Help me choose wheels for new tires

[MTBLAZER89]

I am going to order a set of the LTB 40's very soon. I am somewhat torn between the 16 and 17" versions.

Right now I run 15's on a 60 and 14B and it works, but I think I am going to get away from them with these new tires. Frankly I never want to mess with the calipers again in the front. If I was to buy 15's again they would be 2.5" backspacing, and with a 16" wide tire thats too wide for the Pacific Northwest!

I know 17's are the new craze right now, but simple steel wheel selection is pretty limited. 17x9 with 5" backspacing is about all thats available.

16's seem limited on the tire selection side of the house, but I can get a 16x10 with 4" backspacing.

Is 5" backspacing ok with a dana 60 and x-over? anybody have clearance issues.

My future plans include some Stazworks for these tires so wheel size is important as it'll be a long term thing.

Are 17's the future in this sport?

Are 16's going to get any more popular?

Will 15's be around for long?

 

[twoslo4five0]

well im old school i like 15s...i mainly like them for a few reasons

easy resale because there are tons of jeeps,zuks and such still running 15s
i love how big they make tires look if you take a 44 16.5 and put it next to a 44 15 it looks so much bigger pic for instance

44 16.5 (mine)

44 15s formud and copesistic (theyres ore on 15x14s where mine where 16.5 x8 and they still look bigger)

 

[BIGCHEVYTRUCKDRIVER]

I would run the 15's as you can buy a set of used tires 38-44 for relatively cheap if you are ever tight for money and want to wheel also 15's have a bigger bead surface so they will hold a bead better.

 

[Moody]

http://www.4wheelparts.com/Wheels/R...t_s=209&t_pt=100021&t_pl=3369&t_pn=PCW97-7987


I bought these when they were on sale.....assuming you're not boycotting them They show a BS of 4.5 rather than 5 inches. I think LTB's have at least three sizes in a 17 inch tire. I just ordered 36x13.50x17 Iroks for mine.

 

[Craig Artzner]

Sorry for the hijack, but I was wondering what FORMUD did to his rig after he rolled it awhile back. Now I know.

And I'm with 2Slow. I'm all about the 15s too.

 

[muddermilitia]

You're getting new tires so now is the time to step up the wheel size. I dont think you can go wrong with either the 16 or 17 but it seems that more and more tires are being offered in the 17" size

My future plans include some Stazworks for these tires so wheel size is important as it'll be a long term thing.

I'm a little confused by this statement. I was under the impression that Stazworks you could make the wheel to any size you wanted, no?

 

[MTBLAZER89]

Oh you can! What I meant was if I buy these tires in 15 and then get some snazzy new $300 a piece beadlocks I am not going to want to be changing my mind in a year.

 

[muddermilitia]

Oh you can! What I meant was if I buy these tires in 15 and then get some snazzy new $300 a piece beadlocks I am not going to want to be changing my mind in a year.

Ah I see what you mean now. I'd still go with a 16 or 17