Finally found her

[atagher]

After a few months of searching I've finally come across a used Wrangler for the right price, mileage, condition, etc. Very pleased with my new 2dr Sport in White.

After obsessing over these forums the past couple of weeks I think I've landed on 33" tires with a leveling kit on 15s for my first mods to the vehicle.

From a bit of reading it seems like 15s present some issues with offset and backspacing.. I guess im wondering if anyone could share their stories around this setup and any successes/challenges they came up against. Any into additional changes I should expect would be helpful.

Thanks all,
Andrew

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[blnewt]

Congrats on finding the JL you were looking for, from what I've read 16s is the smallest you can run to clear the JL brakes but ???

 

[Digger70]

Check out 285/75R16 tires

 

[Carlton]

As others' have said, the 15 inch wheels more than likely won't fit. This was also true with the JK. It was very hit or miss. Some fit while others didn't.

 

[Discount Tire]

We haven't found a 16-inch wheel that clears the JL brakes and 15-inch wheels won't work at all .

Is anyone on this forum running aftermarket 16-inch wheels?

Congrats on the new ride, atagher!

 

[blnewt]

We haven't found a 16-inch wheel that clears the JL brakes and 15-inch wheels won't work at all .

Is anyone on this forum running aftermarket 16-inch wheels?

Congrats on the new ride, atagher!

Not 100% sure on his member name but something like "JIMBOX" (he's all over the site) runs chrome 16s on his JL.

 

[Carlton]

Not 100% sure on his member name but something like "JIMBOX" (he's all over the site) runs chrome 16s on his JL.

Maybe it depends on which model. The Sport/Sport S has smaller brakes than the Rubicon.

 

[Discount Tire]

@JIMBOX

 

[blnewt]

Maybe it depends on which model. The Sport/Sport S has smaller brakes than the Rubicon.

Yeah, OP has a Sport JL, even the Sahara has bigger brakes

 

[Carlton]

Yeah, OP has a Sport JL, even the Sahara has bigger brakes

He may be able to get away with 16s then. I'm happy with the bigger brakes. I used to add them on the JKs anyway. Nice little bonus now.

 

[blnewt]

He may be able to get away with 16s then. I'm happy with the bigger brakes. I used to add them on the JKs anyway. Nice little bonus now.

Yeah, when the time comes for new pads on my Sport I'll pony up the $$ and get the whole Rubicon brake pkg, seems to be pretty decent price over on rockauto.

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