Need help picking wheels and tires! (1 Viewer)

[Enoc]

Hi all! I need some guidance with wheels and tires as the title suggest. I am looking at Fifteen52’s Turbomac HD wheels. Not sure what wheel size and tire to run, is there a go to tire everyone usually goes to? Im in so cal and mainly will be using my 80 for desert camping along with trips to Yosemite so a lot of highway and some off roading as I like to camp as far away as possible from other people. No crawling just fire roads and off road trails since I only have center locker. If anyone is rocking these wheels please post a picture of your ride with them along with fitment. Thanks!

 

[enox]

Hi all! I need some guidance with wheels and tires as the title suggest. I am looking at Fifteen52’s Turbomac HD wheels. Not sure what wheel size and tire to run, is there a go to tire everyone usually goes to? Im in so cal and mainly will be using my 80 for desert camping along with trips to Yosemite so a lot of highway and some off roading as I like to camp as far away as possible from other people. No crawling just fire roads and off road trails since I only have center locker. If anyone is rocking these wheels please post a picture of your ride with them along with fitment. Thanks!

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I went with 16"wheels and currently running 33" tires but will step up to 35" next set. I'm also in so cal.

I went with a different style wheel but here's a pic..

 

[cybrstar]

Race line -12mm 35x12.5x17 falken atw3
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[mjw4]

I went with 16"wheels and currently running 33" tires but will step up to 35" next set. I'm also in so cal.

I went with a different style wheel but here's a pic..

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Are these 33's?

 

[Swbkrn2003]

Hi all! I need some guidance with wheels and tires as the title suggest. I am looking at Fifteen52’s Turbomac HD wheels. Not sure what wheel size and tire to run, is there a go to tire everyone usually goes to? Im in so cal and mainly will be using my 80 for desert camping along with trips to Yosemite so a lot of highway and some off roading as I like to camp as far away as possible from other people. No crawling just fire roads and off road trails since I only have center locker. If anyone is rocking these wheels please post a picture of your ride with them along with fitment. Thanks!

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Look at SCS they acutally fit the hubs and have the correct Backspacing and Offset. come in 16" and 17" also you get 12-turns on the lug nuts which is important if you are wheeling hard.

 

[enox]

Are these 33's?

Yes.

 

[450LX]

I like the wheels and the bronze, but I don't understand the simulated bead lock. I see this all the time on trucks and it grinds my gears! Having fake anything on a vehicle to me is super cheezy. This is just my $.02.

 

[enox]

I like the wheels and the bronze, but I don't understand the simulated bead lock. I see this all the time on trucks and it grinds my gears! Having fake anything on a vehicle to me is super cheezy. This is just my $.02.

I agree about simulated bead locks. They also add rotating mass to each wheel, I have aired down to 15lbs before and have not popped a bead with regular wheels. I usually go down to 25 (to soften the ride in the desert)

My .02 is to find a wheel that you like and one that is lite, I noticed a big difference going from stock to aftermarket where each wheel was 5lbs lighter than stock... 20 lbs less of rotating mass

 

[450LX]

Rule of thumb is every 10lbs of rotating mass = 100lbs of dead weight. Puts things in perspective. Also losing 10lbs of rotating mass or 100lbs of dead weight is worth 1 tenth in the 1/4 mile

 

[enox]

Rule of thumb is every 10lbs of rotating mass = 100lbs of dead weight. Puts things in perspective. Also losing 10lbs of rotating mass or 100lbs of dead weight is worth 1 tenth in the 1/4 mile

So what you're saying is....the new wheels are going to help offset the rear tire carrier that's on order

 

[450LX]

So what you're saying is....the new wheels are going to help offset the rear tire carrier that's on order

Yep! You will still be able to run your 29.8 second 1/4 mile time with the new rear tire carrier!

 

[voodu3]

New wheels are cool but what’s wrong with your stock set? I had mine blasted and powder coated and they turned out pretty good for a fraction of the cost of new wheels.