Stock-ish Wheels for my XJ

[RenegadeStang]

I've had two sets of stock wheels on my '98.

Here's the original steelies that I painted black:

And the honeycombs that I run now with my DD tires. Snagged these from a '95 (I think) Country that was getting lift/wheels/tires back when I worked at 4WP. :shhh:

 

[The Armadillo]

Got these off of a TJ.

 

[The Armadillo]

Sorry about the size of these pics.

 

[playwithit]

The ravines posted above are my favorite. I bought a set of rubicons, but gave them to my son.

I settled on the canyons. Got eight (six were clean) for $200.00. Cheaper than the soft eights.

 

[Runner]

We have been very pleased with the Ravines.

 

[MUDFLAP]

What size tires are those?

24575r16s measure about the same as 30x9.5s.

 

[slowjeep]

I say sell your tires and buy a set of take-offs, I'll show mine since everyone else did...........

 

[urban yan]

well... if we're going to start showing off our 18s than here are mine

current Charger RT 18x7.5 rims powdercoated hammertone

and my old SVT 18x9 cobra replicas

 

[The Armadillo]

I say sell your tires and buy a set of take-offs, I'll show mine since everyone else did...........

Those off a Commander?

I like them

 

[xjtrailrider]

Those off a Commander?

I like them

They look like the wheels on my 08 JK Sahara. I would guess that he had to use spacers/adapters since those are 5 on 5

 

[urban yan]

They look like the wheels on my 08 JK Sahara. I would guess that he had to use spacers/adapters since those are 5 on 5

I thought the same thing, but the JK rims don't have a machined finish.

 

[urban yan]

err nm. some JKs ran rims with that finish.

 

[slowjeep]

right they are off an 08 jk sahara, had to use adapters to go from 5x4.5 to 5x5. thank you.

 

[catal77]

mine blacked out.

 

[BonesBrosChris]

To me the soft 8's scream cheap(and not a good cheap, more like a I'm a person who cannot afford basic maintenance and wants different wheels mullet cheap).

ah, I'm feeling a new quote in my signature.

It floors me sometimes that people take off good looking stock alloy wheels and replace them with aftermarket stuff. I have three sets of Moabs I got for free over the past few years that people replaced with steelies. I even have a set of Silverstars just sitting next to the garage. Now, I get it if you have to replace due to backspacing problems or just to freshen up the look. But I think a lot of people just buy into the hype... and would be happier if the money was spent on something else.
And before somebody gets all butthurt I actually have a Jeep with Soft 8's on them.
But to me now days it seems like its the Jeep guys equivelant to the ricer 6" muffler tip......

my .02

 

[Talyn]

I never did like soft 8s. However they do have two advantages over a stock aluminum rim: 1) available in different backspacing than stock, and 2) if you bash a steel rim you can always beat it back into some what shape, where an aluminum rim would just crack. Thats about it.. and #1 can be solved with wheel spacers on the stock rims.

 

[The Armadillo]

err nm. some JKs ran rims with that finish.

Yeah your right, after looking at the wheels on our Commander I can see that they are not the same, they are pretty close though

 

[X9x A T I x7X]

I think mine would look pretty sick black with a red lip. The outer lip I would keep black but the "shelf" lip I would paint red for a little bit of an accent. I wish I could paint them :bawl:

 

[LazersGoPEWPEW]

I'm still torn whether I should buy a set of 4 icon wheels. I have lame cragar chrome wheels right now and I hate them. But I do think black wheels would look sick on my XJ.

 

[Markos]

Looks awesome!:thumbup:

mine blacked out.