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Question about wheels for mah car

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Jordan
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the power of NS's opinions are happy (sometimes haha) so I thought I'd ask your opinion on this wheel on my car:

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and I did a photoshop job of my car with the wheels. The wheels themselves are matte black, the ladder is matte black, I am putting on a matte black ladder and brush guard. So the color fits with the rest of the car. In the future I am looking at a 2 inch lift with larger offroad tires.

OMFG karma for help. Thanks

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May 7 2009 8:30PM
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Inbred_Redneck
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Fuck the wheels, get some Mickey Thompson Bajas instead. Performance>looks.
May 7 2009 9:47PM
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KravtZ
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truth performance any day plus sleepers are sick just come outa no where and fuck shit up
May 7 2009 9:56PM
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comeatmebro
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if you plan on getting bigger tires in the future, just hold off. maybe get the stock rims powder coated matte black until you save up for the lift and bigger tires, at which time you could get the wheels you want.

just my personal opinion though.
May 7 2009 9:59PM
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Elg
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what size are you looking at?
May 7 2009 10:00PM
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Jordan
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I totally agree, but I am not too worried about performance at the moment, this thing is hella fast. I can hose quite a few cars.


at the moment I am going looks over performance. 
May 7 2009 10:06PM
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Jordan
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17"
May 7 2009 10:07PM
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Peter.
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so you are going for the storm trooper look? i think those rims would work
May 7 2009 10:07PM
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El_Barto.
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those wheels look dope. youre lucky, only 1 company makes and black wheel for the WJ with the right offset. be carfull with the budget boost though, i took mine off cuz it caused some problems that i just didnt want to deal with anymore
May 7 2009 10:11PM
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Jordan
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Hahah... hmmmm that changes my perspective a little.

What would you suggest, I hate chrome on white....

these are the other ones I am considering:

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May 7 2009 10:12PM
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0123456789
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storm trooped is sooo sick!

are you gonna be offroading? if not i say put some srt goodies on it like suspension, with some 19's dropped. would look like the tits!

if your goin for the offroad look, then those wheels with some beefy tires+ lift, would be sexy
May 7 2009 10:12PM
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Jordan
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I work for Gobi Racks, which is that rack on top of the car, so I am going for the Rugged Off road look.

That's why i am focusing more on looks right now than performance. 
May 7 2009 10:13PM
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Peter.
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i like the first ones better

i can't tell if your jeep emblem on the hood is blacked out, but if you really want to go storm trooped, you gotta black it out
May 7 2009 10:14PM
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FMeissner
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Just going by how the car looks, I don't think he's too into offroading.
May 7 2009 10:14PM
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0123456789
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word, then def go with the originals
May 7 2009 10:18PM
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japanada
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I think those wheels look sick personally!

Check out this Jeep forum for all your lift, offraod, performance needs. Its the NS of jeeps!

May 7 2009 10:31PM
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kris.....
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personally i wouldent go somthing like that, to flashy and if you scratch em on a rock you will prob end up crying. go somthing thats more suited for offroad like walker evans or pro comps. or even if you do tones of wheeling go good old steel rims they might be heavyer but there more durable and able to take a hell of alote more abuse, the bend and dont crack (unlike aluminum) so trail repairs are way easyer. or also go bead locks, your able to air down your tires way more some are able to do as low as 5psi for better traction in the mud and on the rocks. as for tires if your willing to spend the money on a set of baja claws look at the BF goodrich KM2 tire reall good mud and rock crawling tire, also the interco IROC or M-16 the M-16 is a sick all round tire my bud had em on his jeep before he sold them the work well on all terrains but anyways ill poast up some links for you to look at just look around. oh those rims you picked out are for full size trucks and the wheel stud configuration wont match what you have one your jeep.

http://www.walkerevansracing.com/street.wheels

http://www.procomptires.com/

http://www.intercotire.com/

http://www.bfgoodrichtires.ca/bfg/index.jsp

May 7 2009 10:32PM
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kris.....
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sry dident read under the second wheel i guess u can
May 7 2009 10:35PM
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kris.....
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sry dident read under the second wheel i guess u can
May 7 2009 10:36PM
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BigM1218
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yessss definitely dude. thatd be nuts. but i have a friend that has a real srt jeep and holy shit its fucking fast. that thing could burn almost any other car ive been in, including my friends g37s..... sickest truck ever. i like the first rims you posted a lot better than the second tho. the second are too flashy i think
May 7 2009 11:18PM
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Jordan
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Thanks! Yeah I think that is what I am going to end up going with they are a helluva lot cheaper too.

yeah I have the V8 I can roast a lot of cars with it.

