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32 tire or 33. Im having more trouble deciding than I should

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#1 ·
New JK Sport arrives next week and I'm going to put new rims and tires on. I have been looking at alot of the Tire threads on here and see alot of people get a 33 inch tire. I also read that a 33 on stock suspension will rub at certain points. I want to put tires on that I wont have to put spacers in or have a problem with rubbing so I was thinking of playing it safe and putting 32 inch tires on. Im just not sure if the 32 will look wimpy or not compared to the 33. Any help here would be much appreciated
 
#4 ·
I am pretty well set on the BFG All Terrains, and I havnt decided yet which size of rim. Probably a 16 to make the tires look a little beefier
 
#12 ·
Think I'm going to do a 285/75/16 just like that link suggested. Just going to have to make sure I look at backspacing on what ever rim I choose
 
#15 ·


My 12' JK with "wimpy" 32x11.5-15 BFG on Black Aluminum 15x8 MB72 wheels.
I did add Mopar 19/60 springs and RS9000XL shocks for a slight lift.




Another pic to show how much tire sticks out past the wheel well.

No tire rubbing yet.
Not to threadjack here but could you tell me the name of those surrounds on your front grill?
 
#18 ·
If your going to spend the money on tires why not go with something noticeably better.
33s are a good size. You can run them on stock or with a 2.5" lift and it will still look good.Then the wheels of the Jeep brain start turning well if you are going to add a lift later why not do the lift first and go with 35s. So now we are at 35s and a lift. Beyond that there is no going back.You see how this all starts right ? Might as well save some money and go bigger from the start. If you have any fantasies of bigger tires and lift later just do it now.
 
#21 ·
I honestly dont see myself getting a lift. Its a dd and I just want it to be as capable as it can be with out modifying it too much. Though any Jeep is about as capable as you can get
 
#24 ·
I would say I'm just lazy. Do the least amount of work possible to get what I want. Dont want to deal with any potential problems
 
#30 ·
Another thing to consider is what gear ratio your axle is. If you get heavy 33"s it might not perform as well as a 32". Either way you should be fine, but if you go up to 35" you might want a very expensive regear. I've got 3.23 gears and will stick with a tall skinny tire like a 235/85 or 255/85 and either will beat the living daylights out of my 225/75 street tires on the trails and in the mud.
 
#31 ·
I ordered the 3.73's specifically because I intended on putting something on bigger than the tiny 29" tire they come with.
 
#32 ·
I think you'll see the 4 door crowd wanting to go to 35's after they have done 33's more than the 2 door crowd. A good beefy 33 on the 2 door looks about right to me.

I'm on a 305/70/16 (33) with just a teraflex leveling lift (which was done over a year ago) and I have no desires what so ever to go higher or bigger.





 
#34 ·
Thanks.I had the bfg mud terrains and moab wheels on before the change and I lost maybe 1 mpg at most afterwards. The difference in tire height is .80" so not quite an inch, but the width is just over 2" wider than the 255's that were on so quite a bit beefier at barely any fuel cost.

I also have the 3.73 gears as I knew I was going to this size tire eventually. The Jeep is a 6 speed manual and goes like heck with the 3.73's...Perfect combo imo for 33's.
 
#35 ·
I guess the next question is, with a 33 inch tire, will I have to upgrade the tire carrier
 
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