Street wheels and tires

[thenewrick]

Howdy,

Something totally unusual I know.

Has anyone had much experience putting lightweight wheels and street sport tires on a Wrangler to make it more of a sports car? My thinking was that with a Sahara-like spec with Trac-Lok differential it could drive and handle pretty well on the street. Wasn't planning on off-roading much and mostly like Jeep styling. I love convertibles and it sounds like fun to take the doors and roof off and zip around town with a manual transmission Jeep.

I drove a Rubicon today with I believe 75 profile off-road tires and it was hilariously bad on the street. I figured with some lightweight wheels and low profile sport tires it'd change the ride completely.

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[Rubiwon]

You may be on to something!

 

[thenewrick]

If I end up getting a JL I'll probably be the only person lowering it and putting street tires on it and tuning it for fun!

 

[Brandonjjon]

If I end up getting a JL I'll probably be the only person lowering it and putting street tires on it and tuning it for fun!

Nope, AVENTUS will probably do the same.

 

[The Great Grape Ape]

Far from the only one, and that’s fine, because the one costant with the Wrangler... Your Jeep YOUR Rules!

It doesn’t matter what others think or want to do with theirs, it’s all about the Smile it puts on YOUR face.

 

[Armycop]

Skyjacker makes a lowering kit for JKs. Don't know how much of the suspension will be compatible with the JL. It will go well with the 368 hp turbo motor...

 

[homerun]

Lots of lowered Jeeps on George Town lake off i70 running some sort of race on the frozen lake.

 

[loco]

Howdy,

Something totally unusual I know.

Has anyone had much experience putting lightweight wheels and street sport tires on a Wrangler to make it more of a sports car? My thinking was that with a Sahara-like spec with Trac-Lok differential it could drive and handle pretty well on the street. Wasn't planning on off-roading much and mostly like Jeep styling. I love convertibles and it sounds like fun to take the doors and roof off and zip around town with a manual transmission Jeep.

I drove a Rubicon today with I believe 75 profile off-road tires and it was hilariously bad on the street. I figured with some lightweight wheels and low profile sport tires it'd change the ride completely.

Buy a corvette !!

 

[thenewrick]

I've noticed in the aftermarket, wheels for Wranglers tend to be heavier and less expensive. Does this mean they're built with more strength in mind or perhaps just less attention to making the lightest wheel possible? I was pretty surprised to see how little support there was for aftermarket wheels on Wranglers. Also, it seems like Tirerack doesn't even offer any performance tires for the Wrangler as standard because of sizing.

I've not been able to find out much information about wheel weight on Wranglers. I believe speculation is that the 17's are about 24 lbs. I would be really interested to know what stock Sahara 18 inch wheels weigh.

 

[Armycop]

There are hundreds of wheels for Wranglers but most of them are designed for off road strength due to the fact the vehicle is designed and built as an off road vehicle. Weight isn't as important in the Wrangler community vs the Fast and the Furious community. If you have the money for custom wheels they can custom bore the bolt pattern for a JL.

 

[thenewrick]

I'd probably be fine with stock wheels. The tires make the biggest difference by far.

I wonder how the 18's feel compared to the 17's with similar tires. I kinda feel like since they use such huge tires, it doesn't matter so much.

 

[chuck h]

Far from the only one, and that’s fine, because the one costant with the Wrangler... Your Jeep YOUR Rules!

It doesn’t matter what others think or want to do with theirs, it’s all about the Smile it puts on YOUR face.

amen to that. preach on preacha!

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