Yeah he’s saying if you have a 5x5 adapter you can then use any Jeep wheels since you still have 5x4.5 if you take the adapter off
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I have load range C size 17" MTR's on orderCouple that with a better assortment of 17" "C" tires and we're good!
That’s the tire I would use as wellI have load range C size 17" MTR's on order
Gotcha. Well, never said I was that sharpest knife in the drawer…
I have the same dilemma. My steels were beat to crap, but tires have lots left also. I did pick up a set of cheap aluminum 15" wheels off of CL, a little primer and paint and bought myself some more time to over analyze the problem. I did find the aluminum wheels had even less room for tape weights than the steels did, so I ended up with rim weights. I know I will scrape them off on a rock eventually. 16" brake kit leaves little room to play with. When I need tires I will probably pick up some JK wheels and go 17".
Thats where I am at. The MTR is great for crawling. Its a shame they discontinued the 15, it was a very popular tire. Thankfully my MTRs were bought almost a year ago and have maybe 7500 miles on them. They should last me a few years
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Edited as to not confuse anyone7.5 million miles, nice!
Well, crap.
I'm not going to argue tires, but I've had GY MTR, Cooper STT Pro's, Maxxis Razr, and BFG KM3. I liked the Cooper's the best, the GY MTR second. If I lived in a dry environment like AZ I might like the GY MTR best because where it struggled compared to the Cooper's was on wet rocks.
Only time it makes remotely sense going 5x5.5 hubs on 1-tons would be if you have super high end beadlocks already. Even still, converting to 5x5.5" hubs aren't necessarily cheap (especially if you want to keep a spare handy). Only advantage of going 5x5.5" would be if you built a D44HP/9" combo to run 37"s.
If you're gonna start hitting buggy trails, I'd get wheels that buggies run - usually 8x6.5" or 8x170 if you do the SD60 route.
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My new Currie VXR's are 5x5.5 with 5/8" studs. My Trailready beadlocks are 5x5.5 RACE so they fit.
Yeah this would be one of those weird exceptions too, though I doubt Starkey would be ordering $13000 in axles with his love of welding on brackets
Or my propensity to be too poor for $13k axlesYeah this would be one of those weird exceptions too, though I doubt Starkey would be ordering $13000 in axles with his propensity to love welding on brackets
This is great advice thanks!
I suppose the only other advantage would be to do 5x5.5 hubs in the future on my current setup Dana 30 if the 5x4.5 start breaking. But at that point I’d rather just make a decision and get the hubs with the wheels so no spacers are necessary and can get the right backspace.
Honestly the most universal thing to do sounds like coyote internal beadlocks and cheap 17” 5x4.5 wheels. Then I can transfer them to any 17” wheel in the future and the wheels are disposable. I just remembered a friend of mine has a shop with a tire machine I could use.
Actually I think the matching front and rear set is pushing $17,000 (60/70 combo)...Or my propensity to be too poor for $13k axles
If you ever need, I have a contact in the Phoenix area that can get 05+ SD axles cheap
Only problem is a lack of good 5x4.5" options in 17"... If I go tons, 17"s make sense. Until then, I'm #15tillIdie lol
Brackets still need welded on and I’d have been very happy at 13kYeah this would be one of those weird exceptions too, though I doubt Starkey would be ordering $13000 in axles with his love of welding on brackets
Curious - why you go with those vs. building your own??
Thinking about my build sheet plans, I think I was all-in for about $7500 on a 05+SD/14B combo with brackets and trusses. Be hard for me to justify more than double that AND having to deal bracket work.
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