Mike205
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I want to switch to a 31/10.50/15. I know a few guys who are running 15 inch steel wheels but I wonder about 15 inch Aluminum wheels. Would I just have to mount it to see if it clears the brakes?
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I want to switch to a 31/10.50/15. I know a few guys who are running 15 inch steel wheels but I wonder about 15 inch Aluminum wheels. Would I just have to mount it to see if it clears the brakes?
Why go 15's in the first place? THAT is the question.
Bob
15 inch aluminum will not clear the calipers , only Soft 8s etc will in the 15 inch. Plus it seems most aluminum have pretty bad backspacing on the wheels for the KJ
How much lift do you have?
sorry just looked again, bet it will be a tight fit anyways with that tire and only a Daystar
Dunno bout OP in my case its to get a mud tire in C load rating, metrics near that size are all E loadWhy go 15's in the first place? THAT is the question.
Bob
Why go 15's in the first place? THAT is the question.
Bob
For comparison, my Rugged Terrain 265's are 31.7" tall, the 15x31's are 30.5".
Why go 15's in the first place? THAT is the question.
Bob
Better tire selection and best reason is more sidewall.I have almost 10" of sidewall.Curb? What curb? Oh and load range C tires,I'd never put P metric tires on a SUV let alone a pickup.P metrics have less tread depth and weaker sidewalls then LT tires.Not to mention cost,the price difference between my E rated 16 tires to my C rated 15's is almost a $100 per tire.Glad you asked that, was wondering myself
Why go 15's in the first place? THAT is the question.
Bob
"Thinking of cutting the long bolt short enough to clear the rim. "
Harmless modification, long as your expect to replace if ever taken apart.
Bob
BUT there are other issues, bolt is not the only one so why mess up a perfect tierod end :whip:
Better tire selection and best reason is more sidewall.I have almost 10" of sidewall.Curb? What curb? Oh and load range C tires,I'd never put P metric tires on a SUV let alone a pickup.P metrics have less tread depth and weaker sidewalls then LT tires.Not to mention cost,the price difference between my E rated 16 tires to my C rated 15's is almost a $100 per tire.
There is a huge difference in ride(for the worse) when I run my 315/75R16 destination MT's(load range E) over my load range C 35x12.50x15 MT/R's.
I run 15" alloy rims and have bigger front brakes then a stock KJ(on my KJ) and clear with no issue.Do not take this as you can use 15" alloy's on your IFS KJ.