But the SRT8s are absolutely insane.
May 7 2009 11:52PM
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0123456789
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whats your year/specific model, ect...

does it have the 5.7l hemi?
May 7 2009 11:54PM
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Jordan
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Nah I have the 4.7L, I value some gas mileage, I didn't need the towing power of the Hemi as well.

I think i am going to flash the ECU and get another 18 HP and 20 ft/lbs of torque.


Everything is so expensive haha, its a shame. 
May 8 2009 12:07AM
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wskibum176
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i definelty like the matte black ones better. i think they match the style of the jeep and dont look obnoxious
May 8 2009 12:13AM
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0123456789
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nice, is there a self reflashing/tuning program for jeeps? ik for my car there is and you need a couple hundo in equpiment, but you can do some basic tunes and save a lot of money
May 8 2009 12:14AM
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Jordan
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Nah its the Super Chip thing. Its 300 dollars but you can tune everything.

You can also do a 91 octane tune and the thing just hauls more haha.

heres the rims on a beige jeep:

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May 8 2009 12:41AM
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hartig
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not a fan of those rims
they just dont go with the car
May 8 2009 12:42AM
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JQ89
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i like those matte black ones myself. but the mickey thompson baja claws are pretty sick too
May 8 2009 12:43AM
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0123456789
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nice, def do that then.

also i love/hate sometimes being able to run 93oct (safely) stock., but idk if my whip will keep up with yours, 175whp and 3klbs + turbo vs 300hp/4klbs.

it might be close haha
May 8 2009 12:50AM
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attorv
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do they say vtec? in the middle haha thats hilarious there pretty sick tho
May 8 2009 1:05AM
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Jordan
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I believe that's the name of the company so yep they do.



As to 0123456789 yeah its hella fast, what do you drive?


May 8 2009 2:00AM
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K2skipunk
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I have some AR-767's and they work excellent. I have a Jeep specifically for wheelin', and the rims take a ton of abuse, and they look good as well. And no, beadlocks are a stupid idea for a daily driver. They're not street legal, and they drive like shit, you can however get fake beadlocks, that just have the look. Cracking a rim is very unlikely wheeling with a jeep like this, because I doubt he will do anything really hard enough to crack a rim. If you want bead locks though (wouldnt suggest it for your heep), you can always get internal locks that are street legal, and work just as well as normal bead locks. The baja claws are a decent tire, but no where near the best. IROC's smallest size is a 36 X 13.5. Not a chance in hell you're going to fit 36's with a 2 inch lift. Also, I wouldn't go with the M-16 either. Super swampers are a high performance off-road tire. I have the SSR's, and they work amazing on anything, but drive horribly on the road, they're loud, expensive, heavy, and hard on the truck. A better all-terrain tire would be the BFG all terrain, and if you want something a little beefier but still manageable, the BFG mud terrains are an awesome choice, not the KM2 though, they're great tires, but not as common and the original BFG muds have been proven over many many years of use. My Dad used to have them on his little '75 CJ-5 back in the day, and I had them on my jeep. Great on the road, quite quiet, good all around tire.

So overall: off-road tire - go super swamper
                  all-terrain tire - BFG All terrains (also have the snowflake, which means they are a legit snow tire)

The bolt pattern on your jeep will most likely be 5 on 4.5, so when you're lookin at rims, keep that in mind. And with a 2" lift, you'll only be able to fit on about 31's.

Hope I helped, if you need any other info about jeeps, wheelin, tires, anything, let me know.

