How do you decide on wheels?!

[Camaroboi13]

Nothing wrong with RockTrix, good looking wheels at an affordable price. Had I been in the market again that’s the first place I would look. I can’t do Methods, it’s not a Toyota. Black Rhinos are played out and heavy. I like simplicity for ease of cleaning as well. You can’t go wrong with the RockTrix though.

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[Blues Fan 30]

I'm keeping the tires, only replacing the wheels. Would never go above 17 anyways. I think I'm going to get RockTrix, because they all look great, great reviews and of course the price. Can anyone confirm if they are hubcentric?

Yes many if not all are hub centric. What you're looking for is a 71.5 hub bore. If you go on their site you'll see it under the vehicle fitments section of each wheel. As for specifics...I'm going for peer pressure and saying GET BRONZE! I think they look INCREDIBLE against the blue. My wife wants a blue jeep eventually and she doesn't want bronze wheels but you bet your a$$ I'm going to keep pushing hoping she caves haha!

I've included some jeep porn for reference.

 

[2nd 392]

Also that beadlocks are just overkill for 98% of Jeepers and more than I wanted to spend

And typically heavy, some tire shops go tilt with just the beauty rings. One took them off, another didn’t, reportedly some charge extra or won’t work on them— a PITA unless optimal for your use case. I saved 10 lbs a corner and now have a bead grip (by a different name) instead of no bead grip with extra weight and rings.

 

[Old Dogger]

FTFY

I know, but many won't listen..LOL

 

[Poseidon20]

Yes many if not all are hub centric. What you're looking for is a 71.5 hub bore. If you go on their site you'll see it under the vehicle fitments section of each wheel. As for specifics...I'm going for peer pressure and saying GET BRONZE! I think they look INCREDIBLE against the blue. My wife wants a blue jeep eventually and she doesn't want bronze wheels but you bet your a$$ I'm going to keep pushing hoping she caves haha!

I've included some jeep porn for reference.

I love that. I think I've seen every single blue Jeep with bronze wheels on the internet, but I'm still really torn. We are leaning towards the RockTrix 116. I'm just worried the Jeep will be too bright and flashy. The blue is flashy enough, I don't want to get into tacky territory. I don't think it would look tacky, but its the main thing holding me back and telling me to go black. We know black will look amazing, so play it safe or not haha.

 

[Blues Fan 30]

I love that. I think I've seen every single blue Jeep with bronze wheels on the internet, but I'm still really torn. We are leaning towards the RockTrix 116. I'm just worried the Jeep will be too bright and flashy. The blue is flashy enough, I don't want to get into tacky territory. I don't think it would look tacky, but its the main thing holding me back and telling me to go black. We know black will look amazing, so play it safe or not haha.

Personally I feel like black wheels are way overdone these days and kind of boring. Be bold...be brave! Haha

 

[GATORB8]

I love that. I think I've seen every single blue Jeep with bronze wheels on the internet, but I'm still really torn. We are leaning towards the RockTrix 116. I'm just worried the Jeep will be too bright and flashy. The blue is flashy enough, I don't want to get into tacky territory. I don't think it would look tacky, but its the main thing holding me back and telling me to go black. We know black will look amazing, so play it safe or not haha.

You'll be fine with any standard color black, silver, bronze. Just don't put an angry grill or color hinge covers on.

EDIT:
Looking at the 116s, the fake bead ring does not have a lip. This should be good for drainage and keeping them clean, but could expose the valve stem to trail damage.

 

[Flip]

Wheels on Jeeps that are going to visit off road, are gonna get beat up. And once beat up, those are a constant display that your Jeep does battle off road. Knowing that, I went the least expensive route.

Same here,

 

[Compression-Ignition]

FTFY

I'm actually going to start running 20's on some of my vehicles. I've been a 17's guy for what, I don't know 20 years now? Until they make a tougher tire with an equal load rating and better longevity than a 37/13.5r17 TOYO MT, I won't run anything else on my pickup. But the Jeep is getting 20's and probably everything other rig we have. These days 20's have the best sizing availability. And when most of my tires are 35" and above the sidewall difference is kinda sorta moot. I mean it's not, but it is.

