Lawn Cher'
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Westampton, NJ
Here's the situation... I have the 35" tires on 8" wide aluminum rims with 3.75" BS that I've been building my rig around for several weeks after collecting parts for over a year... I went to put them on the front after getting my long arms and springs in place, and the Warn hub setup doesn't provide long enough studs for the thick aluminum mounting flange of the wheels. So I went to 2 different auto parts stores (NAPA & Advance) to get longer studs (not looking forward to dismantling the warn stuff, mind you) and they were of no help. Without a specific make & model, they couldn't look up studs for me. So rather than deal with those morons and mess with the hubs again, I decided that I'd go back to thinner flanged steel rims, namely the 7" wide 3.75" BS ones from my MJ. So now I have the 7" wide steel rims ready to mount the tires on, and I'm wondering what the better choice would be: should I just slap the 35's on the 7" wide rims as is, or should I get a set of the Rockstomper weld-on bead locks? Keep in mind I'm trying to get this done in time for Moab, so maybe not waiting for the bead locks to be shipped and then welded is a better plan. Wouldn't the narrow rim hold the big tire in place fairly well? I know the beadlock is the ultimate tire retention device and would effectively widen the rim to a more reasonable 8.5-9" for the 12.5" wide tire, but I'd rather not risk the time involved. Any advice is appreciated, and sorry about the long-winded explanation.