By the way, is the Jeep IFS?
May 8 2009 2:15AM
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Malcolm
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well my opinion might suck since i know nothing about rims and i just keep the plastic shit that comes stock on my subby BUT i think they look nice
May 8 2009 2:30AM
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Static
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black wheels are the best for their ease of cleaning. I've considered those same wheels for my expedition. But I gots to sell the chrome 20's first, I'm so sick of keeping them shiny.
May 8 2009 3:04AM
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kris.....
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well said sir its nice to see someone on here that loves to wheel to, what is your style mud or rocks?
May 8 2009 6:49AM
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Shredneck
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yea I figured this too due to the lack of scrapes and dents but maybe he is just so good he never hits anything lol




I absolutly love balck rims I have them on my truck, 4wheeler, mx bike and if I still had a big wheel id be sprayin that big plastic wheel.

so yea id go for the rims (first ones)

May 8 2009 8:23AM
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0123456789
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2000 saab 9-3 2.0t
May 8 2009 10:10AM
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user098123
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Try ONLY being able to run 93oct haha, thats what I get for my 02 wrx. Your saab is only 175 whp turboed? That seems kinda low, but maybe not for a 2000, hard to say.
May 8 2009 11:21AM
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0123456789
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185 at teh crank, mines the base mdel too. the se has 205/209 hp/tq, and the viggen has 230ish/250ish i think.

so im like 170ish at the wheels
May 8 2009 11:28AM
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user098123
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Do you know how much boost your running? I thought saabs were tuned a little lower but I'm not too sure.
May 8 2009 12:04PM
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0123456789
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it varies, fuel cut is 15psi i blelieve, max boost is 14.5 psi,then it tapers back to 12ish at WOT
May 8 2009 12:27PM
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Archimedes
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i personally think those look ill on there, good choice
May 8 2009 12:30PM
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K2skipunk
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Well, I'm from the Fraser Valley area, so everything, haha. I love crawlin', but mud is also pretty spiffy. I want to build up my xj so it can do everything, just an well rounded build. Right now, I only have a 4.5" lift on it, but I have a D44 in the rear with a locker, and I'm actually just goin to take out the swaybar today, I have disco's, but I have no need for them anymore since it's a designated trail vehicle, then I can sell them to my buddy, haha. I'm looking into a longarm kit, but at the moment funds are hard to come by, lol. Also full-size axles are in the future. I have another xj thats just a stocker and that's my dd, so I can run the piss out of this one and not worry too much about it breaking, and if it does, o well. I put my real first dent in it last sunday, and I'm stoked to get 'er done some more. I have a buddy with a comanche and full size chevy axles, double cases, and long arms. He's thinkin about converting to coils in the rear. I'm want to base my truck off of his since his is pretty much perfect and tough as fuck.

What do you wheel in?
May 8 2009 3:51PM
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kris.....
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i wheel in a 1974 ford bronco, my dad and i built it 12 years ago for jsut small stuff but now i just got a fullwidth 9 inch and dana 44 for it bought a welder so im going to 4 link it with coil overs and 37 in iroks or km2 dont know yet thow

May 8 2009 5:56PM
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K2skipunk
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Sick dood. Awesome plans. I think I'd go with the iroks over the bfg's though if I were you. coilover as slick shit meng.

Where bouts do you wheel and what do you wheel?
May 8 2009 7:09PM
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kris.....
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im from ontario so anything up around north bay area or orillia. i prefer to smash my shit up on rocks lol i hate mud with a passion i hate cleaning it but out hear you have to go threw a lil to get to the good stuff
May 9 2009 4:22PM
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steviecakes
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white + matte black = pure sex. love the look you're going for. on a related note, getting rid of the amber headlight corners would really make your jeep look even cleaner/meaner.
May 9 2009 8:20PM
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japanada
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also take off the front plate holder if you arent using it, and you can actually take off the plactic air deflector below the front bumper, its only heald on by a few bolts. Gives you better angles, and it looks a lot better imo.
May 9 2009 10:31PM
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K2skipunk
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BAHAHA, better approach angles from removing a license plate and a little plastic piece? That's hardly worth the work. You're better off just to rip the whole front  bumper off, and get/ make a new one. Plus, come on, it's a brand new "Trail Rated" ifs jeep. He'll go farther with decent tires than with taking that shit off. Leave the body as stock as you can, for as long as you can, but, when in doubt, cut it out.

I've lost about 3 license plate from going through mud holes, cuz, well, zip ties on a tubed bumper don't hold amazing, I have it in a place right now that it's not goin anywhere.
May 11 2009 12:29AM
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