16" or 17" wheels?

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Trouble

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Location

So. Cal.

• Aug 6, 2008

• #1

Going to upgrade wheels and tires. Going to have 35" tires. The hard part is deciding which size wheels to go with. Cost isnt different for me so keep that in mind. So whats the concensus?

16" tire and wheel will weigh 94.5lbs
17" tire and wheel will weigh 99.5lbs

 

Stallacrew

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Location

Cullman, Alabama

• Aug 6, 2008

• #2

I personally from the road couldnt tell if you were rolling on 16's or 17's so I would go with the 20 less total pounds of spun weight.

 

2000xjclassic

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Location

Cleveland Ohio

• Aug 6, 2008

• #3

How much wheeling do you do? What kind of wheeling do you do? Is that added or subtracted sidewall going to hurt/help you? Something to think about.

Chris

 

Ramsey

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Location

Shreveport, LA

• Aug 6, 2008

• #4

Getting into larger tires, too much sidewall is a bad thing, IMO, 35s though, I doubt it would matter much.

 

BlueGerbil

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Location

Germany

• Aug 8, 2008

• #5

I´ll be swapping my 35x12.5R15 for some 35x12.5R17 tires and hope to get better on-road handling with this combo.

 

FordGuy

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Location

San Clemente, CA

• Aug 8, 2008

• #6

In larger sizes, the major tire manufactures will have more of a selection in 17 due to the fact that is the rim size the off-road race cars are using, so if you want availability to the latest greatest, go 17"

 

squirrel80

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Location

Prescott Valley, AZ

• Aug 8, 2008

• #7

I went for 17's. A lot more tire choices and in most cases cheaper than the same tire in a 16" wheel.

 

hellbilly04

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Location

Huntington Beach

• Aug 8, 2008

• #8

X2

squirrel80 said:

I went for 17's. A lot more tire choices and in most cases cheaper than the same tire in a 16" wheel.

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