My 2014 limited was going to need some new tires in a few months, so I decided to do a little upgrade instead.
I found many sets of pretty new Wrangler Sahara tires and wheels for sale in my area. To buy a set of 5 tires and wheels that were taken off a Sahara, and selling my old tires and wheels was about half the cost of four new tires. The five tires and wheel I purchased had about 7K miles on four of them, and zero miles on the spare. The difference in tread depth from the new spare to the other tires was on 1/32nd of an inch. So I used the tire with the least tread as the spare and put the spare on the right rear.
My old tires were Michelin Premier LTX 265/60-18. The Sahara wheels came with Bridgestone Dueler A/T 255/70-18 tires. They are 1.5" taller than the stock JGC tires. They are also 0.4" narrower. At first I was concerned about putting on a narrower tire, but the Wrangler wheels have a slightly less backspacing than the JGC wheels. I used a 4' level and a ruler to measure the distance from the top of the wheel lip to the widest point on the tires before an after. The Sahara tires actually stick out about 3/8" father out. So they appear wider, even though they are a slightly narrower tire.
I have the limited with the V6 and the towing package. So it has the upgraded HD brakes, but no Quadralift suspension. I don't have any clearance or rubbing issues anywhere. The tire pressure monitoring system picked up the new sensors and displayed the proper pressure for each tire.
Since the Wrangler comes with a matching full size spare, I replaced the existing spare with the identical tire and wheel that is on all four corners. To get it to fit in the spare compartment I had to remove the bins around the tire and not use the foam holder for the jack and tire iron. I could still put all my stuff around the space without the bins. I wrapped the jack and tire iron in towels and rags so that I could place them in the center of the spare tire and they wouldn't rattle. The plastic disk with the bolt that holds the space down in the spare tire spot didn't have a long enough bolt to engage into the nut embedded in the bottom of the spare tire area. The Sahara tires and one size wider and the rim has a different backspacing, so the bolt wasn't long enough. Everything is packed so tight and the lid latches so I'm not worried about the spare bouncing around.
I uploaded pictures to the tires and wheels side by side and before and after pics of the Jeep. Tell me what you think.
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I found many sets of pretty new Wrangler Sahara tires and wheels for sale in my area. To buy a set of 5 tires and wheels that were taken off a Sahara, and selling my old tires and wheels was about half the cost of four new tires. The five tires and wheel I purchased had about 7K miles on four of them, and zero miles on the spare. The difference in tread depth from the new spare to the other tires was on 1/32nd of an inch. So I used the tire with the least tread as the spare and put the spare on the right rear.
My old tires were Michelin Premier LTX 265/60-18. The Sahara wheels came with Bridgestone Dueler A/T 255/70-18 tires. They are 1.5" taller than the stock JGC tires. They are also 0.4" narrower. At first I was concerned about putting on a narrower tire, but the Wrangler wheels have a slightly less backspacing than the JGC wheels. I used a 4' level and a ruler to measure the distance from the top of the wheel lip to the widest point on the tires before an after. The Sahara tires actually stick out about 3/8" father out. So they appear wider, even though they are a slightly narrower tire.
I have the limited with the V6 and the towing package. So it has the upgraded HD brakes, but no Quadralift suspension. I don't have any clearance or rubbing issues anywhere. The tire pressure monitoring system picked up the new sensors and displayed the proper pressure for each tire.
Since the Wrangler comes with a matching full size spare, I replaced the existing spare with the identical tire and wheel that is on all four corners. To get it to fit in the spare compartment I had to remove the bins around the tire and not use the foam holder for the jack and tire iron. I could still put all my stuff around the space without the bins. I wrapped the jack and tire iron in towels and rags so that I could place them in the center of the spare tire and they wouldn't rattle. The plastic disk with the bolt that holds the space down in the spare tire spot didn't have a long enough bolt to engage into the nut embedded in the bottom of the spare tire area. The Sahara tires and one size wider and the rim has a different backspacing, so the bolt wasn't long enough. Everything is packed so tight and the lid latches so I'm not worried about the spare bouncing around.
I uploaded pictures to the tires and wheels side by side and before and after pics of the Jeep. Tell me what you think.
I definitly like the more aggressive tire look.
