarket. I like that my rims ARE Jeep rims, so it may make someone wonder, "does it come like that?" To me that's the perfect modifications, when they're just subtle enough to make people wonder of it's custom or not, but yet obvious enough that it gets noticed.
Same here. I bought these Mopar rugged off road wheels from a Jeep Garage member for $500 for the set incl. shipping. They ride nice and not everyone has them. Wheel, 18 Inch - 82212154 | Mopar
I agree with keeping the stock wheels and getting a bigger set of tires/spacers. I'm a big fan of the stock wheels with up-sized tires. Plus the 75th anniversary wheel's are sweet.
I'd pass on the spacers. Just run the stock rims, with a tire that is narrow enough to fit. IMHO, it looks like crap when the wheel are pushed way out due to spacers. The 75th anniversary rims look great, don't ugly it up by pushing them out to an unnatural looking position. At the very least if you do a spacer keep it very very thin, but I'd skip it all together if it was me.
All stock grand Cherokees look like conestoga wagons to me. Tires tucked way inside the fenders is not how a well engineered car/truck should look. The further you push out the tires the better the look, handling and the ride.
I'd rather have 9" wide wheels but we can't have everything.
I went with 265-65-18 Duratracs. One inch taller and had a fingers width all around at upper control arm with the quadra lift even at exit mode. It's louder than stock but can't hear it with the stereo from 14 vol. up. No spacers, too much red clay around here. I live on a dirt road plus my dirt driveway.
I would think with a 2.5" lift they should fit okay. My tires work out to 32.1" and they're pretty close in some of the lower QL settings. However, if I air it up to OR2 (2.1" lift) there's a decent amount of clearance. Enough that I think you could fit the extra .3" without issue. The question is the width, and if 1.25 is the ideal spacer to fit them. You may need a narrower, or wider, spacer to clear the extra inch of tire when you turn to full lock.
Anyway, with a 2.5" lift you should be close to fitting the tires you referenced.
That's really pushing things, five.7'...32" is "about" the limit, especially when you get to a tight turn, without doing some additional physical modification to the JGC. At least that's what I've gleaned from reading many threads over time.
Yeah, it starts to get close with the extra diameter and width. That's when you start having to get just the right combos to fit. And an added bonus, if you stick with a 32" tire, the spare will still fit in the well under the rear floor. Though I also like the idea of the rear mount for a bigger tire, rather than having to lift it to a roof rack.
That's really pushing things, five.7'...32" is "about" the limit, especially when you get to a tight turn, without doing some additional physical modification to the JGC. At least that's what I've gleaned from reading many threads over time.
Choosing tires has never been so difficult for me. I'm new to the 4x4 game and I don't want to choose poorly. What I want: big knobby tires.....what I need: quiet all terrain tires.
I find myself looking at truck tires on the road.....twalking the long way back to my Jeep trough parking lots just to checkout tires on other vehicles. Oh and surfing the web all day at the office looking at tires. Tire shopping is going to give me grey hair or get me fired.....or both.
Choosing tires has never been so difficult for me. I'm new to the 4x4 game and I don't want to choose poorly. What I want: big knobby tires.....what I need: quiet all terrain tires....
That is a fine line to walk, and a hard combo to find. The best I've found to meet both of those requirements in one tire (and I've tried A LOT of M/T and A/T tires over the years), are the BFG KO'2, and Goodyear Duratrac.
I do like the BFG's but I'd rather not haul around the extra weight of those tires if I don't have too. Not that I'll be drag racing the Jeep but I still don't want to add any more unsprung weight than I absolutely have too.
Well then I think I have the tires for you. For a point of reference the stock Overland 20" rims, with 255/60/20 Goodyear Fortera tires (IIRC stock tire), weighs 64 pounds. I weighed them when I took them off to put 18's back on the Jeep.
The combo I have now OEM Sahara 18's, with 255/70/18 BFG KO2 weigh 77 pounds. That's 13 pounds heavier than stock 20's. So how is that good news? Well, because the Duratrac that I previously mentioned are lighter than the KO2's. I had them my Ram, and they were every bit as capable as the KO2, and nearly as quiet on the road. The main difference though is in a 255/70/18, the Duratrac is 10 pounds lighter than the KO2. They're not as thick in the side wall, so they won't handle scrubbing rocks, or beaver sticks as well, but if you're not doing any heavy off-roading it shouldn't be an issue. The lighter weight means the Duratrac, in the same size, will be 67 pounds on the Sahara rims. That's only 3 pounds heavier than the 64 lbs stock 20's.
Obviously if you are able to find a lighter set of rims than the OEM rims, you could have a set equal weight or even lighter than stock.
FWIW, the Saraha rim without the tire is 26 pounds.
I find my K02s just fine with sound. I bring clientsome out in my truck all the time and conduct business while driving. Never had one person complain about the noise. Can I notice it? Yes. My VW Jetta TDi was louder than the tires are...
I do like the BFG's but I'd rather not haul around the extra weight of those tires if I don't have too. Not that I'll be drag racing the Jeep but I still don't want to add any more unsprung weight than I absolutely have too.
Lmao. Sensitive much? You seem to be full of opinions. Take someone else's without jumping down their throat.
I'm not even saying anything bad. I was asking a question. A lot of what you said you didn't want is complained about in reviews that's all I'm saying....
It's all good though. Wasn't trying to start a fight lol
When you come on here asking if I "read the reviews" when clearly I stated before that's all I've been doing....you clearly had an agenda.
I saw your opion on the BFG's and I said they were to heavy.....sorry to hurt your feelings.
I dont know what reviews you were reading or what you thought I wanted but these should be the perfect tire for me. I wanted an aggressive looking, light weight, quiet all terrain tire with good road manners. That's what these are and every review I've read has confirmed that.
Now I really won't know for sure until I mount them and try them out. So time will tell.
Not to stir the pot, but aren't those 57 lbs per tire? That's quite a bit heavier than the Fortera that weighs 33 lbs. With the stock rim weighing 31 lbs, you're looking at a 88 lb combo instead of the 64 lb stock combo.
Not trying to imply anything, or to say that you made a bad choice. I have no experience with the Toyo tires, and they may be freaking awesome. I'm just saying that it does seem a bit off track from what you initially said you were looking for. Nothing wrong with that, just how it appeared.
Anyway, they are a good looking tire. Hope they're what you're looking for. I've bought tires before that I ended up not liking as much as I had hoped. I've also bought tires before that were better than expected. Tires are a subjective thing so one person may love it while another hates it. Hope these are a love it item for you. :thumbsup:
Seriously dude, what's with the attitude? I've been nothing but helpful, and tired to give you loads of information, and I've researched tires to try to help you. Take a look at my post. You see that thing at the end of my sentence that mentions the weight. It's called a question mark. I was asking you if they were 57 lbs. I couldn't find 275/55/20 on tirerack, or other sites (I found them now on Amazon though). The nearest size I found before I asked about weight were 57 lbs, but hey excuse me for trying to explaining why it appeared you were buying something other than what you were initially looking at. I wasn't giving advice or an opinion.
But hey, forget it, it's not that important to me, I was just trying to be helpful. My fault, it won't happen again. Heep is right. That's last time I waste my time with that endeavor.