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15x7 or 15x8
- Thread starter 96MDXJ
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rhino
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bangor, ME
Go with the 15x8's...you will thank yourself later (instead of kicking yourself like I am) when you want a lift and bigger tires. Just keep in mind if you go with the 15x8's that they will stick out further than stock wheels, especially with the difference in backspacing on after market wheels.
Enjoy!!!
Enjoy!!!
POSXJGuy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Lake Titticaca
i also wanted to get some steel black wheels and saw summit racing has the aero wheels that look decent:
http://store.summitracing.com/egnse...o+wheels&x=0&y=0&N=+115&searchinresults=false
they have all sizes pretty much, just have to find them by flipping through the pages. also available with different offsets.
i sure wish i had some extra money.
http://store.summitracing.com/egnse...o+wheels&x=0&y=0&N=+115&searchinresults=false
they have all sizes pretty much, just have to find them by flipping through the pages. also available with different offsets.
i sure wish i had some extra money.
Ray H
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Falling Waters, WV
If you are staying with 235s or have no plans to go with a tire wider than 10.50", you should get 7" rims. 8" rims are a little wide for 235s. 8 is perfect for 10.50 tires but 7 would work fine.96MDXJ said:
need4speedjp
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Grand Rapids, MI
deffinatly 15x8 you'll always want to go bigger later. i've never met anyone who says they want to go smaller after having 235's
- Location
- Terra Firma
15x7 is the right rim for 235/75R15s. The advice to consider wider rims if there's a probability you'll go up in tire size later is wise. BUT ...
Also consider that buying aftermarket rims may not be a wise decision at all. If you're buying 235 tires, I'll assume that you probably have a stock XJ or maybe a budget boost, with fenders and flares intact. The stock, OEM rims are 15x7 with a 5-1/4" backspacing. There are NO aftermarket rims available, 15x7 or 15x8, that have that backspacing. Therefore, ANY aftermarket rims you get will result in the tires sticking farther out of the flares, and 15x8s will be even worse than 15x7s. It may or may not be enough to get you a ticket, depending on the rules where you live and how strictly they are enforced, but it will almost certainly guarantee that your tires will hit the flares when turning.
With 235s, I'd recommend staying on OEM rims, and wait to buy aftermarket wheels until you move up to larger tires that require a bigger wheel and less backspacing.
Also consider that buying aftermarket rims may not be a wise decision at all. If you're buying 235 tires, I'll assume that you probably have a stock XJ or maybe a budget boost, with fenders and flares intact. The stock, OEM rims are 15x7 with a 5-1/4" backspacing. There are NO aftermarket rims available, 15x7 or 15x8, that have that backspacing. Therefore, ANY aftermarket rims you get will result in the tires sticking farther out of the flares, and 15x8s will be even worse than 15x7s. It may or may not be enough to get you a ticket, depending on the rules where you live and how strictly they are enforced, but it will almost certainly guarantee that your tires will hit the flares when turning.
With 235s, I'd recommend staying on OEM rims, and wait to buy aftermarket wheels until you move up to larger tires that require a bigger wheel and less backspacing.
