I am a new TJ rubicon owner - always wanted a jeep and finally got one for myself. Below is a photo of the TJ. I've gotten the basic stuff taken care of at my mechanic's (trans fluid /brake fluid /engine oil/transfer case fluid/differential fluid, wheel alignment, fixed rear main seal leak). The vehicle is from 2005 with no rust, has only 56k miles on it and I got it for $16k, came with factory hard top and barely used factory soft top. I hope I did not overpay. It drives well for now and I've had my mechanic check that the 4WD hi/lo work as they should.
The prev owner put a 2.5" fabtech lift and the ridiculous oversized tires (295/70R17) you see in the below photo. While I like the higher seating position when I am driving it's not fun getting into the vehicle since I am only 5'10". I am not sure if I want take off the lift yet, but I do want to get different tires and wheels that look more appopriate and work better for me. This jeep is my 2nd vehicle, will be used mostly weekends and when I go hiking and camping. Not planning to do take it mudding or rock crawling at all, other than what comes naturally when I drive on rough/unmaintained backcountry roads and forest service roads.
@Chris has recommended 15" tires and 33" duratrac A/Ts. I have a very hard time visualizing how the jeep will look with that combination compared to now. Please note that I am a newbie when it comes to tires and wheels, have always had stock stuff in my prev cars and never worried about it much. I also want to be using this jeep in the winter. For now I really want to replace these atrocious wheels/tires.
There is a set of orig 15x8 (5x4.5) jeep rims on my local CL that I am planning to buy. I need help with exactly what tire I should get (model/specs - the tire specifications and sizes are very confusing to read online). I am still not sure on what size will work good for my uses and also look good on my jeep. I would really like to see some photos of TJs with 15x8 rims and hopefully different sizes with different lifts from the community so that I can visualize how things will look and I can decide what to get.
Note: I will be de-blinging the jeep this weekend. Except for the front Mopar chrome grill cover, everything else will be gone. Prev owner thankfully had the factory bumpers and I got them with the vehicle.
Jeep pics:
The prev owner put a 2.5" fabtech lift and the ridiculous oversized tires (295/70R17) you see in the below photo. While I like the higher seating position when I am driving it's not fun getting into the vehicle since I am only 5'10". I am not sure if I want take off the lift yet, but I do want to get different tires and wheels that look more appopriate and work better for me. This jeep is my 2nd vehicle, will be used mostly weekends and when I go hiking and camping. Not planning to do take it mudding or rock crawling at all, other than what comes naturally when I drive on rough/unmaintained backcountry roads and forest service roads.
@Chris has recommended 15" tires and 33" duratrac A/Ts. I have a very hard time visualizing how the jeep will look with that combination compared to now. Please note that I am a newbie when it comes to tires and wheels, have always had stock stuff in my prev cars and never worried about it much. I also want to be using this jeep in the winter. For now I really want to replace these atrocious wheels/tires.
There is a set of orig 15x8 (5x4.5) jeep rims on my local CL that I am planning to buy. I need help with exactly what tire I should get (model/specs - the tire specifications and sizes are very confusing to read online). I am still not sure on what size will work good for my uses and also look good on my jeep. I would really like to see some photos of TJs with 15x8 rims and hopefully different sizes with different lifts from the community so that I can visualize how things will look and I can decide what to get.
Note: I will be de-blinging the jeep this weekend. Except for the front Mopar chrome grill cover, everything else will be gone. Prev owner thankfully had the factory bumpers and I got them with the vehicle.
Jeep pics:
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