Wheel Recommendation for Bikini Pearl JLU (please help)

[NCSahara]

Please provide your thoughts on what wheel you think will look best on a Sahara Unlimited with 2-inch Mopar Lift. Currently we have the OEM Sahara wheels but looking to run bigger tires to make it look proportional. Thank you so much for your help! Picture is of the jeep with a 2" lift and OEM wheels.

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[NCSahara]

Thank you for moving the post in hopes to get more input. We are ready to buy our wheels and tires but just can't decide on what to go with. We are looking at everything from AEV Borah to Fuel Assult (seem to be popular).

 

[4-play]

I wish the Gladiator would have come in that color. I think it would look best with some machined wheels with 35” tires.

 

[NCSahara]

I wish the Gladiator would have come in that color. I think it would look best with some machined wheels with 35” tires.

Machined as in something like the Black Rhino Primm?

What do you think about the Fuel Throttle D513?

 

[Herson]

Bikini pearl is an awesome color but very hard to match it with different color wheels. I am a big fan of OEM wheels. I think they look way better than any aftermarket wheels. Only a few aftermarket wheels look good in my opinion, like some Methods, AEV and KMCs in bronze or black to match the bikini color. The problem with many of those aftermarket wheels I mentioned is their offsets. For my taste and build, I didn’t want less offset that what a Wrangler comes from factory with the Mopar beadlocks, which are +12. But these wheels come like from 0 to -44 offset (except the AEVs). I went the OEM route. The 392 beadlocks are unique looking in my opinion and many 392 owners just take them off, making them even rearer. What I liked about the 392 wheels is that the wheel color matches the grille, headlamps and Jeep side badges grayish color. I also liked the gear wheels I had originally. Hope this helps.

 

[rcadden]

Love a clean Bikini build.

My wheel recommendation would be the same as what I'm going to get next - the Rubicon Gladiator wheels. I think the smoky grey would look really great against Bikini, and you can usually get a set pretty cheap off FB marketplace or similar.

NOTE: The only "catch" is that the Gladiator's spare is on a steel rim (cause it's hung under the bed), so what you'll find online is 4-packs of this rim. You'll need to buy the 5th one from Quadratec or your local dealer or allmoparparts.com or whatever to make a full set.

 

[ChuckQue]

Definitely something in an anthracite. I feel like with that gorgeous color you want something that is more subtle in terms of detail, or it’ll detract from the color. Maybe some Dirtylife DT-1’s in the dark grey?

 

[Caliguy]

Black rhino armory wheels are kind of a graphite color and would look awesome

 

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Machined or polished looks amazing on bikini pearl! And then there is this…

 

[The Last Cowboy]

Method wheels in gloss titanium look great. Also, you may be surprised how much you like your current wheels if you out bigger tires on them.

When choosing wheels, try to find a picture of what you like on Google images or some place similar. Wheels with complicated, fancy designs look good at eye level on the wall at the tire store, but that business gets lost once mounted on the vehicle and no longer looks as good, plus they are hell to clean. Less is more, keep it simple.

 

[GrayWolf.Overland]

Gunmetal Wheels with a darker rash ring might look good on bikini pearl

Fuel Traction D825

KMC Summit

 

[JLU_CHICK]

I have a rubicon but I have 2 1/2 inch lift and 37’s. Wheels are icon compression. Love the set up

 

[AdamG]

I’m biased, but simple Quadratec Moabs would look great.

 

[Byrds8]

Personally, Id say get a set of 392 take offs and then have the ring powder coated to match the body.

 

[five9dak]

I like the silver mettalic single color rubi wheels from the freedom. The single color makes them less busy and doesn't compete with the loudness of bikini. Unfortunately my camera never captures bikini correctly, but you know what it looks like. On bland colors an accenting wheel can add a lot. On bikini, you want the focus to be on the body color IMO.

Quadratec makes a knock off in a similar color with a different offset if you want a bit more poke. https://www.quadratec.com/p/quadratec/morphic-wheel-wrangler-jl-jk/gunmetal-grey

You can also scroll through this thread (long) for ideas.
https://www.jlwranglerforums.com/forum/threads/bikini-wrangler-jl-club.23580/

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