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Would JK sahara 18" wheel fit on a jl Rubicon?

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I'm looking for winter rim. I saw an add for 18" Sahara 2013 stock wheel. would they fit on my JLU Rubicon?

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YUP, but--

You will have to get smaller/thinner M14-1.5 lug nuts--

ebay has them, you can also use M14-1.5 "SPLINE NUTS"-

My rims are off my '08 JKUR and work SPLENDID/M14-1.5 "SPLINE LUG NUTS"-
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Sorry for the non-detail pics, but you get the idea-

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I'm looking for winter rim. I saw an add for 18" Sahara 2013 stock wheel. would they fit on my JLU Rubicon?

thanks
I’m in the same boat as you... I would like to use my 18“ 2017 JK Sahara wheels for the winter on my JLU Rubicon. I was looking at 265/65R18 Blizzak DMV2 tires which have a diameter of 32.6“.

What did you end up doing wheel and tires wise?
 
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I’m in the same boat as you... I would like to use my 18“ 2017 JK Sahara wheels for the winter on my JLU Rubicon. I was looking at 265/65R18 Blizzak DMV2 tires which have a diameter of 32.6“.

What did you end up doing wheel and tires wise?
Didn't got my Jeep yet, still on order... you will have an answer before me ;) so did the JK Sahara wheels fits on your Rubicon?
 

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Didn't got my Jeep yet, still on order... you will have an answer before me ;) so did the JK Sahara wheels fits on your Rubicon?
I will use my JK Sahara wheel on my JL Rubicon. The only real winter tire size that I found that is closes to our 33" tire is the one that I mentioned above and they are for 18" wheels... gladly I can re-use my 1 year old Sahara wheels. I did not find any for 17" wheel that were close to 33".

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To me the hub hole seems Ok. The lug nut holes are smaller on my JK wheels than on the JL, although it’s a tighter fit, they are Ok for me, I will just be more careful when mounting the JK wheels. The other difference is the mating surface of the JK wheel have recessed hole (see pictures below).

I will also use my JL lug nuts, although they have a different ID, they seems to have the same angle.

JL Rubicon Wheel

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JK Sahara Wheel

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JK Sahara Wheel on JL Rubicon with JL Lug Nuts

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thanks for the infos! and those are the exact rims I will use for winter tires. happy to know they will fit with no problem. The tire size I'll use will be 255/70/18 GY ultra grip ice with studs, smaller but safer on snow.

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Hello Daniel and Razoire, I am just about to do the same i.e. putting my former 2013 Sahara 18 inch mag wheels on my 2021 JL Sahara for the winter. I noticed the differences in lug nuts and lug nut holes sizes and was not too sure whether I could make this fit or not. Happy to see that you guys are confirming that this works ok. Now that you have a lived with this set up for 2 winter seasons, do you still recommend this set up and can you please confirm that I should use the JL lug nuts on the JK Wheel? Thanks for your help!

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Hi Don,

I will be using my Jk wheels again this year. Yes, I use my JL lug nuts.

I bought another set of lug nuts from RubiTrux, they are new take-off. I will use the new ones next summer.

Good Luck,
Daniel.
 

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Hi Don,

I will be using my Jk wheels again this year. Yes, I use my JL lug nuts.

I bought another set of lug nuts from RubiTrux, they are new take-off. I will use the new ones next summer.

Good Luck,
Daniel.
Thanks for the quick reply Daniel... and by the way, your Rubi looks great with the JK wheels. It's all about looking good 12 months /year as opposed to 8 months... :rock:
 

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Well... I must say that it would probably look good with any wheels...
I can now also confirm that everything fits perfectly well after a couple of months riding with my winter set-up... Thanks again for your input!
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