 

[Philly_]

I shopped for wheels based on size/fit, function, maintenance, weight, and appearance.

Personally, I avoided black because I felt like they were boring and I had black on my last Jeep. I love bronze, but thought it might be a lot going on with the red rubicon accents, so I settled on titanium and they match almost perfectly with the gray accents in the grille and headlight bezels on my rubicon. Titanium (gray) is also a bit less common and I like to be a little different when I can.

Method's bead grips seem to function great, but you will definitely see the rock rash no matter what color you get. If you like your wheels to look nice from 5-10 feet away, black is the best call because they're easy to touch up.

I was hopeful the rock rash would blend a bit with the titanium finish, but no luck. It's clear as day, but I don't really mind. My Jeep gets used and abused!

These are Method 704's:

 

[2nd 392]

I love that. I think I've seen every single blue Jeep with bronze wheels on the internet, but I'm still really torn. We are leaning towards the RockTrix 116. I'm just worried the Jeep will be too bright and flashy. The blue is flashy enough, I don't want to get into tacky territory. I don't think it would look tacky, but its the main thing holding me back and telling me to go black. We know black will look amazing, so play it safe or not haha.

Another- simple, easy to clean, strong and a light 21 lbs, bead grip (by another name) , have some depth, 8 1/2” -1 mm, 12.50’s tread is ~ even with XR extensions , center caps on back order , quality true forged are not cheap 5 for $2,874 (inc shipping and confiscatory Ca sales tax) but hey, they threw in the caps and lugs …. assuming I get them

 

[RockTrixWheels]

I'm keeping the tires, only replacing the wheels. Would never go above 17 anyways. I think I'm going to get RockTrix, because they all look great, great reviews and of course the price. Can anyone confirm if they are hubcentric?

Choosing the right wheel for yourself is definitely a difficult task when like you said, there are so many different options out there! Our wheels are hub centric and also the perfect fit for your Jeep!~ The RT116's would look great on the Jeep this was ours back when we had the same color as yours but we put on the Black RT116's instead of the Bronze. We've seen both color combinations and to be honest, you can't go wrong with either one.

Here are some pictures for reference and if you want to see more click here: https://www.flickr.com/photos/rocktrixwheels/albums/72177720309882456/

 

[Astro Jeep]

I chose my wheels based on capability over style. Style was last on my list of things I was looking for. I wanted split rims and double beadlocks, which quickly narrowed it down. I was happy when I saw that Hutchinson took their military split rims that I was used to working with while in the USMC and civilianized them. They are heavy and lack bling and style points, but I can run low psi and not worry about losing a bead. I probably would have gotten something more stylish if I could have gotten the two main things I wanted.

 

[Notgeowild]

There’s a trillion options. It’s so overwhelming. I always knew I wanted black. But for some reason bronze always tugged at my heartstrings. My wife did not want bronze but now that she’s warming up to it, I’m chickening out to go for the sure thing of black. And that’s just the COLOR!! It’s so overwhelming I might just keep what I have and wait to see if there’s any good Black Friday deals. Below is a pic of my Jeep and the wheels that came with it. It’s so gaudy I’m sometimes embarrassed. I just want something I like, but I like them all that I can’t decide! Sorry for the rant, it’s just so much.

Buy the one you want right now.

Trust me. it won't be the last Plenty more opportunities to try the other ones

 

[Camaroboi13]

Another- simple, easy to clean, strong and a light 21 lbs, bead grip (by another name) , have some depth, 8 1/2” -1 mm, 12.50’s tread is ~ even with XR extensions , center caps on back order , quality true forged are not cheap 5 for $2,874 (inc shipping and confiscatory Ca sales tax) but hey, they threw in the caps and lugs …. assuming I get them

Those wheels are pretty, very pretty. I’m failing to see how they are easy to clean though with that multi spoke design.

I paid 300 bucks for all five of my wheels because they were discontinued. And they happen to be really easy to clean. With a machined lip, when you scratch them up there’s no paint necessary, you’re just machining them more Oh, and they’re also not black because those were cool 15 years ago.

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