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Just thought I would show the boys my most recent purchase.

18" 2013 Sahara wheels on dueler A/T 255/70r18's with about 500 miles on them!

No rubbing and no spacers needed and the full size matching spare wheel/tire fit perfectly under the spare tire door.

One thing that was weird; when the tires were cold no tpms light came on but when the tires got warm, it came on. I am thinking maybe bc I had my other wheels in the trunk that maybe there was radio interference, but if not I will just swap out the ones on my stock 17's.

And one last thing... Does anyone know if the Sahara unlimited comes with tpms?

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Thanks brother. Really pleased about the purchase.

Truth be told I was nervous about the potential for rubbing.. But alas, it worked!
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Yea. Under the pasti dip is chrome, but the flat black always calls me home.

Since I have a Laredo, it just flashes then stays on. It doesn't measure each tire like on the limited.
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68camaro said:
Looks great, how is road noise and smoothness? What about highway?

Chuck
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Honestly, I see/hear no real difference from these tires to the stock ones. I mean, slightly more road noise, but with the windows up, you can't hear it at all.
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GCLimited said:
Looks nice....

Let us know if your gas mileage drops drastically.
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my next road trip I def will.
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Ahujadaddy said:
looks good! those running boards will really come in handy now with the taller tire you have on.
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LOL.. Already was apprised of that from the little lady.
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Megatron said:
Congrats! Looks bad ass
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Thanks brother. Took a while to find the ones that I liked and boom.

Although I did like the standard sahara wheels, these anniversary ones really stood out as something different.

More pics to come.
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And here are a few more profile pics.

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ChrisOC said:
They look great, just curious though, did u want the white lettering on the outside or just didnt think about it?
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Didn't even think about it until I saw them. But, since I am going to transfer the TPMS from my old shoes to these, I will have them turn em around before they mount.
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Tony407 said:
Looks really, really nice!! I wonder if these tires would fit on my '14 Summit? Shouldn't be any different, right? I also would love to hear about mpgs.

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As for MPG, I took a trip to LI last night (approximately 35 miles each way) with traffic pretty much the whole way to and partially on the way back.

Started the trip with:

2071 miles on the odometer
239 miles DTE

Ended the trip with:
2141 miles on the odometer
170 miles DTE

Tires aired to 41 psi all around with no AC on and literally traffic the entire way there except for when I got off of the LIE. Then it was approximately 10 miles of back roads with a few traffic lights.

So, all in all, MPG seems to be within the normal range of the rig.

What say yall?

Oh, and I can't see a reason why these tires/wheels wouldn't fit your 2014
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lp967 said:
Looks real good man!

I've been wanting to powder coat the chrome wheels on my truck but I'm always weary of the durability of it. I don't have any experience with it.

I used the tpms sensors that were on the 2013 JK wheels on our 2011 and they are working flawlessly.
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Thanks brother. Actually, it isn't full powder coat, it's plasti dip, so if you don't like it, you can just pull it of.

Personally, I love the look, so it's Gunna a stay that way.

As for the tpms, doing the swap this weekend
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Jeep_addicted said:
You are lucky to find those wheels they aren't that common since they are 70th anniversary from the special editions 2011 JK. I was hunting down a set on ebay once and never saw another set posted again while I was looking.
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I actually saw a few sets on there as recently as two weeks ago, but are going for more than double what I paid. So, I feel like a lucky young man.

:)

P.S. the ones that I got were off of an 2013.

Here they are on an old posting.

http://dealerrevs.com/car/70352848


http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bridgestone...ck_Wheel_Packages&hash=item19e20a4a18&vxp=mtr
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Nofear4285 said:
Those fit nice and the color looks sweet!
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Thanks man. At first, I couldn't get a definite answer on if they would fit without rubbing, but when I put the first one one, I honestly was kinda in awe about how great they looked on the rig.

Put a few hundred miles on her since and couldn't be happier.
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68camaro said:
Checked out pics again and really like the stance with 18's.
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Totally agree. My only gripe (kinda stupid one) is when i apply tire shine, it always whips up and gets on the doors. Its the spray on foam.. So, i think I am going to apply it then go at it with a pain brush to try to get it out of the grooves of the tire. Other than that ridiculous gripe, I couldn't be happier. Now, I just can't wait for the snow to come so I can see how she handles.
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