Here is an interesting observation for those considering wheels and tires on a JK 2dr.
I recently added GY Duratrac's 285/70-17 on daughters JKU 4dr and stock wheels. Ride was slightly firmer, but overall very pleased with the tires. Running at 35 psi.
This winter, I upgraded my other daughters 2015 JK dr. with the same exact tire, but also used XD Addict wheels (17x9 & 4.53 backspace).
Drove this vehicle a few weeks with stock setup before adding the tires/wheels.
Now I'm into it about 6,000 miles and determine the ride and steering is just not safe for my 15, soon to be 16 year old daughter. Pressures run at 32 then 28 psi.
So I'm wondering is it the tires and or wheels?
Last weekend I swapped the wheels/tires between the two jeeps, and bingo. The 2dr drives significantly better.
It appears the offset on the 2dr really messes with the steering input as it would dart terribly when hitting road bumps, filled pot holes etc. You had to have a firm grip on the wheel at all times or else you would be 2 or more feet over in your lane before you knew it. It also rocked side to side more when encountering dips like drain basins in parking lots too.
The XD wheels /tires on JKU 4dr. seems to drive no different than with the stock wheels? Maybe a little more dart when hitting road imperfections, but not annoying like the 2dr. Apparently the offset difference has less effect on the longer wheelbase and weight of the 4dr.
So now, good ole dad just lost a perfectly good set of nice wheels to oldest daughter (no way will they come off without tears) and I need to find a better offset wheel for the 2dr.
So my question to the experts:
Stock BS is like 6.25
XD wheels I have are 4.53
XD makes same wheel with 5.71 BS
XD makes another wheel with 5.88 BS I like too (& 8" wide)
XD wheels are 9" wide should I consider 8"
Could this help with my situation?
I really want to make the right choice on the wheels for the 2dr. this time.
And oh yea,.. there has to be pics,.. so here they are = before
I recently added GY Duratrac's 285/70-17 on daughters JKU 4dr and stock wheels. Ride was slightly firmer, but overall very pleased with the tires. Running at 35 psi.
This winter, I upgraded my other daughters 2015 JK dr. with the same exact tire, but also used XD Addict wheels (17x9 & 4.53 backspace).
Drove this vehicle a few weeks with stock setup before adding the tires/wheels.
Now I'm into it about 6,000 miles and determine the ride and steering is just not safe for my 15, soon to be 16 year old daughter. Pressures run at 32 then 28 psi.
So I'm wondering is it the tires and or wheels?
Last weekend I swapped the wheels/tires between the two jeeps, and bingo. The 2dr drives significantly better.
It appears the offset on the 2dr really messes with the steering input as it would dart terribly when hitting road bumps, filled pot holes etc. You had to have a firm grip on the wheel at all times or else you would be 2 or more feet over in your lane before you knew it. It also rocked side to side more when encountering dips like drain basins in parking lots too.
The XD wheels /tires on JKU 4dr. seems to drive no different than with the stock wheels? Maybe a little more dart when hitting road imperfections, but not annoying like the 2dr. Apparently the offset difference has less effect on the longer wheelbase and weight of the 4dr.
So now, good ole dad just lost a perfectly good set of nice wheels to oldest daughter (no way will they come off without tears) and I need to find a better offset wheel for the 2dr.
So my question to the experts:
Stock BS is like 6.25
XD wheels I have are 4.53
XD makes same wheel with 5.71 BS
XD makes another wheel with 5.88 BS I like too (& 8" wide)
XD wheels are 9" wide should I consider 8"
Could this help with my situation?
I really want to make the right choice on the wheels for the 2dr. this time.
And oh yea,.. there has to be pics,.. so here they are = before