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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Can I switch to 17" wheels from my 18" wheels?
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<blockquote data-quote="MacGuyver" data-source="post: 432088" data-attributes="member: 18877"><p>I am one of those that don't like wheel spacers, as they add a touch of "if this isn't done right your wheel falls off at 60 mph" to the system. And to check them you have to take the tires off. </p><p></p><p>Ok, so 265, I thought that may be it, but I don't like to assume. In part because I thought the stock tires for that year of sahara were 255/70/r18</p><p></p><p>I'm guessing that the reason for this is that the price is right. I would certainly check the backspacing before purchase. Here is a video explaining in exhausting detail how to measure. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n96lE8jdMlQ" target="_blank">Click here</a></p><p></p><p>A tool I use when thinking about tire size changes is <a href="https://tiresize.com/comparison/" target="_blank">Tiresize.com</a> I have it linked to the comparison area that gives you a visual measurement of the two tires. This is an amazing resource in learning how tires and wheels are measured and what all the numbers mean. I suggest doing a bit of digging before going too far down the rabbit hole these forums represent. <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="🤣" title="Rolling on the floor laughing :rofl:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f923.png" data-shortname=":rofl:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacGuyver, post: 432088, member: 18877"] I am one of those that don't like wheel spacers, as they add a touch of "if this isn't done right your wheel falls off at 60 mph" to the system. And to check them you have to take the tires off. Ok, so 265, I thought that may be it, but I don't like to assume. In part because I thought the stock tires for that year of sahara were 255/70/r18 I'm guessing that the reason for this is that the price is right. I would certainly check the backspacing before purchase. Here is a video explaining in exhausting detail how to measure. [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n96lE8jdMlQ']Click here[/URL] A tool I use when thinking about tire size changes is [URL='https://tiresize.com/comparison/']Tiresize.com[/URL] I have it linked to the comparison area that gives you a visual measurement of the two tires. This is an amazing resource in learning how tires and wheels are measured and what all the numbers mean. I suggest doing a bit of digging before going too far down the rabbit hole these forums represent. 🤣 [/QUOTE]
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Jeep Wrangler JK
JK General Discussion
Can I switch to 17" wheels from my 18" wheels?
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