bm11
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Hello,
First post here, new owner! I get a company car, so my wife's rig is the only one we own. She had three 4Runners in a row, the last two of them TRD Pro's (Inferno 2015 and Voodoo Blue 2019) but decided it was time for a change. We picked up a stuffed 2021 JL Unlimited Rubicon yesterday, and I ordered the lift. My head is spinning on tires and wheels though, hence deciding to start this thread.
So, first off- this will be her daily driver/our "fun vehicle". Her vehicle gets about 5000 miles of use per year, so mileage isn't a concern, and tire wear isn't a major one. We live on a camp road in Maine, and have a pretty steep driveway. I ended up putting Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 studded snows on it for the winter, and ran the stock Nitto Terra Grappler's in the summer. I intended to get a 2" Toytec lift on the 2015 but it never happened before we got the 2019, and then the 2019 had a Fox upgrade over the previous Bilstein's, but no Toytec was available until recently, so I decided to do the mods early on with the Rubicon so that it actually happens this time.
So, like I said, lift ordered. Next decision- wheels and tires. Shamelessly, other than camp road use, this is going to mostly be a mall crawler. I originally was thinking to get 35x12.50's or 315/70's, and either stuff them on the stock wheels or order wheels. But the more pictures I see, the more I like the look of 37's with the Mopar 2" lift (which seems to be 3+ inches when it's all said and done?)
Next set of challenges are this- I prefer the look of an MT, but an AT makes the most sense. However, being that MOST AT options aren't available in a 37x12.5, I don't mind the idea of buying appropriate width rims to mount the 37x12.5's on, go with an MT that I like the look of, and keep the stock wheels to mount a 35 inch tire more suitable for the snow- if there are no real snow tires in that approximate size, I could always stud General Grabber AT's or the like.
Anyhow, I'm pretty overwhelmed. If there is a great 37x12.5 option that is an AT that will be good in the ice and snow, that would be ideal. If not, let's look at option #2 of two sets of wheels and tires. And I guess barring that, I could just get 315/70 KO2's, as I have had BFG All Terrain's in the past and been happy with the performance on the snow.
Thanks in advance. Rim questions to come next.
-BM
First post here, new owner! I get a company car, so my wife's rig is the only one we own. She had three 4Runners in a row, the last two of them TRD Pro's (Inferno 2015 and Voodoo Blue 2019) but decided it was time for a change. We picked up a stuffed 2021 JL Unlimited Rubicon yesterday, and I ordered the lift. My head is spinning on tires and wheels though, hence deciding to start this thread.
So, first off- this will be her daily driver/our "fun vehicle". Her vehicle gets about 5000 miles of use per year, so mileage isn't a concern, and tire wear isn't a major one. We live on a camp road in Maine, and have a pretty steep driveway. I ended up putting Nokian Hakkapeliitta 9 studded snows on it for the winter, and ran the stock Nitto Terra Grappler's in the summer. I intended to get a 2" Toytec lift on the 2015 but it never happened before we got the 2019, and then the 2019 had a Fox upgrade over the previous Bilstein's, but no Toytec was available until recently, so I decided to do the mods early on with the Rubicon so that it actually happens this time.
So, like I said, lift ordered. Next decision- wheels and tires. Shamelessly, other than camp road use, this is going to mostly be a mall crawler. I originally was thinking to get 35x12.50's or 315/70's, and either stuff them on the stock wheels or order wheels. But the more pictures I see, the more I like the look of 37's with the Mopar 2" lift (which seems to be 3+ inches when it's all said and done?)
Next set of challenges are this- I prefer the look of an MT, but an AT makes the most sense. However, being that MOST AT options aren't available in a 37x12.5, I don't mind the idea of buying appropriate width rims to mount the 37x12.5's on, go with an MT that I like the look of, and keep the stock wheels to mount a 35 inch tire more suitable for the snow- if there are no real snow tires in that approximate size, I could always stud General Grabber AT's or the like.
Anyhow, I'm pretty overwhelmed. If there is a great 37x12.5 option that is an AT that will be good in the ice and snow, that would be ideal. If not, let's look at option #2 of two sets of wheels and tires. And I guess barring that, I could just get 315/70 KO2's, as I have had BFG All Terrain's in the past and been happy with the performance on the snow.
Thanks in advance. Rim questions to come next.
-BM
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