Built not bought!

This hobby drives you toward the built not bought methodology

I'd say this site has driven a lot of people towards this methodology. Great resources and the desire and willingness to learn. Lots of technical discussions like the old JF days. Its directed towards function rather than fashion
 
In a word, no. Reason being, during a typical year my Jeep spends roughly 5% of its hourly running time off-road. That means I'm spending 95% on the road. Also, the places I wheel have a variety of trails. Many of the difficult ones can be run with 31" tires, but you're going to drag stock skids, or have to take a bypass. I know this because I've done it, and spotted for others. This is the primary reason I built this one with everything tucked up as much as possible.

Lastly, there is no denying that a Jeep on smaller tire drives different than one on larger tires. A big factor here is the tire width. Case in point, a wider tire, e.g. 12.5", will find the ruts in the road and track with them. They will also have a higher rolling resistance.

That said, of course you can daily drive one on larger tires. Many do, with success. However, my build was based on the idea that I'd keep as much of the stock feel as possible, minimize weight, and maximize the Jeeps off-road ability. I feel I succeeded, and have zero regrets with this one. As always, this is just one persons perspective!
One of the many reasons why I will be staying with the 255x75x17 (32") tires...
The only difference may be that when these tires wear out; I may upgrade to an actual All Terrain tire....
 
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Its directed towards function rather than fashion
Well said! It doesn't mean a thing if something looks cool, but won't function. I see this all the time with 20" and 22" wheels on Jeeps. We all know what would happen to those off-road.
 
I'd say this site has driven a lot of people towards this methodology. Great resources and the desire and willingness to learn. Lots of technical discussions like the old JF days. Its directed towards function rather than fashion
For me, the cost & savings is what drives me to that decision. Forums like this make it possible for me.
 
In a word, no. Reason being, during a typical year my Jeep spends roughly 5% of its hourly running time off-road. That means I'm spending 95% on the road. Also, the places I wheel have a variety of trails. Many of the difficult ones can be run with 31" tires, but you're going to drag stock skids, or have to take a bypass. I know this because I've done it, and spotted for others. This is the primary reason I built this one with everything tucked up as much as possible.

Lastly, there is no denying that a Jeep on smaller tire drives different than one on larger tires. A big factor here is the tire width. Case in point, a wider tire, e.g. 12.5", will find the ruts in the road and track with them. They will also have a higher rolling resistance.

That said, of course you can daily drive one on larger tires. Many do, with success. However, my build was based on the idea that I'd keep as much of the stock feel as possible, minimize weight, and maximize the Jeeps off-road ability. I feel I succeeded, and have zero regrets with this one. As always, this is just one persons perspective!

Same theory on my build in many ways. Goal was light as possible and to limit power loss by going with 33x10.5.
 
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Well said! It doesn't mean a thing if something looks cool, but won't function. I see this all the time with 20" and 22" wheels on Jeeps. We all know what would happen to those off-road.
Don't knock the benefits of 22s. Oops! you said wheels, not tires.
Jeep 22 inch tires (2).jpeg
 
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Nitto makes a 35x11.50R17 "C" tire, but it weighs 73 lbs (Nitto's are heavier, generally). Even when you go to a 35x12.50R17, I'm only aware of a couple "C" rated versions.
 
Anything Know of other oddball sizes? A 36 11 would be my dream size but not a super swampier Q78 lol I had those!