Santa is indeed treating you well.Santa is being good to my JL this year:
- Quadratec CJ Retro black alloy wheels - on backorder until mid-January
Every pound my JL doesn’t out on, is one more pound I can put on!Santa is indeed treating you well.
I know alloy is somewhat lighter, but I'd like to see these wheels in steel, per the originals (as Quadratec's ad copy acknowledges), and with a steel wheel price. The JL has a surplus of horsepower to offset the mild weight penalty.
Four of the nine steel wheels sold by Quadratec are $79.99 each.For me, it is less about the effect weight has on engine power and more about retaining any semblance of handling competence.
My JL came from the factory with wheels and tires that weighed 25 lbs and 39 lbs, respectively. That’s a combined 64 lbs at every corner. The Quadratec wheels weigh 27 lbs and the 35-inch Generals I am eyeing weigh 67 lbs, for a combined 94 lbs. That is an extra 30 pounds at each corner, which is a significant increase in unsprung weight.
Also, if you check, you will see that the price of most steel wheels these days are pretty close to those of alloys.
Popular steel wheels are now $120-150 each.
The days of $70 steelies are gone.
Funny guy!Four of the nine steel wheels sold by Quadratec are $79.99 each.
Are their alloy wheels more expensive? Yes, considerably so.
I do agree with your concern regarding unsprung weight.
We'll ask Santa to also place an all-italics keyboard under your tree. It might save you some time in 2021.
Not quite done making the wiring nice and neat yet, but the wife gave me some KC Daylighter LED lights a few days early