Sahara tires
05-24-2011, 06:03 PM
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Sahara tires
New to forum and learning alot. My wife has a 08 4 door Sahara. I want to put a little bigger tires on the stock wheels. What size can I get by without lifting. Later on when she stops driving it everyday I will put a small (2") lift on it. I want something in an all terrain style tire. Any pics or help is appreciated.
05-25-2011, 06:41 AM
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I went with BFG All Terrain A/T 295/75R16s with the stock suspension. They rubbed on that plastic front air dam / skid plate thing in reverse when turning. I took it off. They rubbed on the back fenders when trailing and mild flexing. I put on the TeraFlex 1.5" Performance Leveling Kit. Still rubbed on the trails. I added the Bushwacker fender flares - no rubbing now, but I can stuff the back wheels up in there pretty good on a full flex. I really don't think I'd go bigger with the current set up.
Last edited by jcopel; 05-25-2011 at 06:50 AM. Reason: I really like these tires. They ride real good and are quiet on the interstate.
05-25-2011, 07:53 AM
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sorry dont mean to change the subject on your post but i cant seem to find the exact answer im looking for........im looking at putting on some 305 60R18 tires on my Sahara(which i believe is 32.6 inches diameter) and im going to put them on 18X9 rims......my question is will the rub at all....and if so what backspacing will solve the problem...or spacers which id like to avoid.......and i dont want to lift it.....thanks any help would be much appreciated
05-26-2011, 05:42 AM
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I know that in sport cars you shouldn't go to wide on a tire, usually 275 is the max for a 9 inch wheel, because you loose area on the contact path negating the effects of the wider tire but I don't know if this works the same way on offroad tires that you will be deflating.
I would presume bead separation is one of the problems.
I would presume bead separation is one of the problems.