zeddjb
New member
Well, here's my story:
This summer (2011), I bought some tires and wheels; I was in such a hurry to get something bigger on my Jeep, I didn't bother to do much research. Now here I am over a half a year later and I'm stuck with a set of five wheels and tires that don't work real well.
I purchased a set of Dick Cepek AT FC-II (35x12.5x15) and a set of crager steel wheels (Mohave style) with a -2" back spacing.
I had nothing but problems with these from the start. I don't know if they just are unable to be balanced or what (I had a pro shop road force balance them), but when I drove with them I would get a horrible shimmy (death wobble). I spent the next three months and close to $1k trying to figure out what the issue was with no success.
Long story short, I need to sell them and look for something else. I haven't tried them on the new new 2012 I just bought because I'm actually worried that if I do, it might shimmy again and cause other issues (I had to replace my track bar and other parts on my old Jeep because of these tires). This Jeep is my daily driver and it sees off road about 40% of the time.
I would like to purchase a wheel/tire combo that I can take in mud/snow/sand and be able to crawl (I'm heading to the Moab next spring) and also be able to travel long distances. (Wisconsin to Utah and back). I would like a MT tire, but I"m not opposed to AT's.
I would like to have a bead lock wheel this time around. I'm also looking at maybe going a bit smaller width wise (10.5 instead of 12.5?) maybe. I was looking at the AEV wheels; I see a lot of Jeeps with those.
A few questions I had for you guys out there:
This summer (2011), I bought some tires and wheels; I was in such a hurry to get something bigger on my Jeep, I didn't bother to do much research. Now here I am over a half a year later and I'm stuck with a set of five wheels and tires that don't work real well.
I purchased a set of Dick Cepek AT FC-II (35x12.5x15) and a set of crager steel wheels (Mohave style) with a -2" back spacing.
I had nothing but problems with these from the start. I don't know if they just are unable to be balanced or what (I had a pro shop road force balance them), but when I drove with them I would get a horrible shimmy (death wobble). I spent the next three months and close to $1k trying to figure out what the issue was with no success.
Long story short, I need to sell them and look for something else. I haven't tried them on the new new 2012 I just bought because I'm actually worried that if I do, it might shimmy again and cause other issues (I had to replace my track bar and other parts on my old Jeep because of these tires). This Jeep is my daily driver and it sees off road about 40% of the time.
I would like to purchase a wheel/tire combo that I can take in mud/snow/sand and be able to crawl (I'm heading to the Moab next spring) and also be able to travel long distances. (Wisconsin to Utah and back). I would like a MT tire, but I"m not opposed to AT's.
I would like to have a bead lock wheel this time around. I'm also looking at maybe going a bit smaller width wise (10.5 instead of 12.5?) maybe. I was looking at the AEV wheels; I see a lot of Jeeps with those.
A few questions I had for you guys out there:
- Have you ever experienced issues like I had with the bad shimmy/death wobble with tires? How did you fix it?
- What would you suggest for a wheel/tire combo?
- Steel or alloy? Why?
- Can a 10.5" wide tire fit on a 17x8.5" wheel? Beadlocked? Is it safe? (I know people who have done it, but I dunno what to think)