Why do you NEED a 7.5" wheel?
What's so bad about spacers? I ran stock Rubicon wheels (which are 17x7.5) with 1.75" spacers for years without issue - wheeled hard too.
Why does everyone think the 30 will immediately explode? The smaller carrier when re-geared is the weak point. I've been running 35s for years on it now without issue - and again wheeled hard.
You have a 3" lift. Get 35s with a 17x8.5 wheel which will have the proper offset/backspacing. Again can't think of why you'd want or need a 7.5" wide wheel. Only so much room for enough backspacing.
Hey thanks for taking the time to provide some feedback. This is my first Jeep, looking to keep it as minimal as I can and accomplish what I want on the trails, just my style I guess, people go nuts on these Jeeps, that's what is great about them. if I do want to get into more technical trails that this one can't handle, i'll probably get an older Jeep and build it for that. It's a Sport S so I got rid of the all weather tires for sport s stock sized KO2s. The JKS lift I got IMO is basically a Mopar lift with more lift components for similar cost. My understanding the Mopar lift 2" is spec'd for a Rubicon and it gives a 2dr sport s around 3".
Don't need 7.5" rims, just wanting to see if there are any options available that would work with my setup. Looking to stay away from spacers if I don't need them, if i can skip adding extra components then great. Concern I have is with the tires i have now on the 8.5" rim they get stretched out on the wider rim, they don't have the roundness on the sidewalls like they did on the stock rims. Don't mind the scraping up that my rims get, but i think that's partially because the tire isn't pushing out as much on the 8.5" rim and adding any protection to the rim.
I'm looking to keep this Dana 30 for the long haul and can only imagine keeping 20-30 pounds off each wheel will make some kind of a difference after 100k miles. Agreed on the re-gearing being the weak point, probably from one of Wayalife's videos. I ran trails up in Reno when the jeep was bone stock, people thought i was crazy or was going to have issues. I got to learn just how capable it was, saw the easier time I had on some trails that people with 35x12.5 tires got sloppier on, i think there is something to the narrower tires putting my pounds per square inch on the road, of course that's going to keep me from floating on snow.
23K miles on the Jeep so far haven't "needed" 35's
Thanks,
-Luke
