What wheels should i buy for when i lift my xj

[MikeJ11]

I am planning on buying a cherokee sport and lifting it 4.5 inches. I wanted to start looking at wheels now to know prices and stuff so what are some good websites or places to look for wheels and tires maybe not super expensive. But most importantly what size wheels should i be looking for

 

[Lightfoot]

15x8 3.5" back spacing, 5 on 4.5 lug pattern. At 4.5" you can clear 31's no problem, but they look small. 33's will rub, but you can run them if its a street machine. you might do some minor trimming to your fenders. Get crazy with the sawzall though and you could probably go 37's. cheapest route is either black steelies, or oem aluminum for wheels. Just remember that the larger the tires, the more you are going to notice that it is under geared, and the harder it is going to be on your drive train, and MPG. A lot also depends on what you plan to use the jeep for.

 

[O-Gauge Steamer]

Depends really on what you are going to be doing most of the time. I am electing to go with P285/75R16s mounted on a set of 98 ZJ aluminium wheels. Tires measure in at 32.8x10.4ish. Most folk will tell me "too narrow" but the rig is going to be on the street most of the time and it might be nice to get some sort of mileage out of it... Tires go on once the bucks are available. My advice: Do Not Get Sick and Do Not Retire. Puts a real crimp on getting things done.

I found the wheels going through car-part.com. There was a yard here in town that had a set of 5 so I made them an offer they couldn't refuse by pointing out, "Yes, I'm sure you could get $150.00 each if you sell them one at a time. Shouldn't take more than 10 years or so to move them. Howsabout $300 for the lot and you move them today?" That made them $60 each. Not a bad price. Most JYs will negotiate is all I'm sayin...