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Andrew T
April 27th, 2003, 00:08
Is anyone running 17" rims with a 33-35" tire? I'm curious as to how well the tires perform in the rocks or on trails with that big of a wheel. Also, who makes a 17" with 5 on 4.5 that's not an arm and a leg?

Andrew
homey_15
April 27th, 2003, 18:39
i don't know of anyone who is running 17's offroad except for the magazines..... apparently they don't mind ruining megabuck wheels and buying megabuck tires to go with em. and about who makes cheap 17's....... nobody
XJguy
April 27th, 2003, 21:49
Someone at JU has a set for offroading, I have to say they look great.

XJguy
CRASH
April 28th, 2003, 05:55
I wouldn't run a 17" wheel unless I was running 37" tires. The sidewall flex really suffers at any size less than that.

Are there even any good off-road tires made that come in a 33 or 35 x 17"? I don't think so?

CRASH
Andrew T
April 28th, 2003, 06:47
I saw some 34" LTB's a guy had on ebay. I hadn't really seen any either, but that's what he said. Anyway, the sidewall is what I was refering to as far as how well they work. I think I'm gonna stick with 15's, MAYBE 16's if a good deal comes along. Thanks everyone.

Andrew
SewerBoss
April 28th, 2003, 07:11
17" rims aren't that expensive, and there are more people than just in the mags that are running them. Check out Allied Rockathons. I've got 300 bucks in each rim and tire combo.
Nate - the jeeper formally known as MJNate
http://pics.montypics.com/SewerBoss/2003-04-28/1051528669_P4260007.jpg
dave
April 28th, 2003, 12:07
baja's in a 17 x 9 are like 130 bucks.. but the backspacing choices suck if you run a high steer setup.
Jason A-33
April 28th, 2003, 15:13
I have been researching 17" wheels for my Dodge 2500. Some can be expensive but there are some that are moderaely priced. For an XJ, either a 15 or 16" rim will work fine. There are limits to the tires available in the 17" range.

The 315's I have have on my Dodge are D load rated. I don't see why you would need that heavy of a tire on an XJ.
JEEPZZ
April 28th, 2003, 21:03
BFG AT's & MT's come in sizes 32 thru 37 in 17". Krawlers in 35 & 37.
Goodyear MT/R's come in 32 thru 40 in 17".
Some of the smaller height tires however are sized in metric equivalents.

All 17 inchers
32"
http://home.earthlink.net/~tcampbe59/_uimages/xj17inchchromewith32.JPG

37"
http://home.earthlink.net/~tcampbe59/_uimages/xj17inchwith37s.JPG
http://home.earthlink.net/~tcampbe59/_uimages/xjsky10.jpg
Weasel
April 28th, 2003, 22:19
I think 17's would be cool. I can get the Parnelli's in a 33x12x17 so that would work for me...